ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY JORHAT ASSAM

RKVY- TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASING, ( Participatory Seed production ) Crop: Sali paddy (Var. Ranjit) Area : 1100 ha Participating KVK: 11 Participating Farmer: 1928 Seed produced: 6000 MT

Technology Showcasing at Jorhat

Field Day under Technology showcasing

NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MISSION PARTICULARSAREA PRODUCTION F OUNDATION SEED PRODUCTION OF SUMMER RICE (J AYMOTI, K ANAKLOTA, SWARNABH IN RARS AND KVK S (11) 42 ha 150 q DEVELOPMENT OF HYBRID RICE VARIETY IN PROGRESS AT TWO STATIONS varieties identified- NK5251, Arize6444, DRR2 and Rajlaksmi Third party monitoring and evaluation covering 13 districts Report submitted

KHARIF, RKVY - TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASING (Participatory seed production) Crop: Sali paddy (Var. Ranjit, Mahsuri and Ketekijaha) Area : 1200 ha (in 12 districts) Crop is being harvested

BGREI, PROGRAMMEAREA (HA)PROGRESS DEMONSTRATION ON SALI PADDY 15 ON GOING DEMONSTRATION ON BLACK GRAM 15 ON GOING TAKEN UP IN ONE RARS AND TWO KVKS

The present area under pulses 1.19 lakh ha, Additional 1 lakh ha to be brought under pulses The present productivity of pulses 560 kg/ha which is to be increased by 40% (i.e. 784 kg/ha) Pulses

Present area : 2.76 lakh ha Productivity : 529 kg/ha Additional 1 lakh ha can be brought under oilseeds Productivity to be enhanced to 1 tonne/ha Oilseeds

PROGRAMMEAREA (HA)STATUS PARTICIPATORY SEED PRODUCTION OF TORIA (Var. TS-36/TS-38/TS46) 300 ON GOING PARTICIAPTORY SEED PRODUCTION OF LENTIL (Var. Noorie) 200 ON GOING TAKEN UP UNDER RKVY, PREPAREDNESS FOR RABI,

Strategies for wheat production Short duration high yielding variety with resistance to pre-harvest sprouting 2 lines - recorded 97% resistant to PHS 8 lines - recoded 80-90% resistant to PHS Post-harvest handling - mechanical threshing Irrigation Low cost seed storage

Parentage:RAJ 3765 / PBW 343 Special Features: Maturity : Early ( days) Yield (irrigated): High (30-35 q/ha) Protein Content: 11.6% Threshability: Easy Chapati quality: Good Disease reaction: Tolerant to Leaf Blight Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Wheat variety DBW 14

Parentage: Lira‘S’/HUW 206//Toni/Parula Special Features: Maturity : Early ( days) Yield (irrigated) : High (25-30 q/ha) Protein Content: 12.1% Threshability: Easy Chapati quality: Good Disease reaction : Tolerant to Leaf Blight Wheat variety HUW 468

Status of fund mobilization PLAN/PROGRAMME RKVY- infrastructure development, seed and planting material production O NFSM- seed production Rupees in lakh

Kharif Plan of Rice for

Plan for Modern HYV Rice Land Coverage = 10.0 lakh ha Approx ha × 24 districts Seed required : AAU’s share : 5000 ton State’s share : ton Land per district : ton 5 blocks per 8200 ha each (Approx.)  Varieties : Bahadur, Ranjit, Kanaklata, Gitesh etc.  Targeted production : 50 lakh ton 5 t/ha)

Plan for Hybrid Rice Land Coverage = 1.5 lakh ha ha × 13 districts Seed required : To be procured : 1500 ton Land per district : 1500 ton 5 blocks per 2300 ha each (Approx)  Varieties : Arize 6444 etc.  Targeted production : 6 lakh ton 6 t/ha)

Plan for Aromatic Rice 7500 ha × 20 districts Seed required : To be collected : 6000 ton Land per district : 6000 ton 5 blocks per 1500 ha each (Approx)  Varieties : Keteki, Bakul Joha etc  Targeted production : 3.75 lakh ton 2.5 t/ha) Land Coverage = 1.5 lakh ha

Plan for Glutinous Rice 2800 ha × 20 districts Seed required : To be collected : 2000 ton Land per district : 2000 ton 5 blocks per 570 ha each  Varieties : Aghoni, Bhogali etc.  Targeted production : 1.7 lakh ton 3.0 t/ha) Land Coverage = 0.57 lakh ha