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| Title : |
Participatory Idm Research on Potato Late Blight Through Farmers field school |
| Material Type: |
printed text |
| Authors: |
Sharma, B.P., Author ; H. B. K. C, Author |
| Pagination: |
205-210 p. |
| Languages : |
English (eng) |
| Keywords: |
cost analysis, empowerment, IDM, late blight, participatory research |
| Abstract: |
Late blight caused by Phytophthora itifestans (Mom.) DeBary is the most devastating disease
of potato causing substantial yield loss in the country. Various agro-inputs are being
advertised and made available to the farmers for the control of late blight. Farmer's Field
School (FFS) has been under way since 1998 in the Kathmandu valley to empower the potato
fanners for profitable technology and input selection with great emphasis on integrated
disease management (/DM) assess in terms of cost effectiveness against late blight. FFS
conducted during Jan-April 2003 at Mulpani-2 Kathmandu, revealed that participated
farmers became able to select technology and inputs as per cost effectiveness and their
requirements. The outstanding experiences of FFS were (I) Variety Khumal Seto-1 was
unanimously selected for higher yield (31.44 tlha) with late blight resistance. (2) Farmers
convinced themselves to grow spring season potato without fungicides spray (3) Farmers
realized that use of "EM"(essential microorganism) and "Magic" (concentrated natural
seaweed fertilizer) spray on potato increased tuber yield but not found cost effective. (4)
Application of Trichoderma harzianum (NIP ROT) was not found effective for late blight
control. (5) Commercial adjuvant (APSA-80), when added into spray solution, was found to
be quite effective to increase the efficacy of fungicide. IDM applied plot produced 34-47 %
more tuber yield than existing farmers practice. Farmers were empowered for technology and
input selection based on per unit cost of production. |
| Link for e-copy: |
http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=494 |
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Participatory Idm Research on Potato Late Blight Through Farmers field school [printed text] / Sharma, B.P., Author ; H. B. K. C, Author . - [s.d.] . - 205-210 p. Languages : English ( eng) | Keywords: |
cost analysis, empowerment, IDM, late blight, participatory research |
| Abstract: |
Late blight caused by Phytophthora itifestans (Mom.) DeBary is the most devastating disease
of potato causing substantial yield loss in the country. Various agro-inputs are being
advertised and made available to the farmers for the control of late blight. Farmer's Field
School (FFS) has been under way since 1998 in the Kathmandu valley to empower the potato
fanners for profitable technology and input selection with great emphasis on integrated
disease management (/DM) assess in terms of cost effectiveness against late blight. FFS
conducted during Jan-April 2003 at Mulpani-2 Kathmandu, revealed that participated
farmers became able to select technology and inputs as per cost effectiveness and their
requirements. The outstanding experiences of FFS were (I) Variety Khumal Seto-1 was
unanimously selected for higher yield (31.44 tlha) with late blight resistance. (2) Farmers
convinced themselves to grow spring season potato without fungicides spray (3) Farmers
realized that use of "EM"(essential microorganism) and "Magic" (concentrated natural
seaweed fertilizer) spray on potato increased tuber yield but not found cost effective. (4)
Application of Trichoderma harzianum (NIP ROT) was not found effective for late blight
control. (5) Commercial adjuvant (APSA-80), when added into spray solution, was found to
be quite effective to increase the efficacy of fungicide. IDM applied plot produced 34-47 %
more tuber yield than existing farmers practice. Farmers were empowered for technology and
input selection based on per unit cost of production. |
| Link for e-copy: |
http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=494 |
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Participatory Idm Research on Potato Late Blight Through Farmers field school
