Agronomy

The Agronomist at the respective command areas develop suitable agronomic practices to obtain sustainable and higher yield of sugarcane for the front line varieties. Working along with the Soil Scientist, they develop specific cultivation practices depending upon the soil types.

Fertilizer dosage trails (macro and micro nutrients) and demonstrations are carried out at the research farms and farmers field to identify the optimum, economic dosage of fertilizer and avoid chemical leaching to the environment.

Today, Parry's Agronomist provide specific farmer based fertilizer recommendation based upon the soil types, NPK and micro nutrient status, varieties, etc. to obtain higher yield.

To encourage environmentally friendly, sustainable agriculture, the Agronomists are focusing on the development of organic methods of sugarcane cultivation including the usage of vermicompost. Organically cultivated sugarcane field photo.

To overcome the recurring incidence of drought in our command area, Scientist developed specialized agronomic practices such as deep trenching, organic amendments, trash mulching, etc. To encourage the farmers to manage efficiently the available water resources, water management practices such as rain harvesting, development of village tanks, drip irrigation, etc. has been implemented in large scale trash mulching photo.