Integrated Disease Management (IDM) is an essential practice that helps to increase the yield and quality of crops. Resistant varieties, seed treatment, optimum spacing, the use of balanced fertilizers, and proper water management are some of the key components of IDM. It is important to test and demonstrate these IDM modules at farmers’ fields to ensure their wider adaptability. In order to fulfill this objective, On-farm trials and front-line demonstrations were conducted on IDM in rice crops in the Kulgam district of Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory. The results showed that the use of old disease-susceptible varieties, farmers’ tendency to use higher doses of nitrogen fertilizer, and reluctance to use fungicides were the major causes of disease incidence. The IDM module showed a significant improvement in crop yield, ranging from 15.5 to 36 percent, compared to farmers’ practices, and returns were also higher. These results highlight the importance of integrating disease management techniques under changing climatic conditions and increasing costs of cultivation, while minimizing the threats to the environment caused by the indiscriminate use of agro-chemicals.
Author(s) Details:
T. Mubarak,
Mountain Research Center for Field Crops, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology, Kashmir (J & K)-192021, India.
Z. A. Bhat,
Division of Plant Pathology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology, Kashmir (J & K)- 191102, India.
A. Shakoor,
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kulgam, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology, Kashmir (J & K)-192231, India.
Hasseb-Ur-Rehman,
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kulgam, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology, Kashmir (J & K)-192231, India.
Shahid A. Sheergojari,
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kulgam, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology, Kashmir (J & K)-192231, India.
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