Count of tillers in "Sri" Paddy - Variety Sona Masuri - Farmer P. Narasimha Reddy, Kothur Village, Midjil Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Samples - Random 10 nos. Alkaline soil treated with charcoal 43(Avg) 52(Max) 27 (Min) Control Field 29(Avg) 35(Max) 23 (Min)
The farmers are very happy with the results of application and Charcoal and other soils amendments, with guidence they have adopted the treatments for Horticulture pits too. COTTON
The soil condition in the paddy field has improved very well, while walking in the field bare footed, one could feel the firmness and evenness of the soil. Whereas in untreated field, it is crumpy and slippery.
Charcoal + vermicompost / farm yard manure + Microbes after culturing for 15 days in a gunny bagGypsum crushed and added to the fields
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
The charcoal produced from Prosopis Juliflora in the village is kept ready for spreading it in the alkaline soils after throughly cleaning it in water.
Farm yard manure is being applied to the field
Sand is being spread in the field
Sand and Charcoal is spread in the field and would be ploughed
Sand kept ready for spreading before ploughing
Farm yard manure / vermicompost (25 kgs) + Charcoal cleaned in water (25 kgs)