PAU TRAININGS FOR TREE GROWERS AND SCHEDULED CASTE FARMERS

LUDHIANA, MARCH 29:



A training camp for the members of PAU Tree Growers Association is being organized on March 30 at Kairon Kisan Ghar. Dr M.S.Gill, Director of Extension Education, PAU – cum – Programme Director, informed that apart from the scientific lectures and demonstrations, the university scientists from various departments would whet the skills of the trainees by educating them about the package of practices for control on insect pests of agro-forestry trees. The camp will also witness the review of the last month meeting activities and discussion about the activities of the association, added Dr Gill, and stated that all the agri queries of the participants will be responded by PAU experts. He further informed that the programme will be coordinated by Dr V.K. Bhambota and the registration of the members for the same will take place at 10 a.m. on the scheduled day at the venue of the programme.



Meanwhile another training course on 'Healthy nursery raising of vegetable crops and protected cultivation\' organized by the Department of Vegetable Crops, PAU, for the trainees belonging to the scheduled castes, concluded here. In his presidential remarks, Dr P.S.Brar, Head, Department of Vegetable Crops, highlighted the importance of nursery raising and protected cultivation of vegetable crops as a subsidiary occupation to increase per capita income per unit area. He distributed the certificates to the trainees.



Dr T.S.Dhillon, Associate Professor of the course, delivered tips on cultivation of capsicum in low tunnel in net-house and poly house. Experts of concerned departments of PAU equipped the trainees with the agricultural knowledge of the cultivation of vegetables in low tunnels in net-house/poly house and healthy nursery raising. In addition to theoretical lectures, practical knowledge through demonstrations was also imparted to the participants.
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