Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
4.7.2.3
TECHNOLOGICAL INADEQUACY
• Location specific soil and water conservation models.
• Suitable varieties of different fruit crops.
• Package of practice for cultivation of makhana under Chhattisgarh
conditions.
• Suitable varieties of tuber crops such as Colacasia, Elephant foot
yam, cassava for tribes.
• Diversification options in horticultural crops.
• Amelioration of multinutrient deficiency.
• Package of practices for horticulture based production system par-
ticularly high-density planting system under rainfed conditions.
• Package of practices for off-season vegetable cultivation.
• Package for in situ orchard establishment.
• Integrated nutrient management strategies for different horticultural
crops.
• Protocol for organic farming in horticultural crops.
• Bio mulches for vegetable crops.
• Collection, characterization and evaluation of lesser-known wild
crops.
4.8 THE SPECIFIC CONSTRAINTS OF THE PLAIN REGION OF
EASTERN INDIA
4.8.1 EDAPHOLOGICAL CONSTRAINT
• Inundation for considerable period in the low-lying flood prone re-
gion.
• Low availability of phosphorus due to formation of calcium phos-
phate.
• Problem of soil sod city.
• Deficiency of micronutrients like iron, manganese, zinc, copper, boron.
4.8.2 CLIMATOLOGICAL CONSTRAINT
• Hot desiccating Westerly winds during summer season result in
heavy damage to fruit crops like litchi.
