Farm operationsDharwad

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Farm Operations

Tractor drawn ridge-furrow preparation

Tractor drawn Single plough ploughing

Tractor drawn Double plough ploughing

Tractor drawn Harrowing / Culitvator

Tractor drawn Levelling

Tractor drawn Disc harrowing

Tractor drawn Rotovator operation

Tractor drawn drill sowing

Bullock drawn ploughing/ cultivation/ harrowing/ridges & furrow

Bullock drawn intercultivation/ earthing up /irrigation canal /bed cutting/ line marking

Experimental field layout into beds

Manual bed cutting for experiments

Hand drawn line marking

Fertilizers mixing and application-basal and top dressing

Spreading of FYM /vermicompost application

Flood/ furrow irrigation

Sprinkler irrigation

Removing excess/ off type plants from experimental fields

Weeding and cleaning the area around office.

Hand drawn intercultivation

Spraying of weedicides-cereals/pulses/bunds

Assisting in pre-harvest observations (flowering, plant stand, leaf number, number of cobs)

Assisting in post-harvest observations (Cob parameters/ weighing/ seed count/ plant height/ counting branches & pods)

Innoculum preparation

100 seed counting in cereals / pulses

Drying, packing and storing bulk seed-cereals/pulses

Bird scaring after sowing -cereals/pulses (about 7days approx.)

Weeding, watering, pruning etc of garden plants

Water canal making and repair for irrigation and run off of excess rain water

Erecting lodged plants after earthing up operation-cereals/pulses

Threading and tying labels to experimental plots.-cerelas/pulses

Leaf sample collection for DNA isoalation /physiological observations in lab

Single plant harvesting, threshing & cleaning -Pulses

Transportation of bulk harvest to threshing yard

Monkey and bird scaring after seed filling in cereals/pulses (7 days approx.)

Pesticide spray

Seed cleaning (Breeder/Nucleus/Certified)

Manual weeding of experimental plots

Weeding with khurpi in experimental plots

Writing labels

Seeding for germination test

Laying down of bird net/ shade net/polythene sheets to sheds/rain out shelters

Erecting poles for bird net/rainout shelters/shade net

Stitching polythene sheets/birdnet/shade net

Gap filling/resowing

Germination count/stand count in field

Innoculum application-cereals/pulses

Manual bund making (0.75ft x 1 ft)

Assisting in disease scoring

Recording biomass weight

Fixing sticks in the field for labelling

Path and bund cleaning

Cleaning of harvested field after tractor drawn or bullock opeartions

Packing and storing-germplasm lines cereals/pulses

Chemical seed treatment -cereals /pulses

Seed packet preparation cereals/pulses

Drying germpalsm materials-cereals/pulses

Cleaning and sorting after harvesting-cereals /pulses

Sowing at 30 cm row spacing (Manual)-Chickpea-Lentil-Soybean

Assisting in Harvesting and processing of true F1 pods

Emasculation, pollination and labelling crossed flowers-Chickpea-Lentil-Soybean

Pod picking, threshing & cleaning individual rows & plot-Chickpea-Lentil-Soybean

General bulk harvest-Chickpea-Lentil-Soybean

Filling of soil and fertilizer mixtures to pot

Sowing at 60 cm row spacing (Manual)-Maize-Pearlmillet

Assisting in Silking/bagging -Maize/Pearlmillet

Assisting in Tasseling -Maize

Assisting in pollination -Maize, Bajra

Tagging selfed/ crossed cobs/spikes-Maize-Bajra

Single plant harvesting in maize/Bajra

Plot harvest & dehusking-Maize Bajra

Bulk harvest-Maize Bajra after harvest of crossed/selfed materials

General bulk dehusking-Maize

Stubble cutting & shifting-Maize-Bajra

Threshing by Machine-Maize

Manual threshing-Maize

Cleaning of threshed grains-Maize/pearlmillet

Mulchig/ Spreading Crop residues on the field

Dibbling holes by dibbler for sowing

Detasseling in maize seed production plots

Harvesting of baby corns

Dehusking and weighing of bay corns

Baby corn obsrvations (length, girth 5 cob weight, colour

Pollen dusting by shaking tassels in seed production plots of maize/pearlmillet

Female line harvest in seed production plots of maize/pearlmillet

Male line harvest in seed production plots of maize/pearlmillet

Pinning and stapling tassel bags

Manual earthing up in maize/pearl millet

Pesticide application by bottle sprayer

Gap filling by transplanting of maize/pearlmillet

Single plant observation for DUS Characters (15 traits)-cereals/pulses

Single cob dehusking-Maize

Threshing single panicle-pearl millet

Filling up of vermocompost pit with dry matter, FYM, adding worms & watering to the pit.

Separating worms/ cleaning & sieving of vermicopmost

Maintenance of farm- Cleaning bushes, pathways, roads, channels, trenches, boundaries

Picking stubles, stones and disposal from the field

FYM Loading at Source, transport by tractor and unlaoding at RRC Farm

Soft Soil Loading at Source, unlaoding and transport by tractor to RRC Farm

Transport of soft soil by tractor to RRC Farm

Land levelling/moving by JCB

Displacemet of soil by tractor from one side of the field to the other during field levelling

Opening of trenches by JCB

Recording germination% during lab germination test

Moisture content estimation

Preparation and conditioning of seed samples for tetrazolium test

Washing and autoclaving of mortar-pestle and glass and plastic wares

Air drying, grinding and sieving of soil samples in the laboratory

Filling of pots with soil for sowing

Filling of pots and shifting plants in pots

Filling of trays (10" x 5" x 3")

Sowing and planting in pots

Emptying of pots all sizes

Preparation and sowing of seeds in plastic cups

Pot filling and mixing of soil with FYM

Weeding and inter-culture in pots

Irrigation in pots

Laboratory analysis of soil and plant samples

Collection of soil samples from the field, mixing and transporting

Media (Substratum) preparation towel paper (BP), Top of Paper (TP), sand and/or Agar medium

Root and shoot length observations

Dry weight observation

Plating of fungi

Maintenance and upkeep of glass house, Net House and surrounding area

Cleaning/Dusting of lab equipments

Assisting in recording pollen fertility

Uprooting and recording of single plants observations-Pulses & Oilseeds

Erection of temporary shade net/ poly house

Preparation of pot mixture (Soil+Sand+FYM)

Removal of temporary structure of net house/ poly house

Collection, processing and grinding of plant/soil samples

Drenching of fungicide

Threshing & cleaning of general bulk-pulses and oilseeds

Fertilizer application in pots

Root feeding/ fungicide application in pots

Collection of root samples for fungal culture/ root studies

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