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Gullani Mahesh
Chikatimamidi
Bommalaramaram (Mandal)
Nalgonda (D.t)
Andhra Pradesh
Contact: Mr. Madhu babu,
DAATTC, Nalgonda, A.P
Ph: 9989623815
Age: 22 years
Education: B.Sc.
Occupation(s): Agriculture
No. of years in farming: Six
Paddy cultivation
Gulani Mahesh has 4 acres of agricultural land in which paddy is cultivated in 3
acres. His source of water is bore well. He applies DAP 75 kg, Urea 75 kg and MoP
25 kg/acre. He gets 2.2 t/acre of yield in flooding method.
SRI adoption
He came to know about SRI through Department of Agriculture, News Paper & Etv.
He adopted SRI in kharif – 2006 with the guidance provided by the local Agricultural
Officer. Initially he took SRI in 1 acre. He used varieties like IR-64, MTU-1010 and
MTU-1081. He applied inputs like DAP (20 kg), Vermicompost (7 q/acre), Azolla (4
tonnes), Pancha Gavya (once in 15 days from 15 days after planting up to flowering).
Seed treatment with Carbendazim, ZnSo 4
spray (0.2%) were also followed. This farmer
uses Conoweeder for weeding. For plant protection he uses Cartap Hydrochloride
@ 2.5 g/l and Profenophos 2ml/l. He obtained a yield of 2.8 t/acre.
Innovations and modifications
Weeder was operated every time soon after applying FYM in between rows,
which facilitated more tillering and reduced the effect of salinity. He used rope for
transplanting instead of Marker.
Benefits
Less seed requirement.
Weeding facilitated good aeration to roots and gave more number of tillers.
Increased production (from 2.2 to 2.8 t/acre).
Early maturity (10-15 days.)
Reduced chemical fertilizers.
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