Browsing by Author "Indhuja, S"

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    Community farm school approach for coconut seedlings/juveniles through collaborative social actions
    (2023-12-01) Anithakumari, P.; Indhuja, S; Shareefa, M.
    Three Grama Panchayats in Kerala's Alappuzha district undertook community-level participatory action research in 2019–2021. A total of 90 coconut farmers participated in the adoption of ICAR-CPCRI technology to produce West Coast Tall (WCT) coconut seedlings that are resistant/tolerant to the root (wilt) disease at the community level. Partners included extension agents, coconut producers' societies (CPS) and clusters, women self-help groups (WSHGs), and agricultural labor organizations. The characteristics of technologies that are suggested for adoption in root (wilt) disease-affected tracts, such as the scientific management of young coconut trees and the production of high-quality seedlings through community nurseries, challenge the idea of adoption. There are a lot of variances in the homestead gardens' marginal holdings, including expertise, the use of technology, and access to advisory services. Government agencies provided the majority of the seedlings and extension advisory services, emphasizing the necessity for FPO-based or private extension in the coconut growing industry. The coconut farmers' understanding has significantly improved as a result of the participatory interventions for managing seedlings. The participatory demonstration and community farm school (CFS) strategy is discussed in the paper as a way for homesteads to manage juvenile coconuts while integrating new ideas and fostering cross and reciprocal learning. Refining the current extension approach requires integrating new knowledge about the characteristics of seedling growth, future economic performance, and social evaluation of choices of technological, individual, and skill-oriented interventions in risk-prone areas with debilitating root (wilt) disease.
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    Efficient nutrient recycling strategy through integrated nutrient management in hybrid napier within a coconut (Cocos nucifera)-based system
    (2023) Nihad, K; Abdul Haris, A; Subramanian, P.; Jeena Mathew; Indhuja, S; Neenu, S.; Ravi Bhat; Sandip Shil
    The present field experiment was conducted to investigate the impact of various combinations of organic inputs on the growth of fodder grass in a coconut [Cocos nucifera (L.)]-based mixed farming during 2013–17 at ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Regional Station, Kayamkulam, Kerala and refined in farmer’s field during 2018–21. The experiment was conducted in randomized block design with seven treatments and three replications with one control [chemical fertilizer (CF) alone] and six organic recycling options with combination of a native strain of Azospirillum sp. [L8(3)] isolated from the coconut rhizosphere, [100% RDN through cow dung slurry (CDS), 100% RDN through coconut leaf vermicompost (CLVC), 100% RDN through CDS + CLVC (1:1), 100% RDN through CDS + CLVC (1:1) + Azospirillum sp., 75% RDN through CDS + CLVC (1:1) + Azospirillum sp. and 50% RDN through CDS + CLVC (1:1) + Azospirillum sp.]. Basal application of 15 tonnes of dried cow dung, 400 kg lime and 90:30:24 kg NPK/ha were supplied irrespective of the treatments. The plants supplied with 100% RDN through CF and CDS + CLVC + Azospirillum sp. recorded the higher yield during the first year, followed by a yield decline in subsequent years which may be due to the nitrogen-induced reduction in soil pH as evident from the soil analysis. The significantly higher fresh fodder yield (126.9 tonnes/ha/year), dry matter yield (22.7 tonnes/ha/year), neutral and acid detergent fibres, crude protein and plant nutrient uptake were recorded by plants supplied with 75% RDN through CDS + CLVC + Azospirillum sp. Technological refinement by adding additional lime (400 kg/ha) during second and third years resulted in 24.59% higher yield. This system of recycling resulted 50% reduction in external physical inputs during the first year and 90% reduction in subsequent two years.
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    Inch of land with bunch of enterprises
    (2018) Anithakumari, P.; Merin Babu; Indhuja, S
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    Nutrient Management in Coconut for Sustaining Productivity
    (2019-06) Jeena Mathew; Krishnakumar, V.; Indhuja, S; Abdul Haris, A
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    Recent Microbiological Advances for Combating Soil Pollution
    (2018) Indhuja, S; Jeena Mathew
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    Soil Pollution, Causes, Effects and Management Strategies
    (2018) Jeena Mathew; Abdul Haris, A; Indhuja, S