Agri deptt, CABI host Training for Plant Doctors
14/08/2018
JAMMU, Aug 13:A six day training programme for Plant Doctors began here today.Director Agriculture, Jammu H. K. Razdan, inaugurated the training being organized by Department of Agriculture Jammu in collaboration with Centre for Agriculture and Biosci ence International (CABI). Speaking on the occasion, Razdan said that there is need to widen the scope and content of ongoing Plant Clinics to mitigate the insect pests and disease problems of crops. He impressed upon the officers of department and CABI to educate the farmers regarding adverse effects of indiscriminate use of pesticides and their residual effect. He further asked the Plant Doctors to work on different aspects of the pest management including data collection, online validation, analysis and issuance of regular advisories for recommendations. He said that the data for incidence of pest and diseases generated at the Plant Clinics will be very useful for forecasting the pest incidence and to take preventive measures at the appropriate time. Earlier while presenting the preview of PLANTWISE programme Dr Vinod Pandit, Programme Leader, CABI, South Asia informed that about 28 new officers are being trained as Plant Doctors that involve fresh plant doctors, already operating plant doctors who were not initially trained and back up plant doctors. These clinics are equipped with Tablets and USB Microscopes to operate under ICT system which provides complete database and advisory for plant pest and diseases.
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