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Nodules Research

Nodules Research 

 

 Name of the Project :

Survey, Selection and Mass Production of Nodule Bacteria as Legume Inoculants for the Improvement of Pulse Cultivation in West Bengal

Starting date : 1974.

Name of the PI and other members of the project, total staff, designation :

  Name Disciplines
Officer-in-charge Prof. Pallab Datta Fruit Science
Teachers  Prof. Subhas Chandra Kole, Professor Agril. Chem & Soil Sci.
Prof. Abhijit Debnath, Professor Agril. Chem & Soil Sci.
Dr. Dibyendu Sarker, Assistant Professor Agril. Chem & Soil Sci.
Dr. Kaushik Batabyal,  Assistant Professor Agril. Chem & Soil Sci.
Mr. Arup Sen,  Assistant Professor Agril. Chem & Soil Sci.
Dr. Sunita Mahapatra, Assistant Professor Plant Pathology
Mr. Sahar Murmu,  Assistant Professor Plant Pathology
Dr. Debasish Soren, Assistant Professor Genetics & Plant Breeding
Dr. Sanchita Mondal, Assistant Professor Agronomy
  Name Designation
Staffs
Sr. Arup Mukherjee Jr. Store Keeper
Smt.Nirasha Basfore Field Worker (Sweeper)

Funding Agency : State Government.

Objectives of the project :

  • To augment the State’s pulse yield through effective uses of “legume inoculants” in pulse cultivation.
  • To control the fuel subsidized agricultural practices by enriching the soil with organic nitrogen contributed by the nodules.
  • Semi-commercial production of pulse inoculants through a pilot plant project for distribution among the pulse growers and /or researchers of different institutes.

Achievement :

  • Developed a bank of Rhizobium sp. for crops like lentil, green gram, groundnut, khesari and other pulses, different strains of phosphate solubilizing bacteria and potash mobilizers.
  • The unit has developed Pilot plant for mass scale production of biofertilizers.
  • A RKVY project has been granted for upgrading to large scale production of both carrier-based solid and liquid formulation, developing cold storage facility and storage of freshly collected efficient strains.