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.
