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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
Teachers Prof. Abhijit Debnath  Agril. Chem & Soil Sc.
Prof. Subhas Chandra Kole Agril. Chem & Soil Sc.
Dr. Dibyendu Sarker Agril. Chem & Soil Sc.
Dr. Kaushik Batabyal Agril. Chem & Soil Sc.
Mr. Arup Sen Agril. Chem & Soil Sc.
Dr. Sunita Mahapatra Plant Pathology
Mr. Sahar Murmu Plant Pathology
Dr. Joydeep Banerjee Genetics & Plant Breeding
Dr. Debasish Soren Genetics & Plant Breeding
Dr. Sanchita Mondal Agronomy
Prof. Asit Kumar Basu Seed Sc. & Technology
  Name Designation
Staffs Sri. Arunava Chanda Tech. Asstt.
Sri. Asish Kumar Chowdhury Tech. Asstt.
Smt. Manidipa Banerjee Tech. Asstt.
Sr. Arup Mukherjee Jr. Store Keeper
Sri. Ratan Das Field Worker
Smt. Nirasha Bansfore 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.
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