Crop cafeteria is the demonstration of identified efficient crops in an agro-metrological region offering an opportunity to the farmers to select a suitable crop/ cropping system. In this cafeteria, newly released improved varieties of different field crops/ horticultural crops are grown in 3 seasons (Kharif /Rabi/ zaid). The details of various technologies are given below-
New Released Improved Varieties of Wheat:
- Wheat- HD 3226, DBW222, DBW 187, HD 3086, HD 2967 with the object to see the performance and analysis of varieties in NCT Delhi.
- The performance of wheat varieties was good under the drip system.
- Farmers also adopting these varieties in their cropping system, KVK also does the seed production and selling to the farmers.
New Released Improved Varieties of Mustard
- Mustard varieties i.e. Giriraj, RH749, RH725 and Pusa Vijay were conducted at the KVK campus to assess the performance in NCT Delhi. A mass of farmer appreciated all the varieties as per their need:
- Farmer also adopting these varieties in their cropping system.
- KVK also doing seed production and selling to the farmers.
Onion & Garlic Varieties
KVK conducted the demonstrations of onion (varieties NHRDF Red, NHRDF Red-3, NHRDF Red-2 & ALR) and garlic (varieties- G-1, G-41, G-50, G-189, G-386, G-282 & G-323) under drip system with mulch. Farmer appreciates this technology for adoption in their fields.
Demonstrations of Potato Varieties
KVK conducted the demonstrations of potato varieties (Kufri Mohan, Kufri Garima, Kufri Gorav, Kufri Neelkanth & Kufri Ganga) under a drip system with mulch. Farmer appreciates this technology for adoption in their fields.
Demonstrations on Planting techniques
KVK assesses the performance of onion and garlic crops under mulch with raised bed conditions. The yields of crops were very good under mulch conditions with raised bed planting.
