Faculty of Agriculture
 
DEPARTMENT OF PLANT PATHALOGY
 
Head of the Department Dr. Rajendra Prashad
 
Extension Activities
The following extension activities were undertaken by this department in and outside of the college campus in coordination with the other extension workers, workers/ officials of the University and field staff.
 
I. Training to the Cultivators and field staff
 
The specialists of Plant Pathology and Extension Pathologist have actively participated and took active part in all the farmers day and kisan gosthis organised by University at Mathura, Agra, Mainpuri, Allahabad, Lucknow, Jhansi, Kanpur, Hamirpur in Rabi and Kharif seasons. Training regarding identification of fungal, bacterial, viral and nematode diseases of crop plants and practical methods of control had also been given at Block Levels in Kanpur district. Such training and demonstrations were also given to students and farmers during N.S.S. campus organised in Kanpur district. The importance of plant diseases and their control was displayed through live disease specimens, charts, photographs and posters in Agricultural Exhibitions at Kanpur and other places for the benefit of cultivators. Pamphlets covering technical information on plant diseases and their control were also distributed to the cultivators at such occasions Extension workers and development staff visiting this University under in-service programme had also been given practical training in plant diseases and their control in this department.
 
III. Plant disease Surveys
 
Routine surveys were conducted in farmer’s field for recording the development of different plant diseases. Vigilance was also kept on the appearance of newer diseases. Cultivators were guided for taking up timely control measures against the diseases.
 
IV. Mushroom cultivation
 
The department continued the programme for the promotion of cultivation of edible mushrooms among urban and rural population by imparting training and supplying spawn material. The details have been given below.
 
Training imparted to the farmers/ unemployed youth: more than 100
 
Spawn Bottles supplied: 1355
Spawn Kits supplied: 248
 
Extension Literatures:
 
Literature on mushroom cultivation and important plant diseases together with their control were distributed to the visitors. Dr. Ved Ratan Assistant Professor has been serving as Master Trainer.
 
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