Cultivating Desii Cotton for securing livelihood of farmers in dryland saline areas of Gujarat


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Authors

  • Nikam Vinayak Ramesh
  • G Gururaja Rao
  • Anil Chinchmalatpure
  • D K Sharma

Abstract

Farmers in Bhal area of Gujarat are facing problem of dryland salinity
coupled with saline ground water and have no other option but to go for desi cotton cultivation. Improved varieties with short duration life span will be bonanza to these farmers. Availability of quality seeds of
improved varieties is likely to have beneficial impact on livelihood of
farmers and sustainability of the cotton agro-ecosystem.

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Author Biographies

  • Nikam Vinayak Ramesh
    Scientist, ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Regional Research Station, Bharuch, Gujarat 392 012.
  • G Gururaja Rao
    Principal Scientist, ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Regional Research Station, Bharuch, Gujarat 392 012.
  • Anil Chinchmalatpure
    Head, ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Regional Research Station, Bharuch, Gujarat 392 012.
  • D K Sharma
    Director, ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana 132 001.

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Submitted

2016-12-23

Published

2016-12-23

Issue

Vol. 66 No. 1 (2016): April Issue

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Ramesh, N. V., Rao, G. G., Chinchmalatpure, A., & Sharma, D. K. (2016). Cultivating Desii Cotton for securing livelihood of farmers in dryland saline areas of Gujarat. Indian Farming, 66(1). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndFarm/article/view/66287