DG Visits, Nagpur. Releases Cotton Action Plan 2014

CENTR
RAL INSTIT
TUTE FOR COTTON RESEARCH
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H, NAGPUR
R Prress Note foor ICAR Reeporter
DG IICAR unveils delayed
d monsoon contingency producttion plan fo
or cotton
Dr S. Ayyyappan, Dirrector Generral, Indian Council
C
of Agricultural
A
R
Research
(IC
CAR), releaseed
contingency plan advissories for cottoon titled ‘Cottton Action Plan
P 2014’ in a function heeld on 19th Jully,
2014 in Nagpur.
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The action plan was
w jointly prrepared by thhe Central Institute for Cootton Researcch
(CICR), thhe National Buureau of Soil S
Survey & Lannd Use Planning (NBSS, LU
UP), Nagpur and
a the Centrral
Research Institute for Dryland
D
Agricuulture (CRIDA
A), Hyderabadd.
The 'Cottoon action plaan 2014' bulleetin contains advisories foor 70 main ddistricts of fivee major cottoon
growing states
s
with focus on actionn plans to ennsure healthyy crop growth for high yiellds despite thhe
unforeseeen delay in thee onset of moonsoon acrosss the country. The strategies were desiggned based oon
key factorrs including thhe actual weeekly rainfall pattern
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receivved in each of the 70 distrricts so far, thhe
predicted dry spells foor the seasonn and soil thematic maps on surface texture and depth
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of thesse
districts. The
T conditionaal probabilitiess of dry spellss were calculaated by Dr YG
G Prasad, Prinncipal Scientisst,
CRIDA baased on 40 year long teerm seasonall rainfall and weather patterns using Markov Chaain
probabilityy.
Dr. S. Ayyyappan expressed happineess and lauded the contribuution of the three ICAR insttitutions in theeir
efforts to ccombat the climatic aberrattions resultingg from delayed monsoon.
The cottoon contingenccy action plann contain dettails of the package
p
of prractices to bee followed annd
precautionns to be takeen especiallyy in fields whhere cotton sowings
s
weree delayed. Thhe contingenccy
advisoriess are availablee on the instituute website www.cicr.org.in
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n.
Dr K.R. K
Kranthi, Direcctor, CICR, Dr S. K. Singhh, Director, NBSSLUP,
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Drr. M. S. Ladaaniya, Directoor,
NRCC, Dr M.V. Venuggopalan, Prinncipal Scientisst, CICR, Dr R.B. Singanddhupe, Dr Mahendra Singgh
Yadav andd other scienttists of the ICA
AR institutes w
were also preesent on the ooccasion.
ICAR Direector General Dr.
D S. Ayyappan releasing "Cottton Action Plann 2014". Also sseen are CICR Director
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Dr. K.R
R.
Kranthi, NBS
SS & LUP Directtor Dr. S.K. Singh, NRCC Direcctor Dr. M.S. Laadaniya and othhers

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