All India Coordinated Research Project on Weed management has effective collaboration with state agricultural universities, ICAR institutes such as IIPR, Kanpur, IISS, Bhopal, IVRI, Izatnagar, IIFSR, Modipuram, and other AICRPs such as AICRP-IFS and Network Project on Organic farming (NIOF), IIFSR, Modipuram.
AAU, Anand
For transfer of technology, Director of Research, Director of Extension Education, AAU, Anand and KVKs of our jurisdiction helped to organized training programme on weed management. For scientific work, AINP on pesticide residue, Department of Ag. Chemistry & Soil Science and Department of Ag. Microbiology helped in analysis and to generate scientific information on weed management and related to the effect of herbicides on environment. Management of unwanted vegetation / weeds on road side of runway and surrounding to control bird hit issues at ahemdabad, Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara airports is under progress between airport authority of India and AICRP-weed management, AAU, Anand.
CSKHPKV, Palampur
A survey was conducted in the Bhadiarkhar farm of the university lying in between Palampur and Baijnath during kharif and rabi seasons of 2018-19. A total of 19 and 16 weed species were were recorded from the 180 and 120 randomly thrown quadrats during the Rabi and Kharif seasons, respectively (Table 16.1). Ageratum conyzoides was the most abundant weed followed by Trifolium sp. and Phalaris minor during the Rabi while during kharif Ageratum conyzoides was the most abundant followed by Fimbristylis sp. and Panicum sp. The important value index indicated that Coronopus was most important weed followed by Phyllanthus niruri and Phalaris minor during Rabi while Ageratum conyzoides was most important followed by Commelina benghalensis and Phyllanthus niruri during the Kharif season
TNAU, Coimbatore
AICRP centre has linkage with Airport Authority of India to give advise about airside vegetation management to mitigate birds activities at airport area. The airport area is clean and there was no much vegetation due to drought and the soils were evacuated and placed in the outside Airport area. Some airport land area was infested predominantly with grassy weeds and to some extent with broad leaved weeds.
PJTSAU, Hyderabad
Scientists of AICRP Centre are participating for a period of 15 days which is mandatory in Telangana state. Weed management practices are explained to farmers and brochures in local language in RythuChaitanyaYatras (Pre-Kharif Campaign) and RythuSadassu (Kisangoshthies) every year are also distributed. AICRP Centre also have effective linkages with Horticultural University, CRIDA, KrishiVigyanKendras and other deparments of the PJTSAU, Hyderabad
CCSHAU, Hisar
AICRP-WM, CCS HAU Hisar has established linkages with National and International institutes such as IRRI, CIMMYT, Rice-Wheat Consortium, CSISA, Australian Council of Agricultural Research and many multinational companies. It has very strong linkage with State Department of Agriculture, Haryana. All the recommendations in pipe line are tested at farmers’ fields by extension officers of KVK’s and Department of Agriculture, Haryana before their inclusion in package of practices. Problems faced by extension officers in implementation of weed control technology are discussed during monthly T&V meetings and ZREAC workshop held twice in a year.