New millet variety gains popularity
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Vizianagaram Agriculture Research Station Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology) T.S.S.K. Patro stated that the brand new finger millet variety referred to as Indravathi has extra nutritious worth and is appropriate for each Rabi and Kharif seasons.
He stated the brand new variety had grow to be extremely well-liked in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and different States inside a couple of months of being launched.
“Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been health-conscious and are eating more millets to boost their immunity. In this backdrop, the release of Indravathi variety has come as a timely move as it has more iron, calcium and zinc and other nutritious contents. The farmers also get more yield compared to other varieties. That is why we have been promoting it extensively in tribal and rural areas of both Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts. Pest problem too will be minimised with this variety,” Dr. Patro stated.
According to him, it’s proof against finger blast, neck blast, foot rot and banded blight. It can be proof against defoliators (grass hoppers and gray weevil), ear head caterpillar and aphids. The analysis station, which has been concentrating on millet since 1986, has launched almost 15 varieties together with White Ragi. It has been supplying seeds to many farmers of L.N. Peta, Sithampet, Palakonda of Srikakulam district and Vepada of Vizianagaram district.
Senior Scientist N. Anuradha, Scientist Y. Sandhya Rani and Agronomist V. Triveni and others have been conducting coaching programmes for them each within the Agriculture Research Station and Fields, in accordance with Dr. Patro.
