From report by People’s Science Institute, Dehradun, on SCI results
Trials with Wheat, Finger Millet and Kidney Beans
2006 2007 2008
Crop No. of farmers(ha area)
Conv. yield (t/ha)
SCI yield (t/ha)
No. of farmers(ha area)
Conv. yield (t/ha)
SCIyield (t/ha)
No. of farmers(ha area)
Conv. yield (t/ha)
SCI yield (t/ha)
Wheat (Irrig.)
Research Farm(5.0 )
1.6 2.2
(38%)
30
(0.224)
2.35 4.25
(81%)
557
(14.5)
2.44 4.8
(97%)
Wheat (Unirrig.)
- - - 19
(0.086)
1.55 2.5
(61%)
491
(6.7)
1.77 3.21
(81%)
Mandwa(finger millet)
5
(0.4)
1.4 2.0
(43%)
5
(0.40)
1.8 2.4
(33%)
43
(0.8)
1.5 2.4
(60%)
Rajma (kidney beans)
5
(0.4)
1.8 2.4
(33%)
5
(0.40)
1.4 2.0
(43%)
113
(2.26)
1.8 3.0
(67%)
SCI Adaptations for Black Gram and Soyabean
PracticeBlack Gram Soyabean
Conven. SCI Conven. SCI
Crop estab-lishment Direct seed sowing
Direct seed sowing
Direct seed sowing
Direct seed sowing
Wider and regular spacing
Broadcasting P to P: 25 cm R to R: 30 cm
Broadcasting P to P : 30 cmR to R : 30 cm
Single seedling / hill
- 1-2 seeds/ hill - 1-2 seeds/hill
Inter-cultivation(manual weedings)
1+ 2+ 1+ 2+
Organic matter Compost Cow dung + PAM*
Compost Cow dung +PAM*
*PAM: Panchgavya, Amritghol, Matkakhad
Black Gram : 314 farmers = 2.0 ha Soyabean : 77 farmers = 2.47 ha
Black Gram SoyabeanConv. SCI Conv. SCI
Average no. of pods /plant 19 28 35 56Average plant height (cm) 24.1 29.5 49.5 65.5Average no. of grains /pods 4 5 3 4Grain yield (T/ha) 1.4 2.2 2.8 3.6% increase in grain yield - +57% - +29%
Results with SCI for Black Gram and Soyabean during Kharif 2009
Practices Conven. SCI Crop estab-
lishmentDirect seed
sowing Direct seed
Sowing
Wider and regular spacing
Broadcasting P to P: 25 cm R to R: 30cm
Single seedling /hill
- 1-2 seeds/ hill
Inter-cultivation(manual weeding)
1+ 2+
Organic matter
Compost Compost +PAM*
SCI Adaptations Made for Kidney Beans
*PAM: Panchgavya, Amritghol, Matkakhad
Kidney Beans: 679 farmers = 14.01 ha
Particulars Conv. SCIAve. no. of pods/plant
34 56
Average plant height (cm)
163 205
Average no. of grains /pod
4 6
Grain yield (t/ha)
1.3 2.2
% increase in grain yield
- 69
Results of SCI Kidney Bean during Kharif 2009
Adaptations for SCI Sesame (Til ) Practices (n Conventional SCI
Crop estab-
lishment
Direct seed sowing
Direct seed sowing
Wider and regular spacing
Broadcasting P to P : 25 cmR to R : 25 cm
Single seedling /
hill
NA 1-2 seeds/hill
Inter- cultivation
1+ manual weeding
2+ manual weedings
Organic matter
Compost Cow dung + PAM*
* PAM: Panchgavya, Amritghol, Matkakhad
• Sesame: 22 farmers = 0.41 ha