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