Dear Mohan,
You are the only one we see in the Net who knows and can discuss at ease the value of legumes in :
- Crop rotation
- Green manure-soil fertilization
- Food,feed,fodder security
- Soil enrichment and humus formation....maybe soil-bacteria enrichment.
- Nitrification
Build up your Knowledge bank.
We will need them all.
BTW if you succeded in anything in semi arid- won't it as well perform in non-soaked but high- humidity scenario as in Assam (not just this arid year)?
Tell us pls.
mm
From: "Mohan R. Palleti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CC: [email protected]
Subject: (Saah,Baanh,Maah,Ghaanh)
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:12:44 -0400 (EDT)
>mm:
>Regarding legumes, I can give a suggestion. ICRISAT (International Crops
>Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics)at Patancheru, Hyderabad,
>where I use to work before I came to the US helps farmers by distributing
>free legume seeds after assesing climate and soil types. They will give
>good sample seeds and know how. It is a philantrophic institute so there
>is no cost to our farmer. They have a mandate of Sorghum, pearl millet,
>groundnut, chickpea, and pigeonpea. They may have dropped pigeonpea by
>now.
>I got some samples of groundnut and chickpea to Upper Assam years ago. The
>groundnut did well but was harvested after the second flush. This was
>because communication link with the experts were not maintained by the
>farmer.
>
>ICRISAT only works in the semi-arid tropics of the world. At that time I
>could not divert research work in the region, because Assam was not in the
>SAT region. I believe with todays climate pattern in Assam we should be
>able to solicit attention in the region.
>
>Hope somebody will make use of this.
>
>Mohan R. Palleti
>
>
> > P.S.(After my earlier one) Over the last 2 decades we saw Over-Hypes in
> > Assam ,quietly whimpering to a 'Mew': Black Pepper(instead of or
> > synergically with Paan Leaves)"Fantastic Export Prices" Cut Flowers
> > forExport Vanilla Citronella Grass-Exracted Oil therefrom --RRL Jorhat was
> > all agog! Xansii (Agar) Patchauli(Promoted mainly by same Ajmal Group and
> > backed by NedFi)-fragrant herb Neem --Nagoan-minister Rockibul-- has been
> > force-planted this year with 1 Lakh saplings Jatropha Biodiesel(Tomorrow
> > Pres.Kalam Inaugurates" National Symposium" at Gau)
> > Lands shrinking fast to Barren rivers/Treeless Reserve Forests/Birdless
> > Safe Sanctuaries/ Multilane SuperNational Highways/Stadia/Gas
> > Cracker?/National Energy Complexes/Housing for Lakhs of Armed Forces and
> > families-Schools /Encroachers/Urbanization/flyovers....................
> > And no thought on how to get the maximum out of Tea, Bamboo,Legumes,Grass
> > (Saah,Baanh,Maah,Ghaanh) which we know GROWS well!
> > mm
> >
> > From: Mrinali Goswami
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [asom] Dubai Agar tycoon originally from Asom
> > Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:00:40 -0700 (PDT)
> >>Hi!
> >>This is related to the discussion on Agar Wood see link
> >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/assamonline/message/2669
> >>
> >>I just wanted to share my experience!
> >>
> >>A Mr. Patar in Nelly( Jagiroad) area told me about agarwood about 15
> >> years back. Patar had started a nursary for agar plantation. He told me
> >> about the demand of agar mainly in the Middle-East, its export value and
> >> how soil in Assam is ideal for agar cultivation. Patar was associated
> >> with an NGO working in the Nelly/ Jagiroad area. They had also started a
> >> rubber plantation in the area. It would be interesting to follow up on
> >> what happened to Patars agar cultivation.I remember, Patars
> >> brother-in-law had a tea shop in Jagiroads market area - made very good
> >> tea!
> >>
> >>Regards.
> >>M Goswami
> >>
> >>
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