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 Lecture Schedule |
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| 26 February - 4 March |
Plantation Crops |
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Differences between plantation crops vs. fruit crops: |
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Important Plantation Crops |
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FAQ's |
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| 5 March - 11 March |
Scope for plantation crops |
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Economic importance of plantation crops |
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Important Research Stations on Plantation and Beverage Crops |
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FAQ's |
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| 12 March - 18 March |
Introduction |
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Origin and Distribution of arecanut |
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Important arecanut growing states |
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Climatic requirement |
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FAQ's |
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| 19 March - 25 March |
Cultivars of arecanut |
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Selection and Raising of arecanut Planting material |
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FAQ's |
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| 26 March - 1 April |
Establishment of Plantation |
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Planting time,Spacing and alignment |
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Planting |
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FAQ's |
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| 2 April - 8 April |
MANURING IN ARECANUT |
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Method of fertilizer application |
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IRRIGATION IN ARECANUT |
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Systems of irrigation in arecanut |
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Drip Irrigation |
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Mulching |
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Multiple cropping in arecanut plantations |
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Plant protection in arecanut |
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FAQ's |
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| 9 April - 15 April |
Diseases |
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Physiological disorders arecanut |
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Management/Protection |
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FAQ's |
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| 16 April - 22 April |
Harvesting, Processing and yield |
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I. Ripe nut harvesting for chali/ Kottapak preparation |
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II. Tender nut processing/ Kalipak preparation |
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FAQ's |
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| 23 April - 29 April |
Coconut |
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Research and Development on coconut in India |
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Origin and Distribution of coconut |
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Area and Production of coconut in the world |
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Composition and uses of coconut |
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Climate and Soil for coconut |
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Cultivars in coconut |
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Hybrids |
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FAQ's |
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| 30 April - 6 May |
ESTABLISHMENT OF COCONUT PLANTATION |
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A. Selection of Seed Plantation |
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B. SELECTION OF MOTHER PALMS |
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C. SELECTION OF SEED NUTS |
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D. SELECTION OF SEEDLINGS |
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FAQ's |
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| 7 May - 13 May |
Methods of seednut sowing |
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Vertical and Horizontal method of sowing seed nuts |
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Poly bag nursery for coconut sowing |
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FAQ's |
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| 14 May - 20 May |
TIME OF PLANTING |
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PREPARATION OF PITS FOR PLANTING |
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Spacing |
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MANURING IN COCONUT |
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Method of fertilizer application in coconut |
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Pocket Manuring |
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Water requirement/irrigation requirement for coconut |
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cropping in coconut |
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FAQ's |
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| 21 May - 27 May |
Plant Protection in coconut |
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PESTS OF COCONUT |
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Eriophyid Mite (Aceria guerreronis K.,) |
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FAQ's |
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| 28 May - 3 June |
Mammalian pests |
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Disease of coconut |
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Bud rot in coconut |
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Button shedding |
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Harvest and yield in coconut |
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Storage and seasoning of harvested nuts |
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Coconut Value Addition |
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FAQ's |
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| 4 June - 10 June |
Palmyra (Borassus flabellifer L.) |
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Kalpagathara (Tree of life) or Kalpaghataru or Kalpakavirucham |
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Seedlings |
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Origin and Distribution |
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Botany and species |
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FAQ's |
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| 11 June - 17 June |
Climate and soil |
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Varieties |
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Propagation |
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Manuring |
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Tapping |
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FAQ's |
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| 18 June - 24 June |
Oil palm |
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Origin and Distribution of oil palm |
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Countries growing oil palm |
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Need for large scale oil palm cultivation in India |
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Constraints in the development of oil palm in India |
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FAQ's |
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| 25 June - 1 July |
Soil and climatic requirement |
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Sex ratio in oil palm |
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Varieties in oil palm |
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Propagation in oil palm and Method/ System of planting |
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Manuring and Fertilizers |
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Irrigation and Cover cropping |
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Leaf Pruning in oil palm |
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Ablation in oil palm |
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FAQ's |
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| 2 July - 8 July |
Management / Control of Rodents Damage in oil palm |
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Diseases in oil palm |
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Disorders in oil palm |
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Harvesting, Processing and yield in oil palm: |
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Stage of harvest |
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Processing and yield |
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Stages of processing |
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Yield |
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FAQ's |
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| 9 July - 15 July |
Cashew in India |
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Origin and Distribution of cashew |
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Area, Production & Productivity of Cashew nut in India |
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Soil and Climatic Requirements |
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FAQ's |
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| 16 July - 22 July |
Breeding achievements in cashew |
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Breeding in cashew |
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Propagation in cashew |
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Top working in cashew |
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Advantages of top working |
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FAQ's |
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| 23 July - 29 July |
ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PLANTATION |
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High Density Planting in Cashew |
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Manuring |
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Method of application: |
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Irrigation in cashew |
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PRUNING OF ADULT CASHEW TREES |
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FAQ's |
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| 30 July - 5 August |
PLANT PROTECTION IN CASHEW |
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Tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis antonii s.) |
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Management of TMB |
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Cashew stem and root borer (Ploceaederus ferrugineus L. ) |
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Management of CSRB |
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Harvesting, yield and processing in cashew |
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Mechanical processing involves |
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CASHEW NUT SHELL LIQUID |
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GRADING IN CASHEW |
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FAQ's |
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| 6 August - 12 August |
Introduction |
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Climate and soil |
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Propagation |
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Classification of rubber clones |
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Polyclonal seedlings in rubber |
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Planting and after care |
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Cover cropping |
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Mulching |
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FAQ's |
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| 13 August - 19 August |
DISEASES |
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Pests |
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Non parasitic maladies |
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FAQ's |
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| 20 August - 26 August |
Tapping |
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Marking |
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Tapping Depth, Bark Consumption and Bark Renewal |
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Yield |
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Tapping and processing |
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Systems of tapping |
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Chemical methods of yield increase |
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FAQ's |
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| 27 August - 2 September |
Introduction |
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Origin of coffee |
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Distribution of coffee |
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Coffee distribution in India |
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Important differences between Arabica and robusta coffee |
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FAQ's |
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| 3 September - 9 September |
Soil requirement |
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Climate requirement for coffee |
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Arabica Coffee - varieties developed at CCRI Balehonnur |
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Cauvery Coffee (Selection –12)- Features |
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Chandragiri coffee |
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Improvement of robusta coffee ( Coffea canephora) |
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FAQ's |
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| 10 September - 16 September |
Site selection |
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Spacing and Planting |
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Planting material selection for planting |
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Shade management |
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Types of shade trees |
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Features of ideal shade trees |
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Training in coffee |
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Single stem system |
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Multiple stem system (Agobiada system) |
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PRUNING IN COFFEE |
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Methods of pruning |
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Manuring in coffee |
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Fertilizer recommendation in coffee |
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FAQ's |
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| 17 September - 23 September |
PLANT PROTECTION IN COFFEE |
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Leaf rust in coffee and its management |
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PESTS in coffee |
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White stem borer (Xylosandrus quadripes/Xylotrechus quadripes ) |
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Harvesting and yield |
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Processing in coffee for parchment and cherry coffee preparation |
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FAQ's |
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| 24 September - 30 September |
Introduction |
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Importance |
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Origin and distribution |
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State wise Area, Production & Productivity of Cocoa |
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Climate |
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soil |
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Propagation in cocoa |
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Planting cocoa as mixed crop with arecanut/Coconut plantation |
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Manuring and irrigation |
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Method of fertilizer application |
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Training and pruning of cocoa |
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Plant protection in cocoa |
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FAQ's |
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| 1 October - 7 October |
Pests |
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Harvesting |
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fermentation in cocoa |
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Methods of fermentation |
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Differences between box method and basket methods of cocoa fermentation; |
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FAQ's |
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| 8 October - 14 October |
Introduction |
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Origin and distribution of tea |
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distribution of tea |
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China bush: small leaved china bush |
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Assam teav |
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Cambodia tea race |
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Different features of Assam tea and China tea |
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Climate requirement for tea |
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soil requirement for tea |
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Planting material and plant propagation in tea |
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Features of mother bush |
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Selection of site and establishing tea plantation |
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Time of planting |
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Training and pruning in tea |
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Purpose of pruning in tea |
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Type of pruning in tea |
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FAQ's |
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| 15 October - 21 October |
Shade Management |
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Types of shade trees |
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Shade regulation |
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Manuring in tea |
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Plant protection |
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Types of shoots in tea |
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Harvesting |
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Processing in Tea |
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Process of tea manufacturing |
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| 29 October - 4 November |
Acknowledgement |
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