DIPR
Zunheboto, June 17
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Zunheboto, Nagaland University conducted a demonstration of scientific method of soybean cultivation at Lumami for Totimi Kumto women SHG. Soybean is an important crop in Zunheboto which find its uses in many forms. Farmers have been cultivating this crop in their traditional methods with the locally available varieties. KVK Zunheboto during the past year has introduced JS -335 variety of soybean in other parts of the district which have shown high yielding when compared to local available varieties. As a result, KVK has been demonstrating this variety to other new areas of the district to popularize the variety.
Considering the popularity, Wapangtoshi SMS (plant protection) and Naropongla (farm manager) demonstrated on the scientific method of sowing of soybean to 17 members of women SHG Lumami. These demonstrations will help farmers to adopt scientific way of cultivation of soy crops. Along with this farmers also showed to the KVK scientists about the indigenous methods of sowing soybean seeds in the field. To show the effectiveness of scientific methods over traditional method a plot of land was sown with the traditional method.
