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Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tarn Taran organized 240 hrs skill development training programme on ‘Soil and Water Testing Lab Analyst’ at its campus, Booh. The training programme was sponsored by Agriculture Skill Council of India and Indian Council of Agriculture Research. Training was provided to 25 students. Theoretical knowledge and practical demonstrations on various aspects of soil and water testing were provided to the trainees for the purpose of developing skill and self-entrepreneurship for economic upliftment. The training was inaugurated by Dr Balwinder Kumar, Associate Director (T) KVK, Tarn Taran. In inaugural session, Dr Kumar focused on the importance of training programme and told that how this course would be helpful in developing or learning skills in the field of soil and water testing. Dr Kumar emphasized on soil testing and fertilizer application based on soil health card. He told that in present context, water testing is equally important to soil testing as poor quality water influence soil properties and nutrient availability to crops adversely.
Dr Inderjeet Singh, Vice-Chancellor, GADVASU interacted with trainees during mid-training programme and inspired the students to emerge as an entrepreneur and establish their own ventures. He motivated them for plant clinical based services. Dr Anil Kumar, Assistant Professor (Soil Science) coordinated the training. The training broadly covered estimation of soil physical properties (soil texture, bulk density, moisture estimation, water holding capacity, etc.), soil chemical properties (pH, EC, organic carbon, available macro and micronutrients in soil) and water quality parameters such as pH, EC, carbonates, bicarbonates, chlorides, calcium, magnesium, residual sodium carbonates, etc. in irrigation water. The trainees practically involved in estimation of different soil and water parameters. The preparation of soil health and water quality cards were learned by the trainees followed by interpretation of the results and finally recommendation based on soil and water test obtained to sustain soil and crop health. The trainees were also involved in calculation of fertilizer doses to supply nutrients in soil through different sources of fertilizer. The soil health management tips were provided to the trainees involving judicious use of organic (biofertilizers, FYM, crop residue, green manuring, etc.) and inorganic sources (fertilizers) of nutrients by different experts from KVK, Punjab Agricultural University, ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla. During valedictory function Dr Anil Kumar thanked all the trainees, resource persons from different institutions, KVK faculty & staff, ICAR-ATARI for their support.
