STUDENT READY PROGRAMME

(2021 -22 BATCH)

QUESTIONNAIRE ON
AGRONOMIC INTERVENTIONS

Name of the student

Year IV Semester VII

Placement details

a Village

b Taluk

c District

d State

e PIN code
Name of the Contact
f
Farmer

PANDIT JAWAHARLAL NEHRU COLLEGE OF

AGRICULTURE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE,
KARAIKAL – 609 603

PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
PUDUCHERRY
2024
 Questionnaire
1. Farmers information
Name of the farmer:

Age and Educational Qualification: Illiterate/Primary/Secondary/ College

Address and Contact number:

GIS location: Latitude: Longitude:

Experience in farming:

Experience in cultivating rice:

Caste of the farmer:

Extension contacts:

Number of family labour involved in cultivation: Male/Female

Total land area Wet land (ac) Garden land (ac) Rainfed land (ac) Total (ac)

Owned

Leased

Total

Soil type

Irrigation sources and discharge

capacity in case of borewell
2. Cropping system followed during the preceding year with area
Kharif Rabi Summer
WET LAND

GARDEN LAND

Promising Cultivars grown in the Zone and % area : 5-6 cultivars

Sl.N Crop Variety Duration (days) Average yield (t/ha) (%) area
O

Method of crop establishment Such transplanting, DSR, Rain fed etc

Sl.N Crop Method of Cultivation Average yield (%) area
O (t/ha)

3. Details of cultivated crops in the preceding year (Collect details for individual crops grown by
the farmer)
a Crop

b Variety and duration

c Seeds and sowing:

1. Source of seed:

2. Time of sowing:

3. Method of sowing:

4. Seed treatment practices adopted:

d Nutrient management
1. Name of the Fertilizers and its method of application:

2. Source of organic and Fertilizer nutrients:

e Weed management:
1. Rank the five weed species currently present (Show the photograph)
 1,

2.

3.

4.

5.

2. Weed management strategies adopted

Pre-emergent herbicide name, dose, application time and Cost

Post-emergent herbicide name, dose, application time and Cost

Manual/Rotary weeding, time, Cost

Total Weed Control Cost

f Irrigation management

1. Method of irrigation:
2. No. of irrigation
g Average yield/acre:
Grain yield:
Straw/Stover yield:
h.Cost of cultivation of transplanted crop (Rs./ha)
S. Particulars Time Qty Unit Total Labour Total
No of (kg/t) cost (Rs.) Men Women Bullock Machine Labour cost
operati (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) cost (Rs.)
on (Rs.)
1. Land
preparation
2. Seed and
sowing
3. Nursery
raising
4. Transplanting

5. Manures

6. Fertilizers

7. Weeding

8. Pesticides

9. No. Irrigation

10. Harvesting
11. Threshing
12. Bagging
13. Transport
h.Cost of cultivation of direct seeded crop (Rs./ha)
S. Particulars Time Qty Unit Total Labour Total
No of (kg/t) cost (Rs.) Men Women Bullock Machine Labour cost
operati (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) cost (Rs.)
on (Rs.)
1. Land
preparation
2. Seed and
sowing
3. Nursery
raising
4. Transplanting

5. Manures

6. Fertilizers

7. Weeding

8. Pesticides

9. No. Irrigation

10. Harvesting
11. Threshing
12. Bagging
13. Transport
i. Other Costs (Rs. /ha)
1. Marketing costs
2. Rental value of own land
3. Rent paid for leased in land
4. Depreciation on farm buildings,
implements, etc
5. Fixed costs
6. Interest on fixed capital
Cost of produce:
Grain:
Straw/Stover:
j Gross profit / Net profit per acre:

k Production constraints (If required attach a separate sheet):

l Agronomic intervention Required:

4 Indigenous Technical Knowledge followed by the farmers (If required attach a separate sheet)

Signature of the farmer/ Collector

 PLANT BREEDING AND GENETICS INTERVENTIONS

1. What are the varieties/ hybrids cultivated in different crops? Mention them with an area
of cultivation and seed source.
2. Are the varieties/ hybrids susceptible to biotic and abiotic stresses? If so what are they?
How do they overcome the stress in crop plants? Discuss crop protection management
with respect to new resistant cultivars.
3. Is the farmer is cultivating landraces? If so is it organic or inorganic?
4. How the farmers are familiar with the new varieties and hybrids?
5. Please assess the level of understanding between variety and Hybrids.
6. What is the seed source? a. Farmers seeds b. Own seeds c. Other sources
7. Whether the farmer is involved in seed production of landraces/varieties/ hybrids? If so,
list out the crops.
8. Discuss the development of new varieties and hybrids and the role of plant breeders and
other agricultural scientists involved in that important task in agriculture.
9. Discuss the traits has to be improved in different crops other than yield.
10. Discuss the importance of farmer’s variety and PPV & FRA.
11. Discuss about the farmers participatory plant breeding activities.
12. List out any traditional varieties of any crop grown by the farmers and collect the details
of it.
13. Why the particular variety is preferred/ non-preference over the other? Any specific
reason?
14. Is there any plant genetic resource is available with the farmers? If so, how they are
maintaining?
15. What are all the problems faced by the farmers with respect to seed material?
 SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INTERVENTIONS
1. What are all the crops and varieties grown in that area? (Traditional varieties /
conventional varieties)
2. Which classes of seeds are used for sowing? (BS/FS/CS/ TFL)
3. Where the seeds are obtained for planting or sowing?
4. Whether the seeds are procured from the Government Depot/Institution/ Agri clinic/
Local market?
5. How many of the farmers are doing seed production?
6. Whether the farmers are using their own farm saved seeds for sowing? Yes/ No
7. Which types of Containers are used to store the seeds? ( Indigenous/Improved)
8. What are all the pre-sowing seed treatments practices followed? (Organic and Inorganic)
9. What are all the problems faced by the farmers regarding seeds?
10. What is the cost of the seed materials prevails in the market?
11. ITK which is followed in seed production and storage.
12. What are all the methods of harvesting the seed?

Signature of the farmer/ Collector