This PSEB 10th Class Agriculture Notes Chapter 11 Plant Clinic will help you in revision during exams.
PSEB 10th Class Agriculture Notes Chapter 11 Plant Clinic
→ A plant clinic is a place where diagnosis and remedial measures for diseased plants, nutrient deficiency, insect attack, etc. are provided to the farmers.
→ A plant clinic is a centre where diagnoses of diseased plants are done and their treatment is done.
→ Punjab Agricultural University established a central plant clinic at Ludhiana in the year 1993.
→ Plant clinics are running at 18 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) in various districts and four at regional research stations Abohar, Bathinda, and Gurdaspur and Department of Fruit Science, PAU, Ludhiana.
→ When the number of insects increased upto a specific number or affects a specified number of plants of the crop.
→ A spray of pesticides should start after this level has reached.
→ This way crops, as well as farmers, will get some benefit. This process is called the economic threshold level.
→ Farmers can resolve their problems by dialing phone no. 0161-240-1960 with extension no. 417. Mobile number is 9463048181.
→ By sending pictures of diseased or affected plants via email to the plant clinic, the problem can be resolved and e-mail is planted [email protected]. WhatsApp can also be used to get quick solutions.
→ Some equipment is required at the plant clinic are the microscope, magnifying lenses, chemicals, incubator, scissors, knife, computer, photo camera, projector, books, etc.
→ Some chemicals which are used at plant clinics are formalin, copper acetate, acetic acid, alcohol, etc.
→ Computer, scanners, etc. are also an important part of the plant clinic.