PSEB 10th Class Agriculture Notes Chapter 11 Plant Clinic

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.

PSEB 10th Class Agriculture Notes Chapter 11 Plant Clinic

→ 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.

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