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PADDY CUM PRAWN FARMING (POKKALI FIELDS) OF KERALA
The Pokkali field are unique ecosystem of central Kerala with rich biodiversity and capacity to generate organic salt resistant paddy cum shrimp/fish. Salt tolerant strain of paddy cultivated in coastal areas for six months from May to October followed by Filtered shrimp or Prawn or fishes culture d...
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| פורמט: | Printed Book |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY FIELD
2016
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| גישה מקוונת: | http://10.26.1.76/ks/006624.pdf |
| סיכום: | The Pokkali field are unique ecosystem of central Kerala with rich biodiversity and
capacity to generate organic salt resistant paddy cum shrimp/fish. Salt tolerant strain of paddy
cultivated in coastal areas for six months from May to October followed by Filtered shrimp or
Prawn or fishes culture during November to April under traditional farming system of about
12,986.6 ha in Kerala. Rice cultivation alone not profitable under the organic farming, but the
overall Pokkali farming system is made highly profitable by including prawn cultivation in the
succeeding season. Around six species of shrimps, three species of prawns, three species of crabs
and over 23 species of fishes have been recorded from the Pokkali field of Kerala. Paddy yield
from traditional practices ranges from 1.0 to 1.5 tonnes per ha and that of high yielding varieties
ranges from 3.2 to 3.5 tonnes per ha. |
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| תיאור פיזי: | Volume - 2, Issue - 7 , July - 2016 |