CLIMATE RESILIENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE VEGETABLE PRODUCTION

K. NARAYAN¹, N. SAHU², S.R. SAHU³*
¹Subject Matter Specialist, Horticulture, ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pahanda (A), Durg, 491001, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 492012, India
²Scientist & Head, ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dantewada, 449441, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh, India
³Senior Research Fellow (NICRA, Project), ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dantewada, 449441, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh, India
* Corresponding Author : santramsahu73@gmail.com

Received : 26-02-2020     Accepted : 28-03-2020     Published : 30-03-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 6       Pages : 9645 - 9647
Int J Agr Sci 12.6 (2020):9645-9647

Keywords : NICRA, Climate resilient, Resistance varieties, Water use efficiency, Mulching
Academic Editor : Vipul Batra, P. K. Guru, Dr Sudhanshu Jain, Seyyed Fazel Fazeli Kakhki, Dr Amit Kumar, Dr Amit Kesarwani, Dr H. V. Pandya
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi and Central Research Institute for Dry Land Agriculture (CRIDA), Hyderabad for selecting and proving fund to ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dantewada, 449441 under NICRA project. We are also thankful to Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), Zone IX and Sr. Scientist and Head KVK, Dantewada for proving guidance.
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Agriculture is subject to a variety of stresses, and the optimal yield is seldom obtained by stress. All crops grown under natural conditions are subjected to one stress or another. Climate change can have a positive and a negative effect on yield. A combination of higher average annual temperatures and stress on water (excess or deficit) can have significant consequences for tropical crop production. Vegetable crops are highly sensitive to climatic vagaries and sudden temperature rises as well as erratic precipitation at any stage of crop growth may affect normal development, flowering, pollination, fruit development and consequently decrease crop yield Dantewada's main climate change constraints are intermittent rainfall, light sandy soil, insect and disease problems in vegetable crops, etc. To mitigate the adverse effect of climate change on the production and quality of vegetable crops, resistance varieties of different vegetable crops, use of vegetable crops grown in drought conditions, agronomic practices such as resource management technologies, mulching, organic farming, carbon sequestration by crop systems provide a number of potential strategies to address impacts. Protected cultivation and post-harvest technologies can be effective strategies for addressing climate change challenges. Under the NICRA project Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dantewada, climate sensitive technologies are being promoted in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh.

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