Phek, March 29 (MExN): One day programme on Soil Health Camp was organised by KVK Phek, ICAR-NRC on Mithun under Soil Science division on March 27 where 20 students from Porba Government High School participated in the programme.
During the programme, Dr. T Esther Longkumer, ACTO-Soil Science spoke on the importance of soil, fertility management based on bio fertilizers, green manuring crops and vermicompost production- importance and benefits of vermicomposting, different methods involved in making of vermicompost, application doses to crops and also as a source of income generation. Procedures for soil sample collection were demonstrated and different types of chemical fertilizers and organic fertilizers were also shown to the students.
This was stated in a press release issued by Dr. T Esther Longkumer, ACTO-Soil Science, KVK Phek, ICAR-NRC on Mithun.
