TRVK, Siddipet conducted Method Demonstration cum awareness to farmers on nipping in Redgram on 13.08.2025

TRVK, Siddipet organized method demonstration cum awareness to farmers on nipping in red gram field of Sri. Kammari Swamy at Chittapur village, Akberpet Bhoompally Mandal Siddipet (Dt) on 13.08.2025. Dr. Ch. Pallavi, Coordinator, TRVK, Siddipet explained the gathering about nipping of the terminal bud in between 45 to 60 days of crop growth stage improve the source to sink, significantly reduced the height of the plant and improve the number of primary and secondary branches girth and pods per plant. The nipping operation of red gram crop has given yield increased up to 10-15 %. She suggested farmers not to apply excess fertilizers to redgram crop and manage the pest and diseases at flowering stage would helpful to increase the yield and irrigating at bud formation stage to make considerable yield increase. Further, nipping operation was carried out with the brush cutter in half an acre in 15 minutes by K. Swamy redgram field. In this programme, Satynvesh (MAO), Mahesh (AEO), 10 No. Progressive farmers participated.