On Farm Testing (OFTs)
Agricultural research has traditionally been undertaken on research stations where facilities for experimentation are usually available and accessibility to researchers is favourable. It is assumed long time that the best technology in research stations is also the best on farmers’ field. Number of On Farm testing (OFTs) are conducted in various KVKs of the university in different areas thematic areas, viz., ICM, IDM, IPM, INM, varietal evaluation, weed management, water management, farm technology, and technologies related to livestock and home science.
OFTs conducted by different KVKs during 2022.
|
Name of KVK
|
Thematic Area
|
|
ICM
|
IDM
|
IPM
|
INM
|
Varietal Evaluation
|
Weed Mgt.
|
Water Mgt.
|
Storage Technique
|
RCT
|
Farm Technology
|
Evaluation of Sowing time
|
Crop Production
|
Protected Cultivation
|
Nursery Raising
|
PGR
|
Others
|
Total
|
|
Araria
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Arwal
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
|
1
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
10
|
|
Aurangabad
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
Banka
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
Bhagalpur
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
|
Amas Gaya
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Gaya (Manpur)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
Jehanabad
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
Katihar
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
6
|
|
Khagaria
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
Kishanganj
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
5
|
|
Lakhisarai
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
Madhepura
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
8
|
|
Munger
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
Nalanda
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
10
|
|
Patna
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
|
Purnea
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
6
|
|
Rohtas
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
Saharsa
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
|
Sheikhpura
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
|
Supaul
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
|
Total
|
13
|
8
|
18
|
19
|
8
|
19
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
|
14
|
122
|