THE NCR is choking due to rising pollution levels worsened by stubble burning. Farmers in Punjab, Har - yana and western Uttar Pradesh usually prefer to burn the stubble of their paddy harvest as it is believed to be a cost-effective method. However, the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in Pusa has now developed a low-cost technology as a possible solution to managing crop residue.
Scientists at the Institute have come up with decomposer capsules, known as “Pusa Decomposer”. This will help to ready the land for the sowing of the next crop without the farmers burning the crop residue. Four capsules, which will cost just Rs 20, can be used to make 25 litres of solution effective for one hectare of land. IARI has also tied up with eight companies to boost the production of the decomposer capsules for mass consumption from next year.
In an interview to India Legal, IARI Director Ashok Kumar Singh said that “four capsules scaled up to 25 litres are sufficient for conversion of 5-6 tonnes of paddy straw. This liquid culture can easily be sprayed on paddy residue using simple battery-operated knapsack sprayer or tractor-mounted sprayer for in situ degradation and improvement of soil health. At ICAR-IARI, the Pusa Decomposer (both in liquid and capsule form), which is a microbial consortium of seven fungal species, has been developed for rapid decomposition of paddy straw.”
These capsules will reduce the time taken to decompose paddy straw. Additionally, unlike burning which erodes the soil quality, this option also makes the land fertile. IARI scientists claim that if this capsule is used by farmers, it will also help reduce their dependence on fertilisers in the long run.
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