Teaching :

Imparting teaching on Agronomy and Soil Science with respect to Irrigation Management of field crops and Soil Physics.

Research :

Guiding MSc. and PhD. students from division of Agronomy and division of Soil Science. Research are being conducted on following topics: Effect of irrigation regime, mulching and nitrogen levels on water productivity and nitrogen use of wheat. Effect of humic acid application on productivity of summer black gram and its residucal effect on rice. Influence of Agronomic Interventions on growth and productivity of finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn.) under kandi belt of Jammu region

Extension :

The centre is working on selection of some villages in order to demonstrate the climate resilient agriculture and subsequent analysis on adoption of the climate resilient technologies. The centre will impart training for farmers and line department officials. The centre observed world water day every year.

The flagship areas:

• • Increasing water use efficiency by at least 5% under selected major canal command areas. • Sensor based irrigation application and real time data management. •
• Stream revival and their effective utilization in hilly regions of India. • Mapping of groundwater potential zone and identification of sites for groundwater recharge. • Development of fertigation methods and schedules for high valued crops. • Economic layout of pressurised irrigation system for different crop and cropping system. •
• Conjunctive use strategy by linking simulation model with optimization model for different irrigation command areas across the country. •
• Safe reuse of urban and peri-urban municipal wastewater in agriculture and floriculture.

Success Stories:

1.  Initially reluctant but now advocating border strip method for enhanced yield.

• Mr. Bua Ditta of village Hakkal, Satwari Block, Jammu was initially reluctant to accept the border strip method of irrigation owing to involvement of labour in making the strips and furrows.  After seen the demonstration by AICRP on Irrigation Water Management, Jammu Centre, he was convinced with the technology and adopted the f border strip method of irrigation with the guidance of scientists.  He made strips of 4 m and a drainage channel at lower end of the field.  He was amazed to see the increase in grain yield upto 1.4 t per hectare.  Overwhelmed with the results, Bua Ditta is strongly advocating the intervention and convincing the other farmers for adoption.  His case have instilled enough confidence among the farmers of Satwari block and many farmers are growing wheat through border strip method of irrigation.

Laser Land Leveling for Improved Rice-Wheat Productivity in Irrigated Canal Command (Jammu).

Precision land leveling involves topographical alterations in such a way as to create a constant slope of 0 to 0.2% in the fields.  Cutting or filling to create the desired slope/level of the field is achieved using large horsepower tractors and soil movers that are equipped with global positioning systems (GPS) and or laser-guided instrumentation so as to move the soil in either direction.  The improved yield levels in laser levelled plots were achieved due to increase in use efficiencies of applied nutrients and water in terms of application, distribution and storage.

The technology is most suited for irrigated canal commands where rice-wheat is prevalent and one of the most water intensive cropping sequence.  this intervention involves expenditure of Rs.8800/-  and the adoption of this technology can increase yield of rice-wheat sequence by 1 t/ha.  The technology can generate additional benefit of Rs. 18000/ha/yr compared to traditionally leveled plots.  The highest net return of Rs.1,12,000/ha/yr with a benefit cost ratio of 2:1 can be achieved from the system.  The technology has been adopted by farmers of village Sultanpur and Haripur Sania of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.  The technology has been developed and demonstrated in the farmers field and is ready for use.