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Karakuram Agricultural Research Institute for Northern Areas (KARINA) is located in the Northern Areas which is a far-flung, backward and hard area of Pakistan. This institute is mandated to conduct research in Agriculture and provide technologies to the farmers to enhance the production. KARINA has Trout Research & Multiplication Center, Medicinal Plants Research Unit, Seabuckthorn Research Unit and other for special crops which covered the entire of the Northern Areas.
OBJECTIVES
To conduct and co-ordinate applied and problem solving research for the Northern Areas
To develop and test packages of production technology for crops, fruits, vegetables, livestock, fisheries, land and water, etc. and their transfer to the end-users
To train research staff to upgrade their professional capabilities
To train farmers in technologies developed for the Northern Areas
ACHIEVEMENTS
PRODUCTIVITY
IMPROVEMENT
(Testing, evaluation and selection of high yielding and diseases resistant
cultivars of wheat, maize, fruit, vegetable and forage/fodder). The
following experiments were conducted at KARINA.
Results of NWYT (Normal) at KARINA, Juglote during 2006-07
Twenty entries were tested at KARINA and Chilas during the period mentioned above. Among the entries E-13 gave the highest yield (4222 kg/ha) while entry E-20 has the lowest yield ( 2100 kg/ha)
Results of NUWYT (LATE SEEDING)KARINA during 2006-07
Twenty
entries of this trial were tested both at Chilas and KARINA Juglote
E-20 given highest yield (4000 kg/ha). E-11 had the lowest yield (1700 kg/ha)
National Uniform Maize Varietals Yield trial at KARINA during Spring 2006
Twelve varieties of maize were tested at KARINA Juglote under this trial among them entry number E-5 was highest with yield of (3400 kg/ha).
Testing and evaluation wheat line under climatic condition of Skardu
For testing and evaluation of candidate lines under climatic condition of this area, 8 Entries were received from KARINA and they were grown during summer 2006 at Skardu. Result of experiment has indicated that E.2 and E.6 have given higher grain yield 3.26 and 3.25 t/ha respectively as shown in below table-1. In case of straw yield Maximum yield 10.69 t/ha has produced by E.13 and minimum yield 6.16 t/ha was obtained from E.5
Table, Performance of NUWYT Entries under climatic condition of Skardu
|
Entry |
Av,
PI, height (cm) |
Av. No. of tiller/plant |
Av. No. of grain spike |
Av. Straw yield t/ha |
Av. Grain yield t/ha |
|
E.1 |
76.33 |
3.67 |
32.67 |
8.36 |
1.62 |
|
E.2 |
85.67 |
4.00 |
33.33 |
7.48 |
3.26 |
|
E.3 |
90.33 |
4.00 |
28.67 |
8.43 |
2.20 |
|
E.4 |
80.67 |
3.15 |
32.33 |
7.28 |
2.49 |
|
E.5 |
80.00 |
3.33 |
33.00 |
6.16 |
1.83 |
|
E.6 |
85.00 |
4.40 |
34.33 |
8.46 |
3.25 |
|
E.7 |
95.0081.67 |
4.33 |
30.00 |
9.44 |
2.43 |
|
E.13 |
81.67 |
4.00 |
29.00 |
10.69 |
2.28 |
Testing wheat varieties growing during winter at Gamba, Skardu 2005-06
Five
wheat varieties including local were grown during winter 2005-06 at Gamba on
farmer's field to a promising variety for winter growing of wheat in the area.
Result of this experiment is given below Table-2 Variety suliman-96 gave maximum
grain yield 5.67 t/ha and local variety produced minimum grain yield 2.15 t/ha
respectively, secondly wafaq-2000 gave a higher grain yield 4-20 t/ha
Table-2 production of winter grown wheat varieties in Gamba, Skardu, 2005-06
|
Variety |
Sowing date |
Harv. Date |
PI, height cm |
No.of tiller.PI |
No. of grain/ spike |
Str, yield t/ha |
Grain yield t/ha |
|
Fakher-e-Sarhad |
18.10.05 |
22.6.06 |
88 |
4 |
66 |
8.10 |
3.70 |
|
Suliman-96 |
---- |
20.6.06 |
86 |
5 |
73 |
8.25 |
5.67 |
|
Margalla-99 |
---- |
24.6.06 |
92 |
3 |
65 |
8.65 |
3.60 |
|
Wafaq-2000 |
---- |
20.6.06 |
85 |
4 |
58 |
7.85 |
4.20 |
|
Local |
---- |
28.6.06 |
110 |
2 |
58 |
9.20 |
2.15 |
Results Maize Hybrids Adaptability Trial - Kharif - 2006 at KARINA
In this trial 34 hybrid lines were tested in two replications. The yield of entry number 23 G and 25 H were highest among all.
Effect of various NPK levels on growth and yield of maize mean of data of different parameters.
Effect of various NPK levels on growth and yield of maize mean of data of different parameters
|
Entry |
Plant
height |
No
of plants per plot |
Nos
cobs per plot |
No
of seeds per cabs |
Yield
straw plot 15 m 2 |
|
T1 |
276 |
29.6 |
33 |
537.3 |
5 |
|
T2 |
286 |
36 |
35.33 |
491.3 |
8 |
|
T3 |
308.3 |
39.6 |
38.67 |
492.3 |
9.33 |
|
T4 |
330.3 |
47 |
45 |
476.67 |
9.66 |
|
T5 |
335.3 |
43 |
44.3 |
604 |
12 |
|
T6 |
336.6 |
50.6 |
49.67 |
520.3 |
13.67 |
|
T7 |
333.3 |
44.67 |
45.3 |
630.67 |
16.3 |
|
T8 |
348 |
49.67 |
49 |
494 |
15 |
|
T9 |
328 |
44.67 |
44 |
518 |
10.67 |
|
T10 |
286.6 |
47.33 |
47 |
488 |
9.3 |
|
T11 |
295.6 |
29.33 |
29.6 |
539 |
10.00 |
FODDERS
Performance of different varieties of Alfalfa at KARINA Juglote Northern Areas
The yield data of six alfalfa varieties tested at KARINA is presented in the following table. The yield of the variety Australian TST was highest (14.8 t/ha) fallowed by the variety alfalfa hybrid pioneer (14.1 t/ha) the yield of local variety Bunji was the lowest.
|
S.# |
Nam
e of Varieties |
Annual
fresh w/t. t/h |
Annual
Dry w/t.t/h |
|
1 |
Bunji
local |
23.0 |
6.5 |
|
2 |
Alfalfa Hybrid pioneer (T.ST) |
48.0 |
14.1 |
|
3 |
Alfalfa local Bargo |
40.0 |
10.5 |
|
4 |
Alfalfa Australian T.S.T |
51.5 |
14.8 |
|
5 |
Alfalfa
KN King 77713 |
40.0 |
11.4 |
|
6 |
Sher |
47.5 |
12.9 |
Comparative performance of four different maize cultivars as fodder after wheat crop in Skardu during summer 2006.
To enhance the fodder production, an experiment on production of four maize varieties as fodder after harvesting wheat crop was carried out during summer 2006. Four maize varieties sathi, Afgui, Margalla and a local variety Roundu early were sown on July 9, 2006 and harvested in first week of October, 2006 with out maturing Afgui gave highest fresh fodder production 19 t/ha. Varieties sathi and Margalla produced 16.30 and 14.65 t/ha
Table-4: Comparative performance of four different maize cultivars as fodder after wheat crop in Skardu during.
|
Variety |
Sowing date |
Harv. date |
Plant height (cm) |
Av. No. of cob/plant |
Fresh Fodder yield t/ha |
|
Sathi |
9-7-06 |
6-10-06 |
195 |
3.40 |
16.30 |
|
Afgui |
….. |
6-10-06 |
215 |
4.00 |
19.00 |
|
Margallah |
….. |
8-10-06 |
175 |
3.00 |
14.65 |
|
Roundu |
…… |
26-9-06 |
120 |
3.50 |
9.00 |
VEGETABLE SECTION
The following experiments were conducted on vegetables.
Growth and yield of tomato as affected by different doses of nitrogen and phosphorus in the light textured soil of Juglote