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- Agricultural students held a field demonstration on banana pseudostem injection on Wednesday at farmer Naveen's orchard in Kuderu village near Santemarahalli.
- The demonstration was organised by the University of Agricultural Sciences, Mandya, and the Agricultural College, Chamarajanagar.
- The students showed farmers how to manage pests and diseases in banana through stem injection, covering site selection on the stem, injection method, tool cleanliness and safety steps.
- Farmers were told to use only recommended products, doses and label instructions for chemicals, and never exceed doses on their own.
- The injection method matters for banana growers because it can deliver medicine to a specific part of the plant when the right pest or disease is identified with an expert's recommendation.
What to watch next
- Whether farmers in the area adopt stem injection only after identifying pests correctly and with expert recommendations.
- Whether more such field demonstrations are held in other banana-growing villages by the two institutions.
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