Ranchi: A total of 153 farmers based out of Peterbar in Bokaro and Gola in Ramgarh have harvested around 50 tonnes of tomato and brinjal on 15.5 acres after adopting grafted saplings.Supported by Manonati Women Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO), which procured around 1.2 lakh grafted saplings from Chhattisgarh, farmers have harvested around 30 tonnes of tomato from 11.5 acres and 20 tonnes of brinjal from four acres of land till date this season. Saplings were transplanted between July 8 and 15.“Grafted saplings offer greater resistance to soil-borne diseases, better tolerance to adverse weather, higher yield potential and a longer harvesting duration. The directorate of horticulture is committed to promoting such climate-resilient technologies through FPOs to enhance farmers’ incomes,” said Nikhat Parween, assistant director of the horticulture department.An official said, “The plants used to wither away due to fungal and bacterial infections in these areas. The grafting method has been used on the two plants in these places for the first time. The yield has gone up to 70% as against around 30 to 40% in conventional methods.”
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“Grafted tomato plants combine a bacterial-wilt-resistant brinjal rootstock with a high-yielding tomato scion. Grafted tomatoes have nearly 100% plant survival and an extended harvesting season. The technique enables cultivation during the rainy season in Jharkhand’s acidic soils and can significantly improve returns,” Bhavana Patnayakuni, senior scientist (plant breeding) at ICAR, said.The produce are being sold at an “encouraging” Rs 40-50 per kg though final profitability will depend on total output, market prices and production costs. “The brinjals are bigger in size. I am able to sell the produce directly in the market at Rs 40/kg,” a farmer, Bahamuni Kisku, said.
