Country Report Bhutan IPMRICE Sonam Dorji NPPC Bhutan
Country Report Bhutan IPM_RICE Sonam Dorji (NPPC, Bhutan) dorjisonam 2010@ gmail. com/www. nppc. gov. bt
Introduction � Bhutan is Mountainous country � Total area of Country: 38, 394 Sq km � Arable land for Agriculture: 2. 93% � Population: approximately 745 600 � 69% Population are farmer � Average farm landholding: 3 acres dorjisonam 2010@ gmail. com/www. nppc. gov. bt
About NPPC � Mandated for Plant Protection R &D Program in Country � Sole agency for any Plant Protection activities � Sole agency who regulate and Procurement any PP Product in Country � No of staff: 27(17 professional, 3 driver, 1 Adm, 1 acc, 4 supporting, 1 lab asst) dorjisonam 2010@ gmail. com/www. nppc. gov. bt
NPPC Staff dorjisonam 2010@ gmail. com/www. nppc. gov. bt
Rice in Bhutan � Rice is most important cereal crop � 53% dietary energy from rice � Important rice growing areas: Samtse, Punakha & Wangduephodrang � 77, 038 MT of rice from 48, 873 acres in 2013 � Average yield was 1576 kg/acres dorjisonam 2010@ gmail. com/www. nppc. gov. bt
Fig: Showing main rice growing district dorjisonam 2010@ gmail. com/www. nppc. gov. bt
Distribution of Rice growing areas: � Rice grown from 200 – 2700 masl Rice Ecosystem Characteristic Warm temperate Zone (High altitude) Low temerature Rainfall: 650 -850 mm Dry Subtropical Zone Rainfall 850 -1200 mm Humid Subtropical 1200 -1500 mm Wet subtropical Zone ( Low altitude) High rainfall, soil fertility dorjisonam 2010@ gmail. com/www. nppc. gov. bt Estimated area 25% 45% 35%
Rice varieties Varieties Maturity Days after sowing) Recommended agroecology Zone (masl) Khangma Maap 120 -130 Above 1500 Bajo map 1 &2 145 -155 600 -1500 Bajo Kaap 1 & 2 145 - 155 600 -1500 IR 64 140 -155 600 -1500 IR 20913 130 -140 600 -1500 Yusirey Kaap 1 170 -180 Above 1800 134 Below 1800 Yusiray Kaap 2 dorjisonam 2010@ gmail. com/www. nppc. gov. bt
Disease of rice � 20 different species bacteria and Fungi recorded � Blast (Pyricularia grisea) is major rice disease in Bhutan � Blast epidemic in 1995 in mid and high altitude � 1099 MT of paddy was lost to epidemic dorjisonam 2010@ gmail. com/www. nppc. gov. bt
Insect pest � 41 species pest recorded � Economic importance are: 1. Armyworm (Pseudaletia separata) 2. Link stem borers (Chilo partellus) 3. Leaf folders (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis) 4. Rice bug (Leptocorisa oratoria) dorjisonam 2010@ gmail. com/www. nppc. gov. bt
Plant hopper in Rice � 5 species plant hopper recorded in Bhutan: 1. Leaf hopper (Diostrombus carnosa) 2. Leaf hopper (Exitianus coronatus) 3. Brown Plant Hopper (Nilaparvata lugens) 4. Plant hopper (Psammotettix striatus ) 5. WBPH (Sogatella furcifera) dorjisonam 2010@ gmail. com/www. nppc. gov. bt
Virus on rice � RGSV is unconfirmed record � No virus expert visited Bhutan � No extensive diseases symptom recorded where virus might be implicated dorjisonam 2010@ gmail. com/www. nppc. gov. bt
Pesticide use in Agriculture Sl no Insecticide Fungicides Herbicide 1 Chloropyrifos 20 EC Captan 50 WP Butachlor 5 G 2 Cypermetrin 20 EC Carbendazim 50 WP Glyphosate 41 SL 3 Dimethoate 30 EC Metribuzin 70 WP 4 Fenvalarate 0. 4 D Copper Oxychloride 75 WP Mencozeb 5 EC 5 Sulphur 80 WP 6 Tricyclazole 75 WP dorjisonam 2010@ gmail. com/www. nppc. gov. bt
Update_AFACI project � AFACI_TCP project was started to implement from July 2016 � Material required are being procured � Survey will be carried out from September – October dorjisonam 2010@ gmail. com/www. nppc. gov. bt
Tashi Delek/Thank you dorjisonam 2010@ gmail. com/www. nppc. gov. bt
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