Towards The Contract For Outsourcing Of Farm Operations At Icar-Sugarcane Breeding Institute , Coimbatore . , Farm Operations , Planting Work: I ) Seed Cane Cutting And Planting Ii ) Basal Dose Of Fertilizer Application Seed Cane Cutting , Cane Stripping , Sizing , Bagging , Transporting Through Tractor Provided By The Farm , Spreading And Arranging Setts In Rows , And Covering With Soil . , Pits Making For Planting Of Ground Nursery And Transporting Of Seedling To Field , Fertilizers Application And Planting Work . , Spraying Operations: Transportation Of Water To The Field In Pots , Spraying Herbicides , Insecticides And Fungicides In Fallow Land And Standing Crop Using Manual Or Motorized Knapsack Sprayer , Cleaning Of The Sprayers . , Hand Hoeing And Weeding : Uprooting Weeds Using Hand Hoes , Transporting Out Of The Field , Loading On To Tractor Trailer And Unloading At A Dumping Sites . , Fertilizer Top Dressing And Half Earthing Up: Application Of Fertilizers In Furrows And Half Earthing Up With Spades To Cover The Applied Fertilizers . , Fertilizer Top Dressing And Full Earthing Up: Application Of Fertilizers In Furrows And Heavy Earthing Up With Spades To Cover Ridges Into Furrows . , Wet Earthing Up , De-Trashing : Removal Of Dried Trash In The Standing Cane , Removing Grownup Weeds Between Rows , Transporting Out Of The Field , Bundling , Loading On The Trailer Provided By The Farm And Unloading In The Manure Pits . , Ratoon Operations: Stubble Shaving , Off-Barring , Fertilizer And Manure Application And Closing The Fertilizer And Manures . , Harvesting And Loading : Cutting , De-Trashing And De-Topping , Bundling , Transporting And Loading On Lorry , Cane Weighing In Experimental Plots: Weighing Harvested Cane Plot-Wise Using Hanging/Platform Scale As Per The Requirement Of The Scientists And Tying The Loosened Bundles After Weighing , Juice Analysis: Cutting Treatment/Clonewise Cane Samples , Transportation , Crushing , Data Recording In Cane Samples And Assisting In The Lab Work Including Juice Clarification , Cleaning Of Laboratory Glass/Plastic Ware , Worktable And Lab Floor , Irrigation , Cleaning Field Paths And Bunds , Cct Cane Cutting , Sample Collection , Fluff Cleaning , Crossing , Maintenance Of Tissue Culture Nursery , Ground Nursery , Yard , Lawn Etc . And Other Miscellaneous And Unforeseen Field Works , Tractor Drivers: Tractor Drivers With A Valid Driving Licence , Trained In All Field Operations Using Different Tractor Drawn Implements , Operation Of Trailers In The Field And On-Road , Maintenance Of The Implements And Attending Minor Repair , Maintaining The Tractor By Checking And Refilling Engine Oil , Gear Oil , Hydraulic Oil , Radiator Coolant/Water , Diesel , Greasing , Washing , Checking And Maintaining Air Pressure In Tyres , Changing Tyres , Minor Repairs Like Changing Diesel Tubes , Oil Seals , O Rings , Charging/Changing Battery Etc . , Maintaining Log Books , Reporting The Work Done To The Farm And Take Instructions For The Next Day Work
