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| 1 | Pot trials: Pot trial: Shifting, desoiling, scrubbing outside with coir/coir rope/iron brush, removing algae with chemicals (if any), rinsing with washing powder in case of plastic pots. Painting with geru and placing under sunlight for drying. Sticking/inserting the labels in case of plastic pots. Manual lifting from storage/experiment site/green house, properly aligning on GI trays/any other designated place. Soil weighing, mixing with compost, placing broken tiles or pots chips at the bottom of pots, filling coarse sand at bottom, pots filling, placing at proper place. Assistance in regular crop care activities like sowing, weeding, irrigation with pipe or watering can, fertilization, harvesting, cleaning and housekeeping of polyhouse/net house/ composting house etc. | Pot trials: Pot trial: Shifting, desoiling, scrubbing outside with coir/coir rope/iron brush, removing algae with chemicals (if any), rinsing with washing powder in case of plastic pots. Painting with geru and placing under sunlight for drying. Sticking/inserting the labels in case of plastic pots. Manual lifting from storage/experiment site/green house, properly aligning on GI trays/any other designated place. Soil weighing, mixing with compost, placing broken tiles or pots chips at the bottom of pots, filling coarse sand at bottom, pots filling, placing at proper place. Assistance in regular crop care activities like sowing, weeding, irrigation with pipe or watering can, fertilization, harvesting, cleaning and housekeeping of polyhouse/net house/ composting house etc. |
| 2 | Field Trials:Field preparation for Sowing/transplanting (Seeds/ seedlings): Lifting soil, spreading, levelling with spade, mixing fertilizer while levelling the soil, flooding the soil, spot levelling after flooding (if any). Digging/ploughing, harrowing/levelling, raised bed preparation, making ridges and furrow, soil tilthing, removing pebbles/stones, plastics, paper and other unwanted materials. Removing inert material, seed grading, soaking seed in water, carrying the soaked seeds for drying in shade. Making holes & placing seeds in soil (dibbles). Irrigating seedling beds, removing and carrying seedling from seedling beds to experimental sites, seedling planting and fertilizer application as basal doses. Treating seeds/seedlings with agro chemicals. | Field Trials:Field preparation for Sowing/transplanting (Seeds/ seedlings): Lifting soil, spreading, levelling with spade, mixing fertilizer while levelling the soil, flooding the soil, spot levelling after flooding (if any). Digging/ploughing, harrowing/levelling, raised bed preparation, making ridges and furrow, soil tilthing, removing pebbles/stones, plastics, paper and other unwanted materials. Removing inert material, seed grading, soaking seed in water, carrying the soaked seeds for drying in shade. Making holes & placing seeds in soil (dibbles). Irrigating seedling beds, removing and carrying seedling from seedling beds to experimental sites, seedling planting and fertilizer application as basal doses. Treating seeds/seedlings with agro chemicals. |
| 3 | Crop Care activities: Sprinkling water in field, seed bed & seedling trays with garden hand sprinkler. Making water channels in field. Pipe rolling, unrolling, lifting and placing at designated place. Removing excess water from bed and hand sprinkling at elevated spot. Fertilizer/Manure/new fertilizer product application: Drawing fertilizer from bag, weighing, mixing different fertilizer, lifting, spreading/ spot/ring application, earthing up the spreaded fertilizer, preparing & filling fertilizer solution in container for drip irrigation or spraying with hand /knapsack sprayer, washing & cleaning the sprayer after application. Weeding/earthing up: Removing weeds with roots either by hand or equipments; collecting, lifting and disposing off the cut weeds at designated place. Lifting and spreading soil around the periphery of plants (earthing up) and on the heaped grass in vermi compost beds. Cleaning sprayer with water before use. Mixing pesticides in water, filling the prepared in-house developed pesticide solution in sprayer. Spraying on crops, washing and drying equipments after use. Dechoking sprayer nozzles (if any). Use of power tiller for ploughing. | Crop Care activities: Sprinkling water in field, seed bed & seedling trays with garden hand sprinkler. Making water channels in field. Pipe rolling, unrolling, lifting and placing at designated place. Removing excess water from bed and hand sprinkling at elevated spot. Fertilizer/Manure/new fertilizer product application: Drawing fertilizer from bag, weighing, mixing different fertilizer, lifting, spreading/ spot/ring application, earthing up the spreaded fertilizer, preparing & filling fertilizer solution in container for drip irrigation or spraying with hand /knapsack sprayer, washing & cleaning the sprayer after application. Weeding/earthing up: Removing weeds with roots either by hand or equipments; collecting, lifting and disposing off the cut weeds at designated place. Lifting and spreading soil around the periphery of plants (earthing up) and on the heaped grass in vermi compost beds. Cleaning sprayer with water before use. Mixing pesticides in water, filling the prepared in-house developed pesticide solution in sprayer. Spraying on crops, washing and drying equipments after use. Dechoking sprayer nozzles (if any). Use of power tiller for ploughing. |
| 4 | Crop harvesting & Post-harvesting process: Harvesting, carrying, weighing, packing and collecting fruits/seeds. Removing unwanted material from harvested stock. Removing adhered soil by washing and drying in shade. Disposal of harvested crop produce. | Crop harvesting & Post-harvesting process: Harvesting, carrying, weighing, packing and collecting fruits/seeds. Removing unwanted material from harvested stock. Removing adhered soil by washing and drying in shade. Disposal of harvested crop produce. |
| 5 | Hydroponics: Planting seed or seedling in small tray and then transplanting in net pots, crop care activities etc. | Hydroponics: Planting seed or seedling in small tray and then transplanting in net pots, crop care activities etc. |
| 6 | Hydroponics: Cleaning of nutrient tanks, pipes and racks; filling and draining of water in tank etc. | Hydroponics: Cleaning of nutrient tanks, pipes and racks; filling and draining of water in tank etc. |
