Krishi Tools is collection of online application that can be used in agricultural operation. It is an approach that combines the knowledge of ICT and agriculture to support students, farmers, agriculture professionals, researchers, and other stakeholders related with agriculture.
Agricultural knowledge has been the theoretical rather than practical approach. During the academic programs, agriculture students have to learn about various scientific tools like fertilizer calculation, seed rate calculation, pesticide application and dilution, live weight estimation of farm animals etc. But, those numeric tools hardly get applied practically.
Krishi Tools, a collections of large number of agricultural applications, vision to deliver all the academic resources and practices practically to farmers level and support students using Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
Computer software used to be questioned mostly due to its deliverability, but Krishi Tools being online software has great enrichment and simplified interface for usability. Krishi Tools commenced its applications like fertilizer calculator, seed rate calculator, pesticide application and dilution, live weight estimation of farm animals, soil texture finder on the online platform.
Krishi tools is the online platform, accessible for everyone at any time. These applications can be used by the researchers, students, professors and farmers for research activities and commercial cultivation. Reducing the gap between the farmers and agricultural knowledge source can optimize the inputs and maximize the production. It promptly gives the requirement of fertilizer, pesticide, seed rate and so more. It provides the linkage, a way to utilize the practical knowledge learnt in university to the farmer level.
Tree Saplings Calculator
The optimum number of saplings can be calculated by knowing the spacing between the trees and row to row spacing. This calculator calculates the number of saplings required in the given area within a few seconds. Additionally, it also estimates the total price cost of saplings in that area.
Soil Texture Finder (Hand Feeling Method)
Soil scientists, professors and students can detect the soil texture class by Hand feeling method but, making note of various soil samples feeling and searching soil texture class is difficult and time consuming task. “Soil texture finder” will automatically display the soil texture class by the input of feeling. Soil texture class carried out at different location and different time can be stored online which can be obtained and studied at any time.
Live Weight Estimation of Livestock
Large sized farm animals like cattle, buffalo, pig, sheep, goat etc are difficult to be measured by using simple weighing machine. It is also necessary on medication of livestock and ensure growth ratio. “Weight estimation of livestock” helps veterinarians and farmers to know average weight of their livestock online by measuring body length and girth (circumference of body) of animal. The live weigh of cattle, buffalo, sheep and goat can be measured using this application.
Pesticide Application and Dilution
“Pesticide is poison, not medicine” Mostly, the pesticide is being used for pest management without any scientific regulation. Low amount of pesticides not only fail to control insect pest but also start the insect’s resistance against pesticide. However, overuse of pesticide in crops can cause various diseases and disorders and even cancer. “Pesticide Application and Dilution” helps agriculturist to decide optimum level of pesticide to use on their crop.
Seed Rate Calculator
Optimum seed rate is required for the maximizing the production level of the crops. Use of too high seed rates is not only economically loss but also suppresses the crop growth and finally yields loss. Low seed rate result lower plant population thereby lowers the yield. So, Optimum rate of seed is required. And hence, calculation of seed rate is the need. Seed rate calculator gives the actual amount of seed required in the given area.
Fertilizer Calculator (Research Type)
Calculating required doses of fertilizers for different crops for particular field at particular time on the basis of doses of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium is time consuming and tedious. As a solution to this, “Fertilizer Calculator” will determine the requirement of fertilizer amount for various plots. Using this tool, agriculture researchers will save huge time by getting instant result.
