Dungarpur : Dungarpur: To improve the health of alkaline soil in the state, the government will now provide free gypsum to the farmers. The use of gypsum will also increase the production of crops. Under the budget announcement of the government, about 20 thousand farmers of the state will be benefited from this. The government has set a target of free distribution of gypsum for every district. Although the stock of gypsum has not been available to the Agriculture Department till now, most of the work of sowing Rabi crops has also been completed. Nevertheless, farmers will definitely benefit from its distribution in the coming days. Keeping in view the demand of farmers, demand has also been sent by the Agriculture Department. Farmers will have to apply online for free gypsum. Alkaline means that soil which has more sodium and is also full of water. The soil is hard and the circulation of air and water has stopped. Such soil can be made fertile by adding gypsum. To remove alkalinity, the soil of the concerned field should also be tested in the department’s laboratory, so that it can be known how much quantity of gypsum should be added to the field. Farmers will have to apply online on Raj Kisan Sathi Suvidha App. A maximum of 1.5 metric tons of gypsum will be given to a farmer. Gypsum will also be distributed to the beneficiaries through the app. Its verification will be done through the OTP number coming on the mobile of the concerned farmer. After achieving the target of free distribution of gypsum, it will also be made available to the farmers at 50 percent subsidy. Gypsum will be made available to farmers at 50 percent subsidy for Land Reform Scheme, National Food Security Mission for pulses and National Food Security Mission for wheat.
For this also you will have to apply online through Rajkisan Sathi app. According to the scheme, subsidy will be given only on 250 kg gypsum per hectare. The soil having high amount of elements like sodium, calcium and magnesium and the soil pH scale having a value greater than seven maximum is considered alkaline. There is deficiency of nutrients in alkaline soil. There is deficiency of nutrients in alkaline soil. In alkaline soil, water infiltration is also less and the problem of water logging also persists during rainy days. In such a situation, the plants will have difficulty in getting nutrients, due to which the growth of the plants stops and the leaves turn from white to red-brown.
In such a situation it is advisable to use gypsum. Gypsum contains sulfur 13-16 percent and active calcium 16-19 percent. It is used to improve the soil and make it fertile. This controls the pH level of the soil and increases the fertilizer power. Gypsum contains calcium and sulphur: Gypsum contains calcium and sulphur. It is necessary for the growth of plants. Calcium provides nutrients to the roots and sulfur increases crop production. Gypsum increases the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and sulfur in the soil.
Gypsum increases water infiltration into the soil and prevents the formation of a hard layer. Gypsum increases the amount of oil in oilseed crops. The amount of protein increases in pulse crops and the grains become shapely. Plants grow well in food crops with gypsum. Farmers should use gypsum only after testing the farming soil. It is being advised to break the gypsum lumps and put them in the field.
