TY - BOOK AU - National Instructional Media Institute (NIMI) AU - DGT, MSDE, Govt of India TI - Cultivation of Potato: Sector: Agriculture (For Modular Employable Skills) SN - MES61 U1 - 635.21 PY - 2010///; 2011 CY - Chennai PB - National Instructional Media Institute (NIMI) KW - Agriculture KW - Potato N1 - Contents : 1. Practical -Identify use,maintain ans store tools, equipment -Practice the driving of tractor -Select soil, climate,varieties and scope of potato cultivation -Identify the equipments to prepare bed and soil raising -Operate and calibrate potato planter -Identify the different types,components,operation,care and maintenance of potato planter cum fertilizer applicator -Demonstrate intercultural equipments -Perform the Usage of irrigation equipments -Practice on the safe operation of plant protection equipments -Practice on the safe operation of plant protection equipment -Practice on the manual and mechanical harvesting of potato -Identify the different components , operation care and -maintenance of potato cleaner and grader -Practice on the packaging and storing of potato -Calculate the cost of cultivation 2.Theory -Maintain ans store tools,equipments ans clothing safety -Driving the tractor -Soil,climate,varieties and scope of potato cultivation -Equipment of prepare seed bed -Operation and calibration of potato planter -Potato planter cum fertilixer qpplicator -Intercultural operations -Irrigation methods, water requirement and moisture Conservation techniques -Safe operation of plant protection equipments -Manual and mechanical harvesting of potato -Potato cleaner and grader -Method of packaging and storing -Cost of Cultivation and marketing 3.Assignment & Test ER -