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କୃଷି ବିଜ୍ଞାନ କେନ୍ଦ୍ର,କନ୍ଧମାଳ ଏବଂ ଓଡିଶା କୃଷି ଓ ବୈଷୟିକ ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ,ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର
The district Kandhamal is favourable for off-season vegetable cultivation due its agro climatic condition .In this district the area covered under cauliflower is 3550 ha with a productivity of 109 q/ha .The district is predominantly inhibited by tribal peoples .The tribal farmers are resource poor & marginal farmers.
They are cultivating cauliflower in traditional method. The low productivity of cauliflower is due to heavy pest, disease incidence &imbalanced use of plant nutrients. The soils of Kandhamal district is deficient in boron (81%).