Horticulture Lead ( 81793455 )

Job Responsibilities :
To provide technical guidance and monitor all the horticultural operational activities Refine and revise technology manuals on cultivation practices for plantation and maintenance of plantations Demonstrate & train the Managers in important field operations To prepare the revenue and capital budgets with the help of Zonal and Unit Managers & to seek approvals for the budgets/proposals To arrange for procurement of various inputs/machinery/tools etc To arrange for maintenance of plantations & machinery / equipment#s / buildings / facilities through the Contractors To arrange for the security of the land/ plantations/ machinery/buildings etc in the possession of the department Monitoring the water requirements of all the plantations as per the age of plantations, season and physiological stage of plants To arrange for the disposal of the farm produce To monitor maintaining the accounts of the Department And comply with audit of the accounts To develop norms regarding costs/water/labour required for various activities for future use Monitor the soil and plant health especially regarding the soil salinity and pH and their effects on the plant growth and production Continuous pest surveillance and suggest remedial measures for any disease / pest incidence occurring on all the plantations Investigate any new incidence of disease or pest occurring with the help of outside experts in the field Investigate any new incidence of disease or pest occurring with the help of outside experts in the field Work out the protocol for conversion of mango plantations into Homa Organic Farming system on a trial basis and evaluate it with conventional production system Facilitate conversion of entire existing horticulture plantations into Homa Organic Farming in phased manner Facilitate conversion of conventional Kesar mango trees into Jumbo Kesar variety by top working in reasonable time Identify bottlenecks in existing production and get them debottlenecked through R & D Provide technical inputs in preparing & maintaining new plantations in repsective areas under organic system of production To prepare and submit MIS reports Education Requirement : Sc/ M Experience Requirement : 12-15 years of experience Skills & Competencies : Soilplant relationship Water & nutrient requirements of hort crops Principles of weed management Use of plant growth regulators in Horticulture Major diseases & pests and their control Role of climate & weather in horticulture management