April 2020 – Page 8

Better water management can overcome big water crisis hovering over the country

02/04/2020

Our country may face a severe water crisis in the coming years. Experts believe that people in India are not understanding the importance of water and are wasting it a lot. In such a situation, due to this waste of water, about 60 crore people of the country may have to face water shortage in the coming time.

At present, a large population of about two lakh people are not getting clean water due to which they are either losing their lives or are suffering from serious diseases.

What is the solution
It is not that there is a big water problem in India, but water management in India is not in good condition due to which rainwater is allowed to flow in many states of the country every year. The truth is that the problem of water crisis can be prevented only by better management of water in India.

How to avoid fruit borer in Bottle Gourd

02/04/2020 Monday September 25th, 2023

Do not take the same crop continuously in the same field, follow crop rotation.
Adult flies lay eggs in flowers. Eggs go into maggots, which feed inside the fruit and cause rotting.
For effective prevention of the pest, remove fruits before spraying the insecticide.
Size of the infected fruits deteriorated and cut caused foul smell.
To control the number of pests, apply pheromone trap @ 4 nets per acre.
For pest prevention, spray emamectin benzoate at the rate of 5% SG @ 100 g + Bivaria bassiana 250 g per acre. or
Spray Chlorpyrifos with 200 liters of water at the rate of 20% EC 300 ml per acre. or
Spray Bifenthrin @ 10% EC @ 400 ml / acre.

Amidst fears of Corona, Indian Council of Agricultural Research gave useful advice on harvesting

02/04/2020

Amidst fears of Corona, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research has given some useful advice to farmers on harvesting. Council has said that farmers can postpone wheat harvesting for a few days. The Council believes that the harvesting of wheat can be delayed till April 20 and there will be no loss.

Citing the reason behind this, the council said that in most areas the temperature is still below average and hence some delay in harvesting can be done. Significantly, the harvesting of wheat generally starts from the end of March.

Take precautions related to agriculture during the weather changes

02/04/2020

Manage drainage in the field so that the water does not stop for long in the field.
During harvesting, do not keep it open in the field, keep it in a splash, room, warehouse or place where rain water does not come.
After the sky is clear, spread crops like Gram, Lentil, Wheat on tarpaulin or plastic sheets and dry it thoroughly for 2 to 3 days so that the moisture content in the grains is less than 12% and then store it.
To protect the seeds from insects, fungus & weeds, Clean the stalks, soil, leaves and weed seeds in the seed before storing them, and after drying for 2-3 days in strong sunlight, with 8-10% moisture.
It is necessary to treat seeds with fungicide before storing seeds, which can lead to cheap and effective control of seed borne disease. For seed treatment, Thiram or Captan should be treated at the rate of 3 grams or Carboxin 2 grams per kg seed.

Farmers will get the first instalment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana in 1st week of April

02/04/2020

India is locked down for 21 days due to the threat of the Coronavirus, and people are facing various problems dye to it? But meanwhile, there s good news for farmers. This good news is related to the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. The date of giving the first instalment to the farmers covered under this scheme has been announced.

According to media reports, the payment of the first instalment under the Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana will be started from April 1. It should be noted that under this scheme, the government gives Rs. 6000 to farmers in three equal instalments throughout the year. This ambitious scheme was started last year by the Government of India to provide financial assistance to the farmers.

Information of improved varieties of Moong bean

01/04/2020 Tuesday January 12th, 2021

Shakti Vardhak Virat: This variety of moong has 70-80 days maturity. Its plant is straight, hard, less growing, which has 10-12 grains in pods. This improved variety is suitable for sowing in both summer and kharif seasons.

Moong Awasthi Samrat: This improved variety is suitable for sowing in both summer and kharif seasons. This variety of moong gives good yield in 70-80 days.

Eagle Moong: This variety is also known as PDM-139, which is matured in 55-60 days. Its yield is 12-15 quintals per hectare. This variety has moderate immunity to the yellow mosaic virus. This improved variety is suitable for sowing in summer season.

What is the situation of food storage in the country

01/04/2020

In this difficult time of lock-down in the country, declared for 21 days to avoid the Corona virus, the chairman of the Food Corporation of India told that there are currently plenty of wheat, pulses, oil and sugar in government warehouses in the country.
The country has sufficient food stocks, the existing stock can be supplied to the needy for 18 months.
This year, a record production of 291.10 lakh tonnes of food grains has been estimated in the country, which was possible due to hard working farmers.
Therefore, in this calamity, Gramophone expresses gratitude to all the farmers.

Pest attacks may occur in the change of weather

01/04/2020

Due to the change in the weather, many types of pests can attack crops because the moist environment condition is suitable for it.
There is a possibility of attack of Red Beetle insect in Summer Cucurbits vegetables, if the large number of this insect then spraying of Cypermethrin 4% EC + Profenophos 40% EC 400 ml or Bifenthrin 10% EC 200 ml or Dichlorovos 76 EC 300 ml / acre.
Spraying Thiamethoxam 25 WG 5 gm/ 15 liters of water in the okra to control the sucking insect such as white fly, aphid, jassid etc.
There is a high possibility of Thrips in Onion crop so spraying Profenophos 50 EC @ 45 ml or Lambda cyhalothrin 4.9% CS @ 20 ml or Spinosed @ 10 ml or Fipronil 5 SC @ 15 liters water per acre.
Use 0.5 ml mixture with insecticide in 15 liters of water, so that the insecticide is absorbed by the plants properly.

Crops in damaged in MP due to rain and hailstorm, CM ensured for help

01/04/2020

Nearly 20 districts of Madhya Pradesh received heavy rain with hailstorms in the last 24 hours. This rain caused heavy damage to crops of various regions of the state. Due to which, millions of farmers had suffered a huge loss in their crops.

On one hand, farmers were facing problems due to the ongoing nationwide lock-down to prevent infection of the coronavirus, while on the other hand, the hailstorm is now causing more problems to the farmers.

However, in this time of trouble, the Madhya Pradesh government had assured the farmers that govt. will help them to cope with this situation. Seeing this hailstorm, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has extended a helping hand towards the farmer brothers. In his recent tweet, CM Shivraj told farmers to stop worrying.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan wrote in his tweet that “My farmer brothers, I heard about the news of heavy rains with hailstorms in various places of the state. I am constantly monitoring the situation. Don’t worry about crop damage. I am standing with you in every hour of crisis, and I will take you out of this one too”