September 2020 – Page 7

Monsoon will remain active in MP till September 20, heavy rains will occur in these districts

02/09/2020

The continuous rains in almost all the districts of Madhya Pradesh have caused havoc in the past. Due to this devastation, 11 thousand people have been resuscitated so far and 10 have died. Due to this, crops of about 7 lakh hectares were damaged and relief work is going on. The maximum damage has been done in Hoshangabad, Vidisha, Sehore, Raisen, and Rajgarh districts.

On Monday, the Meteorological Department issued a warning of heavy rain. Warning of heavy rains has been issued in Alirajpur, Barwani, Jhabua. Ratlam, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Dhar may have thunderstorms with strong showers.

According to the Meteorological Department, the monsoon is expected to remain active till 20 September. Even if there is no rain for 1 day in the month of September, there is no possibility of water shortage in the state this year, although the area of low pressure has reached western Madhya Pradesh and adjoining eastern Rajasthan on Sunday. This system can cause rain in some places in the eastern Rajasthan state.

Source: MP Breaking News

Spray management in cotton in 105-115 days

02/09/2020

Cotton plants usually face a lot of attacks from insects like sucking pests, caterpillars such as Pink bollworm, Aphid, Jessid, Mites, etc
Along with these pests, some fungal and bacterial diseases also greatly affect the Cotton crop like root rot, stem rot, Alternaria leaf spot, etc.
the following products are used to manage them.
Pink bollworm management: – PROFENOFOS 40 % + CYPERMETHRIN 4% EC @ 400 ml / acre or FENPROPATHRIN 10% EC @ 400 ml / acre or NOVALURAN 5.25 %+ EMAMECTIN BENZOATE 0.9 SC @ 600 ml / acre
Sucking pest management: – DIAFENTHIURON 50 % WP @ 250 gram / acre or PYRIPROXYFEN 10 % + BIFENTHRIN 10% EC @ 250 ml / acre or IMIDACLOPRID 17.8% SL @ 100 ml / acre
For fungal disease :-THIOPHANATE METHYL 70% WP @ 300 gram / acre or HEXACONAZOLE 5% SC @ 300 ml / acre or MANCOZEB 75 % WP @ 500 gram /acre For bacterial disease :- STREPTOMYCIN SULPHATE 90%+ TETRACYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE 10% W/W@ 24 gram/acre or KASUGAMYCIN 3% SL @ 400 ml / acre
as a biological treatment Spray PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS @ 250 gram / acre
Nutrition Management: – For good growth in cotton crop, spray 00:00:50 @ 1kg / acre

Spray Management in Chili Crops in 130-150 days

01/09/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

In 130-150 days Chilli crop is fully in maturation stage
At this time in chilli crop there is continuous harvesting of fruits as well as there is regular growth of flowers.
At this time, spraying of the appropriate chemicals is very important to keep the flowers from shedding and the chilli fruit from rotting.
This management is done for fungus management, insect management, and nutrition management.
For the control of fungal diseases spray METIRAM 55% + PYARACLOSTROBIN 5% WG@ @ 600 gram / acre or THIOPHANATE METHYL 70% W/W @ 300 gram / acre.
For the control of insects PYRIPROXYFEN 10 % + BIFENTHRIN 10% EC @ 250 ml / acre or LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 4.9 % CS @ 250 ml / acre or CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 18.5 % SC @ 60 ml / acre
Nutrition Management: – Spray @ 00:00:50 @ 1 kg / acre and GIBBERELLIC ACID @ 300 ml / acre and to prevent premature flower drop spray HOMOBRASSINOLIDE @ 100 ml / acre

Soybean farmer did smart farming with Gramophone app, yield increased from 160 to 200 quintals

01/09/2020 Tuesday September 1st, 2020

The desire of every Indian farmer is to reduce the cost of cultivation and increase profits. But most of the farmers of our country still do traditional farming, due to which they have to satisfy themselves with low production and the agricultural cost also becomes very high. But in today’s modern era, farmers who use modern methods in farming are called smart farmers. For the last 4 years Gramophone has been engaged in teaching smart farming to farmers.

Many farmers are doing smart farming by connecting with gramophone app. Shubham Patel of Khandwa is also one of them. Shubham is getting very good results from this smart farming. They used to produce 160 quintals before the soybean crop, now this yield has increased to 200 quintals. This has also increased their profits by 41%. The cost of farming has also come down by Rs 10,000.

If you also want to make a similar difference in your agriculture like Shubham Ji and want to become a smart farmer, then you can also join Gramophone. To connect with Gramophone, you can either miss the toll free number 18003157566 or login to Gramophone Krishi Mitra app.

Stem fly control in soybean

01/09/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

The main causes for stem fly/stem borer in soybean crop are very dense sowing of the crop, inappropriate use of pesticides, non-adoption of the crop cycle.
The most important thing for the control of stem fly in soybean crops is appropriate control in the early stage of the infection of the caterpillar.
A spray of BEAUVERIA BASSIANA periodically is very important to control the stem fly.
A spray of the following products is crucial for the control of stem fly in the soybean crop.
THIAMETHOXAM 25% WG @ 100 gram / acre +FENPROPATHRIN 10% EC @ 400 ml / acre or THIAMETHOXAM 25% WG @ 100 gram / acre + BEAUVERIA BASSIANA @ 250 gram / acre or FIPRONIL 5% SC @ 400 ml / acre or FENPROPATHRIN 10 Spray @% EC @ 400 ml / acre + BEAUVERIA BASSIANA @ 250 gram / acre.