October 2020 – Page 7

Digital Advice of Gramophone App increased income of Khandwa farmer

06/10/2020

The whole world is slowly being digitized, today anyone can get any information anywhere on one touch of mobile. There is also a lot of potential for the Indian farmer in this era of digitization. Gramophone is opening the doors of these possibilities to farmers. Now farmers are getting every information related to agriculture through the Gramophone Krishi Mitra app on one touch of a smartphone. Soybean farmer Sagar Singh Solanki of Khandwa is also doing smart farming with the help of the Gramophone Krishi Mitra App.

The use of the Gramophone app not only made Sagar Singh Solanki a smart farmer but also brought a good increase in income while reducing agricultural costs. The use of the app reduced their agricultural costs by 21% and increased income by 25%. Apart from this, their total profit also increased by 37% as compared to earlier.

Like Sagar Singh Solanki, lakhs of farmers are using the gramophone app and taking advantage of it. If you also want to become a smart farmer like them then you can also join Gramophone. To connect with Gramophone, login to the Gramophone Krishi Mitra app.

How to manage wilt disease with help of soil treatment

05/10/2020 Tuesday October 6th, 2020

This disease is caused by bacteria and fungi, which deals a lot of damage to the crop.
Symptoms of bacterial wilt infection can be seen in all parts of infected plants.
The leaves turn yellow, then the whole plant dries up and dies.
Drying starts as a cropped circle i.e. the crop starts drying in a circle.
Soil treatment is the most effective way to prevent this disease.
As a biological treatment, for soil treatment use of Mycorrhiza @ 4 kg / acre or Trichoderma viride @ 1 kg / acre.
Do the seed treatment with Trichoderma viride @ 5 gram /kg seeds or Psuedomonas fluorescens @ 5 gram/kg seeds .
PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS @ 250 gram/acre as spray.

Farmers of MP will be able to sell paddy on MSP from this date, registration process is going on

05/10/2020

The Kharif season is in its last phase and harvesting of crops like paddy has started. In such a situation, the Madhya Pradesh government has fixed the date of purchase of paddy at the minimum support price (MSP). Paddy procurement will start from the 25th of November next month.

Explain that the registration process has already started for selling paddy produce at the minimum support price and its last date is October 15. Explain that the purchase of paddy will start from November 25 and will last for more than a month.

Source: Nai Dunia

How to control diamondback moth in cabbage crop

05/10/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

Eggs of Diamondback Moth are white-yellow in color.
Its Caterpillars are 7–12 mm long, and have fine hair on its whole body while adults are 8–10 mm in length, they are brown and light brown in color and have bright spots on their backs.
The adult female lays eggs on the leaves either in singles or in groups.
Small slender green caterpillars after emerging from the eggs feed on the leaf’s epidemics, making holes in the leaves as a result.
Severely affected leaves are left completely skeletonized.
For its control, spray LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 4.6% + CHOLRANTRANILIPROL 9.3%ZC @ 80 ml / acre or NOVALURAN 5.25 %+ EMAMECTIN BENZOATE 0.9 SC @ 600 ml / acre
As a biological control, use BEAUVERIA BASSIANA @ 500 gram/acre with every spray

Benefits of soil treatment in potato crop

04/10/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

Soil treatment is very important before the sowing of the potato crop.
Soil fertility and nutrient management are very important factors for good crop yield and disease-free crops which have a direct impact on crop yield and quality.
During the Rabi season, there is a lot of outbreak of fungal diseases and pests as there is excessive moisture in the soil before sowing the potatoes.
Soil treatment is done with fungicides and insecticides to prevent fungal diseases and pests.
Potato crops do not get infected with diseases like tuber rot due to soil treatment with fungicides and insecticides.
Potato wilt disease is also prevented by soil treatment.
Soil treatment is also very important to overcome the deficiency of nutrients in the soil as its main nutrients are used in the last crop.
By soil treatment, soil structure improves and production also increases.

Mandi Bhaw: What are the prices of potato, onion, tomato and wheat in different mandis of MP?

03/10/2020

Onion prices are running at Rs 850 per quintal at Gautampura Mandi in Indore and tomato, onion, okra, and gourd are priced at Rs 1400, 500, 1200, and 700 per quintal respectively in the Agricultural Produce Market Committee of Khandwa.

Apart from this, the price of potato and onion in Deori mandi of Sagar district is 2700 and 1500 rupees per quintal respectively. Talking about Damoh Mandi, here tomato is Rs 3500 and the potato is Rs 2500 per quintal.

Talking about wheat, at present the price in Gautampura mandi is Rs 1900 per quintal. The price of wheat in Mhow is Rs 1810 per quintal. Wheat prices in Saver and Indore mandi are Rs 1656 and Rs 1519 per quintal respectively.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

Control of early blight disease in potato crop

03/10/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

This disease is caused by a fungus known as Alternaria solani.
This disease can occur even before tuber formation. The first infestation occurs on the leaves below from where the disease progresses upwards.
Brown colored spots with round oval or rings are formed on the leaves.
The spots gradually grow in size which later covers the entire leaf and finally, the plant dies.
MANCOZEB 75 % WP@ 600 Gram/acre or CARBENDAZIM 12% + MANCOZEB 63%@300 Gram/acre
THIOPHANATE METHYL 70% W/W@ 300 gram/acre or CHLOROTHALONIL 75% WP@ 400 Gram/acre
For biological treatment TRICHODERMA VIRIDE@ 500 Gram/acre or PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS@ 250 gram/acre

Importance of calcium in onion and garlic crops

03/10/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

Calcium is very important for onion and garlic.
In onion and garlic, it plays an important role in the establishment of roots and the growth of roots as well as in the early growth of the crop.
Increases the height and strength of the onion and garlic plant.
Helps protect onion and garlic bulbs against all types of diseases and abiotic stresses.
Calcium deficiency reduces the length of the leaf which can cause the leaf to die without yellowing.

There is a possibility of rain in these states in the last phase of monsoon

01/10/2020

The monsoon is at its last stop and with the beginning of October, the final monsoon rains are seen in some states of the country. The monsoon has taken farewell to most states.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the southwest monsoon is expected to return from the capital Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, and most parts of northern India while light to moderate rains may occur over many parts of Jharkhand, Bihar, and UP.

During the coming 24 hours, heavy to moderate rains may continue over parts of coastal Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and parts of Gangetic West Bengal. Apart from this, light rains are expected at one or two places in southern Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha, southern parts of Madhya Pradesh and southern Rajasthan as well as northern parts of Jammu and Kashmir.

Source: Krishi Jagran

Control of brown plant hopper in paddy crop

01/10/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

Eggs are laid by the adult near the main vein of the leaves.
The shape of the egg is semilunar and the color of the nymph is white to light brown.
The damage done by the planthopper is seen as yellowing of the plant.
Brown planthoppers suck the sap of the plant. Due to this, the crop dries in a circle, which is known as hopper burn.
THIAMETHOXAM 75%SG @ 60 Gram/acre or BUPROFEZIN 15 % + ACEPHATE 35 % WP@ 500 Gram/acre
As a biological treatment use Bavaria Basiana @ 250 gram/acre