Mandi Bhaw: What is the price of vegetables and other grains in different mandis of MP?

In Sendhwa Mandi of Badwani district under Indore division, the price of Cotton is running at Rs 5610 per quintal. Apart from this, the prices of vegetables like tomato, cabbage, cauliflower, brinjal, ladyfinger, gourd, etc. in the same market are 950, 950, 1050, 1100, 1050,1050 per quintal respectively.

Apart from this, wheat in the Shujalpur Krishi Upaj mandi of Shajapur district under Ujjain division is Rs 1530 per quintal, Kanta gram Rs 4500 per quintal, Kabuli chana Rs 5000 per quintal, Mausami gram Rs 4650 per quintal, Green gram Rs 5000 per quintal and Lentil is Rs 5100 per quintal.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

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Importance of Nitrogen Bacteria in Okra Crop

Importance of Nitrogen Bacteria in Okra Crop
  • Azotobacter spp. is the free-living nitrogen-fixing aerobic bacterium
  • Play an important role to convert nitrogen in the simple form to provide plant
  • Available nitrogen used by okra, which reduces 20% to 25 % Nitrogenous fertilizer requirements for okra crop. 
  • Increase the germination percentage of okra crops.
  • Increase number & length of shoot and root.
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Marigold demand has made it a profitable crop

Marigold demand has made it a profitable crop
  • Marigold crop has become a very popular crop due to it being a low-cost short duration crop.
  • As it’s easy to farm, it is being widely adopted. Marigold is found in two different colors, orange and yellow, it has two varieties (of different color and shape) – African marigold and French marigold.
  • Marigold is cultivated in almost every region. It is the most important flower crop. It is widely used in religious and social works.
  • Marigold is also cultivated to obtain carotene pigment which is used for the yellow color in various foods.
  • The oil obtained from marigold flowers is used in making perfumes and other cosmetics. It also has medicinal properties.
  • It is also grown as a defense shield between crops to reduce pest infestation in crops.
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Identification and control of Downy Mildew in Cucurbitaceae crops

Identification and control of Downy Mildew in Cucurbitaceae crops
  • In Cucurbitaceous crops, the effect of this disease causes gray spots on the lower surface of the leaves.
  • Pale yellow spots are formed on the upper surface. This disease causes more damage to cucumber, gourds, and melons.
  • Along with this, on the leaves, a layer of brownish-black color is formed. If it rains in the summer season, this disease becomes very common.
  • For the control of this disease, Metalaxyl  4% + Mancozeb 64% WP @ 600 gram / acre or Sulfur 80% WDG @ 500 gram / acre or Tebuconazole 10% + Sulfur 65% WG @ 500 gram / acre
  • Spray Trichoderma viride @ 500 gram / acre or Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram as a biological treatment
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2000 rupees given in bank accounts of 5 lakh farmers of Madhya Pradesh

2000 rupees given in bank accounts of 5 lakh farmers of Madhya Pradesh

On the lines of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, some state governments have also made plans to provide financial assistance to farmers. The Madhya Pradesh government has also started a similar scheme called “Chief Minister Kisan Kalyan Yojana” and under this scheme, 4000 rupees will be given in 2 installments to the beneficiary farmer families of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.

The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on November 2, sent a total of Rs 100 crore to 5 lakh farmers, leaving 19 districts having by-elections in the state under this scheme. Explain that this is the first installment of 2000 rupees given to farmer families under this scheme.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

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Crop Management in Pigeonpea at Flowering Stage

Crop Management in Pigeonpea at Flowering Stage
  • This is an important time for pigeon pea farmers as this is the time of flower emergence.
  • In such a situation, farmers can get good yield with a little bit of effort. In the time of flowering, light irrigation should be done in the pigeon pea.
  • Also one of the reasons for the flower drop in pigeon pea is the attack of thrips, which is very important to control on time.
  • Simultaneously, if a stressful situation arises in the pigeon pea crop, spray homobrassinolide @ 100 ml/acre to prevent it.
  •  For control of thrips use Fipronil 5% SC @ 400 ml / acre or lambda cyhalothrin 4.9% CS @ 200 ml / acre or fipronil 40% + imidacloprid 40% WG @ 40 gram  / acre or thiamanthoxam 12.6% + lambda cyhalothrin 9.5% ZC @   80 ml / acre or spinoseed at 45% SC @ 60 ml / acre.
  • Spray Beauveria Bassiana @ 250 gram/acre as biological treatment.
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How to use Gram samridhi Kit

How to use Gram samridhi Kit
  • Gramophone exclusive gram samridhi kit is used as a soil treatment.
  • The total volume of this kit is 4.5 kg which is enough for one acre.
  • It can be used along with urea, DAP, or Potash with 50 kg of well-decomposed cow dung, or compost or dry soil.
  • It is necessary to have sufficient moisture in the field at the time of its use.
  • If you were not able to use this kit at the time of sowing, then it can be used as broadcasting in 15-20 days of sowing.
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Gramophone app is increasing farmers’ income by 40%

Gramophone app is increasing farmers' income by 40%

Since its inception in 2016, so far more than five lakh farmers have joined Gramophone and there have been many positive improvements in their agriculture. Under the guidance of gramophone agricultural experts, there has been a good increase in the income of thousands of farmers. The average income of many farmers is increasing by up to 40%.

Farmer Poonam Chand Sisodia of Khandwa district connected his soybean crop to the Gramophone app at the time of sowing and he got all the necessary advice over the phone. This resulted in a 60% increase in yield. Apart from this, the cost of agriculture also decreased.

Sagar Singh Solanki, also from Khandwa district, reduced his agricultural costs by 21% and increased income by 25% using the gramophone app. Their total profit increased by 37% compared to the earlier.

One such farmer is Vinod Gujjar, resident of Dewas district, for whom Gramophone’s Moong Samriddhi Kit proved like a boon. The yield of the crop sown on 5 acres increased from the earlier 25 quintals to 30 quintals using the kit. With the increase in yield, there was an increase of 38% in income and 100% in profit.

Gramophone’s Soya Samriddhi Kit provided so much good nutrition to the soybean crop of Ramnivas Parmar, another farmer from Dewas, that the profit from the crop increased by 180% in advance and the quality of the yield from the crop was so good that its value in the market Found more than other farmers’ produce.

Like these farmers, lakhs of farmers are taking advantage of Gramophone’s high services and increasing their income as well as reducing their agricultural costs. In just four years, Gramophone has started to achieve the goal set by itself. In the days to come, Gramophone has joined the farmers of the entire country and has set the goal of modern agriculture for Indian agriculture and Indian farmers.

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How to manage garlic crop in 15 days

How to manage garlic crop in 15 days
  • Garlic crop is a tuber crop, due to this it is very important to manage nutrition and diseases in garlic crops.
  • Crop management can be done to protect the crop from fungal diseases such as root rot, stem rot yellowing, etc. for this spray Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% @ 300 gram / acre or Hexaconazole 5% SC @ 400 ml / acre.
  • To protect garlic crops from sucking pests, spray the Acetate  75% SP @ 300 gram / acre or Bavaria Basiana @ 250 gram / acre as a biological treatment.
  • For a uniform growth  and  good root growth of garlic crop, use Urea @ 25 kg / acre + zinc Sulphate @ 5 kg / acre + Sulfur 90% @ 10 kg / acre broadcast in soil in 15 days of sowing 
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How to manage nutrition at the time of sowing in wheat

How to manage nutrition at the time of sowing in wheat
  • Wheat is the main crop of the rabi season. Nutrition management at the time of the sowing of wheat gives it a good start.
  • Growth of roots is good and tillers emerge very well.
  • At this time, the following products should be used to manage nutrition
  • Use Urea @ 50 kg / acre + DAP @ 20 kg / acre + MOP @ 25 kg / acre
  • Urea is the source of nitrogen, DAP is a source of nitrogen and phosphorus, and MOP supplies the necessary potash, thus the production can be increased by managing nutrition after sowing in the crop of wheat.
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