How to control fruit borer in tomato

07/01/2021Posted on
How to control fruit borer in tomato
  • Fruits borer financially harms tomato crop
  • The adult of this insect is brown and the caterpillar is green in color. 
  • The most harmful stage of this insect is the caterpillar .
  • Caterpillars  initially attack the soft leaves and later begin to attack the fruits.
  • This caterpillar penetrates inside the tomato fruit and destroys the whole fruit from inside.
  • One caterpillar  is capable of destroying 8 -10 fruits.
  • For its control, Emamectin Benzoate  5%SG@ 100 gram/acre or Flubendiamide 50% WG@ 100 gram/acre or Chlorantraniliprole18.5%SC@ 60 gram/acre or Novaluron 5.25% + Emamectin Benzoate 0.9%SC@ 600 ml/acre
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The use of single super phosphate in crops gives many benefits

06/01/2021Posted on
The use of single super phosphate in crops gives many benefits
  •  SSP is a powdered and hard granulated, brown or  ash colored fertilizer.
  • The granules of Single Super Phosphate or SSP do not break easily by hand.
  • Content of granulated SSP- Nitrogen – 0% phosphorus – 16% sulfur content – 11% calcium – 19% and zinc – 1% . 
  • SSP is less soluble than  the rest of the fertilizers, it should always be used during ploughing.
  • SSP can also be used as a soil treatment. The benefits of which are higher at the time of germination of plants.
  • Using SSP at the right time, fruits and flowers grow in higher quantities
  • Phosphorus, sulfur, calcium and zinc can be easily replenished in crops using SSP.
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Rabi crops were sown more this year than last year

06/01/2021Posted on

Sowing of rabi crops in the country is almost complete now. So far, over 597 lakh hectares of land has been sown. This season’s sowing figures are higher than last year. Last year till this time, 573.23 lakh hectare was sown while this year this figure has increased to 597.92 lakh hectare.

If we talk about wheat, the main crop of Rabi season, the area under wheat has been 313.24 lakh hectare so far. The figure was 297.39 hectares in the same period last year. Agricultural experts believe that this time sowing will be better in the Rabi season and production is expected to be good.

Source: Krishak Jagat

 

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How to prevent yellowing problems in wheat crops

06/01/2021Posted on
How to prevent yellowing problems in wheat crops
  • The problem of yellowing is seen in wheat crops in 35-40 days of plantation.
  • The reason for this problem is  the lack of nutrients in the wheat crop.
  • To prevent this problem, use Gibberellic acid @ 300 ml/acre or Humic acid @ 100 gram /acre.
  • Also use 19:19:19 @ 1 kg/acre or 20:20:20 @ 1 kg/acre.
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Rainfall continues throughout the country, know the weather forecast for today

06/01/2021Posted on
weather forecast

Weather of Madhya Pradesh including Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh is expected to clear from January 6. Whereas light to moderate rain and snowfall will continue from Jammu and Kashmir to Himachal and Uttarakhand. Heavy rains in most parts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka in South India.

Video Source: Skymet Weather

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How to prevent scab disease in potato crops

05/01/2021Posted on
How to prevent scab disease in potato crops
  • This disease is caused by a fungus in potato crops.
  • The effect of this disease is seen in a large amount on potato tubers.
  • Dark brown scabs spots emerge on potato tubers which are coarse when felt by the hands.
  • Tubers suffering from this disease are not edible.
  • For the prevention of this disease, use Thiophanate Methyl 70% W/P @ 300 gram/ acre or Kasugamycin 5% + Copper Oxychloride 45% WP @ 300 gram/acre.
  • As a biological treatment, use Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre.
  • For the effective control of this disease, seed treatment before sowing is very important.
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Rural migrant laborers of MP will get interest-free loan under this scheme

05/01/2021Posted on
Rural migrant laborers of MP will get interest-free loan under this scheme

In the year 2020, small business people suffered from the Corona epidemic that spread across the world. To compensate for this loss, the Madhya Pradesh government has launched a scheme for rural street vendors. The scheme is named as Chief Minister Rural Street Vendor Loan Scheme.

Through this scheme, loans will be given to the migrant laborers and small traders who reached the villages during the epidemic without interest, so that they can resume small jobs.

The benefit of this scheme will be availed after taking the Vendors Certificate and applying for this certificate. This application will be verified by the Rural Development Department, Madhya Pradesh. The documents required for the application require an Aadhaar card, Composite ID and Aadhaar-linked mobile number. For online registration in this scheme go to http://kamgarsetu.mp.gov.in/.

Source: Krishi Jagran

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Prevention of Semilooper in Cabbage

05/01/2021Posted on
Prevention of Semilooper in Cabbage
  • It is a very harmful pest and sometimes causes severe damage to the crop.
  • Its larva is 25–30 mm long, yellowish green with five horizontal yellow lines.
  • It has six pairs of black and yellow spots on its outer skin.
  • This caterpillar harms the crop by making circular holes in the leaves.
    Sometimes this caterpillar begins eating the leaves from the edges or the middle part of the leaves.
  • For control Spray Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG @ 100 gram/acre or Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 % SC @ 60 ml/acre.
  • As a biological treatment use Beauveria Bassiana @ 250 gram/acre.
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