Management of scab disease in potato crops

Management of scab disease in potato crops
  • It is a fungal disease whose effect is seen in large quantities on potato tubers.

  • Dark brown raised scabs to emerge on the potato tubers, which are rough when touched. These lesions can affect just a small portion of the tuber surface, or may completely cover it. Sometimes the ridged portions are in broken concentric rings.

  • Tubers affected by this disease are not edible.

  • For the prevention of this disease, use Thiophanate Methyl 70% W/P @ 300 gm/ acre or Kasugamycin 5% + Copper Oxychloride 45% WP @ 300 gm/acre.

  • As a biological treatment, use Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gm/acre.

  • For the effective control of this disease, seed treatment before sowing is very important.

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How to use decomposer for old stored cow dung

How to use decomposer for old stored cow dung
  • The farmer can easily convert the cow dung collected on his farm into useful manure with the help of a decomposer.

  • For this 4 kg, de-composer culture is enough for 4 tonnes of cow dung.

  • For this, first wet the heap of cow dung thoroughly with water.

  • After this, mix the decomposer culture well in 200 litres of water and sprinkle this entire mixture on the cow dung heap.

  • While spraying, if possible keep turning the cow dung pile. By doing this the decomposer culture will get mixed well in the cow dung.

  • In this way, proper moisture should be maintained in the cow dung heap. Due to which cow dung will be converted into manure very quickly.

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Chances of hail fall with rain in many areas, see weather forecast

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Strong Western Disturbance one after the other will affect the western regions and give heavy snowfall. Chance of rain and hailstorm in Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh for the next 1 week. Light rain in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh including Bihar and Jharkhand.

Source: Skymet Weather

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Earn lakhs every month, start this business in 50 thousand rupees

mushroom farming

If you want to earn more at less cost then you can do mushroom cultivation. Mushroom farming is actually considered one of the most profitable agribusinesses.

You can start a mushroom farming business with just Rs 50,000. Government assistance is also available for its cultivation. 50% of the total amount can be received as a government grant. If this business starts running well then you can also earn lakhs every month.

The main feature of this business is that it does not require a lot of space to start. This means that you can start this business even in a small room of your house.

Source: Krishi Jagran

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Damping off disease is a big problem in nursery

Damping off disease is a big problem in nursery
  • Damping-off disease in nurseries is a common disease that mostly occurs in nurseries at the seedling stage. This disease spreads very quickly and infects the seedlings and kills them.

  • This disease is caused by soil-borne fungi like Pythium / Phytophthora / Rhizoctonia / Fusarium.

  • In its symptom, brown watery sunken wounds appear on the stem near the ground. Gradually, the stem and roots rot and the seedling falls to the ground surface and dies.

  • Disease development occurs more rapidly in seedlings planted in high density, high humidity and high temperature.

  • For the management of this disease use Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% @ 30 gm/pump or Thiophanate Methyl 70%W/W @ 50 gm/pump or Mancozeb 64% + Metalaxyl 8% WP @ 60 gm/pump.

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Join Kheti Plus Live Classes and Win Rewards, Learn How?

Under Kheti Plus service, many farmer brothers have joined in a few days due to the hard work of all of you. As you all know that under the Kheti Plus service, a live class is organized every 15 days in which farmers are told about modern agriculture and crop problems.

A Kheti plus live class is being organized again from 7 pm on 5 January 2022. Farmers can also win attractive gifts by registering their participation in this class. Yes, farmers who ask the most interesting agriculture-related questions from this time’s live class will also be given attractive gifts.

All of you are requested to inform about this live class to the farmer brothers associated with the Kheti plus of your area and ensure that all of them join the live class at 7 pm on 5 January 2022. Live class of Kheti plus service is a smart service through which farmers are also aware of modern technologies, so request farmers to come to this class, get information about modern agriculture and ask questions related to their agricultural problems and In the end, win prizes too.

Kheti Plus Class:

👉Subject: Nutrient Management and Disease-Pest Control in Rabi Crops

👉Date- 5 January 2022, Wednesday

👉Time- 7:00 PM

👉Class Medium – Zoom Meetings

👉Link to join the class- https://bit.ly/khetiplus5jan

👉Meeting ID- 923 1010 8050

👉Meeting Passcode- 785352

👉The complete process of joining the live class- https://youtu.be/9lXABZVqPi4

 

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Heavy rain likely in many states including Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan

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Starting from Rajasthan, rain activities will reach Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha. There is also a possibility of rain in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Heavy snowfall is possible in the mountains.

Source: Skymet Weather

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