April 2025 – Page 2

Precautions while taking sample for soil test

21/04/2025 Monday April 21st, 2025

The soil sample should be taken in such a way that it is representative of the soil of the entire field. For this 500-gram sample to be taken. Use clean tools and put them in a clean bag to avoid contaminating the soil sample.
Do not use any bag which has been used for fertilizers and other chemicals.
Send the soil sample to Gramophone’s laboratory about one month before sowing, so that soil test reports can be received on time And accordingly, fertilizers and soil reformers can be used.
Do not take samples immediately from the field where compost, manure, lime, gypsum and any other soil reformers have been applied.
Do not use metal tools or utensils as they contain iron, zinc and copper. As far as possible, use plastic or wooden tools.
In the field, do not take samples from the place where water remains for a long time.
Sampling should not be done near irrigation channels, under trees or around manure piles.

Control of leaf minor pest in bitter gourd crop

20/04/2025 Monday April 21st, 2025

Pest Identification: The tiny maggot insects are very small, legless, and yellow in colour and adult insects are light yellow in colour.
Symptoms of Damage: Symptoms of its damage first appear on the leaves. The larvae of this insect enter the leaves and make tunnels by eating the green matter. Due to this white spiral stripes appear on the leaves.
The affected plant bears less fruit and leaves fall prematurely. Plant growth stops and plants remain small.
Due to the attack of this insect, the photosynthesis of plants is also affected.
Control: To control this pest, spray Abamectin 1.9% EC [Abacin] @ 150 ml or Spinosad 45% SC [Tracer] @ 60 ml or Cyantraniliprole 10.26% OD [Benevia] @ 250 ml per acre.
As a biological treatment, spray Beauveria bassiana [Bave curb] @ 500 gm/acre.

Save Zayed Moong crop from the outbreak of weeds in this way

19/04/2025 Monday April 21st, 2025

Failure to control weeds in moong crop at the right time can result in reduction of crop yield by 40-60%. In Kharif season crops, narrow leaf weeds such as Sanwa (Echinochloa colonum/Krasgali), Doob grass (Cynodon dactylon) and broad leafed Patharchatta (Tryanthma monogynae), Kanakwa (Commelina benghalensis), Mahkuwa (Ageratum conyzoides), Safed Murg ( Celosia argentea), Hazardana (Phyllanthus niruri), Lahsua (Digera arvensis) and Motha (Cypress rotundus, Cypress eria) etc., emerge in abundance. The critical stage of crop-weed competition lasts for the first 30 to 35 days in moong, so the first weeding should be done on 15-20 days and the second on 35-40 days. This work can be done easily by a device called wheel hoe in the crop sown in row. Apart from this, effective control can also be done by chemical weedicide. Always use a flat fan nozzle for spraying weedicide. And for spraying per acre, use 200 liters of water.

Some major weedicides:

Dost Super @ 700 ml/acre (sprayed within 3 days of sowing)
Weed Block @ 300 ml/acre (15 – 20 days after sowing)
Targa Super @ 400 ml/acre (15-20 days after sowing – narrow leaf weed control)

Do these agricultural work in empty fields in summer

18/04/2025 Monday April 21st, 2025

After harvesting Rabi crops, deep ploughing, soil solarization, soil testing etc. is very beneficial in the summer season when the field remains empty.
Deep ploughing – To get a higher yield from the next crop, it is beneficial to keep the field vacant during the summer season by doing deep ploughing immediately after harvesting of Rabi crop. Summer ploughing is done from April to June, as far as possible, farmers should do summer ploughing with a cultivator/ plough immediately after harvesting of Rabi crop.
Soil solarization- For this, spread a sheet of polythene on the surface of the soil. Due to this, the temperature under the layer increases greatly due to the heat of the soil, due to which the germs of diseases, unnecessary seeds, eggs of insects and moths, etc., are all destroyed. For soil solarization, the best time is from 15 April to 15 May.
Soil test- After harvesting the soil must be tested. Soil testing determines soil pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon as well as deficiencies of major and micronutrients that can be improved over time.

Destroy the eggs of white grub in the summer season like this

17/04/2025 Monday April 21st, 2025

White grubs as the name suggests are white-coloured insects that live as a grub in a field whose dormancy period is in the winter.
They initially damage chilli plant roots.
Symptoms of white grub include a complete withering of the plant or stunting of the growth of the plant resulting in the plant dying.
Usually, this pest should be controlled in the month of June and in the early week of July.
For this, do deep ploughing in summer, use Metarhizium culture [kalichakra] @ 2 kg along with FYM @ 50-75 kg per acre for control of white grub.
But if an infestation of white grub is visible even in the immature stage of the crop, then chemical treatment can also be done to control this pest.
But if an infestation of white grub is visible even in the immature stage of the crop, then chemical treatment can also be done to control this pest.
As a soil application Use FENPROPATHRIN 10% EC [DANITOL] @ 500 ml, CLOTHIANIDIN 50.00% WG [DANTOTSU] @ 100 gm or CHLORPYRIFOS 20 % EC [TRICEL] @ 1 litre/ acre.

Mites infestation in cucurbitaceous crops

16/04/2025 Monday April 21st, 2025

Mites are small and coloured insects that are found in large quantities on soft parts of cucurbitaceous crops such as leaves, flower buds, and twigs.
Webs can be seen on bitter gourds infested with mites.
This insect sucks the tender parts of the plant, weakens them and in the end, the plant dies.
Chemical management:- Propargite 57% Ec [Omite] @ 400 ml/acre or Spiromesifen 22.9% SC [Oberon] @ 200 ml/acre or Abamectin 1.9 % EC [Abacin] @ 150 ml/acre
Biological management:- Use Metarhizium Anisopliae @ 1 kg/acre.

Soil health management is also necessary for polyhouse crops

15/04/2025 Monday April 21st, 2025

In the polyhouse/greenhouse, different types of fertilizers are used continuously for good yield of crops throughout the year.
Because of this, the health of the polyhouse soil starts deteriorating within 3-4 years. In spite of good seeds, proper nutrients and all the precautions, there has been a drastic reduction in the yield and quality of the crop.
Therefore, it is necessary that in order to do scientific farming, farmers should constantly examine the health of the soil and maintain complete information about it.
Correct sampling is very important for soil testing.
The sample is taken from different locations inside the playhouse/greenhouse. Then it is mixed well and divided into four parts.
Repeat this process until the remaining sample weighs half a kilogram.
The samples obtained in this way are sent to the testing centre. And according to the report farm fertilizer is used.

Pod borer damage the green gram crop

14/04/2025 Monday April 14th, 2025

Pod borer is a major pest of the green gram crop which causes heavy damage to the crop.
Its caterpillar is dark in green colour, which later becomes dark brown, this insect damages the crop from the time of flowering till the harvest.
This insect makes a hole in the pod and makes the pod hollow by eating its grains inside.
To control this, spray Emamectin benzoate 5% SG [EmaNova] @ 100 gm or Flubendiamide 39.35% SC [Fame] @ 50 ml or Chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC [Cosco] @ 60 ml/acre.
Spray Bavaria bassiana [Bave Curb]@ 250 gm/acre as biological treatment.

Heat wave returns in most parts of the country, heavy rains expected in eastern and southern India

14/04/2025 Monday April 14th, 2025

Temperatures have started rising from Punjab, Delhi to Gujarat, Rajasthan. Soon the temperature will rise rapidly in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana as well. Temperatures can reach 40 to 45 degrees and the effect of heat wave will be visible in many places. There will be severe heat in Rajasthan and Gujarat. But, rain may continue in South India including West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, North Eastern states for the next few days. From April 18, a new Western Disturbance will once again bring clouds over the mountains.

Source: Skymet Weather

What are the rates of wheat in the mandis of Madhya Pradesh

13/04/2025 Friday April 11th, 2025

What is the price of wheat in different mandis of Madhya Pradesh. Let’s see the complete list.

Rates of Wheat in the mandis of MP
District	Market	Variety	Minimum Price (per quintal)	Maximum Price (per quintal)
Ratlam	Alot	Mill Quality	2431	2461
Ratlam	Alot	Other	2550	2550
Ratlam	Alot	Wheat	2325	2542
Shajapur	Agar	Wheat	2150	2863
Alirajpur	Alirajpur	Local	2420	2420
Chhindwara	Amarwda	Local	2450	2525
Chhindwara	Amarwda	Wheat	2335	2380
Morena	Ambaha	Wheat	2300	2360
Badwani	Anjad	Wheat	2530	2560
Guna	Aron	Other	2400	2514
Guna	Aron	Sharbati	2400	3255
Guna	Aron	Wheat	2371	3260
Ashoknagar	Ashoknagar	Mill Quality	2410	2410
Ashoknagar	Ashoknagar	Other	2330	2770
Ashoknagar	Ashoknagar	Sharbati	2690	4000
Ashoknagar	Ashoknagar	Wheat	2238	4185
Ashoknagar	Ashoknagar	Wheat Mix	2400	2400
Sehore	Ashta	Wheat	2440	2940
Chhatarpur	Badamalhera	Mill Quality	2415	2460
Chhatarpur	Badamalhera	Mill Quality	2430	2435
Shivpuri	Badarwas	Local	2300	2340
Shivpuri	Badarwas	Sharbati	2480	2900
Shivpuri	Badarwas	Wheat	2300	2395
Ujjain	Badnagar	Lokwan	2300	2300
Ujjain	Badnagar	Wheat	2401	2420
Dhar	Badnawar	Wheat	2355	2810
Khargone	Badwaha	Wheat	2476	2591
Khargone	Badwaha	Wheat	2470	2500
Dewas	Bagli	Mill Quality	2491	2492
Rewa	Baikunthpur	Wheat	2430	2430
Chhatarpur	Bakswaha	Mill Quality	2400	2400
Balaghat	Balaghat	Mill Quality	2200	2200
Sagar	Bamora	Mill Quality	2400	2461
Hoshangabad	Banapura	Local	2487	2571
Morena	Banmorkalan	Mill Quality	2350	2350
Shivpuri	Barad	Wheat	2305	2330
Raisen	Bareli	Mill Quality	2491	2540
Raisen	Begamganj	Local	2471	2661
Raisen	Begamganj	Wheat	2430	2660
Bhopal	Berasia	Wheat	2300	2596
Betul	Betul	Mill Quality	2477	2570
Datia	Bhander	Mill Quality	2355	2455
Datia	Bhander	Mill Quality	2390	2400
Khargone	Bhikangaon	Wheat	1840	2750
Gwalior	Bhitarwar	Lokwan	2440	2440
Gwalior	Bhitarwar	Mill Quality	2200	2450
Gwalior	Bhitarwar	Wheat	2400	2400
Bhopal	Bhopal	Wheat	2459	3500
Rajgarh	Biaora	Lokwan	2450	2540
Rajgarh	Biaora	Wheat	2200	2540
Rajgarh	Biaora	Wheat	2300	2500
Rajgarh	Biaora	Wheat Mix	2410	2410
Chhatarpur	Bijawar	Mill Quality	2600	2601
Chhatarpur	Bijawar	Mill Quality	2600	2602
Chhatarpur	Bijawar	Wheat	2320	2425
Sagar	Bina	Wheat	2050	3530
Rewa	Chaakghat	Mill Quality	2425	2430
Ashoknagar	Chanderi	Wheat	2355	2366
Chhindwara	Chaurai	Mill Quality	2276	5251
Rajgarh	Chhapiheda	Mill Quality	2360	2360
Rajgarh	Chhapiheda	Wheat	2365	2375
Chhatarpur	Chhatarpur	Mill Quality	2450	2455
Chhatarpur	Chhatarpur	Mill Quality	2415	2425
Chhatarpur	Chhatarpur	Wheat	2410	2410
Chhatarpur	Chhatarpur	Wheat	2440	2440
Chhindwara	Chhindwara	Mill Quality	2410	2480
Chhindwara	Chhindwara	Mill Quality	2570	2600
Seoni	Chhpara	Mill Quality	2491	2511
Seoni	Chhpara	Wheat	2460	2465
Gwalior	Dabra	Mill Quality	2410	2410
Gwalior	Dabra	Other	2305	2435
Gwalior	Dabra	Wheat	2400	2555
Mandsaur	Daloda	Lokwan	2520	2520
Mandsaur	Daloda	Wheat	2700	2700
Damoh	Damoh	Wheat	2300	2340
Datia	Datia	Mill Quality	2350	2425
Datia	Datia	Wheat-Organic	2410	2410
Sagar	Deori	Mill Quality	2510	2600
Sagar	Deori	Wheat	2375	2400
Dewas	Dewas	Wheat	2365	2725
Dhar	Dhamnod	Wheat	2525	2525
Dhar	Dhar	Lokwan	2600	2610
Dhar	Dhar	Wheat	2405	2706
Narsinghpur	Gadarwada	Mill Quality	2439	2439
Dhar	Gandhwani	Wheat	2125	2550
Vidisha	Ganjbasoda	Mill Quality	2400	2500
Vidisha	Ganjbasoda	Sharbati	3000	3165
Vidisha	Ganjbasoda	Sujata	2456	2900
Vidisha	Ganjbasoda	Wheat	2425	2850
Mandsaur	Garoth	Wheat	2300	2320
Indore	Gautampura	Wheat	2351	2800
Indore	Gautampura	Wheat-Organic	2390	2390
Seoni	Ghansour	Mill Quality	2395	2410
Bhind	Gohad	Mill Quality	2400	2450
Bhind	Gohad	Wheat	2375	2415
Narsinghpur	Gotegaon	Wheat	2425	2518
Guna	Guna	Wheat	2420	3590
Dewas	Haatpipliya	Wheat	2386	2875
Rewa	Hanumana	Mill Quality	2600	2605
Harda	Harda	Mill Quality	2450	2655
Harda	Harda	Mill Quality	2200	2650
Khandwa	Harsood	Wheat	2450	2520
Hoshangabad	Hoshangabad	Mill Quality	2460	2460
Indore	Indore	Malwa Shakti	2486	2560
Indore	Indore	Mill Quality	2331	2865
Indore	Indore	Wheat	2300	2600
Ashoknagar	Isagarh	Wheat	2400	2420
Hoshangabad	Itarsi	Mill Quality	2534	2542
Hoshangabad	Itarsi	Wheat	2530	2563
Jabalpur	Jabalpur	Wheat	2350	2450
Ratlam	Jaora	Wheat	2450	2673
Neemuch	Javad	Lokwan	2608	2608
Rajgarh	Jeerapur	Mill Quality	2260	2420
Rajgarh	Jeerapur	Mill Quality	2380	5900
Rajgarh	Jeerapur	Wheat	2300	2410
Jhabua	Jhabua	Wheat	2400	2550
Alirajpur	Jobat	Wheat	2425	2500
Morena	Jora	Mill Quality	2300	2310
Morena	Kailaras	Local	2350	2350
Morena	Kailaras	Wheat	2350	2360
Shajapur	Kalapipal	Wheat	2366	2389
Dewas	Kannod	Wheat	2420	2475
Narsinghpur	Kareli	Wheat	2460	2480
Shivpuri	Karera	Mill Quality	2315	2380
Shivpuri	Karera	Other	2330	2340
Shivpuri	Karera	Wheat	2310	2450
Khargone	Kasrawad	Mill Quality	2575	2575
Khargone	Kasrawad	Wheat	2500	2655
Katni	Katni	Mill Quality	2300	2425
Katni	Katni	Mill Quality	2360	2425
Katni	Katni	Wheat	2200	2500
Seoni	Keolari	Local	2480	2480
Seoni	Keolari	Mill Quality	2440	2450
Ujjain	Khachrod	Wheat	2415	2621
Khandwa	Khandwa	Mill Quality	2470	2678
Tikamgarh	Khargapur	Mill Quality	2423	2430
Khargone	Khargone	Wheat	2450	2815
Khargone	Khargone	Wheat	2475	2601
Dewas	Khategaon	Wheat	1810	2641
Shivpuri	Khatora	Wheat	2345	2385
Badwani	Khetia	Wheat	2575	2630
Rajgarh	Khilchipur	Mill Quality	2375	2422
Rajgarh	Khujner	Mill Quality	2330	2402
Rajgarh	Khujner	Wheat	2357	2403
Rajgarh	Khujner	Wheat	2300	2403
Sagar	Khurai	Wheat	2281	3750
Shivpuri	Kolaras	Wheat	2280	2455
Dhar	Kukshi	Wheat	2400	2700
Guna	Kumbhraj	Mill Quality	2305	2385
Guna	Kumbhraj	Wheat	2330	2385
Rajgarh	Kurawar	Mill Quality	2395	2660
Rajgarh	Kurawar	Wheat	2205	2785
Bhind	Lahar	Wheat	2348	2386
Seoni	Lakhnadon	Mill Quality	2425	2475
Gwalior	Lashkar	Local	2360	2360
Gwalior	Lashkar	Wheat	2281	2400
Rajgarh	Machalpur	Wheat	2350	2350
Ujjain	Mahidpur	Wheat	2350	2993
Guna	Maksudangarh	Wheat	2386	2471
Neemuch	Manasa	Lokwan	2497	2534
Dhar	Manawar	Wheat	2400	2600
Mandla	Mandla	Local	2325	2325
Mandsaur	Mandsaur	Lokwan	2434	2526
Mandsaur	Mandsaur	Malwa Shakti	2405	2414
Mandsaur	Mandsaur	Wheat	2000	2618
Indore	Mhow	Wheat	2220	2765
Shajapur	Momanbadodiya	Wheat	2200	2486
Morena	Morena	Mill Quality	2370	2380
Morena	Morena	Mill Quality	2350	2380
Morena	Morena	Wheat	2393	2407
Khandwa	Mundi	Wheat	2450	2481
Mandla	Nainpur	Wheat	2400	2425
Shajapur	Nalkehda	Mill Quality	2300	2400
Shajapur	Nalkehda	Wheat	2260	2438
Rajgarh	Narsinghgarh	Mill Quality	2420	2420
Narsinghpur	Narsinghpur	Mill Quality	2400	2501
Chhatarpur	Naugaon	Wheat	2425	2462
Neemuch	Neemuch	Wheat	2485	3070
Tikamgarh	Niwadi	Mill Quality	2350	2390
Jabalpur	Paatan	Local	2500	2505
Jabalpur	Paatan	Mill Quality	2495	2535
Jabalpur	Paatan	Wheat	2355	2545
Rajgarh	Pachaur	Lokwan	2600	2600
Rajgarh	Pachaur	Wheat	2275	2425
Seoni	Palari	Local	2470	2480
Seoni	Palari	Mill Quality	2400	2400
Khandwa	Pandhana	Wheat	2480	2550
Panna	Panna	Mill Quality	2500	2610
Damoh	Patharia	Wheat	2417	2473
Jhabua	Petlawad	Wheat	2355	2425
Jhabua	Petlawad	Wheat	2375	2530
Shivpuri	Pichhour	Mill Quality	2426	2435
Hoshangabad	Pipariya	Mill Quality	2450	2505
Hoshangabad	Pipariya	Wheat	2450	2552
Mandsaur	Piplya	Lokwan	2300	2300
Shivpuri	Pohari	Mill Quality	2310	2330
Morena	Porsa	Mill Quality	2350	2350
Morena	Porsa	Wheat	2300	2352
Sagar	Rahatgarh	Mill Quality	2400	2400
Raisen	Raisen	Mill Quality	2500	2625
Raisen	Raisen	Sharbati	2552	2647
Raisen	Raisen	Wheat	2535	2650
Dhar	Rajgarh	Lokwan	2700	2700
Dhar	Rajgarh	Wheat	2381	2405
Ratlam	Ratlam	Lokwan	2680	2680
Ratlam	Ratlam	Wheat	2440	2990
Sehore	Rehati	Mill Quality	2540	2540
Sehore	Rehati	Mill Quality	2531	2540
Sagar	Rehli	Wheat	2395	2431
Morena	Sabalgarh	Mill Quality	2364	2364
Sagar	Sagar	Wheat	2300	2670
Ratlam	Sailana	Wheat	2300	2701
Khargone	Sanawad	Wheat	2220	2625
Indore	Sanwer	Wheat	1800	2596
Rajgarh	Sarangpur	Wheat	2340	2688
Satna	Satna	Wheat	2425	2432
Jabalpur	Sehora	Mill Quality	2400	2466
Sehore	Sehore	Lokwan	2470	2713
Sehore	Sehore	Malwa Shakti	2430	2470
Sehore	Sehore	Mill Quality	2481	2620
Sehore	Sehore	Sharbati	3103	3103
Sehore	Sehore	Sujata	2415	2521
Sehore	Sehore	Wheat	2471	3870
Sehore	Sehore	Wheat Mix	2500	2500
Badwani	Sendhwa	Local	2640	2640
Badwani	Sendhwa	Wheat	2575	2955
Badwani	Sendhwa	Wheat	2615	2625
Seoni	Seoni	Mill Quality	2450	2455
Seoni	Seoni	Wheat	2400	2511
Seoni	Seoni	Wheat	2500	2500
Datia	Sevda	Mill Quality	2400	2450
Datia	Sevda	Wheat	2375	2400
Ashoknagar	Shadora	Sharbati	2550	2550
Sagar	Shahagarh	Mill Quality	2300	2420
Vidisha	Shamshabad	Mill Quality	2360	2424
Vidisha	Shamshabad	Wheat	2407	2475
Sheopur	Sheopurbadod	Wheat	23	2400
Sheopur	Sheopurkalan	Wheat	2400	2500
Shivpuri	Shivpuri	Wheat	2215	2301
Shajapur	Shujalpur	Wheat	2420	2790
Sehore	Shyampur	Mill Quality	2432	2553
Panna	Simariya	Wheat	2300	2400
Panna	Simariya	Wheat	2220	2325
Harda	Sirali	Mill Quality	2465	2585
Vidisha	Sironj	Wheat	2200	2417
Dewas	Sonkatch	Wheat	2232	2574
Shajapur	Susner	Wheat	2300	2400
Shajapur	Susner	Wheat	2310	2437
Mandsaur	Suvasra	Mill Quality	2400	2400
Ratlam	Taal	Mill Quality	2325	2450
Ratlam	Taal	Other	2450	2450
Ratlam	Taal	Wheat	2375	2425
Ujjain	Tarana	Malwa Shakti	2425	2425
Ujjain	Tarana	Wheat	2350	2830
Narsinghpur	Tendukheda	Wheat	2305	2420
Jhabua	Thandla	Mill Quality	2525	2525
Tikamgarh	Tikamgarh	Mill Quality	2440	2550
Tikamgarh	Tikamgarh	Wheat	2400	2455
Tikamgarh	Tikamgarh	Wheat Mix	2527	2527
Harda	Timarni	Mill Quality	2537	2555
Harda	Timarni	Wheat	2501	2581
Raisen	Udaipura	Mill Quality	2100	2510
Ujjain	Ujjain	Mill Quality	2481	2481
Ujjain	Ujjain	Wheat	2401	2863
Umariya	Umariya	Wheat	2400	2425
Ujjain	Unhel	Wheat	2205	2512
Sheopur	Vijaypur	Mill Quality	2360	2360
Sheopur	Vijaypur	Wheat	2290	2330

Source: Agmarknet

The soil sample should be taken in such a way that it is representative of the soil of the entire field. For this 500-gram sample to be taken. Use clean tools and put them in a clean bag to avoid contaminating the soil sample.

Do not use any bag which has been used for fertilizers and other chemicals.

Send the soil sample to Gramophone’s laboratory about one month before sowing, so that soil test reports can be received on time And accordingly, fertilizers and soil reformers can be used.

Do not take samples immediately from the field where compost, manure, lime, gypsum and any other soil reformers have been applied.

Do not use metal tools or utensils as they contain iron, zinc and copper. As far as possible, use plastic or wooden tools.

In the field, do not take samples from the place where water remains for a long time.

Sampling should not be done near irrigation channels, under trees or around manure piles.

Pest Identification: The tiny maggot insects are very small, legless, and yellow in colour and adult insects are light yellow in colour.

Symptoms of Damage: Symptoms of its damage first appear on the leaves. The larvae of this insect enter the leaves and make tunnels by eating the green matter. Due to this white spiral stripes appear on the leaves.

The affected plant bears less fruit and leaves fall prematurely. Plant growth stops and plants remain small.

Due to the attack of this insect, the photosynthesis of plants is also affected.

Control: To control this pest, spray Abamectin 1.9% EC [Abacin] @ 150 ml or Spinosad 45% SC [Tracer] @ 60 ml or Cyantraniliprole 10.26% OD [Benevia] @ 250 ml per acre.

As a biological treatment, spray Beauveria bassiana [Bave curb] @ 500 gm/acre.

Some major weedicides:

Dost Super @ 700 ml/acre (sprayed within 3 days of sowing)

Weed Block @ 300 ml/acre (15 – 20 days after sowing)

Targa Super @ 400 ml/acre (15-20 days after sowing – narrow leaf weed control)

After harvesting Rabi crops, deep ploughing, soil solarization, soil testing etc. is very beneficial in the summer season when the field remains empty.

Soil test- After harvesting the soil must be tested. Soil testing determines soil pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon as well as deficiencies of major and micronutrients that can be improved over time.

White grubs as the name suggests are white-coloured insects that live as a grub in a field whose dormancy period is in the winter.

They initially damage chilli plant roots.

Symptoms of white grub include a complete withering of the plant or stunting of the growth of the plant resulting in the plant dying.

Usually, this pest should be controlled in the month of June and in the early week of July.

For this, do deep ploughing in summer, use Metarhizium culture [kalichakra] @ 2 kg along with FYM @ 50-75 kg per acre for control of white grub.

But if an infestation of white grub is visible even in the immature stage of the crop, then chemical treatment can also be done to control this pest.

But if an infestation of white grub is visible even in the immature stage of the crop, then chemical treatment can also be done to control this pest.

As a soil application Use FENPROPATHRIN 10% EC [DANITOL] @ 500 ml, CLOTHIANIDIN 50.00% WG [DANTOTSU] @ 100 gm or CHLORPYRIFOS 20 % EC [TRICEL] @ 1 litre/ acre.

Mites are small and coloured insects that are found in large quantities on soft parts of cucurbitaceous crops such as leaves, flower buds, and twigs.

Webs can be seen on bitter gourds infested with mites.

This insect sucks the tender parts of the plant, weakens them and in the end, the plant dies.

Chemical management:- Propargite 57% Ec [Omite] @ 400 ml/acre or Spiromesifen 22.9% SC [Oberon] @ 200 ml/acre or Abamectin 1.9 % EC [Abacin] @ 150 ml/acre

Biological management:- Use Metarhizium Anisopliae @ 1 kg/acre.

In the polyhouse/greenhouse, different types of fertilizers are used continuously for good yield of crops throughout the year.

Because of this, the health of the polyhouse soil starts deteriorating within 3-4 years. In spite of good seeds, proper nutrients and all the precautions, there has been a drastic reduction in the yield and quality of the crop.

Therefore, it is necessary that in order to do scientific farming, farmers should constantly examine the health of the soil and maintain complete information about it.

Correct sampling is very important for soil testing.

The sample is taken from different locations inside the playhouse/greenhouse. Then it is mixed well and divided into four parts.

Repeat this process until the remaining sample weighs half a kilogram.

The samples obtained in this way are sent to the testing centre. And according to the report farm fertilizer is used.

Pod borer is a major pest of the green gram crop which causes heavy damage to the crop.

Its caterpillar is dark in green colour, which later becomes dark brown, this insect damages the crop from the time of flowering till the harvest.

This insect makes a hole in the pod and makes the pod hollow by eating its grains inside.

To control this, spray Emamectin benzoate 5% SG [EmaNova] @ 100 gm or Flubendiamide 39.35% SC [Fame] @ 50 ml or Chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC [Cosco] @ 60 ml/acre.

Spray Bavaria bassiana [Bave Curb]@ 250 gm/acre as biological treatment.

Source: Skymet Weather

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