January 2026 – Gramophone

The right time for nursery raising is from the last week of December to February. For planting in a one-acre area, a 40-square-meter nursery area is required.
For good germination of seeds and good growth of plants, it is necessary to have friable soil.
Which should be rich in organic matter, and well-drained loam soil with a pH range of 6.5-7.5.
Do one ploughing with soil turning plough and do 2-3 ploughing with the help of a harrow. and remove other unwanted materials present in the field.
If there is less moisture in the soil, first do light irrigation, then prepare the field.
And in the last, level the field by using the leveller.
To protect the seeds from seed and soil-borne diseases like damping off, sow them after treating with Combat (Trichoderma viride 1.00 % WP) @ 4 gm or Monas Curb (Pseudomonas fluorescens 1.00 % WP) @ 10 gm per kg of seed.
After land preparation, apply FYM – 10 kg + Speed Kompost 200 gm + Maxxroot – 50 gm + DAP – 1 kg, and mix them all evenly in a 40 square meter nursery area.
Seed rate – 80 to 100 grams of seed is sufficient per acre.
And sow the seeds in the prepared bed, and do light irrigation with the help of a watering can.

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It affects leaves, stems and tubers.
In this disease, irregularly shaped water-soaked spots are formed on the leaves, which causes the early fall of leaves. Due to these spots, a brown layer is formed on the leaves which affects the photosynthesis process of the plant.
As the process of photosynthesis is affected, the plants are unable to produce food, stunting the plant’s growth and the plant dries prematurely.
White growth develops under the surface of the leaves, on the stem and nodes, at these points, the stem breaks and the plant falls. In tubers, purplish-brown spots spread over the entire surface when cut, and rusty brown necrosis appears from the affected tuber surface to the centre.
Chemical Treatment:- Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% SC @ 300 ml or Kasugamycin 5% + Copper Oxychloride 45% WP @ 300 g or Tebuconazole 10% + Sulfur 65% WG @ 500 g or Metalaxyl 4% + Mancozeb 64%WP @ Spray 600 gm or Tebuconazole 50% + Trifloxystrobin 25% wg @ 150 ml per acre.
Biological treatment:- Use Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gm/acre.

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Know the right way to prepare nursery for good yield of chilli

The right time for nursery raising is from the last week of December to February. For planting in a one-acre area, a 40-square-meter nursery area is required.

For good germination of seeds and good growth of plants, it is necessary to have friable soil.

Which should be rich in organic matter, and well-drained loam soil with a pH range of 6.5-7.5.

Do one ploughing with soil turning plough and do 2-3 ploughing with the help of a harrow. and remove other unwanted materials present in the field.

If there is less moisture in the soil, first do light irrigation, then prepare the field.

And in the last, level the field by using the leveller.

To protect the seeds from seed and soil-borne diseases like damping off, sow them after treating with Combat (Trichoderma viride 1.00 % WP) @ 4 gm or Monas Curb (Pseudomonas fluorescens 1.00 % WP) @ 10 gm per kg of seed.

After land preparation, apply FYM – 10 kg + Speed Kompost 200 gm + Maxxroot – 50 gm + DAP – 1 kg, and mix them all evenly in a 40 square meter nursery area.

Seed rate – 80 to 100 grams of seed is sufficient per acre.

And sow the seeds in the prepared bed, and do light irrigation with the help of a watering can.

Prevention of late blight disease in potato crop

It affects leaves, stems and tubers.

In this disease, irregularly shaped water-soaked spots are formed on the leaves, which causes the early fall of leaves. Due to these spots, a brown layer is formed on the leaves which affects the photosynthesis process of the plant.

As the process of photosynthesis is affected, the plants are unable to produce food, stunting the plant’s growth and the plant dries prematurely.

White growth develops under the surface of the leaves, on the stem and nodes, at these points, the stem breaks and the plant falls. In tubers, purplish-brown spots spread over the entire surface when cut, and rusty brown necrosis appears from the affected tuber surface to the centre.

Chemical Treatment:- Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% SC @ 300 ml or Kasugamycin 5% + Copper Oxychloride 45% WP @ 300 g or Tebuconazole 10% + Sulfur 65% WG @ 500 g or Metalaxyl 4% + Mancozeb 64%WP @ Spray 600 gm or Tebuconazole 50% + Trifloxystrobin 25% wg @ 150 ml per acre.

Biological treatment:- Use Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gm/acre.