Weed management is necessary in gram crop

23/11/2021Posted on
Weed management is necessary in gram crop

  • Many types of weeds like Bathua, Khartua, Morva, Pyaji, Motha, Dub etc. grow in the gram crop.

  • These weeds affect the yield by competing with the crop plants for nutrients, moisture, space and light. Apart from this, weeds also cause many diseases and pests in the crop, which also affect the quality of the seed. 

  • Timely control is very important to prevent the damage caused by weeds. Two hoeing is sufficient in gram crop. First, weeding should be done after 20-25 days of sowing and second after 50-55 days.

  • If labourers are not available, spray Pendimethalin 38.7% EC 700 ml per acre in the field within 1-3 days after sowing. Then do one hoeing after 20-25 days of sowing. In this way, the damage caused by weeds in the gram crop can be prevented.

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Corona Epidemic: Take these precautions during harvesting and threshing of Rabi crops

17/04/2021Posted on
Take these precautions during the harvesting and threshing of the Rabi crops in the second wave of Corona

This is the time to harvest rabi crops in India amid the growing graph of the Corona global epidemic. In such a situation, farmers should take precautions to avoid infection during harvesting and threshing.

Gramophone is going to tell you about some such precautions today.

  • Farmers and laborers engaged in harvesting should keep a distance of 4-5 feet between them at the time of harvesting.

  • The number of farmers should not be very large in doing these tasks. Fewer farmers can do these works at different time slots.

  • Farmers engaged in these tasks must apply masks during the work and at some intervals should wash their hands with soap for 20 seconds.

  • All those engaged in work should maintain a distance of 4-5 feet during work while resting while eating, and while storing and transferring harvested crops.

  • All machines connected with cutting and threshing should be sanitized at certain intervals as well as all other materials like transport vehicles, sacks, etc.

  • Collection of the crop after harvesting should be done at some distance in the field and processing should also be completed by fewer people.

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How to control mites in watermelon crop

13/04/2021Posted on
How to control mites in watermelon crop

  • Mites are small and red-colored insects that are found in large quantities on soft parts of watermelon crops such as leaves, flower buds, and twigs.

  • Webs are seen  on watermelon on which mites attacks 

  • This insect sucking the tender parts of the plant weakens them and in the end the plant dies.

  • Chemical management:- Propargite 57% Ec@ 400 ml/acre or Spiromesifen 22.9% SC @ 200 ml/acre  or Abamectin 1.9 % EC@ 150 ml/acre 

  • Biological treatment :- use Metarhizium Anisopliae @ 1 kg/acre

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Management of powdery mildew in green gram crop

10/04/2021Posted on
Management of powdery mildew in green gram crop
  • Usually this disease affects the leaves of the green gram crop, invading the lower and upper part of the leaves.
  • Yellow to white powder appears on the upper and lower surface of the leaves of green gram.
  • For managing them use, Azoxystrobin 11% + tebuconazole 18.3% SC @ 300 ml /acre or Azoxystrobin @ 300 ml/acre
  • Spray: Trichoderma viride @ 500 gram/acre + Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre as a biological treatment
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Know how a bee works as a good pollinator in pumpkin crops

18/03/2021Posted on
Know how a bee works as a good pollinator in pumpkin crops
  • Cucurbit crops are planted in large quantities as summer crops.
  • Due to change in weather and temperature, after flowering in cucurbits crops, there is a lot of problem during the development of fruits.
  • Honeybees play a very important role in natural  pollination in cucurbits.
  • In the cucurbit crop, through honeybees, pollination is done up to 80%.
  • A large number of hairs are found in the body of honeybees, which pick up pollen particles. After this, they collect pollen and transport it to the female flowers.
  • Honeybees do not cause any harm to the crops.
  • The action of fertilization is completed after the above mentioned action. After this, the process, conversion starts from flower to fruit in the plant.
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Control measures of thrips in watermelon

16/03/2021Posted on
Control measures of thrips in watermelon
  • The nymph and adult thrips insect, suck the cell sap  by scraping  the leaves of watermelon plants, on the soft stalk, buds and flowers of the plant, it becomes curly because of thrips infestation. Due to its effect, the plants remain stunted.
  • To control thrips, spray Lambda Cyhalothrin  4.9% CS @ 200 ml/acre or Profenophos 50% EC @ 500 ml/acre or Fipronil 5% SC @ 400 ml/acre  at 15 days interval.
  • Use the pesticide at an interval of 15 days.
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How to manage weed in moong crop?

15/03/2021Posted on
How to manage weed in moong crop?
  • Green gram is cultivated on a large scale in many districts of Madhya Pradesh.
  • Green gram is included in the major pulses crops and it is a short duration crop with good production.
  • Farmers should pay special attention to weeds for about 20 to 30 days after sowing of Green gram.
  • Because in the early stages weeds cause heavy damages to the crop.
  • Farmers should use Pendimethalin 38.7 CS @ 700 ml/acre in as a pre-emergence herbicide in green gram crop.
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Things to remember while taking a soil’s sample

12/03/2021Posted on
Things to remember while taking a soil's sample
  • Do not take samples from the land under the tree, from the meds or the low places, where there is a pile of manure, or where water gets collected.
  • For soil testing, take the sample in such a way that it represents the entire field, at least 500 grams of the sample must be taken. 
  • Remove organic materials such as crop residue, dry leaves, stalks and grasses etc. from the top surface of the soil and choose samples from 8-10 different locations according to the area of the field.
  • Soil sampling should be done from the depth at which the root crop is taken.
  • Soil samples should be collected in a clean bucket or tagari etc.
  • Make sure to label the sample precisely.
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How to control Aphid in Green gram

12/03/2021Posted on
How to control Aphid in Green gram
  • Aphids are small, soft-bodied small insects that can be yellow, brown, green, or black.
  • They usually suck the sap from the plant by forming groups on the corners of small leaves and twigs and secrete sticky substance (honeydew), which increases the chances of fungal diseases.
  • Leaves and twigs may wither or become yellow due to severe infestation.
  • Spraying of Thiamethoxam 25% WG @ 100 gram/acre or Imidacloprid 17.8 %SL @ 100 ml/acre or  Flonicamid 50% WG @ 60 gram/ acre to protect against aphid.
  • Use Beauveria Bassiana @ 250 gram/acre as biological treatment.
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Weed Management in watermelon

01/03/2021Posted on
Weed Management in watermelon
  • Watermelon is a shallow rooted crop, hence intercultural activities can be done very comfortably.
  • Often,weeding  is done between the rows of crops. Weeds should not  grow too much in the field, in the event of large weeds growing in the field, they should be uprooted by hand and separated.
  • Spray chemical weedicide like Pendimethalin 30% CS @ 700 ml/acre during 1 to 3 days before germination of weeds .
  • For control of  narrow leafed weeds use Quizalofop ethyl 5% EC @ 400 ml / acre at 2-4 leaf stage with or Propaquizafop 10% EC @ 400 ml/acre at 10 to 25 days of crop stage.
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