Infestation of aphid in Cucumber

19/10/2021Posted on
Infestation of aphid in Cucumber

  • Nymphs and adult insects, both are soft-bodied, pear-shaped and blackish in colour.

  • Large colonies of nymphs and adults are found on tender twigs and shoots as well as on the ventral leaf surface sucking the vital sap from the tissues.

  • The affected parts turn yellow, curls, wrinkles and deform in shape and ultimately dries and perishes.

  • Fruit size and quality are also reduced.

  • The aphids also produce copious quantities of honeydew on which sooty mould develops which in turn hinders the photosynthetic activity of the vines, resulting in stunted growth.

  • For its control spray IMIDACLOPRID 17.8% SL @ 100ml/acre OR ACEPHATE 75 %SP@ 300 gm/acre OR ACETAMIPRID  20 % SP @ 100 gm/acre.

  • As a biological treatment, use BEAUVERIA BASSIANA @ 250 gm/acre. 

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Heavy rain likely in many areas due to low pressure area

19/10/2021Posted on
Weather Update

The low-pressure area will now move towards East Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, due to which heavy rains will continue over Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Northeast state. During the next 24 hours, there is a possibility of torrential rains in Uttar Pradesh including Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. The devastation rains will reduce in Kerala but from October 20, once again it may increase in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Source: Skymet Weather

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Recommendations for organic farming in gram crop

18/10/2021Posted on
Recommendations for organic farming in gram crop

  • Cultivation of gram is done more in dry and fewer water areas. Therefore, organic gram production can also be done easily. The following suggestions can be adopted for organic farming –

  • Plough the land deeply in summer.

  • Mix 4-ton farmyard manure and 2.5 kg Trichoderma in 100 kg vermicompost and mix it in the soil before sowing.

  • Treat the seed with Rhizobium 5 gm/ kg seeds + PSB 2 gm +Trichoderma 5 gm / kg seeds. 

  • Cow urine 5 litres + 5 kg of neem leaves extract or NPV 250 LE or two sprays of neem nimboli extract at the onset of pod borer pest and repeat the second spray after 15 days.

  • Apply 20-25 splints per acre of “T” shape in the field. It is beneficial to put these splints 10 – 20 cm higher than the height of the gram. Friendly insects like birds, myna, heron etc. come and sit on these splints, which eat the pod borer and save the crop from damage.

  • Do not use raw manure or cow dung, it is the main cause of termite outbreaks.

  • Use Metarhizium or Bavaria bassiana fungus at the time of sowing to protect the cutworms. 

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Red alert of heavy rain in many states including Madhya Pradesh

18/10/2021Posted on
Madhya Pradesh Weather Update,

There is a possibility of heavy rain in the northeastern states including East Rajasthan including Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa. A state of red alert is being created in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Source: Skymet Weather

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