- Potato crop starts to form tubers in 40-45 days.
- Due to Rabi season crop, fungal disease and pest infestation occurs a lot
- For insect management use Bifenthrin 10 % Ec@ 300 ml/acre or Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG@ 100 gram/acre
- For fungal disease management use Thiophanate Methyl 70% WP@ 300 gram/acre or Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre
- For nutrition management use 00:52:34 @ 1 kg/acre + micronutrient@ 250 gram/acre
Control measure in okra for flowering
- Okra is one of the main vegetable crop
- That is why it is very important to manage nutrition during the flowering stage of okra.
- There is a problem of flower drop due to lack of nutrients in okra crop
- Due to excessive flowering, crop production is greatly affected.
- Due to excessive flower drop, fruit production is greatly affected in the okra crop.
- Use Micro-nutrients @ 250gram/acre.
- To prevent flower drop,use Homobrassinolide @ 100 ml/acre or Paclobutrazol 40% SC @ 30 ml/acre
Get your crop insured by 31 December
The sowing of rabi crops is almost complete now. In such a situation, to protect your crops from future natural disasters, it is also necessary to insure crops. By doing this, crop damage is compensated.
The government runs the Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme to compensate for crop damage. Under this scheme, crop protection takes place throughout the entire crop cycle from sowing to post harvest. The Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Department had fixed 31 December 2020 as the last date for crop insurance, which is going to end in a few hours. Therefore, you should insure your crop as soon as possible.
Source: Nai Dunia
SharePrevention of mite problem in potato crop
- In potato crops, mites damage the plant by making a web around the leaves.
- Due to mite attack , potato crop appear yellow in patches
- The leaf appears yellow from the upper part due to the mite sucking the cell sap. gradually the leaf turns and dries completely.
- For control of this use Spiromesifen 22.9% SC@ 250 ml/acre or Abamectin 1.9 % EC@ 150 ml/acre or Propargite 57% EC@ 400 ml/acre
Measures to increase tuber size in carrot crop
- In carrot crop, measures should be taken to increase tuber size after 40 days of sowing.
- To increase tuber size , first spray should be done with 00:52:34 @ 1 kg / acre.
- After this, a second spray should be done 10-15 days before carrot harvest use 00:00:50 @ 1 kg / acre and with this use paclobutrazol @ 40% SC @ 30 ml / acre.
PM Kisan money sent on 25th December, if you do not get it, complain here
On December 25, the seventh installment of Rs 18000 crore was released in the bank account of 9 crore farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. This amount has been deposited in the bank accounts of most farmers.
If you are also a farmer and qualify to get the amount under this scheme, then you can check your status online. You have to go to https://pmkisan.gov.in to get full information about it.
Here you will get the option of ‘Farmers Corner’, after clicking on it, you will get the option of ‘Beneficiary Status’. Clicking on this option will open a new page where you will have to choose one of the options between Aadhaar number, bank account number or mobile number. After this selection you have to click on ‘Get Data’. This will give you information about all transactions
Source: India.com
ShareKnow the price in the mandis of Indore
Division | Mandi Name | Crop | Minimum Rate(₹/quintal) | Maximum Rate(₹/quintal) | Model Rate(₹/quintal) |
Indore | Mhow (Ambedkar Nagar) | wheat | 1463 | 1930 | 1695 |
Indore | Mhow (Ambedkar Nagar) | gram | 3500 | 3971 | 3735 |
Indore | Mhow (Ambedkar Nagar) | Dollar gram | 4000 | 5171 | 4590 |
Indore | Mhow (Ambedkar Nagar) | Dollar gram bitkey | 3800 | 4386 | 4095 |
Indore | Mhow (Ambedkar Nagar) | Corn | 1181 | 1214 | 1200 |
Indore | Mhow (Ambedkar Nagar) | Soybean | 3600 | 4570 | 4085 |
Indore | Dhar | wheat | 1596 | 2054 | 1625 |
Indore | Dhar | Gram Gram Gram | 3800 | 4185 | 3928 |
Indore | Dhar | Dollar gram | 3500 | 5605 | 5072 |
Indore | Dhar | Corn | 1130 | 1300 | 1261 |
Indore | Dhar | peas | 3800 | 3800 | 3800 |
Indore | Dhar | Lentil | 4022 | 4698 | 4442 |
Indore | Dhar | Soybean | 2670 | 4750 | 4070 |
Indore | Sendhwa | Cotton ginned | 5390 | 5615 | 5559 |
Indore | Sendhwa | tomatoes | 850 | 1100 | 975 |
Indore | Sendhwa | Cabbage | 950 | 1150 | 1050 |
Indore | Sendhwa | Cauliflower | 900 | 1100 | 1000 |
Indore | Sendhwa | eggplant | 800 | 1000 | 900 |
Indore | Sendhwa | Lady finger | 1000 | 1200 | 1100 |
Indore | Sendhwa | Gourd | 900 | 1100 | 1000 |
Weather will remain dry in these states including Madhya Pradesh
Weather update: Winter is expected to increase between the dry season in North, Central, Eastern and Northeast states. There is a possibility of rain in some states of South India.
Video Source: Skymet Weather
ShareCrop loss and prevention due to dew fall
- Due to the changes in the weather, as the cold is increasing, the dew drops have begun falling on the crops.
- The dew drops increases the risk of disease in crops.
- These days, snowy dew is often seen in the morning.
- In such times, much attention is needed on crops.
- Crops are destroyed due to excess dew fall, the leaf turns black, the growth of crops stops. In this disease, the leaf of the crop becomes yellow and slowly the crop gets destroyed.
- To prevent this, use Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre as a biological treatment.
Earthing up in potato crop in 30-35 days
- Earthing up is the main process done in potato crop.
- This process helps to keep the soil loose and destroy weeds
- Ensures proper development of tubers as the soil becomes airy, the temperature of the soil also becomes equal to the outside temperature
- Two or three earthing up should be done at an interval of 20-25 days until the height of the plant is 15-22 cm.
- Generally earthing up is done at the time of top dressing of fertilizers. Proper earthing up is very much essential for better crop yield.