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Get good yield by cultivating these advanced varieties of watermelon

12/12/2020 Saturday December 12th, 2020

SAGAR KING:- High yield, early maturing variety, small seeds, fruits are oval in shape, fruit weighs 3 to 5 kg, dark black in color, inner pulp color is dark red and matures in 60-70 days.
SEAMONS BAHUBALI:- The fruit is oval, the fruit weighs 3 to 7 kg, the color is dark black and shiny, matures in 65-70 days and the variety is resistant against wilt disease.
NUNHEMS MAX:-The shape of the fruit is oval, the weight of the fruit is 7 to 10 kg, the color is dark black and the pulp inside is bright, the variety matures in 70 -80 days.
MELODY F1:- Excellent shipping quality & long shelf life, Fruit is oval round, Black skin, fruit weighs 7 to 10 kg, the variety matures in 70 -80 days.

100 crore sent to 5 lakh farmers under Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana

12/12/2020 Saturday December 12th, 2020

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has sent an amount of Rs 100 crore under Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana to the accounts of 5 lakh farmers with a single click during a meeting in Nasrullaganj of Sehore district.

Addressing this gathering, the Chief Minister said a lot about the development of the agricultural sector. In the midst of the current turmoil over the MSP, he assured the farmers that “things that close the mandis and support price system are misleading and untrue.”

Source: Krishak Jagat

Symptoms and control of purple blotch disease in Onion

12/12/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

This disease is caused by Alternaria porri, a soil borne fungus.
Symptoms of this disease initially are white brown spots that are purple in the middle which develops on the stems of onion leaves .
Infection of this disease is more when the temperature is 27 to 30 degree centigrade and humidity is high.

Chemical treatment:

Thiophene methyl 70% W/P@ 300 gram/acre or Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP @ 300 gram/acre or hexaconazole 5% SC @ 400 ml/acre or Tebuconazole 10% + Sulfur 65% WG @ 500 gram/acre or chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 400 gram/acre or kasugamycin 5% + copper oxychloride 45% WP @ 300 gram/acre.

Biological treatment:

As a biological treatment, use Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre or Trichoderma viride @ 500 gram/acre.

Know the price in the mandis of Indore

11/12/2020

In Mhow (Ambedkar Nagar) Mandi, Indore, the prices of wheat, gram, dollar gram, dollar gram, maize and soybean are running at Rs 1660, 3650, 3645, 4135, 1213, 3845 per quintal respectively.

The prices of urad, cotton, unripe, bitter gourd, wheat, indigenous gram, tomato, onion, cauliflower, brinjal, lady finger, maize, fenugreek, soybean and gourd in the Khandwa Agricultural Produce Market Committee of Indore Division, 1242, 5480, respectively 1350, 1541, 3899, 700, 856, 500, 1100, 1300, 1242, 500, 4125 and Rs. 528 per quintal.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

Kisan Credit Card to be given to 2 lakh 68 thousand milk producers of MP

11/12/2020 Friday December 11th, 2020

To increase the income of farmers, the government is promoting animal husbandry and fisheries. In this series, new milk cooperative societies are being formed by the government, as well as preparation is also being done to link the farmers credit card to provide loans to milk producing farmers and livestock farmers.

The government is running a campaign to connect farmers associated with milk cooperative societies with Kisan Credit Card and under this campaign, 2 lakh 68 thousand milk producers of Madhya Pradesh are being linked with Kisan Credit Card. Soon all these milk producers will be linked with the Kisan Credit Card.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

Field preparation and soil treatment in water melon before sowing

11/12/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

The land should be properly prepared by ploughing according to the need and it is advisable to make small beds simultaneously.
In heavy soils, seeds should be sown without a lump. The sandy soil does not require much tillage. 3-4 ploughing is sufficient.
Watermelon requires fertilizer. For soil treatment, it should be done by using a soil samridhi kit before sowing.
For this, mix 50 -100 kg FYM or cow dung with compost or field soil, and broadcast it on an empty field before sowing.
DAP @ 50 kg / acre + SSP @ 75 kg / acre + Potash @ 75 kg / acre broadcast at the time of sowing.

What is the price of onion, garlic and new potato in the mandi of Indore

10/12/2020 Thursday December 10th, 2020

Onion price
New red onion	inward 30000 bags, price ₹ 1500 to ₹ 3600 per quintal
Old onion inward	22000 bags, price ₹ 1000 to ₹ 3200 per quintal

Variety name	Rate
Super	2600-3000 Rupees per quintal
Average	2200-2600 Rupees per quintal
Golta	1800-2400 Rupees per quintal
Golti	1400-1800 Rupees per quintal
Chhatan	800-1600 Rupees per quintal

Garlic price
Incoming: 2500 bags
Variety name	Rate
Super	6000 – 6500 Rupees per quintal
Laddu	5300 – 5800 Rupees per quintal
Medium	4000 – 4800 Rupees per quintal
Bareek	2800 – 3800 Rupees per quintal
Halki	1000 – 2000 Rupees per quintal

New potato price
Inward: 8000 Bags
Variety name	Rate
Jyoti	1800 – 2200 Rupees per quintal
Pukhraj	1600 – 2000 Rupees per quintal

Identification and control of white fly in potato crop

10/12/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

Symptoms of Whitefly:- This pest causes a lot of damage in potato crops in both the stages of its life cycle i.e. nymph and adult.
They suck the cell sap out of cotton plant leaves and inhibit plant growth. These insects are also the cause for the secretion known as a sooty mold developed on the plant.
Potato crops can get completely infected during high infestation and even if the crop is fully developed, there is a chance of infestation of this pest which can cause the leaves of this crop to dry up and fall.
Management: – For the prevention of this pest, Diafenthiuron 50% SP @ 250 gram/acre or Flonicamid 50% WG @ 60 ml/acre or acetampyrid 20% SP @ 100 gram/acre or Pyriproxyfen 10% + biphenanthrene 10% EC 250 ml/acre

Nutrition management at flowering stage in Pea crop

09/12/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

The flowering stage is the most important stage of pea crop.
Thus it is very important to manage nutrition in this stage.
Due to the changing weather and nutrients deficiency in the crop, there is a problem of flower drop in the pea crop.
And excessive flower drop greatly affects fruit production in the pea crop.
Use Micro-nutrients @ 250gram/acre.
To prevent flower drop,use Homobrassinolide @ 100 ml/acre or Paclobutrazol 40% SC @ 30 ml/acre.

Get insurance for Rabi crops, crop damage will be compensated

09/12/2020 Wednesday December 9th, 2020

Farmers are currently busy sowing rabi crops. But in the midst of this busyness, the farmers should not forget to insure their crops. This helps your crop from natural calamities and you do not have to suffer much.

Farmers can get insurance for crops of Rabi season 2020-21 under the Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme. The last date for insurance is 31 December 2020. Explain that under the Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme in the kharif season, the farmers who were insured for the crops were compensated for the crop loss.

If you get crop insurance, natural crops (celestial lightning), cloudburst, storm, hail, cyclone, storm, tempest, hurricane, tornado, flood, waterlogging, landslide, drought, pest diseases etc. You can get compensation for crop losses through insurance.

To get crop insurance, you can contact the toll free number 18002337115 of the Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited. The notification issued for Rabi year 2020-21 is available at http://govtpressmp.nic.in/history-gazette-extra-2020.html.

Source: Krishak Jagran