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After the government’s storage limit, how much onion can be stored?

29/10/2020

Every year, onion prices start touching the sky at this time. In view of this, the government is taking several steps. In this list, the government on Friday made some changes in the rules related to onion storage. Now a limit has been imposed on onion storage.

Currently, onion prices have gone up in many states. On Friday, the government fixed 25 metric tonnes of onion storage for wholesalers and 2 metric tonnes for retail traders. However, this limit will not apply to imported onions. The government believes that this step will help in reducing onion prices.

Source: Krishak Jagat

Use Vermicompost with chemical fertilizers

29/10/2020 Wednesday October 28th, 2020

It contains all the nutrients, hormones, and enzymes that are important for plants whereas fertilizers only have nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash.
Its effect remains in the field for a longer period and nutrients are gradually received by the plants.
It’s a complete nutrient fertilizer for crops. It has a high amount of humus, Which increases the water absorption and water holding capacity of the soil and also helps in preventing soil erosion.
It contains humic acid, which helps in reducing the pH value of the soil. It has an important contribution to improving nonfertile soil.
Due to its use, the beneficial microorganisms get their food, which keeps them more active. It is a completely natural fertilizer for crops, it has no side effects.
The size, color, brightness, and taste of crops improve, the production capacity of the soil increases, and the product quality also improves.

Identification of Blight and Foot Rot in Pea Crop

28/10/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

Blight – In this disease, there are dark brown spots on the leaves. The spots on the stems are long, suppressed, and purple-black in color. that spots merge and surround the entire stem. Red or brown irregular spots appear on the pods. In the acute stage of the disease, the stem starts to weaken.

Footrot: – This disease causes a lot of damage to the peas crops, stems are highly affected by this disease, infected plants are yellow, and crops get destroyed before maturation. This disease is caused by soil-borne pathogens through roots.
Use Mancozeb 75% WP @ 600 gram / acre or Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% @ 300 gram/ acre.
Thiophanate Methyl 70% W / W @ 300 gram / acre or chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 400 gram / acre.
As a biological treatment, spray Trichoderma viride @ 500 gram / acre or Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram / acre.

PM Kisan Yojana: Register by 31 October and avail benefits in November-December

28/10/2020

If you have not yet registered under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, then this news is for you. Farmers who are not able to get the benefits of this scheme till now can register in this scheme before October 31 and get the benefit of the scheme. If their application is accepted, they will get an installment of Rs 2,000 in November as well as another installment in December.

It is worth noting that under Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana launched by the Central Government, farmers are given 6 thousand rupees in three installments every year. Explain that so far 6 installments have been sent to the farmers’ account from this scheme.

Source: Krishi Jagran

Identification of bacterial wilt on potato

28/10/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

Black lesions appear on the base of the affected plant.
In the early stages of the disease, the plant turns yellow.
Soft, reddish, or black rings appear on the infected tuber.
Finally, in the last stages of the infection, the plant’s wilts and die.
Use Kasugamycin 5% + Copper Oxychloride 45% WP@ 300 gram / acre or Kasugamycin 3% SL @ 400 ml / acre.
As biological treatment use Trichoderma viride @ 500 gram / acre as soil treatment Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250gram for foliar spray

How to do seed treatment in wheat

27/10/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

With the help of seed treatment in wheat, seed have equal germination
By treating seeds, seed-borne diseases are controlled as well as it ensures quality germination.
By treating seeds, wheat crops protect against diseases like Karnal bunt, Rust, Loose smut, etc.
Chemical treatment: – Before sowing, treat onion seeds with CARBENDAZIM 12% + MANCOZEB 63% @ 2.5gram / kg seed or CARBOXIN 17.5%+ THIRAM 17.5% @ 2.5g / kg seed.
Biological treatment: -TRICHODERMA VIRIDE @ 5 gram / kg + PSB @ 2 gram / or PSB @ 2 gram + mycorrhiza @ 5 gram / kg seeds.

How to do Seed treatment in gram crop

27/10/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

Just as soil treatment is necessary before sowing, in the same way, seed treatment before sowing is very important.
By treating seeds, fungal diseases such as Anthracnose leaf spot, Rust, wilt disease, etc. are controlled as well as germination is good.
By treating seeds, fungal diseases are controlled and it ensures quality germination.
Chemical treatment: – Before sowing, treat onion seeds with CARBENDAZIM 12% + MANCOZEB 63% @ 2.5gram / kg seed or CARBOXIN 17.5%+ THIRAM 17.5% @ 2.5g / kg seed.
Biological treatment: -TRICHODERMA VIRIDE @ 5 gram / kg + PSB @ 2 gram / or PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS @ 5 gram / kg seeds.

What is the right time for sowing wheat and how to prepare the field

26/10/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

Deep plow the field before sowing.
The suitable sowing time is from mid-October to the first week of November.
Level the field by cultivating 2-3 times.
Use a wheat samriddhi kit for soil treatment.
This kit contains all the essential ingredients which are required for soil at the time of the sowing of the wheat crop, which helps in the uptake of essential nutrients.

In this scheme, farmers will get 5000 rupees in addition to PM Kisan 6000

26/10/2020

To benefit the farmers, the central government is soon going to give new good news. Now there is talk of giving 5000 rupees more to the farmers besides the 6000 rupees of the Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. This means that now farmers will get an amount of Rs 11000 every year instead of Rs 6000.

Apart from the 6000 rupees of the Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, the 5000 rupees that are being talked about will be given to the farmers for fertilizer. With this scheme, the government is thinking of sending money directly to the account of farmers instead of subsidizing big fertilizer companies.

Explain that the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices has appealed to the Central Government to give cash in the form of fertilizer subsidy of Rs 5000 per year directly to the farmers. The Commission wants this entire amount to be paid in two installments of Rs 2500 to the farmers. Of these, the first installment should be given at the beginning of the Kharif season and the second installment at the beginning of the Rabi season.

Source: Krishi Jagran

Benefits of black wheat cultivation

25/10/2020 Thursday October 22nd, 2020

Black wheat is a special variety of wheat, which is cultivated in a special manner.
Black, wheat contains about 60 percent more iron than normal wheat.
The amount of protein, nutrients, and starch remains the same. Black wheat cultivation is generally very less in India.
Wheat contains 5 to 15 ppm of anthocyanin while in black, wheat is 40 to 140 ppm.
Anthocyanin is a natural antioxidant and antibiotic, which is very effective in diseases such as heart attack, cancer, sugar, mental stress, knee pain, anemia.