Damping off disease in Onion nursery

03/09/2020Posted on
  • High soil moisture and moderate temperature  along with high humidity, especially in the rainy season leads to the  development of this disease.  
  • Pre-emergence damping off results in seed and  seedling rot before emerging from the soil.  
  • Post-emergence damping off results in pathogens attacking the collar region of seedlings on the surface of soil.  
  • The collar portion rots and ultimately the  seedling collapse and die. 
  • Healthy seeds should be selected before sowing.
  • Spray of CARBENDAZIM 12% + MANCOZEB 63% WP@ 30 gram /pump  or THIOPHANATE METHYL 70% W/W @ 30 gm/Pump or MANCOZEB 64%+ METALAXYL 8% WP @60 gram/pump
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Your money will be doubled in Kisan Vikas Patra, read full information

03/09/2020Posted on
Your money will be doubled in Kisan Vikas Patra, read full information

A small savings scheme offered by the post office is named Kisan Vikas Patra. Under this, farmers can make double their money by investing their small savings.

Under this scheme, you can invest a minimum of Rs 1,000 to buy KVP (Kisan Vikas Patra) and there is no upper limit on investment. However, for any investment above Rs 50,000, PAN details are mandatory.

Any Indian citizen who is more than 18 years of age can invest under this scheme. There is no upper age limit for this scheme.

Source: Jagran

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Monsoon will remain active in MP till September 20, heavy rains will occur in these districts

02/09/2020Posted on

The continuous rains in almost all the districts of Madhya Pradesh have caused havoc in the past. Due to this devastation, 11 thousand people have been resuscitated so far and 10 have died. Due to this, crops of about 7 lakh hectares were damaged and relief work is going on. The maximum damage has been done in Hoshangabad, Vidisha, Sehore, Raisen, and Rajgarh districts.

On Monday, the Meteorological Department issued a warning of heavy rain. Warning of heavy rains has been issued in Alirajpur, Barwani, Jhabua. Ratlam, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Dhar may have thunderstorms with strong showers.

According to the Meteorological Department, the monsoon is expected to remain active till 20 September. Even if there is no rain for 1 day in the month of September, there is no possibility of water shortage in the state this year, although the area of ​​low pressure has reached western Madhya Pradesh and adjoining eastern Rajasthan on Sunday. This system can cause rain in some places in the eastern Rajasthan state.

Source: MP Breaking News

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Spray management in cotton in 105-115 days

02/09/2020Posted on
Spray management in cotton crop
  • Cotton plants usually face a lot of attacks from insects like sucking pests, caterpillars such as Pink bollworm, Aphid, Jessid, Mites, etc 
  • Along with these pests, some fungal and bacterial diseases also greatly affect the Cotton crop like root rot, stem rot, Alternaria leaf spot, etc.
  • the following products are used to manage them.
  • Pink bollworm management: – PROFENOFOS 40 % + CYPERMETHRIN 4% EC @ 400 ml / acre or FENPROPATHRIN 10% EC @ 400 ml / acre or NOVALURAN 5.25 %+ EMAMECTIN BENZOATE 0.9 SC @ 600 ml / acre 
  • Sucking pest management: – DIAFENTHIURON 50 % WP @ 250 gram / acre or PYRIPROXYFEN 10 % + BIFENTHRIN 10% EC @ 250 ml / acre or IMIDACLOPRID 17.8% SL @ 100 ml / acre
  • For fungal disease :-THIOPHANATE METHYL 70% WP @ 300 gram / acre or HEXACONAZOLE 5% SC @ 300 ml / acre or MANCOZEB 75 % WP @ 500 gram /acre For bacterial disease :- STREPTOMYCIN SULPHATE 90%+ TETRACYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE 10% W/W@ 24 gram/acre or KASUGAMYCIN 3% SL @ 400 ml / acre
  • as a biological treatment Spray PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS @ 250 gram / acre
  • Nutrition Management: – For good growth in cotton crop, spray 00:00:50 @ 1kg / acre
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Spray Management in Chili Crops in 130-150 days

01/09/2020Posted on
  • In 130-150 days Chilli crop is fully in maturation stage  
  • At this time in chilli crop there is continuous harvesting of fruits as well as there is regular growth of flowers.
  • At this time, spraying of the appropriate chemicals is very important to keep the flowers from shedding and the chilli fruit from rotting.
  • This management is done for fungus management, insect management, and nutrition management.
  • For the control of fungal diseases spray METIRAM 55% + PYARACLOSTROBIN 5% WG@ @ 600 gram / acre or THIOPHANATE METHYL 70% W/W @ 300 gram / acre.
  • For the control of insects PYRIPROXYFEN 10 % + BIFENTHRIN 10% EC  @ 250 ml / acre or LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 4.9 % CS @ 250 ml / acre or CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 18.5 % SC @ 60 ml / acre 
  • Nutrition Management: – Spray @ 00:00:50 @ 1 kg / acre and GIBBERELLIC ACID @ 300 ml / acre and to prevent premature flower drop spray HOMOBRASSINOLIDE @ 100 ml / acre
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Soybean farmer did smart farming with Gramophone app, yield increased from 160 to 200 quintals

01/09/2020Posted on

The desire of every Indian farmer is to reduce the cost of cultivation and increase profits. But most of the farmers of our country still do traditional farming, due to which they have to satisfy themselves with low production and the agricultural cost also becomes very high. But in today’s modern era, farmers who use modern methods in farming are called smart farmers. For the last 4 years Gramophone has been engaged in teaching smart farming to farmers.

Many farmers are doing smart farming by connecting with gramophone app. Shubham Patel of Khandwa is also one of them. Shubham is getting very good results from this smart farming. They used to produce 160 quintals before the soybean crop, now this yield has increased to 200 quintals. This has also increased their profits by 41%. The cost of farming has also come down by Rs 10,000.

If you also want to make a similar difference in your agriculture like Shubham Ji and want to become a smart farmer, then you can also join Gramophone. To connect with Gramophone, you can either miss the toll free number 18003157566 or login to Gramophone Krishi Mitra app.

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Stem fly control in soybean

01/09/2020Posted on
Stem fly
  • The main causes for stem fly/stem borer in soybean crop are very dense sowing of the crop, inappropriate use of pesticides, non-adoption of the crop cycle.
  • The most important thing for the control of stem fly in soybean crops is appropriate control in the early stage of the infection of the caterpillar.
  • A spray of BEAUVERIA BASSIANA periodically is very important to control the stem fly.
  • A spray of the following products is crucial for the control of stem fly in the soybean crop.
  • THIAMETHOXAM 25% WG @ 100 gram / acre +FENPROPATHRIN 10% EC @ 400 ml / acre or THIAMETHOXAM 25% WG @ 100 gram / acre + BEAUVERIA BASSIANA @ 250 gram / acre or FIPRONIL 5% SC @ 400 ml / acre or FENPROPATHRIN 10 Spray @% EC @ 400 ml / acre + BEAUVERIA BASSIANA @ 250 gram / acre.
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Seeing crop damage, Chief Minister assured crop insurance

31/08/2020Posted on

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan took stock of the damaged crops of farmers and said that I cannot sit when the farmer is in crisis. He extended the date of crop insurance to 31 August and also said that he will help the farmers in this hour of crisis.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that crop insurance will be done till 31 August after seeing the soybean crop in the state’s Khategaon area. He said that Corona has broken the back of the economy. I am with the farmers. In two-three days, there has been much loss of crops. In such a situation, farmers are in trouble and I could not sit at home, that’s why I have come here. Tomorrow I will go to other districts and see the status of crops.

Source: Nai Dunia

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Several states including MP will receive torrential rain, know weather forecast

29/08/2020Posted on
Possibility of heavy rains in many states, Orange alert issued

The monsoon is raining in most parts of the country and the Meteorological Department has said that the process of rain will continue for a few days. During the last 24 hours, severe monsoon rains have been recorded in the eastern and central parts of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.

If we talk about the next 24 hours, according to the Meteorological Department, the activities of rain in Chhattisgarh will reduce during the next 24 hours. However, good rains will remain in some places for the next 12 hours. Torrential rains are likely to continue over central and eastern parts of Madhya Pradesh.

Source: Krishi Jagran

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Importance of organic fungicides

28/08/2020Posted on
Importance of organic fungicides
  • Organic fungicides either prevent the growth of pathogenic fungi or kill them and make the plant disease-free.
  •  It increases the immune system in plants by stimulating their chemical processes.
  • It reduces dependence on chemical drugs, especially fungicides.
  •  Increase fertility of the soil by increasing the number of useful fungi in soil
  • The use of organic fungicides has been observed to increase nutrients in crops.
  • These are used as soil treatment. These pesticides play an important role in the bioremediation of soil contaminated with pesticides.
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