Weather forecast: Heavy rain may occur in these 5 states including Madhya Pradesh

03/08/2020Posted on
Possibility of heavy rains in many states, Orange alert issued

Two months have passed since the monsoon and half the rainy season has also passed. In many states of the country, where flood situations have been created, good rain has not been seen in many areas yet due to which there is an Situation of uncertainty among the farmers. States like Bihar and Assam have been flooded due to heavy rains, while states like Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan are still waiting for torrential rains.

Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rains in some states in the coming two days. These states include Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnatak.
Apart from this, heavy rains are likely to occur over coastal Karnataka and southern Konkan-Goa region in some places with good monsoon rains during the next 24 hours.

Source: Krishi Jagran

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How to take care of soybean crops in low rainfall?

03/08/2020Posted on
soybean crops in low rainfall
  • We all are aware how the climate is changing these days.
  • This shifting pattern of weather makes heavy rainfall in some areas and low rainfall in others, it is in these areas of low rainfall that soybean crop is being affected drastically.
  • Soybean crops suffer a lot due to drought and high temperatures.
  • The symptoms of water scarcity are seen on the soybean crop in the form of dullness and the plant wilting causing the plant to come under stress which makes the growth of the soybean plant reduced or stunted.
  • For its management, spray GIBBERELLIC ACID @ 0.001% @ 300 ml / acre or TRIACONTANOL 0.1% @ 300 ml / acre or HUMIC ACID @ 100 gram / acre or SEAWEED @ 400 ml / acre.
  • If soybean crop is in the fruit or flowering stage and the plant gets under stress due to lack of water and high temperature, spray HOMOBRASSINOLIDE @ 100 ml/acre.
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The use of the Gramophone app helped the farmer of Dewas get more profit than the moong crop

02/08/2020Posted on
Kishan Rathor

Any farmer does farming so that he gets good profits from it and the two important things to keep in mind to get profit from farming are the first to ‘reduce the cost of farming’ and the second is to ‘increase production’ it happens. Gramophone works on these two points, which the farmers take advantage of. Farmer Mr. Kishan Rathore of Nemawar village under Khategaon tehsil of Dewas district also enjoyed some such benefits.

Young farmer Kishan Chandra Ji of Dewas district was associated with the Gramophone App two years ago. Initially he took some advice from Gramophone app, but this year he fully accepted Gramophone’s suggestions in the five acres of moong cultivation, which showed an increase in production.

Whereas Kishanji used to produce 20 quintals of moong on a five-acre field, now the production has increased to 25 quintals. Earnings increased from Rs. 110000 to Rs. 142500 and the cost of agriculture has also come down considerably.

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Sulfur deficiency symptoms in crops

02/08/2020Posted on
Sulfur deficiency symptoms in crops
  • Sulfur deficiency can be observed in all crops.
  • Sulfur is a very important element for crops.
  • The symptoms of sulfur deficiency are similar to nitrogen deficiency.
  • Due to sulfur deficiency, the plant may not be able to fully grow.
  • Maturity occurs very late due to the lack of sulfur in cereal crops.
  • According to the nature of the crop, symptoms may appear first on new leaves in some or it might appear first on old leaves in others
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Leaf curl virus in chilli

01/08/2020Posted on
  • Sucking pests like aphid, jassid, mites, whitefly are the main vectors of leaf curl virus in chilli
  • The whitefly spreads the virus known as Chura-mura (leaf curl virus) which also causes leaves to be damaged.
  • Ripe patches are formed on the mature leaves and the leaves are shredded into small cuts.
  • This can cause the leaves to dry or fall, and also inhibit the growth of chilli crops.
  • Use PRAVENTAL BV @ 100 gram / acre for this virus caused problem
  • For vector control spray  FIPRONIL 5% SC @ 400 ml / acre .
  • or Spray ACEPHATE 50 %+ IMIDACLOPRID 1.8 %SP @ 400 gram / acre or LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 4.9 % CS @ 250 ml / acre.
  • METARHIZIUM @ 1 kg / acre or BEAUVERIA BASSIANA @ 250 gram / acre
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Management of leaf-eating caterpillar in soybean

01/08/2020Posted on
leaf-eating caterpillar in soybean
  • In soybean crops, there is a huge infestation of leaf-eating caterpillars that harm the crops’ leaves.
  • These caterpillars greatly affect the soybean crops
  • New hatched larvae tend to attack the leaves in herds.
  • They scrap the green part off the leaves and then spread on the entire plant.
  • The leaves of the entire plant are damaged because of the infestation only veins  are left of the leaves eaten by the caterpillars.
  • It is very important to control these caterpillars on time.
  • To control them, do deep plowing in the empty field during summer time as biological treatment.
  • Sow at the appropriate time at the beginning of monsoon.
  • Spray BEAUVERIA BASSIANA @ 500gram / acre

Chemical Management: 

  •  Spray PROFENOFOS 40 % + CYPERMETHRIN 4% EC @ 400 ml / acre or EMAMECTIN BENZOATE 5% SG @ 100 gram / acre
  • FLUBENDIAMIDE  20% WG @ 100 gram / acre or CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 18.5 % SC @ 60 ml / acre
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Symptoms and control of whitefly in chilli

31/07/2020Posted on
white fly in chilli
  • This pest causes a lot of damage in chilli crops in both the stages of its life cycle i.e. nymph and adult
  • They suck the cell sap of chilli plant leaves and inhibit plant growth.
  • This insect also causes infection of a harmful fungus known as the black fungus that grows on the plant.
  • In the situation of high infestation, the chilli crop becomes fully infected 
  • Even after the crop is fully developed, there is a chance of infestation of this pest which causes the leaves of this crop to dry up and fall.
  • Management:  For the control of this pest,DIAFENTHIURON 50 % WP@ 250 gram / acre orFLONICAMID 50% WG@ 60 ml / acre or ACETAMIPRID 20 % SP @ 100 gram / acre or PYRIPROXYFEN 10 % + BIFENTHRIN 10% EC@ 250 ml / acre 
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Possibility of heavy rains in many states, Orange alert issued

31/07/2020Posted on
Possibility of heavy rains in many states, Orange alert issued

The weather is changing all over the country, it is raining in many states, and there is still a wait for rain somewhere. In such a situation, the Meteorological Department is expecting that heavy rain may occur in many areas of the country in the next few days.

According to the Meteorological Department, Monsoon will remain active and light rain will take place in the next few days in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, North-Eastern Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh.

Apart from this, light rains may also occur over East Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, Telangana, and Interior Karnataka as per the Meteorological Department, and heavy rain is expected in Andaman, Nicobar Islands, and Tamil Nadu.

It is worth noting that there has been torrential rains in many areas of Kerala in the last 24 hours as well as light rain at many places in Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Southwestern, and North Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh. Heavy to very heavy rainfall occurred in some parts with moderate rainfall.

Source: Krishi Jagran

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How to prevent soybean mosaic virus

31/07/2020Posted on
How to prevent soybean mosaic virus
  • Whitefly (sucking pest) is the carrier of this virus
  • Symptoms are not completely clear in plants infected with soybean mosaic virus.
  • Its symptoms may vary according to the varieties of the soybean crop.
  • Its infestation causes the leaves to turn yellow and yellow-green spots are formed on the leaves.
  • Due to incomplete growth, the leaves get deformed and fruit formation is affected.
  • Its infestation inhibits the growth of soybean plants which in turn affects production.
  • To control this,ACETAMIPRID 20 % SP@  100 gram  / acre or BIFENTHRIN 10 % EC @ 300 ml / acre or DIAFENTHIURON 50 % WP @ 250 gram / acre.
  • METARHIZIUM  @ 1 kg / acre or BEAUVERIA BASSIANA  @ 250 gram / acre

 

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Symptoms and prevention of Rust in soybean crop

30/07/2020Posted on
Rust in soybean crop
  • Rust: This disease causes a lot of damage to soybean crops.
  • The symptoms of its infestation appear initially on the upper parts of the plant.
  • After which a large number of light brown or orange spots appear on the upper surface of the leaves, which later turn into brown or reddish-brown spots,
  • Management: – Spraying of THIOPHANATE METHYLl 70% WP @ 300 gram / acre or HEXACONAZOLE  5% SC @ 400 ml / acre or PROPICONAZOLE  25% EC @ 200 ml / acre.
  • Biological treatment: – Spray TRICHODERMA VIRIDE @ 500 gram / acre or PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS @ 250 gram / acre.
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