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How to do Seed treatment of cotton seeds before sowing

23/04/2020 Tuesday January 12th, 2021

Start seed treatment with 2.5 gm carbendazim 12% + mancozeb 63% WP followed by 5 ml imidacloprid 48% FS and the next treatment with 2 gm PSB bacteria and Trichoderma viride @ 5-10 gm per kg seed.
These treatments have protection from fungal diseases and sucking insects along with phosphorus in the available condition which improves root growth.
Remember that fungicide should be used first, then insecticide, and finally bio culture.

Medicinal Properties of Mushroom

22/04/2020 Wednesday April 22nd, 2020

It is one of the most protein-rich foods in the world, which prevents malnutrition.
Enzymes and fibers present in mushrooms protect against heart disease by reducing cholesterol.
Due to low carbohydrates and fat, it is a great diet for people suffering from diseases and disorders like heart patients, diabetes and obesity.
It is a diet that also contains abundant vitamin-D, which helps in strengthening of human bones as well as absorption of calcium and phosphorus.
The fiber available in it makes the body’s digestive system strong and also increases appetite.
It has a special role in strengthening bones and increasing the body’s immunity.
Some varieties of mushrooms also prevent the formation of lumps in the body, which may later cause cancer.
Folic acid and iron present in it help make red granules in the blood.
100 grams of mushroom provides more than 20% vitamin-B, essential mineral salts such as selenium 30%, copper 25%, and 10-19% phosphorus and potassium daily.

Reserve Bank gave relief to crores of farmers, increased the date of repaying crop loans

22/04/2020 Wednesday April 22nd, 2020

The Reserve Bank has given relief to crores of farmers amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown due to Corona infection. This relief will be provided to crores of farmers of the country who take crop loans from banks through Kisan Credit Card. The Reserve Bank of India has extended the period for repaying the next installment of the crop loan to 31 May.

Apart from this, RBI has also provided relief in the interest rates of farmers. Now farmers can repay the next installment of their crop loan till May 31 at the old rate of only 4% per annum.

A letter was issued on Wednesday on behalf of the Reserve Bank on this subject. It has been clarified in this letter that along with the benefit of a three months moratorium on crop loans due to the Corona crisis, farmers will not have to pay punitive interest for three months.

Source: Outlook

Agriculture Minister Tomar attends discussion on the livelihood of farmers in the G-20 meeting

22/04/2020 Wednesday April 22nd, 2020

All countries of the world including India are troubled by the Corona epidemic. On the same burning issue of Corona, a meeting was held on Tuesday through a video conference between the leaders of the G-20 countries. Agriculture ministers of all the G-20 countries made their presence at the conference.

In this meeting, there was a big discussion mainly on ways to keep the food supply chain in the world smooth and to further the livelihood of the farmers. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar was present in this meeting on behalf of India. The conference was chaired by Saudi Arabia’s Minister for Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdulrahman Alfaazali.

Union Agriculture Minister Tomar welcomed the initiative of Saudi Arabia to bring the G-20 countries on a platform to consider ways to ensure the continuity of food supplies, including the livelihood of farmers. Tomar discussed the exemptions being given to agriculture amid the ongoing lock-down in India and apprised it to all his counterpart agriculture ministers.

Source: Aaj Tak

How to do soil treatment in Cotton crop?

22/04/2020 Tuesday January 12th, 2021

After starting the cultivation process in cotton with deep ploughing, use a harrow 3-4 times so that the soil is friable and water holding capacity increases. By doing this, the harmful insects present in the soil, their eggs, pupa and the spores of fungi are also destroyed.
Soil treatment must be done so 4 kg of zinc solubilizing bacteria, 2 kg of Growmax (seaweed, amino acids, humic acid, and mycorrhiza), 2 kg of Trichoderma viride and 100 gm of NPK consortia bacteria in 4 tons FYM per acre mix well at the rate and spread it in the field.
By doing this, along with improving the structure of the land, complete development of plants and complete nutritional growth, it also protects against harmful soil-borne fungal diseases.

How to protect moong and urad crops from Bacterial Blight?

21/04/2020 Monday September 25th, 2023

How to protect bacterial blight from Green gram and black gram

Brown, dry and raised spots on the surface of the leaves are the symptoms of this disease.
These spots are found in red color on the lower surface of the leaves.
When the outbreak of the disease increases, the spots get mixed together and the leaves turn yellow, so there is a premature loss.
To control this, spray streptomycin sulfate IP 90% + tetracycline hydrochloride 10% w/w @ 20 gm per acre or kasugamycin 3% SL @ 300 ml per acre in 200 liters of water. Or
Spraying of Kasugamycin 5% + Copper Oxychloride 45% WP @ 250 gm / acre in 200 liters of water.

Indian Meteorological Department alert: hail may fall in these states with heavy rains

21/04/2020 Tuesday April 21st, 2020

Recently, farmers suffered due to rain and hail in many states of the country. Now the Indian Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rain for the coming days.

It is worth noting that in the last few days, many areas have been cloudy and there has been raining, due to which the temperature has also seen a drop. Now the Indian Meteorological Department has issued an alert in this episode, warning that the weather may remain bad in the next few days.

The meteorological department has issued a five-day weather-related bulletin in this regard and stated that the area around the Ganges River in West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram-Tripura, Assam-Meghalaya, Kerala-Mahe and in different areas of Karnataka There may be heavy rainfall.

Along with this, the Meteorological Department has predicted winds at a speed of 40-50 km per hour, lightning and hailstorm in Bihar, Assam, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada. Apart from this, the Meteorological Department has issued an alert for bad weather in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Konkan, and Goa.

Source: Jagran

Wheat procurement continues in MP, Wheat worth Rs 400 crore has been purchased so far

21/04/2020 Tuesday April 21st, 2020

Taking all necessary precautions given the Corona crisis, wheat procurement was started on the support price in all the districts of Madhya Pradesh except Indore, Ujjain, and Bhopal from last 15 April. Today, a week has passed since this procurement work started.

In this entire week, wheat worth Rs 400 crore has been purchased from about 1.25 lakh farmers in the last week through about four thousand cooperative societies of the state. The procurement process is being extended further from Tuesday. In this, messages will be sent to about 25 thousand farmers. Society will call 25 farmers, with 20 small and five big farmers.

Source: Nai Dunia

How to storage onion and garlic

21/04/2020 Tuesday January 12th, 2021

Removing the tuber completely without ripening leaves space inside the tuber, which subsequently causes rot under the influence of heat and moisture.
To avoid this condition, remove the upper part of the tuber only after drying it up to 80%. Therefore the stem of the plants turns to the ground and then removes it.
If you have enough space and you want to keep the garlic safe for a long time, do not cut the stem from the bulb when you need it. Tie them in a bunch and keep them spread.
If you need to cut, first of all, dry it in bright sunlight for 8-10 days. Allow the root of the garlic tuber to dry until the roots are shattered. Then cut it with a distance of 2 inches between bulb & stem so that their layers are removed, the buds do not get scattered and the tubers are safe for a long time.
Many times a tuber gets hurt by a spade or shovel. While shorting the onion and garlic tuber, remove the damaged tuber because spread rotting in other tubers.
During the monsoon humidity increases and spoils, the tuber so stored onion and garlic should be kept watch from time to time. If there is rottenness or smell from bulbs, then separate the rotten bulb from that place, otherwise it also spoils the other produce.
For good storage, the temperature of the storage warehouses is 25-30 degrees Celsius and the humidity should be between 65-70 %.

Method of Making Jeevamrut

20/04/2020 Monday April 20th, 2020

First, put the plastic drum in the shade, 10 kg cow dung, 10-liter old cow urine, 1 kg any pulses flour, take 1 kg soil under banyan or pipal tree, 1 kg jaggery (bacteria present in the prepared solution become more active), Mix well with the help of wood stick in 200 liters of water.
Now cover this plastic drum with a cloth. This solution should not be exposed to direct sunlight.
The next day, mix the solution again with the help of stick 2-3 times a day.
Keep doing this work daily for 5-6 days.
This 200 liters Jeevamrut solution is sufficient for one acre of land.