Gram Salah – Page 685

Weed control of cowpea

One to two hoeing should be done to control weed and for improving root aeration.
Effective weed management in first 25-30 days of the crop period is essential.
pendimethalin 38.7% CS @ 700 ml/acre or alachlor 50% EC @ 1 litres/acre can control the weeds effectively up to 30 days.

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At the time of soil preparation, add FYM/compost @ 6-8 t / acre and use urea – 65 kg/acre, SSP – 20 kg/acre, mix well in the soil.
In the time of every harvesting apply 65 kg urea/acre.

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Choose healthy and disease-free seeds for sowing.
Irrigate only if needed and avoid giving extra water.
Avoid excessive use of nitrogen fertilizers, as more nitrogen can be responsible for the development of the disease.
When disease occurs on coriander plant then spray copper oxychloride 50% WP @ 400 -500 gram per acre.

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In this disease, the seeds fail either to exit the soil or fall immediately after emergence.
Before the sowing of coriander, destroy the old crop residues and weeds through deep ploughing.
Use disease-free seed and resistance variety.
Treat the seed before sowing with carboxin 37.5% + thiram 37.5% @ 2 gm/kg seed.
drenching with thiophanate methyl 70% WP 300 gm/acre.

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Avoid showing alternate host plants like cucumber, ridge gourd, sponge gourd, round gourd etc. near the bottle gourd field.
Destroy the remains of the old crop.
In the early stage of the crop, if the insect appears, hold it by hand and destroy it.
Spray the crop with Cypermethrin 25% EC 150 ml/acre +Dimethoat 30% EC 300 ml /acre or Carbaryl 50% WP 400 gm/acre at fortnight intervals starting from 25 days after sowing to control the pest.
Spraying with Dichlorvos (DDVP) 76% EC @ 250-350 ml/acre gives satisfactory control of the pest.

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Garlic is ready for harvest in 4-5 month after planting depending on variety.
Harvesting is done by pulling out plants when tops are dropping but still green.
Plants are uprooted by hand and curing.
After curing bulbs are cut or bundled as per market requirement.

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First irrigation should be immediate after sowing and second irrigation is about 5 to 6 days after sowing.
After 10 days interval, or as per need.
The first irrigation should be done after hand weeding and apply urea 40 kg/Acre.

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