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What is Neem cake and how to use it?

Neem cake is an organic fertilizer.
Neem cake contains NPK, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc, Copper, Sulfur, Calcium, Magnesium, Iron and Micronutrients.
Use of neem cake keeps moisture in soil
The use of neem cake gives lustre to the leaves and stems of plants.
With its use, the plant starts germinating and producing fruits and flowers.
Plants are strong and durable with the use of neem cake. it can also be applied in the fields in addition to ornamental plants.
The use of neem cake increases the level of amino acids in plants. Which increases the level of chlorophyll. Because of which the plant looks green.

Usually this disease affects the leaves and attacks its lower and upper part.
The spots appear as a yellow to white powder on the lower and upper surface of the leaves.
For managing them,use Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% SC @ 300 ml/acre or Azoxystrobin 23 % SC @ 300 ml/acre.
Spray Trichoderma viride @ 500 g/acre + Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre as a biological treatment.

Congress grass is a big problem for farmers but it also has great importance in agriculture.
Congress grass is a very good source of nitrogen, it can be used to biologically supply organic nitrogen.
Compost prepared from congress grass is an organic manure and has no bad effects on crops, humans and animals.
On making compost, the toxic chemical “Parthenin” found in the living state of this plant completely dissolves.

In this stage of onion crop it is necessary to manage the crop in three different forms.
For protection against fungal diseases: Use Chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 400 gram/acre or Ketazin 48% EC @ 400 ml/acre use as a spray for prevention of leaf scorching and purple blotch disease .
Use Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre as a biological treatment
To protect against insects: Thiamethoxam 12.6% + Lambda Cyhalothrin 9.5% ZC @ 80 ml/acre or Abamectin 1.9% EC @ 150 ml/acre use for control of sucking pests and mites. .
Use Beauveria Bassiana @ 250 gram/acre as a biological treatment.
Nutrition Management: In this stage of onion, nutritional management can be done with 00: 52: 34 @ 1 kg/acre as well as with micronutrients @ 250 gram/acre.

Inter-cropping maintains the diversity and stability of fields.
It reduces the use of chemical/fertilizer.
It helps in Weed suppression and reduces the chances of diseases and insect attacks.
In inter-cropping, Vegetable crops give high production in short duration.

Azotobacter is an independent nitrogen fixation bacteria.
This bacterium keeps the nitrogen of the atmosphere continuously stored in the ground.
Use of this does not cause yellowing of leaves in cucurbit crops.
In cucurbit crops , fruit development and growth of plants are good.
When it is used, 20% to 25% of nitrogen is required per crop.
These bacteria increase germination percentage of seeds.
Helps to increase the quantity of roots and length of stem.

Dhatura is a plant. It grows up to 1 meter height. This plant is of black-white in color.
Dhatura is generally considered poisonous and wild
Due to its medicinal properties, it has great importance in agriculture.
It acts like a pesticide when its leaves are blended in urine and water.
Dhatura is also used to prepar panchgavya.

Nadep method, vermicompost ,Bio gas etc. are some methods of composting, in the same way matka manure is a common and simple method of composting.
Fertilizer made by this method is of good quality and is low cost.
To prepare it the following things are required: cow or buffalo urine, jaggery, a matka, water and cow dung.
Put all these ingredients together in a pot and keep stirring with the help of a wood stick every 2-3 days.
This way matka compost gets prepared in 7 -10 days.

Constantly changing weather is causing the garlic and onion crop to face a lot of problems.
The problem of yellowing is quite visible in the garlic and onion crop due to which there is a huge impact on their growth and development.
The yellowness of garlic and onion can also be caused by fungal and insect borne and nutritional problems.
If it is causes by fungus, use Kasugamycin 5% + Copper Oxychloride 45% WP @ 300 gram/acre or Thiophanate Methyl 70% WP @ 300 gram/acre
If it is because of nutritional problem, use Seaweed@ 400 ml/acre or Humic acid@ 100 gram/acre
If it is due to insect, use Profenofos 40 % + Cypermethrin 4% EC@ 400 ml/acre or Fipronil 40 % + Imidacloprid 40 % WG@ 80 gram/acre.

The watermelon crop requires 16 nutrients mainly. In which boron is the most essential nutrient in a group of micronutrients
Boron does not allow the roots of watermelon plants to deform and maintains the growth of the roots continuously.
Deficiency of boron distorts the shape of leaves, and the formation of fruits is reduced.
The growth of leaf and stem is very less and the fruit of watermelon starts bursting.
Boron nutrient supply can be done by spraying, through drip or by adding pre-sowing soil treatment.
So use boron after the soil testing . Keep in mind that excess of boron also has toxic effects on the plant.