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Use pheromone trap to protect crops

10/10/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

Pheromone trap is a biological agent used to catch insects that damage the crop.
These pheromone traps contain capsules containing a chemical. The insect is attracted by the scent of this chemical and gets captured in these Pheromone traps.
These capsules have a special type of scent that attracts male moths.
Different insects have different smells, so different capsules are used for different insects.
By using this the male insect gets trapped and the female insect is deprived of laying eggs.

Damage to soil and crop due to excess moisture

10/10/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

As there is more rain nowadays due to climate change, which creates a lot of moisture in the soil.
This excessive moisture increases the probability of an outbreak of fungal diseases and bacterial diseases in the soil.
Excess moisture also causes a very high outbreak of insects in the soil.
Excessive rains lead to soil erosion due to which makes soil devoid of nutrients.
Yellowing of the crops, curling of leaves, the premature withering of the crop, falling of the fruits in an immature state, irregular spots on the pods, is caused by excess moisture.
Lack of nutrients greatly affects crop production.

Role of Calcium in Onion/Garlic

09/10/2020 Thursday October 8th, 2020

Calcium is an important nutrient in onion/garlic and has a key role to play in crop yield and quality.
Calcium promotes the enhancement of root establishment and elongation of cells resulting in increased plant height. It also improves the tolerance of disease and low temperatures.
Participates in metabolic processes of other nutrients uptake. Promotes proper plant cell elongation.
Participates in enzymatic and hormonal processes. Helps in protecting the plant against heat stress
Helps in protecting the plant against diseases – numerous fungi and bacteria secrete enzymes which impair plant cell walls. Stronger Cell walls, induced by calcium, can avoid the invasion.
Increased bulb quality.
Thus the main function of calcium in onion/garlic is to keep the crop free from disease and increase the yield, quality, and storage of onion/garlic.
Use calcium 4 kg/acre as a soil treatment.

Importance of Microbes in Soil

09/10/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

India’s agricultural land has a deficit of up to 50% of microorganisms.
microorganisms are an essential micronutrient for plant growth. But it remains unavailable in the soil which plants cannot use easily.
This bacterium provides an available form of zinc, Phosphorus, potash as well as control of many diseases in crops, increased crop yield and quality of yield, improve soil health, and increases the activity of hormones, and also increases the activity of photosynthesis.
microorganisms produce organic acids in the soil and convert insoluble zinc, insoluble Phosphorus, insoluble potash into Available form, and maintain soil pH.
Microorganisms protect crops from many types of fungal and bacterial diseases.

Management of wilt in pea

08/10/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

Turning or curling of developed leaves edges are one of the main symptoms of this disease
The upper parts of the plants turn yellow, the growth of the bud stops, the stems and the upper leaves get more rigid, the roots go brittle and the leaves below become yellow.
The entire plant withers and the stem shrink downward.
The crop dries in a circle
For Chemical treatment use KASUGAMYCIN 5% + COPPER OXYCHLORIDE 45% WP @ 300 gram/acre or KASUGAMYCIN 3% SL @ 400 ml / acre.
Biological treatment does Soil treatment with the rate of MYCORRHIZA @ 4 kg/acre or TRICHODERMA viride @ 1 kg/acre.
Use PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS @ 250 gram / acre.

MP Government will give compensation of 4000 crores to farmers distressed due to weather

07/10/2020

This year, due to heavy rains, floods and pest-related diseases have caused significant damage to crops. The Central Government had sent a team to assess the damage done to the crop. In Madhya Pradesh, the work of estimation has been completed, now only the farmers are waiting to get assistance.

On this subject, CM Shivraj Chauhan has said that “the entire assistance amount will be provided to the farmers affected by floods and pest-sickness in the state”. It is important to note that due to floods and pest diseases in the state, crops in about 40 lakh hectare area have been affected, for which compensation of about Rs 4,000 crore is expected. Last year, crops of about 60 lakh hectare area were damaged in the state, and compensation of Rs 2000 crore was distributed to the farmers.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

Learn what is polyhouse, and what its benefits

06/10/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

Using a playhouse one can grow crops in a controlled environment, throughout the year four to five crops can be grown due to the availability of essential plant environmental conditions.
This helps in increased crop productivity and superior quality of products can be achieved.
Gadgets for efficient use of various inputs like water, fertilizer, seeds, and plant protection chemicals can be well maintained in a playhouse.
Pests and diseases can be effectively controlled in the enclosed growing area.
The percentage of germination of seeds is high in the playhouse.
When the playhouse is not in use, the entrapped heat can be used for drying and related operation of the harvested produce.
Polyhouses are suitable for automation of irrigation, application of other inputs, and environmental control by using a computer and artificial intelligence techniques.

How to manage wilt disease with help of soil treatment

05/10/2020 Tuesday October 6th, 2020

This disease is caused by bacteria and fungi, which deals a lot of damage to the crop.
Symptoms of bacterial wilt infection can be seen in all parts of infected plants.
The leaves turn yellow, then the whole plant dries up and dies.
Drying starts as a cropped circle i.e. the crop starts drying in a circle.
Soil treatment is the most effective way to prevent this disease.
As a biological treatment, for soil treatment use of Mycorrhiza @ 4 kg / acre or Trichoderma viride @ 1 kg / acre.
Do the seed treatment with Trichoderma viride @ 5 gram /kg seeds or Psuedomonas fluorescens @ 5 gram/kg seeds .
PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS @ 250 gram/acre as spray.

How to control diamondback moth in cabbage crop

05/10/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

Eggs of Diamondback Moth are white-yellow in color.
Its Caterpillars are 7–12 mm long, and have fine hair on its whole body while adults are 8–10 mm in length, they are brown and light brown in color and have bright spots on their backs.
The adult female lays eggs on the leaves either in singles or in groups.
Small slender green caterpillars after emerging from the eggs feed on the leaf’s epidemics, making holes in the leaves as a result.
Severely affected leaves are left completely skeletonized.
For its control, spray LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 4.6% + CHOLRANTRANILIPROL 9.3%ZC @ 80 ml / acre or NOVALURAN 5.25 %+ EMAMECTIN BENZOATE 0.9 SC @ 600 ml / acre
As a biological control, use BEAUVERIA BASSIANA @ 500 gram/acre with every spray

Benefits of soil treatment in potato crop

04/10/2020 Monday January 11th, 2021

Soil treatment is very important before the sowing of the potato crop.
Soil fertility and nutrient management are very important factors for good crop yield and disease-free crops which have a direct impact on crop yield and quality.
During the Rabi season, there is a lot of outbreak of fungal diseases and pests as there is excessive moisture in the soil before sowing the potatoes.
Soil treatment is done with fungicides and insecticides to prevent fungal diseases and pests.
Potato crops do not get infected with diseases like tuber rot due to soil treatment with fungicides and insecticides.
Potato wilt disease is also prevented by soil treatment.
Soil treatment is also very important to overcome the deficiency of nutrients in the soil as its main nutrients are used in the last crop.
By soil treatment, soil structure improves and production also increases.