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Importance of amino acids in crops

08/08/2020

This product is a high-quality natural ingredient, it helps in increasing the activity of microorganisms in the soil.
Helps improve the pH of the soil and provides a good start to the roots, allowing the root to develop fully, which leads to good crop production.
It improves the soil structure which does not allow soil nutrient availability to decrease.
Helps in absorption of nutrients from the soil by roots
It is one of the most important micronutrients for plant growth.
Amino acid promotes photosynthesis in plants.

How to control Helicoverpa armigera

08/08/2020 Saturday August 8th, 2020

Helicoverpa armigera is a very harmful and polyphagous insect known as Fruits and Pod borer
The infestation of this pest occurs in all crops. An infestation of Helicoverpa armigera (fruit and pod borer) has been seen mainly in soybean, gram, pea, cotton, pigeon pea, okra, tomato, and cabbage.
In Helicoverpa armigera (fruit and pod borer) only caterpillars cause harm. The attack of this insect starts from the initial stage of the crop. This insect consumes the soft parts of the plant first and then the fruits and seeds.
For the control of this pest, CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 18.5 % SC @ 60 ml / acre or LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 4.6% + CHOLRANTRANILIPROL 9.3%ZC @ 80 ml / acre or FLUBENDIAMIDE 20% WG @ 100 gram / acre EMAMECTIN BENZOATE 5% SG @ 100 gram / acre or NOVALURAN 5.25 %+ EMAMECTIN BENZOATE 0.9 SC @ 600 ml / acre.
As a biological treatment use BEAUVERIA BASSIANA @ 250 gram /acre.

Importance of Beauveria bassiana in crops

07/08/2020 Friday August 7th, 2020

Beauveria Bassiana is a type of fungus which acts as a biological insecticide.
It is used to control all types of pests in all crops.
Beauveria Bassiana is used for the control of different types of Lepidoptera (such as gram pod borer, hairy caterpillar) sucking pest, aphid, Jassid , white fly, termite and Mites etc.
It kills all the stages of insects like eggs, larvae, pupa, grubs and nymphs etc.
Beauveria Bassiana can be used as a spray because it works by eliminating the sucking pests and caterpillars sticking on the crop leaves.
It can also be used as soil treatment because it plays an important role in the control of soil borne insects present in the soil.

Spray management in Cotton Crop in 60-80 days

07/08/2020 Tuesday January 12th, 2021

In cotton, a large variety of caterpillars and sucking pests attack.
Along with these pests, some fungal and bacterial diseases also greatly affect the cotton crop.
Caterpillar management: – PROFENOFOS 40 % + CYPERMETHRIN 4% EC @ 400 ml / acre or FENPROPATHRIN 10% EC @ 400 ml / acre or NOVALURAN 5.25 %+ EMAMECTIN BENZOATE 0.9 SC @ 600 ml / acre or MONOCROTOPHOS 36% SL@ 400 ml / acre or CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 18.5 % SC @ 60 ml / acre.
Sucking pest management: – DIAFENTHIURON 50 % WP @ 250 gram / acre or PYRIPROXYFEN 10 % + BIFENTHRIN 10% EC @ 250 ml / acre or IMIDACLOPRID 17.8% SL @ 100 ml / acre
As a biological treatment using BEAUVERIA BASSIANA@ 250 gram /acre.
For disease management use HEXACONAZOLE 5% SC @ 300 ml / acre or THIOPHANATE METHYL 70% WP @ 300 gram / acre or KASUGAMYCIN 3% SL @ 400 ml / acre
As a biological treatment Spray PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS @ 250 gram / acre
Nutrition Management: – For good growth in chilli crop, spray AMINO ACID @ 300 ml / acre + 00:52:34 @ 1kg / acre

Spray management in chilli crop in 60-80 days

06/08/2020 Tuesday January 12th, 2021

Chilli plants face a lot of attacks from insects like sucking pests and caterpillars,
Along with these pests, some fungal and bacterial diseases also greatly affect the chilli crop.

Following products are used to manage them

Sucking pest management: – IMIDACLOPRID 17.8% SL @ 100 ml / acre or ACETAMIPRID 20 % SP @ 100 gram / acre or SPINOSAD 45 % SC @ 60 ml / acre
Caterpillar management: – PROFENOFOS 40 % + CYPERMETHRIN 4% EC @ 400 ml / acre or FENPROPATHRIN 10% EC @ 400 ml / acre or NOVALURAN 5.25 %+ EMAMECTIN BENZOATE 0.9 SC @ 600 ml / acre or CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 18.5 % SC @ 60 ml / acre.
As biological treatment Spray BEAUVERIA BASSIANA @ 250 gram / acre
Disease Management: -HEXACONAZOLE 5% SC @ 300 ml / acre or THIOPHANATE METHYL 70% WP @ 300 gram / acre or KASUGAMYCIN 3% SL @ 400 ml / acre
As a biological treatment Spray PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS @ 250 gram / acre
Nutrition Management: – For good growth in chilli crop, spray AMINO ACID @ 300 ml / acre + 00:00:50 @ 1 kg / acre

Management of Aphid and Ear Head Bug in Maize

06/08/2020 Tuesday January 12th, 2021

Ear head Bug: Ear head bug nymphs and adults suck the sap present inside the grain causing the grains to shrink and turn black in color.
Aphid: A small insect which causes damage to the plant by sucking it from the lower surface of the leaf they can cause a lot of damage.
Following products can be used to control it:
PROFENOFOS 50 % EC @ 500 ml / acre or ACETAMIPRID 20 % SP @ 100 gram / acre or ACEPHATE 50 %+ IMIDACLOPRID 1.8 %SP @ 400 gram / acre.

Management of Fall Armyworm in Maize

05/08/2020 Tuesday January 12th, 2021

This insect hides in piles of soil, straw, weeds during the day, and eats crops overnight. Huge numbers of these insects can be seen in infested farms/crops. This pest tends to damage the entire crop by feeding in a very short time. Hence management/control of this pest is very necessary.
In areas where the infestation of fall armyworm pests is high, spraying any of the following insecticides should be done immediately.
Spray: – LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 4.6% + CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 9.3% ZC 100 ml / acre, or CHLORANTRANILIPROLE18.5% SC @ 60 ml / acre, or EMAMECTIN BENZOATE 5% SG @ 100 gram / acre
Biological treatment BEAUVERIA BASSIANA @ 250 gram/acre
In areas where its attack is less, Farmers should place small piles of straw on the border of their farmland or in the middle of the field if possible. During the day the armyworm hides in these straw piles in search of shade. In the evening this straw should be collected and burnt.

Anthracnose / Pod Blight in Soybean

05/08/2020 Tuesday January 12th, 2021

In this disease mainly the stem of the plant is infected.
This infection is visible on the stem during the maturity of soybean crop.
In this disease, irregular shaped spots appear on the leaves.
Management: – Spray TEBUCONAZOLE 10% + SULPHUR(S) 65% WG @ 500 gram / acre and CARBENDAZIM 1 2% + MANCOZEB 63% @ 300 gram / acre and THIOPHANATE METHYL 70% W/W @ 300 gram / acre
As a biological treatment TRICHODERMA VIRIDE @ 500 gram / acre or PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS @ 250 gram / acre

Late Blight in Tomato Crop

04/08/2020 Tuesday January 12th, 2021

In tomatoes, late blight is a significant disease.
It is a fungal disease, symptoms of this disease first appear on tomato leaves.
Violet brown spots are formed on the upper surface of the leaves and brownish white spots appear on the lower surface of the leaves.
Due to its infection the leaf becomes dry and gradually this fungus spreads on the whole plant.
Following products can be used for its management
AZOXYSTROBIN 11% + TEBUCNAZOLE 18.3% SC @ 300gram / acre or MANCOZEB 8%+ METALAXYL 64% WP @ 600gram / acre or TEBUCNAZOLE 50%+ TRIFLOXYSTROBIN 25% WG @ 150gram / acre
As a biological treatment PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS @ 250 gram / acre

Crop Management in Soybean in the flowering stage

03/08/2020 Tuesday January 12th, 2021

Crop management is very crucial in the flowering stage of soybean crop.
There is always a chance of an attack of insect-borne and fungal-borne diseases in the soybean crop regardless of the rainfall being heavy or low.
Excessive rain can cause flowers to fall while in less rain the plant can get under stress in both the situations hinder the production of flowers.
For disease management SprayTEBUCONAZOLE 10% + SULPHUR(S) 65% WG @ 500gram / acre or KASUGAMYCIN 5% + COPPER OXYCHLORIDE 45% WP @ 300gram / acre or THIOPHANATE METHYL 70% W/W @ 300gram / acre or CARBENDAZIM 12% + MANCOZEB 63%WP @ 300 gram / acre
For pest management, spray use ACETAMIPRID 20 % SP @ 100 gram / acre with CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 18.5 % SC @ 60 ml / acre or LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 4.6% + CHOLRANTRANILIPROL 9.3%ZC @ 80 ml / acre.
Growth and development: Nutrients should be provided to the plant in proper quantity and at the right time to facilitate the growth of good flowers which would increase the possibility of the growth of good fruits, hence in the stage of flowering, spray 00:00:50 @ 1 kg/acre.