Importance of Refugia in BT Cotton

17/05/2020Posted on
Importance of Refugia in BT Cotton
  • As per the recommendation of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (G.E.A.C.) of the Government of India, the total B.T. 20 percent of the area or 5 rows of non-BT of the same variety around the main crop. Planting Non-BT seed (Refugia) is very important. 
  • Every BT variety has non-BT seeds (120 gm seeds) or Pigeon Pea seed comes with the same packet. 
  • BT variety plants contain the genes of a Bacillus thuringiensis, which produces a toxic protein. Due to this, they develop the ability to protect against bollworm insects.
  • The infestation of bollworm insects is limited to them, and their control is easy here.
  • If the Refugia is not applied, the resistance of bollworm insects may develop, in which case the BT varieties will no longer make sense.
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M.P. Mandi Act changed, new options open for farmers, Got rid of middlemen

17/05/2020Posted on
Private mandis will now open in Madhya Pradesh, farmers will benefit from this

Farmers do not have many options to sell their products and are forced to sell their produce in government mandis. Due to this, many times they do not get good prices for their produce. Understanding these problems of farmers, the Madhya Pradesh government has now announced to start mandis and new procurement centers in the private sector. Along with this announcement, the Mandi Act has also changed in the state.

During the discussion on the amendment of mandi rules in the ministry, the Chief Minister of the state Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the government must provide the right price to the farmers. By doing this, the competition will increase and farmers will get direct benefits. This will also provide relief to farmers from brokers and middlemen. Farmers will get many options to sell their crops. The farmer can sell the crop at his convenience wherever he wants.

Source: Madhya Pradesh Ministry of Agriculture

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These precautions to be taken while using herbicide

17/05/2020Posted on
These precautions to be taken while using herbicide
  • A proper nozzle flood jet or flat fan should be used.
  • Only appropriate amounts of herbicide should be used. If herbicide is used more than the recommended dose, the crop may also be damaged in addition to weeds.
  • Weedicides should be sprayed at the appropriate time. If spraying is done before or after time, there is a possibility of loss rather than profit.
  • The correct amount of weedicides and water should be used to prepare a solution of herbicide.
  • Do not spray the same herbicide chemical again and again on crops, but do it interchangeably, otherwise, weeds may produce immunity against herbicide.
  • There should be sufficient moisture in the soil at the time of spraying and spraying should be uniform throughout the field.
  • The weather should be clear at the time of spraying.
  • If the medicine has been bought more than used, keep it in a cool, dry, and dark place and take care that children and animals do not come in contact with it.
  • While using it, make sure that the chemical does not fall on the body. Use special dress gloves, goggles for this, or if not available, wrap polythene in the hand and tie a towel on the face.
  • After use, destroy empty containers and press them into the soil. Clean it and do not use it to keep food items.
  • A person who sprayed the medicine must wash hands and mouth thoroughly with soap after spraying.
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Know about Early Cauliflower improved varieties, seed rate, sowing time

16/05/2020Posted on
Know about Early Cauliflower improved varieties, seed rate, sowing time
  • Varieties of early cauliflower such as Pusa Karthik Haybrid, Pusa Deepali, Pusa Kartiki, Pusa Ashwani, Pusa Meghna etc. are prominent.
  • 150 grams of seed per acre is sufficient for hybrid cauliflower varieties.
  • Early sowing of cauliflower is between mid May to June, which is transplanting done after 5-6 weeks.
  • Pre-sowing seeds should be treated @ 2 gram Carboxin 37.5% + Thiram 37.5% WP per kg seed or Trichoderma viride @ 5 grams per kg seed.  
  • Seeds are sown in beds. The beds should be 3 x 6 meters in size, which are 10 to 15 cm above the ground.
  • The distance between the two beds should be 70 cm. So that inter-operation can be done easily. 
  • The nursery beds should have a smooth and flat surface.
  • The problem of water logging can be overcome by constructing high beds in heavy land.
  • While making nursery beds, add FYM to the land @ 8-10 kg per square meter.
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India will move towards Agricultural Revolution, FM announced many agricultural reforms

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Aatm Nirbhar Bharat Package 2 lakh crore gift to farmers, Finance Minister announced

PM Modi had announced Rs 20 lakh crore under the Aatm Nirbhar Bharat Package to deal with the situation arising out of the Corona tragedy. For the last three days, every detail related to this package is being given by the Union Finance Minister. In this series, announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the last two days, it seems that the country is going to move towards a new agricultural revolution.

In the last two days, the Finance Minister has made several positive announcements regarding the agriculture sector. In this series, on Friday, She has announced one lakh crore rupees to improve agricultural infrastructure in the country. On Thursday, She announced a concessional loan of Rs 2 lakh crore for the agriculture sector.

What is special in these announcements?

  • The government will provide benefits to the farmers under Operation Green for vegetable supply. In this, storage, packaging, branding of agricultural products will be done.
  • Emphasis will be on herbal farming, for this the government has announced a plan of 4 thousand crores.
  • To provide additional income to the farmers, the government has introduced a plan of Rs 500 crore for beekeeping. This will benefit 2 lakh beekeepers.
  • Government will spend about 15 thousand crores to improve animal husbandry infrastructure.
  • The government will give a discount of 2% on the loan interest taken under the dairy sector, which will benefit millions of farmers.
  • In the area of ​​fisheries, the government will provide huge financial assistance of 20 thousand crores.
  • The government has also announced 64 thousand crores for crop insurance.
  • In the field of food processing also, the government has announced to spend 10 thousand crore rupees.
  • However, the Finance Minister has also said that more announcements are yet to be made related to the agriculture sector.
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Weed Management in Chili Nursery

16/05/2020Posted on
How to choose a location for planting chili nursery
  • If weeds are not controlled at the right time, they affect the yield and quality of vegetables badly.
  • Weeds can cause losses of up to 50-70 percent.
  • Weeds affect chilli production in many ways such as infecting insect pests and fungi.
  • Chilli seeds should be mixed with 3 ml Pendimethalin 38.7% CS per liter water and sprayed in the soil within 72 hours of sowing.
  • When weeds grow from time to time, the nursery should be weed-free by hand weeding.
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Soil Solarization Process and Importance

15/05/2020Posted on
Soil Solarization Process and Importance
  • In summer, when the straight sunshine and the temperature is high (25 April to 15 May), then the time of soil solarization is the best.
  • First, wet the soil with water, or saturate it with water.
  • These beds are covered with a transparent 200 gauge (50 μm) polyethylene sheet and spread for 5-6 weeks in the summer, and the edges around it are pressed well with soil so that air cannot enter.
  • In this process, the temperature of the soil under the polythene sheet increases by 8–100C than normal. Due to which harmful insects present in the bed, spores of diseases and seeds of some weeds are destroyed.
  • The polyethylene sheet should be removed after 5-6 weeks.
  • This method is very beneficial and less expensive for the nursery and it destroys different types of weed seeds/ rhizomes (except some like Cyperus rotundus and Convolvulus arvensis etc.).
  • Parasitic weeds Orobanche, nematodes, and bacteria from soil diseases, etc. are also destroyed. This method is very practical and successful.
  • In this way, the soil can be treated without adding anything to the soil.
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Aatm Nirbhar Bharat Package: 2 lakh crore gift to farmers, Finance Minister announced

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Aatm Nirbhar Bharat Package 2 lakh crore gift to farmers, Finance Minister announced

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced how much money will be given to which area under the Aatm Nirbhar Bharat Package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During this, he also made several other announcements with a concessional loan of Rs 2 lakh crore for the agricultural sector.

The Finance Minister said that three crore small farmers have already been given a loan of four lakh crore rupees at a low-interest rate. A loan of Rs 25,000 crore has been sanctioned to 25 lakh new Kisan Credit Card holders. She said that loans worth Rs 86,000 crore were sanctioned for 63 lakh people in March and April.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that now Fishermans and animal husbandry farmers will also be able to take advantage of the credit card. Also, a concessional loan of Rs 2 lakh crore was announced through Kisan Credit Card.

Along with this, an additional facility of 30 thousand crores for farmers (Additional Emergency Working Capital) has also been announced, which will benefit 3 crore farmers and will be funded by NABARD Bank.

To give a boost to the rural economy, there has also been talking of giving Rs 4200 crore to the states under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund. Apart from this, She said that “giving relief in repayment on crop loan, the repayment date on March 1 has been extended till May 31. 25 lakh new Kisan Credit Cards have been issued, with a loan limit of 25 thousand. Crore. ”

Source: Navbharat Times

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Weed Management in Cotton Crop

15/05/2020Posted on
Weed Management in Cotton Crop
  • For weed control by chemicals, before germination (within 72 hours of sowing) mix 700 ml Pendimethalin 38.7% CS or Pendimethalin 30% EC in 200-liter water and spray it in the soil @ one acre.
  • First-hand weeding should be done by running Kolpa or Dora within 25 to 30 days of crop germination.
  • When weeds are 2-3 leaves stage, Pyrithiobac Sodium 6% EC+ Quizalofop ethyl 4% EC 350 ml per 200 liters of water and sprayed on an acre field. There must be moisture in the field.
  • When narrow-leaf weeds appear in the crop, spray Quizalofop ethyl 5% EC @ 400 ml or Propaquizafop 10% EC @ 300 ml per 200 liters of water in an acre field.
  • For broadleaf weed control, spray the Paraquat dichloride on the soil surface at 24% SL @ 500 ml per acre in 200 liters of clean water while protecting the crop by planting a hood at 1.5 feet of the crop. It is a non-selective weedicide.
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How to increase size of grains along with pod borer control in Green Gram crop

14/05/2020Posted on

The moong crop may suffer damage due to pod borer (caterpillar), so control it. With this, adopt these measures to increase the size of the grains?

  • This pod borer appears green to brown in color, with dark brown stripes on its body.
  • The head of the pod borer penetrates into the pod which causes damage by piercing the pod.
  • Spraying of Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC 60 ml / acre in 200 liters of water for pod borer control. Or
  • For this caterpillar prevention, spray Emamectin benzoate 5% SG @ 100 gm + Beauveria bassiana @ 250 gm / acre is mixed with 200 liters of water.
  • To increase the size of grains, use 1 kg of Sulfur of Potash-0: 0: 50 fertilizer mixed with this spray.
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