Sowing method of Snake gourd

18/01/2019Posted on
  • In central India, furrow, bed and pit (deep, shallow and mounds) sowing methods are followed.
  • Usually, sowing is done on the top of the sides of furrows and vines are allowed to trail on the ground especially in summer season.
  • About 5-6 seeds are sown in a pit and finally, two vines are retained.
  • It is advisable to soak seeds for 12 hours to facilitate germination.
  • For transplanting method, seeds are sown in polythene bags (10 x 15 cm size) filled with potting mixture.
  • The seedling should be transplanted at two-leaf stage or after three weeks.

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Seed rate of Muskmelon

17/01/2019Posted on

Seed rate of muskmelon vary on spacing and varieties.

  • Improved and research varieties:- 1.5 to 2 Kg/Acre.
  • Hybrid and private sector varieties:- 200-400 Gm/Acre.

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Control of White fly in Garlic

14/01/2019Posted on
  • Nymphs and adults suck the cell sap from the leaves.
  • The affected leaves curl and dry.
  • The affected plants show stunted growth.

Control:-

  • Soil application of Carbofuran 10 G @ 5 kg /acre at the time of sowing.  
  • Spray of anyone insecticide of following on presence of pest at 10 days intervals
  • Acephate 75% SP @ 80-100gm/acre.
  • Acetamiprid 20% SP @ 100 gm/acre.
  • Bifenthrin 10% EC @ 200 ml/acre.

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Soil preparation for cultivation of Bitter gourd

14/01/2019Posted on
  • The land is ploughed and brought to a fine tilth by 1-2 crosswise ploughing and then it is levelled.
  • Well-rotten farmyard manure @ 8-10 t/Acre is applied before last ploughing.
  • Make beds of 2 to 3 feet wide depending on the support system to be adopted.

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Management of Black Rust disease in Wheat

14/01/2019Posted on
  • Pustules can be seen after 10-20 days of infection.
  • In addition to wheat it can also attack barley, rye and triticale.
  • Black rust produces reddish-brown spore masses in oval, elongated or spindle-shaped pustules on the stems and leaves.
  • Unlike leaf rust, pustules erupt through both sides of the leaves.
  • Ruptured pustules release masses of stem rust spores.
  • Black rust develops at higher temperatures than the other wheat rusts within a range of 18-30°C.

Management-

  • Destroy volunteer wheat plants. Crop rotation is very important.
  • Growing resistant varieties is an economical and environmentally friendly way of disease reduction.
  • During the growing season, active crop monitoring is very important for an early detection of diseases.
  • Avoid repeated use of fungicides with the same active ingredient.
  • Spray Kasugamycin 5% + Copper Oxychloride 45% WP 320 gm/acre or Propiconazole 25% EC 240 gm/acre.

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Control strategies of Maize Stem Borer

12/01/2019Posted on
  • Central shoot withers and leading to “dead heart”.
  • Larvae mines the midrib enter the stem and feeds on the internal tissues.
  • Boreholes visible on the stem near the nodes.
  • Young larva crawls and feeds on tender folded leaves causing typical “shot hole” symptom.
  • Affected parts of the stem may show internally tunneling caterpillars.
  • In later stage, plant becomes die.

Control

 

  • Mix any one of the following granular insecticides with sand to make up a total quantity of 50 kg and apply in the leaf whorls on the 20th day after sowing.
    Phorate 10% G 4 kg/acre or Fipronil 0.3% G 5 kg/acre on 15-20 day after sowing.
  • If granular insecticides are not used, spray any one of the following:
    • Bifenthrin 10% EC @ 200 ml /acre on the 20th day of sowing.

 

  • Fipronil 5% SC @ 500 ml/ acre on the 20 day after sowing.
  • Cartap Hydrochloride 50% SP @ 400 gm/acre.

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Seed Treatment in Bitter gourd

11/01/2019Posted on
  • For good quality, diseases and insect free yield the seed must be treat before sowing with the below products.
  • Seed treat with carbendazim 12% + mancozeb 63% fungicide 2 gm/kg seed or carboxin 37.5% + thiram 37.5% fungicide 2gm/kg of seed.
  • Seed should be treated with imidacloprid 600 FS (48%) 1 ml/kg seeds for control of Sucking pest on early stage.

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Seed Treatment in Bottle gourd

11/01/2019Posted on
  • For good quality, diseases and insect free yield the seed must be treat before sowing with the below products.
  • Seed treat with carbendazim 12% + mancozeb 63% fungicide 2 gm/kg seed or carboxin 37.5% + thiram 37.5% fungicide 2gm/kg of seed.
  • Seed should be treated with imidacloprid 600 FS (48%) 1 ml/kg seeds for control of Sucking pest on early stage.

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Soil preparation for Bottle gourd cultivation

10/01/2019Posted on
  • The land is ploughed with disc harrow followed by three cross ploughing.
  • Well rotten compost or farmyard manure is mixed in soil at the time of ploughing.
  • Planting after last two ploughing with the soil pulverized and leveled.
  • If the soil is infested with nematodes Carbofuran @ 10 kg/Acre.
  • After levelling the field 40-50 cm wide make a distance of 2.0 to 2.5 cm.

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Potato Harvester

10/01/2019Posted on
  • Potato harvesters are machines that harvest potatoes.
  • They work by lifting the potatoes from the bed using a share.
  • Soil and crop are transferred onto a series of webs where the loose soil is sieved out.
  • The potatoes are moved towards the back of the harvester on to a separation unit.
  • Then to a picking table where people pick out the stones, clods, and haulms by hand.
  • The potatoes then go on to a side elevator and into a trailer or a potato box.

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