Disease Free Nursery bed preparation and Season of Transplanting for Chilli

04/09/2018Posted on

Nursery bed preparation for Chilli:-

  • The soil should be dry and ploughed thoroughly to bring fine tilth.
  • The size of the nursery to raise seedlings for planting a hectare of chilli would be 180 m x 1.2 m (divided into 3 m x 1.2 m smaller beds).
  • One cartload of well rotten powdered FYM or sieved compost should be spread and 10 kg of super phosphate is mixed thoroughly with the soil.
  • Aldrin or Dialdrin wettable powder 30 gm per bed should be applied to keep away the white ants.
  • The bed usually kept raised about 15 cm. high so as to provide proper drainage of excess water.
  • One week before sowing the soil should be sterilized by drenching with commercial formalin (formaldehyde 40%) at 1:100 dilution at the rate of 5 liter per sq/meter against damping off disease.

Disease Free Nursery Raising

  • Healthy seed should be selected for sowing.
  • The seed should be treated with Thiram+Carboxin @ 2g/kg of seed before sowing.
  • Continuous raising of nursery in the same plot should be avoided.
  • The top soil of nursery should be treated with Carbendazim 12%+ Mancozeb 63% @ 5g/m area of the soil and nursery should be drenched with the same chemical @ 2g/litre of water at fortnight interval.
  • Soil solarization by spreading 250 gauge polythene sheet over the bed for 30 days before sowing in summer season should be done.
  • Application of bio-control agent Trichoderma viride in soil @ 1.2kg/ha is also found effective to control damping-off to considerable extent.

Season of Transplanting:-

  • August is the best time for planting and the next best month is September.
  • August planting gives maximum plant spread, plant height and yield.

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Happy Janmashtami

03/09/2018Posted on

Happy Janmashtmi

Wo mor mukut, wo nanad lala,

Wo murli manohar,

Wo makhan chor,

Janmashtmi ki hardik badhaiyan

Happy Janmasthmi From Gramophone Team

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Suitable Climate and Soil for Tomato Cultivation

01/09/2018Posted on

Suitable Climate and Soil for Tomato Cultivation:-

Suitable Climate:-

  • Tomato is a day neutral warm season crop.
  • Cool and dry weather is preferred by crop and optimum temperature is 21-28°C during day and 15-20°C during night.
  • Optimum temperature for colour development of fruit is 21-24°C.
  • It cannot be grown successfully in regions of higher rainfall.

Suitable Climate:-

  • The tomato grows on all soils from light sandy to heavy soil.
  • Well drained light soils are good for an early crop while clay loam and silt loam soils are well suited for heavy yields.
  • The pH of the soil should be 7-8.5.

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Control of Anthracnose or Pod Blight in Soybean

28/08/2018Posted on

Control of Anthracnose or Pod Blight in Soybean:-

  • Soybeans are susceptible to infection at all stages of development. Plants and seed may be infected.
  • If infected seed is planted, early disease development may result in damping off (seed or seedling rot causing plant death). Dark brown lesions develop on cotyledons, stem may collapse, and seedling may die under severe infection.
  • Most commonly, however, plants become infected during bloom and podfill (reproductive stages) due to spores spread from infected plant residue.
    • Symptoms appear on stems, pods, and leaf petioles as irregularly-shaped brown blotches.
    • Severe symptoms may include leaf rolling, premature defoliation, and stunted plants. Pods may be shriveled and contain less seed, moldy seed, or no seed
  • In some cases, pods can be diseased, and the seed may be infected but without symptoms in the seed.

Control:-

  • Healthy seed should be selected for sowing.
  • The seed should be treated with Thiram+Carboxin @ 2 g/kg of seed before sowing.
  • Continuous sowing in the same plot should be avoided.
  • Spray the crop with Carbendazim 12% +Mancozeb 63% WP@ 400 Gm/Acre at 10-15 days intervals, first spray be given on the appearance of symptoms.
  • In Several Attack, spray the crop with Tebuconazole 25.9% EC @ 200 ml/Acre.

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Happy Raksha Bandhan

25/08/2018Posted on

Dear Farmer,

May this Rakhi bring

you everything you desire

and everything you dream of

may success accompany

you in every step that take.

Happy Raksha Bandhan from Gramophone Team

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Spacing for Cauliflower

22/08/2018Posted on

Spacing for Cauliflower:-

  • The planting distance may vary according to variety early, mid and late.
  • planting seasons (Rabi, Kharif and Zaid ) and soil conditions (light, medium and heavy).
  • The following distances are generally recommended on the basis of maturity of varieties.
  • For early varieties:- 45 X 45 cm.
  • For mid  varieties:- 60 X 40 cm.
  • For late  varieties:- 60 X 60 cm. or 60 X45 cm.

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Damping Off Disease in Brinjal

20/08/2018Posted on

Damping Off Disease in Brinjal:-

  • Seeds may rot before germination or seedlings may die prior to emergence.
  • Young seedlings develop a rot at the crown, later, the tissue becomes soft and constricted and the plants wilt and fall over.

Management:-

  • Healthy seed should be selected for sowing.
  • The seed should be treated with Thiram @ 2 g/kg of seed before sowing.
  • Continuous raising of nursery in the same plot should be avoided.
  • The top soil of nursery should be treated with Carbendazim 50% WP @ 5 g/m area of the soil and nursery should be drenched with Carbendazim+Mancozeb 75% WP @ 3 g/litre of water at fortnightly interval.
  • Soil solarization by spreading 250 gauge polythene sheet over the bed for 30 days before sowing in summer season in the month of May should be done.
  • Application of bio-control agent Trichoderma viride in soil @ 1.2 kg/ha is also found effective to control damping-off to considerable extent.

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Suitable Soil for Bottle Gourd Cultivation

18/08/2018Posted on

Suitable Soil for Bottle Gourd Cultivation:-

  • Bottle gourd can be grown on all types of soil if it is not too much acidic or saline  and alkaline.
  • Loam or sandy loam soil is most suitable for Bottle Gourd.
  • The Soil should be rich in organic matter and  with good drainage.
  • Two year crop rotation is advised to safeguard the crop from soil born diseases.

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Suitable Climate for Cauliflower

17/08/2018Posted on

Suitable Climate for Cauliflower:-

  • The cauliflower varieties are very sensitive to temperature.
  • For good germination, a temperature of 10-21°C  is required.
  • A temperature range at 15-21°C is optimum for growth and curd formation.  Temperature below 10°C during growth delays maturity and undersized small unmarketable buttons are formed.
  • High temperature during maturity will result in yellowish leafy curds.
  • It is therefore essential to choose proper variety to be sown at proper time.

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Land Preparation and Seed Rate for Okra Cultivation

16/08/2018Posted on

Land Preparation and Seed Rate for Okra Cultivation:-

  • The land should be well prepared with 2-3 Ploughing.
  • Okra is sown or ridges or on flat soil. If soil is heavy sowing should be done on ridges.
  • Seed rate required is 7-8 kg/Acre during spring-summer season sowing.
  • Seed rate recommended for kharif crop is 3-4 kg/Acre.

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