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Irrigate in different stages for bumper yield of wheat!

20/12/2023 Tuesday December 19th, 2023

Improved and tall varieties of wheat require 25 to 30 cm of water. In these varieties, there are three critical stages from the point of view of water use –

Tillering stage (30 days after sowing),
Flowering stage (50 to 55 days after sowing)
Milking stage (95 days after the sowing stage) etc.
Irrigation in this stage increases the yield.
It is necessary to give 8 cm of water in each irrigation.

Dwarf wheat varieties require more water from the beginning, due to which the development of roots and tillers is more, and the plants get more spikes. As a result, more yield is obtained. These varieties require 40 to 50 cm of water. It is necessary to give 6 to 7 cm of water per irrigation.

First irrigation at the time of sowing
Second irrigation 21-25 days after sowing (at CRI stage)
Third irrigation 41-45 days after sowing (at the tillering stage)
Fourth irrigation 61-65 days after sowing (at the flowering stage)
Fifth irrigation 81-85 days after sowing (at grain filling stage)
Out of this, the crown root initiation and flowering stages are the most important stages.

In the late variety, irrigation should be kept at every 20 days intervals, from the flowering stage to the grain-filling stage, and must take care of the water, due to the high temperature, the water dries up quickly and the grains get wrinkled. That’s why it is necessary to give water from time to time in late-sown wheat.

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Broad leaf weeds will cause 25 to 35% loss in wheat yield

19/12/2023 Monday December 18th, 2023

Weeds are one of the biggest problems in the wheat crop. Due to weeds, a 25 to 35% reduction in crop production has been observed. Because, of the nutrients which are given to the crops, those nutrients are absorbed by the weeds. Due to this, the main crop becomes weak.
There are mainly two types of weeds in wheat, such as the narrow-leaved weeds Motha, Kans, wild oats, Phalaris etc. and the broad-leaved weeds such as Bathua, Senji, Kasni, Wild Spinach, Krishna Neel, Hirankhuri etc.
Spray weedicide within 30 to 40 days after sowing when the weeds are in the stage of 2 to 5 leaves. There should be sufficient moisture in the field at the time of spraying. Use a flat fan or flood jet nozzle. Spray 10 to 12 tanks per acre.
For broadleaf weed control, spray Novamine 58 (2,4-D dimethyl amine salt 58% SL) @ 300-500 ml or Convo (Metsulfuron-Methyl 20 % WP) @ 8 gm, per acre @ 200 litres of water.

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2,4-D Nova 38 has arrived, which will save the crop from weeds!

18/12/2023 Monday December 18th, 2023

2,4-D Nova 38 contains 2,4-D Ethyl ester 38 EC.
It is a selective and post-emergence herbicide.
The right time for spraying is when the weed is in the stage of 2 to 4 leaves.
It is used to control broadleaf weeds in many crops.

Its quantity according to the crop is as follows:

Wheat – 500-800 ml
Maize – 1000 ml
Planting paddy – 1000 ml
Jowar – 1176 ml
Sugarcane 1400 to 2100 ml
Aquatic weed – 3000 ml per acre

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Yellow vein mosaic virus disease in Okra

17/12/2023 Tuesday December 12th, 2023

This is the most important and destructive viral disease in bhindi.
This problem is visible in all stages of okra which affects the growth and yield of the crop.
The disease is transmitted by whitefly.
In this disease, the veins of the leave=s start appearing yellow and later the leaves start turning yellow.
Initially, infected leaves exhibit only yellow-coloured veins but in the later stages, the entire leaf turns completely yellow.
Affected fruits become pale yellow, deformed and hard.
Management:
Remove and destroy disease-affected leaves/plants from crop fields to avoid secondary spread.
Mona, Venus Plus, Parbhani Kranti, Arka Anamika varieties can tolerate yellow vein mosaic.
Do not use more fertilizers during plant growth.
If possible, choose early planting to control yellow mosaic virus disease.
Keep the tools sterile that are used in crops.
Use 10 sticky traps/acre to control whitefly infestation.
For chemical control, spray Diafenthiuron 50% WP @ 250 gm or Acetamiprid 20% SP @ 100 gm or Imidicloprid 17.8% SL @ 80 ml/acre.

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There may be damage due to frost in gram crop, control in this way

16/12/2023 Tuesday December 12th, 2023

The long nights of winter are cold and sometimes the temperature can even drop to freezing point or below it. In such a situation the water vapour, without converting into liquid directly, gets converted into minute ice particles, which is known as frost and it can be very harmful to flora and crops.
Due to the effect of frost, the leaves and flowers of the gram crop appear scorched and later fall. Even half-ripe fruits shrink. They wrinkle, the bud falls and the formation of grain is hindered.
To protect your crop from frost, you create smoke around your field, so that the temperature will be balanced and the crop can be saved from frost damage.
On the day when there is a possibility of frost, spray 0.1% solution of sulfur on the crop.
Keep in mind that the spray of solution covers plants well. The effect of the spray lasts for two weeks. If there is a possibility of cold waves and frost even after this period, a spray of sulfur should be repeated at an interval of 15 to 20 days.
As a biological treatment, spray Pseudomonas Fluorescens @ 500 gm/acre.

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Identify the pod borer outbreak in gram crop and prevent it soon

15/12/2023 Tuesday December 12th, 2023

Identification of the pest-

Eggs – are spherical in shape and creamy white laid singly.
Pupa – brown in colour, occurs in soil, leaf, pod and crop debris
Adult – light pale brownish-yellow stout moth. Forewing grey to pale brown with V-shaped speck.
the outer wings are pale smoky white with a broad blackish outer margin.

Symptoms of damage

The larva starts eating the green part (chlorophyll) present in the leaf, so that, in the end, only the veins of the leaf are visible, after which these larvae start eating the flowers and green pods. The larva enters the pod by piercing it and eats all the parts present inside the pod and making it hollow.

Management:

For chemical control, spray Profenofos 40 % + Cypermethrin 4% Ec @ 400ml/acre or Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG @ 100 gm/acre or Chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC @ 60ml/acre.
Apply 20-25 splints per acre of “T” shape in the field. It is beneficial to put these splints 10 – 20 cm higher than the height of the gram. Friendly insects like birds, myna, heron etc. come and sit on these splints, which eat the pod borer and save the crop from damage.
Use pheromone trap Helicoverpa armigera @ 10 per acre.
Use Bavaria bassiana 250 gm per acre.

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Before sowing Watermelon and Muskmelon, keep these things in mind while preparing the field!

14/12/2023 Tuesday December 12th, 2023

Watermelon and Muskmelon field preparation

Land preparation: For sowing watermelon and Muskmelon, sandy and sandy loam soil are best. For the good growth and root development of the plants, it is necessary for the soil to be friable. Generally, the first ploughing is done with soil turning plough and after that, apply FYM @ 4 Ton + Speed Kompost 4 kg + Neem cake @ 100 kg, per acre evenly in the field. And do 2-3 ploughing with the help of a harrow. Remove other unwanted material present in the field, if the moisture in the soil is less, then irrigate first, then prepare the field, and at last make the field level by level.

Nutrient management: At the time of crop transplanting/ sowing, DAP 50 kg + Boronated SSP Granular 75 kg + MOP 75 kg + Multi Zinc (Zinc Sulphate 10 kg) + Magnesium Sulphate 10 kg + Watermelon/Muskmelon Samriddhi Kit – TB3 (NPK Consortia) @ 3 kg + Taba G (Zinc Solubilizing Bacteria) @ 4 kg + Tri-Coat Maxx (Seaweed, Amino, Humic) @ 4 kg + Combat (Trichoderma viride 1.0 % WP) @ 2 kg, @ 13 kg, mix all together and broadcast evenly one acre.

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Do these special farming tasks in the month of December

13/12/2023 Tuesday December 12th, 2023

Some special steps to take in the month of December

The month of December is considered to be the most important for the Rabi season, from taking care of early crops to the sowing of late varieties is done this month.
This month the temperature starts dropping, so to protect the crop from frost, a lot of care has to be taken.
The farmers who have not sown wheat yet should sow (late varieties) by the first fortnight of this month.
This month it is time for mustard to flower, remember that irrigation must be done.
The farmers who have cultivated peas should lightly irrigate before flowering and plan properly for the prevention of Powdery Mildew disease.
If the farmers want to plant a lentil crop, then they can sow late varieties.
Farmers planting potato crops will have to take special measures for crop protection from blight and virus-borne diseases.
Orchard farmers should adopt preventive measures to manage fruit fly in their crops like guava etc.
Harvest lemon, orange, guava at the appropriate time to reach the market.
Crops sown for fodder, such as berseem, can be harvested.

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How to prepare rabi paddy nursery!

12/12/2023 Tuesday December 12th, 2023

If you are going to cultivate paddy in Rabi season and want to prepare its nursery, then you have to select a 400 square meter area near a water source for transplanting in a one-acre field.
After this, do 2-3 dry ploughing with soil turning plough and apply 4 quintals of cow dung manure or compost manure in a 400 square meter nursery area and irrigate and leave it for 2 days.
After this use the cultivator twice it prepare the field and mix DAP 16 kg equally.
After this, plough the field, and after applying the plough, make small beds.
Keep the length of these beds 8-10 meters and the width 2.5 meters.
Leave a channel of 30-50 cm between two beds and sow the seeds evenly in the beds.

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MaxxRoot is very helpful in giving better nutrition to the crop

11/12/2023 Monday December 11th, 2023

MaxxRoot increases the germination of crops.
Increases the growth of roots.
Improves the absorption capacity of main and micronutrients.
Helps to increase crop production.
Improves the quality of crops produced.
MaxxRoot can be used on crops like wheat, paddy, potato, chilli, ginger, onion, tobacco, mint, tomato, mustard, groundnut, sugarcane, brinjal and all other vegetables.

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Improved and tall varieties of wheat require 25 to 30 cm of water. In these varieties, there are three critical stages from the point of view of water use –

Tillering stage (30 days after sowing),

Flowering stage (50 to 55 days after sowing)

Milking stage (95 days after the sowing stage) etc.

Irrigation in this stage increases the yield.

It is necessary to give 8 cm of water in each irrigation.

Dwarf wheat varieties require more water from the beginning, due to which the development of roots and tillers is more, and the plants get more spikes. As a result, more yield is obtained. These varieties require 40 to 50 cm of water. It is necessary to give 6 to 7 cm of water per irrigation.

First irrigation at the time of sowing

Second irrigation 21-25 days after sowing (at CRI stage)

Third irrigation 41-45 days after sowing (at the tillering stage)

Fourth irrigation 61-65 days after sowing (at the flowering stage)

Fifth irrigation 81-85 days after sowing (at grain filling stage)

Out of this, the crown root initiation and flowering stages are the most important stages.

Weeds are one of the biggest problems in the wheat crop. Due to weeds, a 25 to 35% reduction in crop production has been observed. Because, of the nutrients which are given to the crops, those nutrients are absorbed by the weeds. Due to this, the main crop becomes weak.

There are mainly two types of weeds in wheat, such as the narrow-leaved weeds Motha, Kans, wild oats, Phalaris etc. and the broad-leaved weeds such as Bathua, Senji, Kasni, Wild Spinach, Krishna Neel, Hirankhuri etc.

Spray weedicide within 30 to 40 days after sowing when the weeds are in the stage of 2 to 5 leaves. There should be sufficient moisture in the field at the time of spraying. Use a flat fan or flood jet nozzle. Spray 10 to 12 tanks per acre.

For broadleaf weed control, spray Novamine 58 (2,4-D dimethyl amine salt 58% SL) @ 300-500 ml or Convo (Metsulfuron-Methyl 20 % WP) @ 8 gm, per acre @ 200 litres of water.

2,4-D Nova 38 contains 2,4-D Ethyl ester 38 EC.

It is a selective and post-emergence herbicide.

The right time for spraying is when the weed is in the stage of 2 to 4 leaves.

It is used to control broadleaf weeds in many crops.

Its quantity according to the crop is as follows:

Wheat – 500-800 ml

Maize – 1000 ml

Planting paddy – 1000 ml

Jowar – 1176 ml

Sugarcane 1400 to 2100 ml

Aquatic weed – 3000 ml per acre

This is the most important and destructive viral disease in bhindi.

This problem is visible in all stages of okra which affects the growth and yield of the crop.

The disease is transmitted by whitefly.

In this disease, the veins of the leave=s start appearing yellow and later the leaves start turning yellow.

Initially, infected leaves exhibit only yellow-coloured veins but in the later stages, the entire leaf turns completely yellow.

Affected fruits become pale yellow, deformed and hard.

Management:

Remove and destroy disease-affected leaves/plants from crop fields to avoid secondary spread.

Mona, Venus Plus, Parbhani Kranti, Arka Anamika varieties can tolerate yellow vein mosaic.

Do not use more fertilizers during plant growth.

If possible, choose early planting to control yellow mosaic virus disease.

Keep the tools sterile that are used in crops.

Use 10 sticky traps/acre to control whitefly infestation.

For chemical control, spray Diafenthiuron 50% WP @ 250 gm or Acetamiprid 20% SP @ 100 gm or Imidicloprid 17.8% SL @ 80 ml/acre.

Due to the effect of frost, the leaves and flowers of the gram crop appear scorched and later fall. Even half-ripe fruits shrink. They wrinkle, the bud falls and the formation of grain is hindered.

To protect your crop from frost, you create smoke around your field, so that the temperature will be balanced and the crop can be saved from frost damage.

On the day when there is a possibility of frost, spray 0.1% solution of sulfur on the crop.

Keep in mind that the spray of solution covers plants well. The effect of the spray lasts for two weeks. If there is a possibility of cold waves and frost even after this period, a spray of sulfur should be repeated at an interval of 15 to 20 days.

As a biological treatment, spray Pseudomonas Fluorescens @ 500 gm/acre.

Identification of the pest-

Eggs – are spherical in shape and creamy white laid singly.

Pupa – brown in colour, occurs in soil, leaf, pod and crop debris

Adult – light pale brownish-yellow stout moth. Forewing grey to pale brown with V-shaped speck.

the outer wings are pale smoky white with a broad blackish outer margin.

Symptoms of damage

Management:

For chemical control, spray Profenofos 40 % + Cypermethrin 4% Ec @ 400ml/acre or Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG @ 100 gm/acre or Chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC @ 60ml/acre.

Apply 20-25 splints per acre of “T” shape in the field. It is beneficial to put these splints 10 – 20 cm higher than the height of the gram. Friendly insects like birds, myna, heron etc. come and sit on these splints, which eat the pod borer and save the crop from damage.

Use pheromone trap Helicoverpa armigera @ 10 per acre.

Use Bavaria bassiana 250 gm per acre.

The month of December is considered to be the most important for the Rabi season, from taking care of early crops to the sowing of late varieties is done this month.

This month the temperature starts dropping, so to protect the crop from frost, a lot of care has to be taken.

The farmers who have not sown wheat yet should sow (late varieties) by the first fortnight of this month.

This month it is time for mustard to flower, remember that irrigation must be done.

The farmers who have cultivated peas should lightly irrigate before flowering and plan properly for the prevention of Powdery Mildew disease.

If the farmers want to plant a lentil crop, then they can sow late varieties.

Farmers planting potato crops will have to take special measures for crop protection from blight and virus-borne diseases.

Orchard farmers should adopt preventive measures to manage fruit fly in their crops like guava etc.

Harvest lemon, orange, guava at the appropriate time to reach the market.

Crops sown for fodder, such as berseem, can be harvested.

If you are going to cultivate paddy in Rabi season and want to prepare its nursery, then you have to select a 400 square meter area near a water source for transplanting in a one-acre field.

After this, do 2-3 dry ploughing with soil turning plough and apply 4 quintals of cow dung manure or compost manure in a 400 square meter nursery area and irrigate and leave it for 2 days.

After this use the cultivator twice it prepare the field and mix DAP 16 kg equally.

After this, plough the field, and after applying the plough, make small beds.

Keep the length of these beds 8-10 meters and the width 2.5 meters.

Leave a channel of 30-50 cm between two beds and sow the seeds evenly in the beds.

MaxxRoot increases the germination of crops.

Increases the growth of roots.

Improves the absorption capacity of main and micronutrients.

Helps to increase crop production.

Improves the quality of crops produced.

MaxxRoot can be used on crops like wheat, paddy, potato, chilli, ginger, onion, tobacco, mint, tomato, mustard, groundnut, sugarcane, brinjal and all other vegetables.