Follow these tips to prevent fruit cracking in tomato crops

07/03/2022Posted on
Follow these tips to prevent fruit cracking in tomato crops

  • Fruit cracking is a major problem in tomato crops which is also known as blossom end rot. Mainly this problem is seen due to the deficiency of calcium and boron, but there can be many other reasons which are as follows –

  • Due to irregular irrigation. 

  • Due to high fluctuations in temperature, the use of mulch in the field is beneficial for this.

  • Due to giving more nitrogen and less potash in the crop, for this use balanced manure and fertilizers in the field.

  • If the tomato is planted in light loamy soil, then this problem is more visible because this type of soil is generally deficient in boron, for its management following suggestions can be adopted.

  • For this, calcium ammonium nitrate @ 20 kg/acre can be applied to the soil after 25 days of transplanting.

  • Use Calbor @ 5 kg per acre after 40 days of transplanting.

  • Apply calcium nitrate @ 10 kg per acre after 80 days of transplanting.

  • If symptoms of deficiency are visible, Spray twicely Calcium EDTA @ 200 gm + Boron 20 @ 200 gm / acre. 

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Benefits of using Pseudomonas fluorescens in cucurbits

05/03/2022Posted on
Benefits of using Pseudomonas fluorescens in cucurbits

  • Pseudomonas fluorescens act as an organic fungicide and bactericide.

  • It protects the cucurbits crop from fungal, bacterial, soil-borne and seed-borne diseases.  

  • Protects the crop from adverse effects on crops due to changing weather. 

  • Most importantly, it plays a very important role in controlling gummy stem blight disease in cucurbitaceous crops.

  • In cucurbits crops, it also plays a very important role in the good root, fruit and flower development.

  • Pseudomonas fluorescens assisted in the prevention of diseases affecting cucurbits crops such as damping off, root rot, wilt, stem rot, fruit rot, scorching, etc.

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Aphid control in bitter gourd crop

04/03/2022Posted on
Aphid control in bitter gourd crop

  • Aphid is under the category of sucking pests, this pest greatly affects the growth of the plant by sucking the cell sap of the bitter gourd’s leaves.

  • The leaves of the affected plant turn yellow and shrink. In the stage of excessive infestation, the leaves dry up and gradually the whole plant dries up.

  • Aphids release a type of honeydew, which causes black fungus infestation.

  • To control this, spray imidacloprid 17.8% SL [Confidor] @ 100 ml/acre or Acephate 75 % SP [Asataf] @ 300 gram/acre or Thiamantoxam 25% WG [ThiaNova 25 ] @ 100 gram/acre.

  • Use Beauveria Bassiana [Bave curb] @ 250 gram/acre as biological treatment.

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Measures for identification and control of dieback disease in lemon

03/03/2022Posted on
Measures for identification and control of dieback disease in lemon

  • Among the fruits grown in India, citrus species have a prominent place, Malta, kinnow, sweet orange, Mandarin, lemon, lime etc. come under citrus fruits. Dieback disease is one of the major diseases in these fruit trees, it is also known as wither tip. This disease causes great damage to the lemon crop.

  • Symptoms- The main symptoms of this disease are yellowing of leaves, drying of branches from top to bottom, stunted plant growth, flowers and fruits being reduced, and finally, the plant dries up completely. The roots of the plants appear black in colour.

  • Management – Cut the diseased branches and coat them with a Bordeaux mixture or copper fungicide.

  • Spray micronutrients in the months of February and April.

  • Make a solution of 100 grams of urea fertilizer per 10 litres of water and spray it to increase the energy of plants.

  • Spray Pseudomonas fluorescens [Monas kerb] @ 50gm/tank.

  • Spray with Copper oxychloride 50% WP [Blue copper] @ 3 gm or Mancozeb 75 % WP [M45] @ 2 gm per liter of water.

  • Re-spray the fungicide if necessary at 15 to 20 days intervals.

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Damage to tomato crop by fruit borer insect

02/03/2022Posted on
Damage to tomato crop by fruit borer insect

  • Fruit borer insects cause a lot of economic damage to the tomato crop.

  • Pest identification: The adult of this insect is brown and the caterpillar is green in colour. The most harmful stage of this insect is the caterpillar.

  • Symptoms of damage: Initially, the caterpillars attack the soft leaves and later penetrate the fruit and destroy the entire fruit from inside.

  • One caterpillar is capable of destroying approx 8 -10 fruits. 

  • Control: For chemical control Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG [EmaNova] @ 100 gm or Flubendamide 50% WG [Takumi] @ 100 gm or Chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC [Cosco] @ 60 ml or Novaluran 5.25% + Emamectin Benzoate 0.9% SC [ Barazide] @ 600 ml/acre.

  • For biological control, use Beauveria bassiana [Bave curb] @ 500 gm per acre.

  • Use of pheromone traps @ 10 per acre as a mechanical control.

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Important tips for the storage of wheat crop

27/02/2022Posted on
Important tips for the storage of wheat crop

  • At present, wheat threshing work is going on in full swing in the fields. After this, the next process is wheat storage.

  • While storing wheat, keeping the following things in mind, you can keep the grains safe for a long time-

  • The grains should not have more than 10-12% moisture content for safe storage. Excess moisture makes the grain prone to pest and fungus outbreaks. Therefore, dry the wheat thoroughly before storage, after drying, if the grain breaks with the sound of cracking when pressed with the teeth, then understand that it is completely dry and is fit for storage.

  • After drying the grains in the sun, keep them in the shade for some time before storage, so that the heat of the grains goes out.

  • To keep the grain safe from pests, clean the godowns thoroughly before storing them, and burn neem leaves and smoke in the warehouse.

  • Use chemical grain gold @ 1 ampule per quintal of grains while storing or after storage, the warehouse should be closed by keeping two tablets of aluminium phosphide 3 gm per tonne of grains.

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Control of cutworm in maize

27/02/2022Posted on
Control of cutworm in maize

  • The larvae of the cutworm are black in colour, which when fully developed, that is, 1 to 2 inches long, remains hidden in the soil during the day, and at night cuts the new plant from the area near the soil. 

  • The caterpillars of the cutworm live on the leaves and by eating the leaves from the middle, they make a mesh-like structure on them.

  • Symptoms of damage include shrunken leaves and wilted plants.

  • For its control, Chlorpyriphos 20 EC @ 1 litre, mix in 20 kg sand and put it in the field at the rate of per acre or use Chlorpyriphos 10% granules [Lethal 10 G GR] @ 4 kg per acre at the time of sowing. 

  • Dig out the soil of the cut plant, take out the caterpillar and destroy it.

  • In standing crop spray Profenofos 40% + Cypermethrin 04% EC (ProfeNova) 400 ml or Emamectin Benzoate 5% SC (EmaNova) 100 gm or Novaluron 5.25% + Emamectin benzoate 0.9% w/w SC (Barazide) 600 ml/acre. 

  • For biological control, spray Bavaria bassiana (Bava curb) @ 250 gm/acre.

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Crab farming can be beneficial for farmers, learn the whole process

26/02/2022Posted on
Crab farming can be beneficial for farmers

The demand for the crab found in the mud has increased very much abroad. Indian farmers can also earn good income from crab farming. The larger species of crabs are known as “green mud crab” and the smaller species are known as “red claw”. The demand for both these species is very high in the domestic and foreign market.

Crab Types

Crab farming can be done in two ways. One is the grow-out method and the other is the fattening method. Under the grow-out method, small crabs are left in the pond for 5-6 months to increase the expected size. At the same time, small crabs are followed in the fattening method. In this, the weight of 200 grams of crab increases by 25-50 grams in 1 month. This process of weight gain continues for 9–10 months.

After good adherence, the crabs reach 1 to 2 kg of weight. Its demand is very high in both foreign and domestic markets, so it is more likely to get good profits from it.

Source: Vikaspedia

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Important tips to be done after 30-35 days of sowing watermelon

26/02/2022Posted on
Important tips to be done after 30-35 days of sowing watermelon

  • In the watermelon crop, the flowering stage starts in 30–35 days. 

  • At this time, In insect infestation, thrips, aphids, leaf miner and many other sucking insects attack watermelon crops. Talking about diseases at this time, In fungal and bacterial diseases, there is a heavy infestation of diseases like leaf blight, root rot, stem rot etc.

  • By adopting the given recommendations in this growth stage, the crop can be protected.

  • Chemical Recommendations – Spray Acetamiprid 20% SP [Novaceta] @ 100 gm + Thiophanate Methyl 70% W/W [Mildew Vip] @ 300 gm + Abamectin 1.9% EC [Abacin] @ 150 ml/acre.

  • Organic Recommendations – Beauveria bassiana [Bave curb] @ 250 gm as pest control and Pseudomonas fluorescens [Monas curb] @ 250 gm/acre to control fungal diseases.

  • At this stage of plants, for more flowering, use homobrassinolide 0.04 W/W [Double] 100 ml per acre.

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Symptoms of greening disease in citrus

24/02/2022Posted on
Symptoms of greening disease in citrus

  • Citrus Greening is considered to be the most destructive disease of citrus. Once a tree is infected, there is no effective control or cure for the disease.  

  • The vector of this disease is citrus psylla insect and grafting process.

  • Due to this disease, the leaves of the plants remain small and grow upwards.

  • More leaves and fruits start falling from the plants and the plant remains dwarf.

  • Infected branches show symptoms of dieback, while other branches appear healthy.

  • The fruits of diseased plants remain green even after ripening. If such fruits are seen against sunlight, then yellow spots appear on their peels.

  • Fruits of infected plants are small, distorted, have less juice and taste unpleasant.

  • Management- This disease is transmitted by grafting, so budwood should be used from healthy plants.

  • Can spray Quinalphos [Celquin] 700 ml or Profenofos 40% + Cypermethrin 04% EC [ProfeNova]  400 ml/acre.

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