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Neem cake and its uses

04/02/2022 Friday February 4th, 2022

Neem cake is an organic fertilizer. It contains nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, copper, sulfur, calcium, magnesium, iron and other micronutrients.
The use of Neem cake has dual benefits, it acts as a fertilizer as well as a pesticide.
Neem cake contains 8-10% neem oil which we use as an organic pesticide. When we use chemical insecticide continuously, then the resistance comes in the insect against that chemical and the next time the pest becomes stronger, but if we use neem oil cake as a pesticide, then it affects the insect hormone so that they are unable to grow any further and get destroyed.
The use of neem cake retains moisture in the soil and gives shine to the leaves and stems of plants.
The use of Neem cake increases the level of amino acids in plants. Which also increases the level of chlorophyll, due to which the plants appear green.
The use of neem cake also prevents fungal diseases, harmful bacteria and ants.
If flowers are not coming in plants or flowers are dropping or the size of the fruits is small, then all these problems go away with the use of neem cake.

Management of downy mildew in cucurbits

04/02/2022 Friday February 4th, 2022

Downy mildew is a serious and common fungal disease in cucurbits. Due to temperature decrease at night and high humidity, angular-shaped yellow spots are formed on the upper part of the leaves.
Grey-brown to orange-black spores are visible on the lower surface of the leaves.
As the disease progresses, infected leaves become wilted and scorched and fall off.
Its symptoms appear as brown spots on ripe fruits, later the fruits become deformed.
The deformed fruit is edible, but it has little or no value in the market.
Chemical control – Spray Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% SC 300 ml or Metalaxyl 8% + Mancozeb 64% at 600 gm/acre.
Biological control- Pseudomonas fluorescens can be used at the rate of 500 gm/acre.

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Spraying management in 85-90 days crop in wheat

03/02/2022 Thursday February 3rd, 2022

Wheat crop is one of the major Rabi crops.
Wheat crop remains in the stage of maturity in 80-90 days. At this stage, it is very important to give enough essential nutrients to the crop, as well as to protect from diseases caused by fungal diseases like loose smut, rust etc.
Spray Propiconazole 25% EC (Zerox) @ 200 ml/acre to prevent fungal diseases.
Use Pseudomonas fluorescens (Monas curb) @ 250 gm/acre as a biological treatment.
If caterpillar infestation is seen in the crop then Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG (Emanova) can be sprayed 100 gm/ acre.
Nutrition Management:- To increase the quality of grains, spray 00:00:50 @ 1 kg/acre.

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If your onion is 75-80 days old then do this spraying

03/02/2022 Thursday February 3rd, 2022

To get a high-quality yield from the onion crop, special care is required to increase the size of the bulbs at the age of 75-80 days and protect the crop from the damage of pests and diseases.
If the bulb is uniform in size, good and healthy, then the market price is also good and healthy bulbs can be stored for a long time.
At this time, farmers can get high yields by adopting the following suggestions –
For good yield, foliar spray of water-soluble fertilizers is necessary, for this spraying can be done at 00:00:50 @ 1 kg per acre. It helps in increasing the size of the onion.
For pest and disease management in the crop, spraying of Cyantraniliprole 10.26% OD (Benevia) 250 ml + Tebuconazole 25.9% EC (Folicure) @ 200 ml per acre can be done.
With the above spray, silicone-based stickers can be mixed with Chipko (Silico Max) 5 ml per 15-litre tank.

With the sowing of the crop, connect your farm with the My Farm section of Gramophone app and keep on getting the exact advice and solutions related to smart agriculture throughout the crop cycle. Share this article with your friends with the share button below.

Essential activities to be done 10-20 days after sowing in watermelon

02/02/2022 Wednesday February 2nd, 2022

In watermelon crops after germination, for good root and plant development, nutritional management is as important as plant protection. The crop can be protected by using the following products between 10 -20 days after sowing.
Fertilizer Management – For vegetative growth and development of plants 10-15 days after sowing, add Urea 75 kg + Micronutrient mixture (Agromin) 5 kg + Sulphur (Cosavet fertis) – 5 kg/ acre in the soil.
Spraying Management – After 15-20 days of sowing, spray Imidacloprid 40% + Fipronil 40% WG 40 gm + Chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 400 gm / acre in water for the management of sucking pests and fungal diseases.
Humic acid (Maxxroot) can be mixed with 100 gm of the suitable mixture, it helps the plant for better root growth.
If weeds are more visible in 10 -25 days after sowing, weedicide Propaquizafop 10% EC can be sprayed @ 400 ml per acre.
If Gramophone Special Sumridhi Kit has not been used at the time of sowing, then at this time also you can get good benefits by using it.

With the sowing of the crop, connect your farm with the My Farm section of Gramophone app and keep on getting the exact advice and solutions related to smart agriculture throughout the crop cycle. Share this article with your friends with the share button below.

Management of aphids and jassids in watermelon crop

01/02/2022 Tuesday February 1st, 2022

Aphids and jassids are small soft-bodied insects that can be yellow, brown, green or black in colour.
They usually form clusters on the corners of small leaves and twigs suck the sap from the plant and release sticky honeydew, which increases the chances of fungal diseases.
In severe infestations, leaves and twigs of the plant wither or turn yellow.
For proper management, spray Thiamethoxam 25% WG @ 100 gm or Imidacloprid 17.8% SL @ 100 ml or Flonicamid 50% WG @ 60 gm/acre.
As biological treatment use Bavaria bassiana @ 250 gm/acre.

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Know the necessary recommendations 25 days after transplanting onion seedlings

01/02/2022 Tuesday February 1st, 2022

In India, onion is commonly cultivated in both Rabi and Kharif seasons. Mainly, at this time, rabi onion seedlings are being transplanted everywhere or have been planted somewhere. After 25 days of transplanting, farmers can adopt the following necessary recommendations –
For spray – To enhance the vegetative growth of the plant and prevent the outbreak of caterpillar and fungal diseases in the crop, Spray 19:19:19 (Gromor) 1 kg + Lambda Cyhalothrin 4.9% SC (Lamnova) 200 ml + Hexaconazole 5% SC Spray (Novacone) 400 ml per acre.
Silicon-based sticker Chipko (Silico Max) 5 ml per 15-litre tank can be added to each spray.
Soil Application – Apply Urea @ 30 kg + Micronutrient Mixture (Agromin) 5 kg + Zinc Sulphate (Gromor) @ 5 kg per acre in the soil. Urea provides nitrogen to plants which help in increasing vegetative growth, Mixgrow fulfils the deficiency of micronutrients in crops and Zinc Sulphate increases the growth and vigour of plants.

With the sowing of the crop, connect your farm with the My Farm section of Gramophone app and keep on getting the exact advice and solutions related to smart agriculture throughout the crop cycle. Share this article with your friends with the share button below.

Leaf miner outbreak in tomato crop, know control method

31/01/2022 Sunday January 30th, 2022

Leaf miner insects are very small. They make tunnels by going inside the leaves. It causes a white line to appear on the leaves.
The adult insect is light yellow in colour and the tiny maggot insect is very small and yellow in colour without legs.
Insect infestation starts on the leaves. This insect makes spiral tunnels in the leaves
As the larva enters the leaf and begins to feed on the leaves, brown spiral formations appear on both sides of the leaves.
Plants affected by its infestation bear fewer fruits and the leaves fall prematurely.
Due to its attack, the photosynthesis activity of plants is affected.
To control this pest spray Abamectin 1.9% EC @ 150 ml/acre or Spinosad 45 % Sc 75 ml / acar or Cyantraniliprole 10.26% OD @ 250 ml/acre.
As a biological treatment, spray Beauveria bassiana @ 500 gram/acre.

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Reasons and solutions to the problem of leaf tip burning in onion crop

30/01/2022

At this time in the onion crop, the problem of burning the tip of the leaves is very common.
Burnt edges in onion leaves can also be caused by fungal borne disease, insects and deficiency of nutrients.
Attack of any type of fungus in the soil or leaves can cause this problem.
This problem can also occur if there is an attack of some kind of insect in the roots of the crop.
The deficiency of nitrogen or any important nutrient in the onion crop can also cause problems of the burning of leaves edges, it is beneficial to use the following products to prevent it.
For prevention of fungal disease use Kitazin 48% EC @ 200 ml /acre or Kasugamycin 5% + Copper Oxychloride 45% WP@ 300 gm/acre.
For prevention of insects, spray Fipronil 5% SC 400 ml/acre or Lambda Cyhalothrin 5% Ec 250 ml/acre or Fipronil 40 % + Imidacloprid 40 % WG@ 80 gm/acre .
For nutrient supply use seaweed extract @ 400 ml /acre or humic acid@ 100 gm/acre.

With the sowing of the crop, connect your farm with the My Farm section of Gramophone app and keep on getting the exact advice and solutions related to smart agriculture throughout the crop cycle. Share this article with your friends with the share button below.

A problem of pod borer in pea and gram crop

30/01/2022 Sunday January 30th, 2022

Pod borer is a major pest of the pea and gram crop which causes heavy damage to the crop.
Its caterpillar is dark in colour, which later becomes dark brown, this insect damages the crop from the time of flowering till the harvest.
This insect makes a hole in the pod and makes the pod hollow by eating its grains inside.
To control this, spray Emamectin benzoate 5% SG @ 100 gm/acre or Flubendiamide 39.35% SC @ 50 ml or Chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC @ 60 ml/acre.
Spray Bavaria bassiana @ 250 gm/acre as biological treatment.

With the sowing of the crop, connect your farm with the My Farm section of Gramophone app and keep on getting the exact advice and solutions related to smart agriculture throughout the crop cycle. Share this article with your friends with the share button below.

Neem cake is an organic fertilizer. It contains nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, copper, sulfur, calcium, magnesium, iron and other micronutrients.

The use of Neem cake has dual benefits, it acts as a fertilizer as well as a pesticide.

The use of neem cake retains moisture in the soil and gives shine to the leaves and stems of plants.

The use of Neem cake increases the level of amino acids in plants. Which also increases the level of chlorophyll, due to which the plants appear green.

The use of neem cake also prevents fungal diseases, harmful bacteria and ants.

If flowers are not coming in plants or flowers are dropping or the size of the fruits is small, then all these problems go away with the use of neem cake.

Downy mildew is a serious and common fungal disease in cucurbits. Due to temperature decrease at night and high humidity, angular-shaped yellow spots are formed on the upper part of the leaves.

Grey-brown to orange-black spores are visible on the lower surface of the leaves.

As the disease progresses, infected leaves become wilted and scorched and fall off.

Its symptoms appear as brown spots on ripe fruits, later the fruits become deformed.

The deformed fruit is edible, but it has little or no value in the market.

Chemical control – Spray Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% SC 300 ml or Metalaxyl 8% + Mancozeb 64% at 600 gm/acre.

Biological control- Pseudomonas fluorescens can be used at the rate of 500 gm/acre.

Wheat crop is one of the major Rabi crops.

Wheat crop remains in the stage of maturity in 80-90 days. At this stage, it is very important to give enough essential nutrients to the crop, as well as to protect from diseases caused by fungal diseases like loose smut, rust etc.

Spray Propiconazole 25% EC (Zerox) @ 200 ml/acre to prevent fungal diseases.

Use Pseudomonas fluorescens (Monas curb) @ 250 gm/acre as a biological treatment.

If caterpillar infestation is seen in the crop then Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG (Emanova) can be sprayed 100 gm/ acre.

Nutrition Management:- To increase the quality of grains, spray 00:00:50 @ 1 kg/acre.

To get a high-quality yield from the onion crop, special care is required to increase the size of the bulbs at the age of 75-80 days and protect the crop from the damage of pests and diseases.

If the bulb is uniform in size, good and healthy, then the market price is also good and healthy bulbs can be stored for a long time.

At this time, farmers can get high yields by adopting the following suggestions –

For good yield, foliar spray of water-soluble fertilizers is necessary, for this spraying can be done at 00:00:50 @ 1 kg per acre. It helps in increasing the size of the onion.

For pest and disease management in the crop, spraying of Cyantraniliprole 10.26% OD (Benevia) 250 ml + Tebuconazole 25.9% EC (Folicure) @ 200 ml per acre can be done.

With the above spray, silicone-based stickers can be mixed with Chipko (Silico Max) 5 ml per 15-litre tank.

In watermelon crops after germination, for good root and plant development, nutritional management is as important as plant protection. The crop can be protected by using the following products between 10 -20 days after sowing.

Fertilizer Management – For vegetative growth and development of plants 10-15 days after sowing, add Urea 75 kg + Micronutrient mixture (Agromin) 5 kg + Sulphur (Cosavet fertis) – 5 kg/ acre in the soil.

Spraying Management – After 15-20 days of sowing, spray Imidacloprid 40% + Fipronil 40% WG 40 gm + Chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 400 gm / acre in water for the management of sucking pests and fungal diseases.

Humic acid (Maxxroot) can be mixed with 100 gm of the suitable mixture, it helps the plant for better root growth.

If weeds are more visible in 10 -25 days after sowing, weedicide Propaquizafop 10% EC can be sprayed @ 400 ml per acre.

If Gramophone Special Sumridhi Kit has not been used at the time of sowing, then at this time also you can get good benefits by using it.

Aphids and jassids are small soft-bodied insects that can be yellow, brown, green or black in colour.

They usually form clusters on the corners of small leaves and twigs suck the sap from the plant and release sticky honeydew, which increases the chances of fungal diseases.

In severe infestations, leaves and twigs of the plant wither or turn yellow.

For proper management, spray Thiamethoxam 25% WG @ 100 gm or Imidacloprid 17.8% SL @ 100 ml or Flonicamid 50% WG @ 60 gm/acre.

As biological treatment use Bavaria bassiana @ 250 gm/acre.

In India, onion is commonly cultivated in both Rabi and Kharif seasons. Mainly, at this time, rabi onion seedlings are being transplanted everywhere or have been planted somewhere. After 25 days of transplanting, farmers can adopt the following necessary recommendations –

For spray – To enhance the vegetative growth of the plant and prevent the outbreak of caterpillar and fungal diseases in the crop, Spray 19:19:19 (Gromor) 1 kg + Lambda Cyhalothrin 4.9% SC (Lamnova) 200 ml + Hexaconazole 5% SC Spray (Novacone) 400 ml per acre.

Silicon-based sticker Chipko (Silico Max) 5 ml per 15-litre tank can be added to each spray.

Leaf miner insects are very small. They make tunnels by going inside the leaves. It causes a white line to appear on the leaves.

The adult insect is light yellow in colour and the tiny maggot insect is very small and yellow in colour without legs.

Insect infestation starts on the leaves. This insect makes spiral tunnels in the leaves

As the larva enters the leaf and begins to feed on the leaves, brown spiral formations appear on both sides of the leaves.

Plants affected by its infestation bear fewer fruits and the leaves fall prematurely.

Due to its attack, the photosynthesis activity of plants is affected.

To control this pest spray Abamectin 1.9% EC @ 150 ml/acre or Spinosad 45 % Sc 75 ml / acar or Cyantraniliprole 10.26% OD @ 250 ml/acre.

As a biological treatment, spray Beauveria bassiana @ 500 gram/acre.

At this time in the onion crop, the problem of burning the tip of the leaves is very common.

Burnt edges in onion leaves can also be caused by fungal borne disease, insects and deficiency of nutrients.

Attack of any type of fungus in the soil or leaves can cause this problem.

This problem can also occur if there is an attack of some kind of insect in the roots of the crop.

The deficiency of nitrogen or any important nutrient in the onion crop can also cause problems of the burning of leaves edges, it is beneficial to use the following products to prevent it.

For prevention of fungal disease use Kitazin 48% EC @ 200 ml /acre or Kasugamycin 5% + Copper Oxychloride 45% WP@ 300 gm/acre.

For prevention of insects, spray Fipronil 5% SC 400 ml/acre or Lambda Cyhalothrin 5% Ec 250 ml/acre or Fipronil 40 % + Imidacloprid 40 % WG@ 80 gm/acre .

For nutrient supply use seaweed extract @ 400 ml /acre or humic acid@ 100 gm/acre.

Pod borer is a major pest of the pea and gram crop which causes heavy damage to the crop.

Its caterpillar is dark in colour, which later becomes dark brown, this insect damages the crop from the time of flowering till the harvest.

This insect makes a hole in the pod and makes the pod hollow by eating its grains inside.

To control this, spray Emamectin benzoate 5% SG @ 100 gm/acre or Flubendiamide 39.35% SC @ 50 ml or Chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC @ 60 ml/acre.

Spray Bavaria bassiana @ 250 gm/acre as biological treatment.