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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.

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Infestation of sucking pests in okra crop

25/01/2022 Tuesday January 25th, 2022

In the bhindi crop, the attack of sucking insects such as aphids, jassids, whitefly, mites etc. is commonly seen.
Both the nymphs and adults of all these sucking insects, suck the sap from the soft parts of the plants, flowers and leaves of the okra crop. Due to this, the growth of plants stops, the leaves wither and turn yellow, if there is more attack then the leaves also fall.
These insects also secrete a sticky substance on the infected part, which can increase fungal infection and also hinder photosynthesis.
Out of these, the whitefly is a vector of yellow vein mosaic virus disease of okra.
For Aphid/ jassid management use Acephate 50 %+ Imidacloprid 1.8 % SP @ 400 gm or Acetamiprid 20 % SP @ 100 gm or Imidacloprid 17.8% SL @ 100 ml/acre.
For white fly management use Diafenthiuron 50 % WP @ 250 gm or Flonicamid 50% WG @ 60 gm or Acetamiprid 20 % SP @ 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.

How to protect your crop from diseases and pests in changing weather

24/01/2022 Monday January 24th, 2022

This month, there has been a fluctuating temperature due to rain or fog at some places, due to which the risk of diseases and pests increases on the crops, which is harmful to the quality of the produce. In such a situation, if the farmers take care of some things, then they can avoid losses.
Due to the change in weather, the risk of aphids in mustard crops often increases. To control it, spray Imidacloprid 30.5% SC @ 50 ml or Flonicamid 50% WG @ 60 gm/acre.
For the control of pod borer in gram crop, spray Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG @ 100 gm or Chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC @ 60 ml/acre. With this, pheromone traps can be installed in the fields according to 10 traps per acre.
In Cole crops, during this season, there is a high probability of an outbreak of diamondback moth pests. In such a situation, to monitor the crop, install pheromone traps in the fields @ 10 traps per acre. For chemical control, spraying of Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG @ 100 gm or Chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC @ 60 ml per acre can be done.
At present, spraying of Kasugamycin 5% + Copper oxychloride 45% WP @ 300 gm or Hexaconazole 5% SC @ 400 ml/acre in wheat protects the crop from exposure to loose smut and other fungal diseases.

Precautions to be taken while storing Kharif Onion

24/01/2022 Monday January 24th, 2022

Onion is in demand throughout the year. Hence, storage of onion tubers is essential for the supply of the whole year. In our country, 30-40 percent of onions get rotten due to inadequate storage facilities and unseasonal rains.
Most of the farmers store Rabi onions only because Rabi onions have better storage capacity as compared to Kharif and late Kharif onions.
The plants should be dried in the field till the leaves turn yellow and the neck becomes thin, then dried in shade with adequate ventilation. Drying in the shade protects the tubers from the harsh rays of the sun, improves the colour and dries the outer surface.
Sometimes the tuber gets wound with a spade or shovel. While sorting the tubers, separate the stained tubers. Later, by causing rot from these bad tubers, other tubers also start rotting.
For good storage of onions, 50 kg jute/sackcloth/plastic mesh bags or plastic/wooden baskets should be used.
Onion after packing should be kept in the storage room up to 5 feet in height so that it is easy to remove.
The temperature of the warehouses for good storage is 30-35˚C and the relative humidity should be 65-70%.

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Azolla, a nutritious aquatic fodder for livestock

23/01/2022 Sunday January 23rd, 2022

Animal husbandry plays an important role in our country’s economy. The size of the farmer’s holding is getting smaller day by day and the farmers are finding themselves unable to cultivate green fodder even after wanting it. This is the reason that in the country, the availability of green fodder is becoming very less.
In such a situation, Azolla is a good option in the form of green fodder for animals.
Like growing green fodder crops, fertile land is not required to grow Azolla. It can be grown as aquatic fodder by digging a pit in any type of land and filling it with water. If the land is sandy, then by laying a plastic sheet in the pit, Azolla can be grown by filling it with water.
Azolla is ideal fodder for cows, buffaloes, hens and goats.
By feeding Azolla, the milk production of lactating animals increases.
A hen which normally lays 150 eggs in a year, can give 180-190 eggs in a year by giving it to the Azolla diet.
Not only this, but Azolla has also proved beneficial in fish production.
Being a good quality, digestible and abundant protein source, Azolla is no less than a boon to the farmers.

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Prevention of pink rot disease in onion crop

22/01/2022 Saturday January 22nd, 2022

It is a major disease in the onion crop.
Its main symptom is the rotting of onion roots turning pink, due to which the development of the tuber is greatly affected, the tuber remains small.
It is very important to use the following products to prevent this.
Use Kitazin 48% EC @ 400 ml/acre or Thiophanate Methyl 70% W/W @ 300 gm/ acre
Use Trichoderma viride @ 500 gm/acre as soil treatment and Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gm/acre as spray 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.

Are your potato tubers cracking, know the management measures

22/01/2022 Monday September 25th, 2023

When the potato crop reaches 80-90 days, then the problem of tuber cracking is mainly seen.
Excessive nitrogen, a bad soil structure, boron deficiency and low planting densities are the main causes of this disorder. Apart from this, due to irregular irrigation in the field, i.e. more irrigation in the field, then allowing it to dry completely and repeat more irrigation also causes the tubers to crack.
Due to the presence of cut marks, sore spots on the tubers, fungal diseases and insect outbreaks are more likely.
Potatoes should be of good shiny, large size to get a good market price for crop production.
Spray Boron 500 gm + Calcium Nitrate at the rate of 1 kg per acre for a good shine and to prevent cracking in potatoes.
Uniform irrigation and the application of the right amount of fertilizers can prevent tubers from cracking.
In areas where this problem is seen every year, using slow-growing varieties can also reduce this disorder.

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.

Earn millions by cultivating mushrooms

21/01/2022 Friday January 21st, 2022

From the last few years, the demand for mushrooms in the Indian market has increased very rapidly. According to the demand in the market, its production is not according to that, in such a situation, farmers can earn good profits by cultivating mushrooms.
One room is enough for mushroom cultivation. The farmer who is short of space can earn a good profit by adopting this farming.
There are about 10,000 species of edible mushrooms found in the world, out of which only 70 species are considered suitable for cultivation.
In the Indian environment, mainly five types of edible mushrooms are commercially cultivated. In which mainly, there are white button mushroom, dhingri mushroom, milky (milky) mushroom, paddy straw mushroom, shiitake mushroom.
Dhingri Mushroom which is popularly known as Oyster Mushroom. Most of people like to eat oyster mushrooms.The appropriate time for the cultivation of Dhingri mushrooms is from September to November 15.
Due to its high nutritional and medicinal properties, the utility of mushroom is more in both food and medicine.

Somewhere the weather is beneficial and somewhere it is getting fatal

20/01/2022 Thursday January 20th, 2022

These days in the state, the weather is proving to be a profitable deal for the farmers and sometimes a loss. Winter rain is like nectar for most of the crops. But the farmers are worried about crop failure due to the hailstorm along with winter rain.
Experts say that light rain in the rabi season is like nectar for crops while hailstorms are harmful to crops.
Rainfall in winter is uniform in all areas. It also helps farmers to save on irrigation expenses. At the same time, it decreases the temperature. Due to this, the chances of frost getting reduced. It does not damage the crops.
Rainfall helps in the production of crops. Because nitrogen also comes with rainwater. Due to this, the need for urea fertilizer for the farmers is reduced. That’s where irrigation gives relief. However, if it rains excessively, it is harmful.

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.

Winter rain is beneficial for wheat crop

20/01/2022 Thursday January 20th, 2022

Winter rain is beneficial for the wheat crop

Winter rain, which is commonly known as Mawtha, Mawtha is no less than nectar for the farmers of wheat, but if there is a hailstorm with heavy rain, there is nothing special in wheat but there is a lot of negative effect in other crops.
The farmers have benefited well from the wheat crop due to the rains in the last few days. In the total cost, the water, electricity expenditure on one irrigation of the crop, along with the cost of labourers is also saved per acre.
The farmers who had given the first water to the standing wheat crop in the field got water for the second time and the farmers who had sown late wheat required water first, then it got the first water.
The farmer brothers, who had sown unirrigated wheat without using fertilizers, can use urea at the rate of 20 kg per acre at this time, due to the moisture in the soil, urea will dissolve slowly and will be available to the plants and of course on the yield will have a positive effect.

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.

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.

In the bhindi crop, the attack of sucking insects such as aphids, jassids, whitefly, mites etc. is commonly seen.

Both the nymphs and adults of all these sucking insects, suck the sap from the soft parts of the plants, flowers and leaves of the okra crop. Due to this, the growth of plants stops, the leaves wither and turn yellow, if there is more attack then the leaves also fall.

These insects also secrete a sticky substance on the infected part, which can increase fungal infection and also hinder photosynthesis.

Out of these, the whitefly is a vector of yellow vein mosaic virus disease of okra.

For Aphid/ jassid management use Acephate 50 %+ Imidacloprid 1.8 % SP @ 400 gm or Acetamiprid 20 % SP @ 100 gm or Imidacloprid 17.8% SL @ 100 ml/acre.

For white fly management use Diafenthiuron 50 % WP @ 250 gm or Flonicamid 50% WG @ 60 gm or Acetamiprid 20 % SP @ 100 gm/acre.

This month, there has been a fluctuating temperature due to rain or fog at some places, due to which the risk of diseases and pests increases on the crops, which is harmful to the quality of the produce. In such a situation, if the farmers take care of some things, then they can avoid losses.

Due to the change in weather, the risk of aphids in mustard crops often increases. To control it, spray Imidacloprid 30.5% SC @ 50 ml or Flonicamid 50% WG @ 60 gm/acre.

For the control of pod borer in gram crop, spray Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG @ 100 gm or Chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC @ 60 ml/acre. With this, pheromone traps can be installed in the fields according to 10 traps per acre.

At present, spraying of Kasugamycin 5% + Copper oxychloride 45% WP @ 300 gm or Hexaconazole 5% SC @ 400 ml/acre in wheat protects the crop from exposure to loose smut and other fungal diseases.

Onion is in demand throughout the year. Hence, storage of onion tubers is essential for the supply of the whole year. In our country, 30-40 percent of onions get rotten due to inadequate storage facilities and unseasonal rains.

Most of the farmers store Rabi onions only because Rabi onions have better storage capacity as compared to Kharif and late Kharif onions.

The plants should be dried in the field till the leaves turn yellow and the neck becomes thin, then dried in shade with adequate ventilation. Drying in the shade protects the tubers from the harsh rays of the sun, improves the colour and dries the outer surface.

Sometimes the tuber gets wound with a spade or shovel. While sorting the tubers, separate the stained tubers. Later, by causing rot from these bad tubers, other tubers also start rotting.

For good storage of onions, 50 kg jute/sackcloth/plastic mesh bags or plastic/wooden baskets should be used.

Onion after packing should be kept in the storage room up to 5 feet in height so that it is easy to remove.

The temperature of the warehouses for good storage is 30-35˚C and the relative humidity should be 65-70%.

In such a situation, Azolla is a good option in the form of green fodder for animals.

Like growing green fodder crops, fertile land is not required to grow Azolla. It can be grown as aquatic fodder by digging a pit in any type of land and filling it with water. If the land is sandy, then by laying a plastic sheet in the pit, Azolla can be grown by filling it with water.

Azolla is ideal fodder for cows, buffaloes, hens and goats.

By feeding Azolla, the milk production of lactating animals increases.

A hen which normally lays 150 eggs in a year, can give 180-190 eggs in a year by giving it to the Azolla diet.

Not only this, but Azolla has also proved beneficial in fish production.

Being a good quality, digestible and abundant protein source, Azolla is no less than a boon to the farmers.

It is a major disease in the onion crop.

Its main symptom is the rotting of onion roots turning pink, due to which the development of the tuber is greatly affected, the tuber remains small.

It is very important to use the following products to prevent this.

Use Kitazin 48% EC @ 400 ml/acre or Thiophanate Methyl 70% W/W @ 300 gm/ acre

Use Trichoderma viride @ 500 gm/acre as soil treatment and Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gm/acre as spray as biological treatment.

When the potato crop reaches 80-90 days, then the problem of tuber cracking is mainly seen.

Due to the presence of cut marks, sore spots on the tubers, fungal diseases and insect outbreaks are more likely.

Potatoes should be of good shiny, large size to get a good market price for crop production.

Spray Boron 500 gm + Calcium Nitrate at the rate of 1 kg per acre for a good shine and to prevent cracking in potatoes.

Uniform irrigation and the application of the right amount of fertilizers can prevent tubers from cracking.

In areas where this problem is seen every year, using slow-growing varieties can also reduce this disorder.

From the last few years, the demand for mushrooms in the Indian market has increased very rapidly. According to the demand in the market, its production is not according to that, in such a situation, farmers can earn good profits by cultivating mushrooms.

One room is enough for mushroom cultivation. The farmer who is short of space can earn a good profit by adopting this farming.

There are about 10,000 species of edible mushrooms found in the world, out of which only 70 species are considered suitable for cultivation.

In the Indian environment, mainly five types of edible mushrooms are commercially cultivated. In which mainly, there are white button mushroom, dhingri mushroom, milky (milky) mushroom, paddy straw mushroom, shiitake mushroom.

Dhingri Mushroom which is popularly known as Oyster Mushroom. Most of people like to eat oyster mushrooms.The appropriate time for the cultivation of Dhingri mushrooms is from September to November 15.

Due to its high nutritional and medicinal properties, the utility of mushroom is more in both food and medicine.

These days in the state, the weather is proving to be a profitable deal for the farmers and sometimes a loss. Winter rain is like nectar for most of the crops. But the farmers are worried about crop failure due to the hailstorm along with winter rain.

Experts say that light rain in the rabi season is like nectar for crops while hailstorms are harmful to crops.

Rainfall in winter is uniform in all areas. It also helps farmers to save on irrigation expenses. At the same time, it decreases the temperature. Due to this, the chances of frost getting reduced. It does not damage the crops.

Rainfall helps in the production of crops. Because nitrogen also comes with rainwater. Due to this, the need for urea fertilizer for the farmers is reduced. That’s where irrigation gives relief. However, if it rains excessively, it is harmful.

Winter rain, which is commonly known as Mawtha, Mawtha is no less than nectar for the farmers of wheat, but if there is a hailstorm with heavy rain, there is nothing special in wheat but there is a lot of negative effect in other crops.

The farmers have benefited well from the wheat crop due to the rains in the last few days. In the total cost, the water, electricity expenditure on one irrigation of the crop, along with the cost of labourers is also saved per acre.

The farmers who had given the first water to the standing wheat crop in the field got water for the second time and the farmers who had sown late wheat required water first, then it got the first water.

The farmer brothers, who had sown unirrigated wheat without using fertilizers, can use urea at the rate of 20 kg per acre at this time, due to the moisture in the soil, urea will dissolve slowly and will be available to the plants and of course on the yield will have a positive effect.