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Symptoms and control measures of Foot rot in wheat

24/12/2021 Wednesday December 29th, 2021

This disease is found in high-temperature regions like Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Karnataka and is mainly seen in soybean-wheat crop rotation.
The disease is caused by a fungus called Sclerocium rolfsii, which is found in infected soil.
Plants affected by this disease develop white fungus on the collar part above the root and the above-ground part of the stem rots and finally, the diseased plant dies.
Chemical treatment: Spray Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% SC @ 300 ml/acre or Chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 400 gm/acre or Kitazin 48% EC @ 300 ml/acre.
Biological treatment: Apply Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gm/acre.

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How to identify and control the outbreak of sawfly in mustard

23/12/2021 Monday September 25th, 2023

This pest causes more damage to the mustard crop after 25-30 days of germination.
The rear part of the female adult of this insect is very developed and saw-like, due to which it lays eggs in the leaves by piercing. It sucks the sap from the plant, along infects the flower and flies away. Often this fly devours the major part of the inflorescence, which stops the growth of the plant.
The larva of this insect feeds on leaves after sunset and in the early morning and remains hidden inside the soil during the day.
When there is more outbreak of sawfly on the crop, instead of the leaves, only the web of veins remains.
To control, take a spray of Profenophos 50% EC @ 500 ml or Thiamethoxam 12.6% + Lambda Cyhalothrin 9.5% ZC @ 80 gm or Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG @ 100 gm/acre.
For biological control, use Bavaria bassiana @ 250 gm/acre.

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Watermelon crop sowing time fertilizer management

23/12/2021 Friday December 24th, 2021

Fertilizer management in watermelon crops protects the crop from nutritional problems.
Apply DAP @ 50 kg + Boronated SSP @ 75 kg + Potash @ 75 kg + Zinc sulphate @ 10 kg + Magnesium sulphate @ 10 kg as soil treatment at the time of field preparation before sowing.
Samridhi kit with 20 kg Urea at the time of sowing [ Trichoderma virdi (Rhizocare) 500 gm + Consortia of NPK Bacteria (Team Bio-3) 3 kg + ZnSB (Taba G) 4 kg + Seaweed, Humic, Amino Acids and Mycorrhiza ( Maxxmyco) 2 kg] per acre.
In this way, by managing fertilizers, the supply of phosphorus, potash, nitrogen along other fertilizers and nutrients is easily done in the crop and soil.

Management of Ascochyta blight in Gram Crop

22/12/2021 Monday September 25th, 2023

- These days the symptoms of Ascochyta blight are being seen commonly in the crop.
- The symptoms of this disease are small circular brown spots on the leaves, stems and petioles.
- Under favourable conditions, these spots develop rapidly, affecting leaves and buds.
- During a severe infestation, the plant suddenly dries up and in the later stages of the infection, the seed starts to shrink.
- Keep in mind that this disease is seed-borne and spreads more through old crop residues.

Management:

For chemical control, spray Kasugamycin 5% + Copper Oxychloride 45% WP @ 300 gm or Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% @ 400 gm or Chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 400 gm per acre.
For biological control, spray Pseudomonas fluorescens @500gm/acre.

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Control of white fly in potato crop

19/12/2021 Sunday December 19th, 2021

Both the nymph and adult of this pest cause a lot of damage to the potato crop.
It obstructs the growth of the plant by sucking the sap of the leaves and this insect also causes a deposition called sooty mold to be produced on the plant.
In case of severe infestation, the potato crop becomes completely infected, even after the crop is fully developed, there is an outbreak of this pest, due to which the leaves of the crops dry up and fall.
Management:- Spray Diafenthiuron 50% SP @ 250 gm /acre or Flunicamide 50% WG @ 60 ml/acre or Acetameprid 20% SP @ 100 g/acre or Pyriproxyfen 10% + Bifenthrin 10% EC @ 250 ml/acre to control this pest.

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Nutritional management at flowering stage in pea crop

19/12/2021 Monday September 25th, 2023

The flowering stage is the most important stage of the pea crop, Thus it is very important to manage nutrition in this stage.
Due to the changing weather and nutrient deficiency in the crop, there is a problem of flower drop in the pea crop.
Excessive flower drop greatly affects fruit production in the pea crop.
Use Micro-nutrients @ 250 gm/acre.
To prevent flower drop, use Homobrassinolide @ 100 ml/acre or Paclobutrazol 40% SC @ 30 ml/acre.
To increase the number of flowers in the crop, spraying can be done at the rate of 0:52:34 @ 1 kg per acre.

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Weeds are the biggest enemy of crops, know why it is important to prevent them?

07/12/2021 Wednesday December 8th, 2021

Weeds are a major problem for every crop.
Control of weeds is essential for increasing the quality and yield of crops.
Many times, farmers troubled by the abundance of weeds use various weedicides to get rid of it.
Weedicides are harmful to the soil of the field as well as to the crops and our health. Also, weedicide can be used in the crop for a certain time i.e. before 2-5 leaves of weeds, after that weeding remains an option for weed control. Various tools can be used for weeding –
Khurpa, shovel, hoe, animal-driven weeding machine (Trifali, Akola, Dora, Bardoli), cono weeder, wheel handle, automatic rotary power weeder, etc.

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Temperature Control Measures for Good Production in Rabi Crop

05/12/2021 Monday December 6th, 2021

Measures to control temperature (in case of low) for good crop production-

Irrigation of fields is crucial:: Whenever there is a possibility of low temperature or frost warning has been given from the weather forecast department, light irrigation should be provided to the crop. The temperature will not fall below 0° C and crops can be protected from the loss due to lower temperature as Irrigation increases the temperature by 0.5 – 2° C.
Cover the plant:: The nursery is in the most vulnerable stage in low temperatures. In nurseries, it is advisable to cover the plants with plastic sheets at night. By doing so, the plastic causes the temperature inside to increase by 2-3 degrees celsius. Straw can also be used instead of polyethene whose surface temperature does not reach the deposition point. While covering the plants, keep in mind that the southeastern part of the plants remain open, so that the plants get sunlight in the morning and afternoon.
Windbreakers: These breakers reduce the intensity of cold waves and protect them from crop damage. For this, such crops should be sown around the field, so that the wind is controlled to some extent, e.g. sowing maize in gram fields. To protect the plants from frost, they should be covered except in the direction of sunlight using straw or any other object.
Smoke near the field: To control temperature, you can create smoke in your field, so that the temperature does not fall to the deposition point and crops can be protected from damage.
Spray Pseudomonas 500 grams per acre to prevent frost.

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Management of sucking pests in potato crop

04/12/2021 Saturday December 4th, 2021

Due to sucking insects in potato crops, there is heavy damage to the crop, as well as adversely affecting the quality of the crop. In the potato crop, there is an outbreak of the following sucking insects such as aphids, jassids, thrips, whitefly and mites etc. It is necessary to control these pests in time.
Aphids, jassids – Its nymphs and adults harm the plants by sucking the sap of the leaves.
Thrips- These very tiny insects are black or yellow in colour. Adults suck the sap from the leaves by scraping the leaves.
Whitefly- They are small in size and white in colour, which sucks the sap of the leaves. Due to which the growth of plants is hindered. Whitefly acts as a carrier for the virus.
For the management of aphids, jassids, thrips, whitefly spray Thiamethoxam 25% WP @ 100 gm or Acephate 75% SP 300 gm/acre or Acetamiprid 20% SP 100 gm or Diafenthiuron 50% WP @ 250 gm per acre.
Mites- Leaves become reddish-brown in colour and dry up. For its control, spray Propergite 57% EC 400 ml or Ethion 50% EC 600 ml or Sulfur 80% WDG @ 500 gm/acre.
Installing 10 yellow sticky traps per acre in potato fields can also save the crop from the infestation of sucking pests.

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Symptoms and control measures of aphid in mustard crop

01/12/2021 Monday September 25th, 2023

Identification: Aphids are small, soft-bodied, pearl-shaped insects.
Favourable conditions: The outbreak usually occurs during the second and third week of December, and continues till March. The humidity of 70 to 80% and a temperature between 8 and 24°C are favourable for the rapid growth of aphids. Rainy and humid weather help accelerate the development of insects.
Symptoms of damage: Both nymphs and adults suck the sap from leaves, buds and pods. Curling may occur in infested leaves and at an advanced stage plants may wither and die. Plants remain stunted and sooty molds grow on the honeydew excreted by the insects.
Control measures: Spray Thiamethoxam 25% WP @ 100 gm or Imidacloprid 30.5% SC 100 ml or Flonicamid 50% WG @ 60 ml/acre. These products can be mixed with silicon base stickers up to 5 ml per tank.
Set up a yellow stick trap 10 per acre.
For biological control, use Bavaria bassiana at the rate of 250 gm/acre of metarhizium, 1 kg/acre.

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This disease is found in high-temperature regions like Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Karnataka and is mainly seen in soybean-wheat crop rotation.

The disease is caused by a fungus called Sclerocium rolfsii, which is found in infected soil.

Plants affected by this disease develop white fungus on the collar part above the root and the above-ground part of the stem rots and finally, the diseased plant dies.

Chemical treatment: Spray Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% SC @ 300 ml/acre or Chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 400 gm/acre or Kitazin 48% EC @ 300 ml/acre.

Biological treatment: Apply Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gm/acre.

This pest causes more damage to the mustard crop after 25-30 days of germination.

The larva of this insect feeds on leaves after sunset and in the early morning and remains hidden inside the soil during the day.

When there is more outbreak of sawfly on the crop, instead of the leaves, only the web of veins remains.

To control, take a spray of Profenophos 50% EC @ 500 ml or Thiamethoxam 12.6% + Lambda Cyhalothrin 9.5% ZC @ 80 gm or Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG @ 100 gm/acre.

For biological control, use Bavaria bassiana @ 250 gm/acre.

Fertilizer management in watermelon crops protects the crop from nutritional problems.

Apply DAP @ 50 kg + Boronated SSP @ 75 kg + Potash @ 75 kg + Zinc sulphate @ 10 kg + Magnesium sulphate @ 10 kg as soil treatment at the time of field preparation before sowing.

Samridhi kit with 20 kg Urea at the time of sowing [ Trichoderma virdi (Rhizocare) 500 gm + Consortia of NPK Bacteria (Team Bio-3) 3 kg + ZnSB (Taba G) 4 kg + Seaweed, Humic, Amino Acids and Mycorrhiza ( Maxxmyco) 2 kg] per acre.

In this way, by managing fertilizers, the supply of phosphorus, potash, nitrogen along other fertilizers and nutrients is easily done in the crop and soil.

These days the symptoms of Ascochyta blight are being seen commonly in the crop.

The symptoms of this disease are small circular brown spots on the leaves, stems and petioles.

Under favourable conditions, these spots develop rapidly, affecting leaves and buds.

During a severe infestation, the plant suddenly dries up and in the later stages of the infection, the seed starts to shrink.

Keep in mind that this disease is seed-borne and spreads more through old crop residues.

Management:

For chemical control, spray Kasugamycin 5% + Copper Oxychloride 45% WP @ 300 gm or Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% @ 400 gm or Chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 400 gm per acre.

For biological control, spray Pseudomonas fluorescens @500gm/acre.

Both the nymph and adult of this pest cause a lot of damage to the potato crop.

It obstructs the growth of the plant by sucking the sap of the leaves and this insect also causes a deposition called sooty mold to be produced on the plant.

In case of severe infestation, the potato crop becomes completely infected, even after the crop is fully developed, there is an outbreak of this pest, due to which the leaves of the crops dry up and fall.

Management:- Spray Diafenthiuron 50% SP @ 250 gm /acre or Flunicamide 50% WG @ 60 ml/acre or Acetameprid 20% SP @ 100 g/acre or Pyriproxyfen 10% + Bifenthrin 10% EC @ 250 ml/acre to control this pest.

The flowering stage is the most important stage of the pea crop, Thus it is very important to manage nutrition in this stage.

Due to the changing weather and nutrient deficiency in the crop, there is a problem of flower drop in the pea crop.

Excessive flower drop greatly affects fruit production in the pea crop.

Use Micro-nutrients @ 250 gm/acre.

To prevent flower drop, use Homobrassinolide @ 100 ml/acre or Paclobutrazol 40% SC @ 30 ml/acre.

To increase the number of flowers in the crop, spraying can be done at the rate of 0:52:34 @ 1 kg per acre.

Weeds are a major problem for every crop.

Control of weeds is essential for increasing the quality and yield of crops.

Many times, farmers troubled by the abundance of weeds use various weedicides to get rid of it.

Weedicides are harmful to the soil of the field as well as to the crops and our health. Also, weedicide can be used in the crop for a certain time i.e. before 2-5 leaves of weeds, after that weeding remains an option for weed control. Various tools can be used for weeding –

Khurpa, shovel, hoe, animal-driven weeding machine (Trifali, Akola, Dora, Bardoli), cono weeder, wheel handle, automatic rotary power weeder, etc.

Measures to control temperature (in case of low) for good crop production-

Smoke near the field: To control temperature, you can create smoke in your field, so that the temperature does not fall to the deposition point and crops can be protected from damage.

Spray Pseudomonas 500 grams per acre to prevent frost.

Aphids, jassids – Its nymphs and adults harm the plants by sucking the sap of the leaves.

Thrips- These very tiny insects are black or yellow in colour. Adults suck the sap from the leaves by scraping the leaves.

Whitefly- They are small in size and white in colour, which sucks the sap of the leaves. Due to which the growth of plants is hindered. Whitefly acts as a carrier for the virus.

For the management of aphids, jassids, thrips, whitefly spray Thiamethoxam 25% WP @ 100 gm or Acephate 75% SP 300 gm/acre or Acetamiprid 20% SP 100 gm or Diafenthiuron 50% WP @ 250 gm per acre.

Mites- Leaves become reddish-brown in colour and dry up. For its control, spray Propergite 57% EC 400 ml or Ethion 50% EC 600 ml or Sulfur 80% WDG @ 500 gm/acre.

Installing 10 yellow sticky traps per acre in potato fields can also save the crop from the infestation of sucking pests.

Identification: Aphids are small, soft-bodied, pearl-shaped insects.

Symptoms of damage: Both nymphs and adults suck the sap from leaves, buds and pods. Curling may occur in infested leaves and at an advanced stage plants may wither and die. Plants remain stunted and sooty molds grow on the honeydew excreted by the insects.

Control measures: Spray Thiamethoxam 25% WP @ 100 gm or Imidacloprid 30.5% SC 100 ml or Flonicamid 50% WG @ 60 ml/acre. These products can be mixed with silicon base stickers up to 5 ml per tank.

Set up a yellow stick trap 10 per acre.

For biological control, use Bavaria bassiana at the rate of 250 gm/acre of metarhizium, 1 kg/acre.