Prevention of flower and fruit fall problem in soybean

Prevention of flower and fruit fall problem in soybean
  • The dropping of flowers and pods is a common problem in the soybean crop, there can be many reasons for its fall like lack of nutrients, disease and pest outbreak etc.

  • The number of flowers and pods plays a very important role in the production of soybeans.

  • By using some of the products given below, the number of flowers and pods in soybean crops can be increased by preventing them from falling, as a result, the yield increases.

  • Spray Homobrassinolide 0.04% w/w 100-120 ml/acre.

  • Spray seaweed extract 400 gm /acre.

  • Spray micronutrients at 300 gm/acre.

  • Spray GA 0.001 % 300 gm/acre.

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Spray Management in soybean crops in 70-90 days

Spray Management in soybean crops in 70-90 days
  • The stage of 70-90 days of soybean crop is pod formation, at this time, along with good nutrition, the following spraying is necessary to protect the crop from diseases like pod blight, rust and pests like pod borer etc.-

  • For control of pod blight Mancozeb 75% WP @ 500 gm/acre or Tebuconazole 25.9% EC @ 250 ml/acre or Tebuconazole 10% + Sulfur 65% WG @ 500 gm/acre or Thiophanate Methyl 70% WP @ 300 gm /acre can be sprayed.

  • To control rust, 2 -3 sprays should be done at every 15 days interval from the time the crop shows symptoms, for this spraying of Hexaconazole 5% SC @ 400 ml or Propiconazole 25% SC @ 200 ml/acre can do.

  • For pod borer, spraying of Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG 100 gm or Flubendamide 20% WG 100 gm or Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC @ 60 ml/acre can be done.

  • For good production in the crop, water-soluble fertilizer can be sprayed at the rate of 0:0:50 at the rate of 1 kg per acre.

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How to manage stem fly in soybean crop

How to manage stem fly in soybean crop

  • High temperature followed by high humidity along with rainfall provides a favourable environment for stem fly attack. Presently outbreaks of stem fly have been observed due to such an environment.

  • In the fields of plants infested with stem fly, the upper leaves appear to dry up with shrinkage. If you look at the stem of such plants, a tunnel is seen inside the stem, in which the larva or pupa of the insect is also visible.

  • It is difficult to detect stem fly outbreaks in the early stages. Due to the infestation of this pest, the plant starts wilting or drying up. This insect lays eggs on the leaves.

  • For the control of stem fly in soybean crops, the most important thing is that it is very important to control the caterpillar at the initial stage of infestation and before it enters the stem.

  • For the control of stem fly, it is very necessary to spray the Bave curb from time to time. For the control of stem fly in soybean crops, it is very necessary to spray the following products

  • Lambda Cyhalothrin 4.9% CS @ 200 ml/acre or Profenophos 40% + Cypermethrin 4% EC @ 400 ml/acre or Thiamethoxam 12.6% + Lambda Cyhalothrin 9.5% ZC @ 80 ml/acre or Fipronil 40% + Imidacloprid 40% WG @ 40 gm/acre or beta cyfluthrin 8.49%+ imidacloprid19.81 OD% @ 150 ml/acre

  • Spray Bavaria bassiana @ 500 gm/acre as biological treatment.

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How to manage white grub in a soybean crop

How to manage white grub in a soybean crop

  • White grubs are actually an insect of white colour which lives in the form of a caterpillar in the field.

  • They usually damage the roots of soybean plants in their initial form.

  • Symptoms of White grubs infestation can be seen on soybean plants. These symptoms include complete wilting of the plant, stunted growth of the plant and later death of the plant.

  • Chemical control:- Soil application of Fenpropathrin 10% EC @ 500 ml per acre OR Chlorpyrifos 20% EC @ 1 liter /acre.

  • Biological control: Apply Metarhizium spp. @ 1kg/acre OR Beauveria bassiana + Metarhizium  spp. @ 2 kg/acre. Fungal formulation along with the first dose of fertilizers.

  • In addition to these treatments, you can also use light traps as a mechanical control. It is a kind of net in which the light is attached, towards which the white braids are attracted and get caught in the net.

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Spray Management in Chilli Crops in 60-70 days

Spray Management in Chilli Crops in 60-70 days
  • In the Chilli crop, this stage is about to become flower and fruit, in this stage it is necessary to give good nutrients to the plant as well as plant protection. To get more and higher quality from the crop, the following products can be used.

  • For nutrient management, use 45 kg urea + 50 kg DAP + 12 kg magnesium sulphate + phosphorus and potash bacteria at 2 kg per acre on 60-70 days after transplanting.

  • At this time, there is the main possibility of an outbreak of fruit rot disease, in pests like pod borer, mites, thrips etc. Spray Thiamethoxam 17.5% + Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG 100 gm + Amino acid 400 ml + Captan 70% + Hexaconazole 5% WP 250 gm / acre.

  • Spray Pseudomonas 1 kg + Bacillus subtilis 500 ml per acre.

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Symptoms of magnesium deficiency in cotton

Symptoms of magnesium deficiency in cotton
  • Magnesium deficiency symptoms first appear on mature leaves.

  • It causes the veins of leaves to appear greenish-yellow.

  •  Light brown spots appear on the edges of severely affected leaves.

  • Due to magnesium deficiency, the leaves turn reddish-brown and the texture of the leaves become rough.

  • This deficiency causes discolouration or yellowing on the edges of the leaves,

  • This incapacitates root growth and the crop becomes weak.

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Spray management in cotton in 80-100 days

Spray management in cotton in 80-100 days
  • In the cotton crop, 80-100 days after sowing, the infestation of sucking insects like aphid, jassid, whitefly, thrips, mites, pink bollworm that damage cotton balls and other fungal diseases like cotton balls rotating etc. are mainly seen at the time of ball formation stage, Along with management of these pests and diseases required to do arrangements for the development and increase the size of cotton balls. The following sprays can be used- 

  • For management of American ball worm, spray Profenophos 40% + Cypermethrin 4% EC @ 400 ml or Phenproprethrin 10% EC @ 400 ml or Novaluron 5.25% + Emamectin Benzoate 0.9% SC @ 600 ml/acre. 

  • For control of sucking pest, spray DIAFENTHIURON 50 % WP @ 250 gram or PYRIPROXYFEN 10 % + BIFENTHRIN 10% EC @ 250 ml or IMIDACLOPRID 17.8% SL @ 100 ml / acre. 

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

  • For fungal disease, spray THIOPHANATE METHYL 70% WP @ 300 gram or HEXACONAZOLE 5% SC @ 300 ml or MANCOZEB 75 % WP @ 500 gram /acre.

  • At this stage, the cotton crop needs more nutrition, for this 0:0:50 @ 1 kg per acre can be sprayed, it helps in the growth as well as increasing the size of balls.

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This disease will cause damage in black gram crop, know control measures

leaf spot in black gram crop
  • After heavy rains leaf spot is a major disease of black gram which is caused by a fungus called Cercospora, it is a soil and seed-borne disease. 

  • Its symptoms are small, brown, yellowish water-filled circular spots appearing on infected leaves. 

  • The infection appears mostly on older leaves, causing wilting of leaves and small water-soaked spots on green beans. 

  • The centers of these lesions and spots are irregular, light brown in color and are slightly sunken with a rough surface.

  • To prevent this disease, select disease resistant varieties, sow the seeds after treatment and make proper arrangement for drainage in the field.

  • For its control, spray Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% @ 300 gm/acre or Tebuconazole 50% + Trifloxystrobin 25% WG @ 120 gm/acre.

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Spraying management in onion nursery for better plant development

Spraying management in onion nursery for better plant development
  • In order to earn more profit, it is very necessary to sow the onion in the nursery first, the suitable time for preparing the nursery of late Kharif and rabi onion is from mid-August to mid-September. 

  • After sowing the onion nursery, it is very important to do spray management.

  • This spraying is done for fungal diseases, pest control, and nutrition management.

  • Spraying at this time gives a good start to the onion nursery.

  • For fungal diseases after 1 week of sowing, spray Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% @ 30 grams per tank.

  • For pest management, spray Thiamethoxam 25% WG @ 10 gm per tank.

  • For nutritional management, spray with Humic Acid @ 10 gm per tank.

  • Spray Metalaxyl 8% + Mancozeb 64% WP 50 gm per tank and Fipronil 40% + Imidacloprid 40% WG 8 gm per tank 20 days after sowing.

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Use of humic acid in organic farming

Use of humic acid in organic farming
  • Humic acid is a mineral produced from the mine commonly known as a soil conditioner. Which increases the fertility of barren land. Improves soil structure and gives it a new lease of life.

  • Its most important function is to make the soil porous so that the roots can grow more.

  • This accelerates the action of photosynthesis, which leads to greenness in the plant and the growth of branches.

  • Develops tertiary roots of plants so that the absorption of nutrients from the soil can be increased.

  • Increases the fertility of the soil by increasing the metabolic activities of plants.

  • It increases the yield of the crop by increasing the number of flowers and fruits in the plant.

  • Increases seed germination capacity and protect plants from adverse environments.

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