Importance of Boron For Crops

19/05/2021Posted on
Importance of Boron For Crops

  • All the crops require a number of nutrients to grow. 

  • Boron is an essential nutrient in a group of micronutrients.

  • Using boron does not cause fruit  bursting.

  • Boron controls the process of water absorption in plants.

  • Boron plays a supporting role in pollination and reproduction in plants.

  • Boron is helpful in controlling the ratio of calcium and potassium in plants.

  • With the use of boron, the root nodules in pulses grow smoothly.

  • Boron plays an important role in forming attractive tubers in tuber crops.

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Select these advanced seed varieties of cotton and get bumper production

18/05/2021Posted on
Select these advanced seed varieties of cotton and get bumper production

  • Rasi RCH 659 BG II: This variety of cotton has strong plant and big size balls (Guler / Dode) weight ranges from 5.5 to 5.9 grams. The crop duration of this variety is 145–160 days. It is a good hybrid variety of medium duration and high production, which can be easily grown in heavy soil.  The distance from row to row is 4 feet and plant to plant is 1.5 feet. Seed rate is 600- 800 gram/acre and suitable for sowing  in May-June.

  • Rasi – Neo: is a good hybrid variety of medium duration and high production and a good quality and widely adapted variety, for fields with medium irrigated area and light to medium soil. The crop duration of this variety is 140-150 days, it is tolerant to the sucking pests like Aphid, Jassid , White fly etc. The balls are big in size and weight ranges from 5.5 to 5.9 grams. Distance from row to row and plants to plants will be  5×1.5 or 4×2 or 4×2.5 feet. Seed rate is 600- 800 gram/acre and it’s suitable for sowing  in May-June.

  • Nuziveedu – Bhakti: Crop duration of this variety is 155-160 days, suitable for  average irrigated and heavy soils. It is tolerant to mites and also has high immunity to american bollworm and pink bollworm. Its balls are of medium size and average weight up to 5 grams. distance from row to row and  plants to plants is to be kept – 3×1.5 feet. Seed rate is 600- 800 gram/acre and suitable for sowing  in May-June.

  • Prabhat Seed – Super Cot PCH-115Bt-II: Crop duration of this variety is 140-150 days, suitable for average irrigated and heavy soils. Its stem is hard and the plant is lengthy and it is recommended for the Central India region. This variety is resistant to the sucking pest. Its balls are large and average weight is 5.5 to 6 grams. The distance from row to row and  plant to plant – 4×1.5 feet has to be kept. Seed rate is 600- 800 gram/acre and suitable for sowing  in May-June.

  • Rasi – Magna: It is a 140-150 days variety . It is a good variety for fields with medium irrigated area and heavy soils. It has tolerance to the sucking pest and its balls are large in size and weigh less than 6.59 grams.. The distance from row to row and plant to plant is to be kept 5×1.5 or 4 x 2 feet. Seed rate of this variety is 600- 800 gram/acre and is suitable for sowing in the month of May-June.

  • Kaveri – Jadoo:  It is a 155-170 days variety  and is good for fields with irrigated and non-irrigated area and light to medium soil. It is tolerant to dry and sucking insects, is resistant to pink bollworm and american bollworm. . Its balls (dode) are of medium size and weigh 6 to 6.5 grams. The distance from row to row and  plant to plant – 4×1.5 feet . Therefore, it is a good variety for sowing in short distances. 600- 800 gram/acre seed rate and suitable for sowing in the month of May-June.

  • Aditya – Moksha BG2: This is a 140-150 days variety and is good for irrigated and non-irrigated areas and fields with heavy soils. Its balls are large and weigh 6 to 7 grams.  Erect plant  so it is good for sowing in a short distance. the distance from row to row and  plant to plant – 4×2.5 feet, 600- 800 gram/acre seed rate and suitable for sowing in the month of May-June.

  • ANKUR | 3028 BG: This hybrid variety has a growth of the plant-like column type with good production. This  is resistant to sucking pests and suitable for close sowing. It is a long fiber and high yielding variety in even adverse conditions. It is a favorable variety for sowing in the monsoon season. 600- 800 gram/acre seed rate and it is suitable for sowing in the month of May-June.

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These are the main reasons of white grub outbreak in the fields

18/05/2021Posted on
white grub outbreak

  • In the Kharif season, there is an  attack of white  grub in crops and fields.

  • The reason for its  attack is the raw dung used in the empty field during summer.

  • The cow dung that is used is not fully  compost .

  • Many harmful pests and fungi are found in this cow dung, which are the cause of white  grub infestation.

  • On this type of cow dung, white grub lays eggs and when the cow dung is broadcasted in the field, white grub enters the soil and damages the crops.

  • To protect against this insect, use cow dung completely decomposed Or, after using cow dung manure ,use the decomposer.

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Provide full nutrition to cotton crop with cotton samriddhi kit, use this way

18/05/2021Posted on
cotton samriddhi kit

  • Cotton is an important fiber and cash crop.

  • It is very important to treat soil before sowing.

  • Using cotton samridhi kit for soil treatment before sowing in cotton improves crop growth

  • At the time of sowing after the last plowing or after the first monsoon showers, use Gramophone exclusive  ‘Cotton Samriddhi Kit’, which weighs 4.2 kg and mix it with 50 kg of good rotten dung manure at the rate of per acre, broadcast in the field. After that lightly irrigate.

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Cow urine benefits of crops and soil

17/05/2021Posted on
Cow urine benefits of crops and soil

  • Cow urine acts as a kind of organic insecticide, organic fungicide and plant growth regulator.

  • The fertility of the soil has been affected due to excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Cow urine helps to improve it

  • With its use, beneficial microorganisms of the soil grow. The land remains in natural form.

  • The water holding capacity of the soil increases and helps in preventing soil erosion.

  • The cow urine contains nitrogen, sulfur, ammonia, copper, urea, uric acid, phosphate, sodium, potassium, manganese, carbolic acid, etc.

  • Which is very helpful in soil improvement and crop production.

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How to protect Bitter gourd crop from sucking pests

16/05/2021Posted on
How to protect Bitter gourd crop from sucking pests

  • The bitter gourd crop is an all-weather vegetable class crop,  Due to which the sucking pests can attack the bitter gourd crop anytime in the life cycle of the crop.

  • These pests are thrips, aphid, jassid, Mites, white fly, all of these pests cause  harm to the crop by sucking the sap of leaves of crops.

  • For thrips management use Profenofos 50 % EC @ 500 ml/acre or Acephate 75 %SP @ 300 gram/acre or Lambda Cyhalothrin 4.9 % CS@ 300 ml /acre or Fipronil 5% SC @ 400 ml/acre.

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

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

  • For Mites management use Propargite 57% EC @ 400 ml /acre or Spiromesifen 22.9% SC @ 250 ml/acre or Abamectin 1.9 % EC @ 150 ml/acre. 

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Precautions to be taken while planting chilli nursery

15/05/2021Posted on
Precautions to be taken while planting chilli nursery

  • While preparing a chili nursery, special care should be taken that the place where the nursery is being planted should be completely clean and the water should not be stagnated.

  • To grow a good crop, the plant needs to be healthy. Therefore, the soil of the nursery should have sufficient organic matter.

  • If there is excess moisture in the nursery, there is a possibility of damping off disease.

  •  First treat the soil and seeds of the nursery, then sow it. 

  • Remove weeds and unwanted plants every week. 

  • Irrigate the nursery as per requirement

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Importance of Iron in Crop Production

15/05/2021Posted on
Importance of Iron in Crop Production

  • The iron element (Fe) known as ferrous is essential for crop growth and production. 

  • Iron is a component of many enzymes associated with energy transfer, nitrogen reduction, and fixation.

  • Iron deficiency is usually seen in soils with high pH because iron is not available to the plant in such soil. 

  • Young leaves are chlorotic in iron-deficient plants.

  • Pale yellow mottling starts at the base of the leaves and spreads upward along the midrib and outward along the veins.

  • Its deficiency can be controlled by spraying @150-200g/acre of chelated Iron.

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These products included in the Chilli Drip Kit will give full nutrition to the chili crop

14/05/2021Posted on
These products included in the Chilli Drip Kit will give full nutrition to the chili crop

  • Farmers can also use the samridhi kit with drip irrigation in chilli crops.

  • Gramophone has designed Chilli Drip samriddhi Kit of soluble products. This kit is completely soluble and perfectly suitable for drip. The weight of this kit is 1.8 kg. It is enough for one acre.

  • This kit contains the following products, consortia of NPK bacteria, zinc solubilizing bacteria, Trichoderma viride, mycorrhiza, vigormax gel. All these products are based on nanotechnology.

  • This product improves soil structure by increasing soil water holding capacity and enhancing white root growth. Helps plants to get nutrients, which helps in better vegetative growth.

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Benefits of growing crops with hydroponics technology

14/05/2021Posted on
Benefits of growing crops with hydroponics technology

  • Hydroponics is the technique in which cultivation is done without soil.

  • In this technique, the crop is grown at  very little cost.

  • Any crop can be grown in any season.

  • In hydroponics technology, the nutrients required by plants can be easily fulfilled.

  • In this technique, a good crop can be obtained in water.

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