- Cucumber crop is cucurbits crop , if there is a sudden change in the weather, the crop of cucurbits family suffers a lot of damage.
- Alternaria blight , powdery mildew, downy mildew can attack due to weather changes.
- Be sure to use the following products to control them.
- Alternaria leaf spot: – For the prevention of this disease, spraynCarbedenium 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP @ 300gram/acre or Ketazine @ 300gram/acre
- Powdery mildew: – Azestrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% SC @ 300 ml/acre or azoxystrobin @ 300 ml/acre for its management.
- Downy mildew: – Spray of Tebuconazole 50% + Trifloxystrobin 25% WG @ 150gram/acre or Metalaxyl 4% + Mancozeb 64% WP @ 600gram/acre or Chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 400gram/acre
- Spray Trichoderma viride @ 500 gram/acre + Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre as a biological treatment
- Follow the crop cycle and keep clean in the field.
Changes in the weather can cause a bad effect on the moong crop
- In some places of Madhya Pradesh, the excessive amount of moisture in the soil due to rain, the attack of fungal diseases can be very high.
- In green gram crop , germination stage is more likely to cause dumping off, Cercospora leaf spot disease.
- To control this, it is very important to use the necessary products on time.
- Cercospora leaf spot disease: – Thiophanate methyl 70% W/W @ 500 gram/acre or Chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 400 gram/acre
- Dumping off: – Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% @ 30 gram / pump or Thiophanate methyl 70% W /W @ 50 gram / pump or Mancozeb 64% + Metalaxyl 8% WP @ 60 gram/pump
- Use pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre as a biological treatment.
What were the prices of crops in the mandis of Madhya Pradesh on March 25
| Market | Crop | Minimum | Maximum | Modal |
| Harsud | Soyabean | 3800 | 5711 | 5550 |
| Harsud | Tuwar | 4702 | 5702 | 5401 |
| Harsud | Wheat | 1601 | 1700 | 1681 |
| Harsud | Chana | 4100 | 4619 | 4551 |
| Harsud | Makka | 1244 | 1281 | 1260 |
| Harsud | Sarso | 4200 | 4555 | 4200 |
| Khargone | Cotton | 4800 | 6465 | 5850 |
| Khargone | Wheat | 1650 | 1910 | 1720 |
| Khargone | Chana | 4801 | 4655 | 4411 |
| Khargone | Makka | 1226 | 1399 | 1245 |
| Khargone | Soyabean | 5401 | 5690 | 5651 |
| Khargone | Dollar Channa | 7150 | 7805 | 7650 |
| Khargone | Tuwar | 5000 | 5891 | 5611 |
| Khargone | Sarso | 4601 | 4601 | 4601 |
These diseases can be caused due to change in weather in watermelon crop
- Due to sudden change in the weather, there has been a lot of rain,due to this, there is a high probability to attack of fungal diseases in the watermelon crop.
- At this time in watermelon crop, Alternaria blight, gummy stem blight, wilt disease,can occur . can be used to control the effective products on these diseases.
- By using these products, the crop can be saved from diseases occurring in the watermelon crop.
- Alternaria leaf spot: – For the prevention of this disease, spraying of Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP @ 300gram/acre or Ketazine @ 300 gram/acre
- Gummy stem blight / Wilt disease : – Kasugamycin 5% + Copper Oxychloride 45% WP @ 300 gram/acre or chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 300 gram / acre or Tebuconazole @ 25.9% EC @ 200 ml/acre
- As a biological treatment use Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre or Trichoderma viride @ 500 gram/acre.
How to protect cucurbits crops in summer
- Cucurbit crops are planted in large quantities during the summer season.
- Harsh sunlight due to summer causes ‘sun stretching’ in the fruits of these crops.
- This greatly affects the quality of the crop.
- To avoid this problem, farmers should cover the fruits of the crop with grass
- Apart from this, regular irrigation should be done on the crop.
- Regular irrigation keeps the soil at optimum temperature.
Control of leaf miner in Bitter gourd
- Adults of this pest are dark metallic in color.
- This insect usually attacks the leaves of Bitter gourd plant.
- The indication of this insect’s attack is prominent whitish zigzag lines on the leaves. This line is caused by the tunnel formed inside the leaf by the pest’s caterpillar.
- The plant growth is inhibited and the plant remains underdeveloped.
- The flowering and fruiting capacity of infested plants is adversely affected.
- Abamectin 1.9 % EC @ 150 ml / acre or Profenofos 50 % EC @ 500 ml / acre or Thiamethoxam12.6 % + Lambda Cyhalothrin 9.5% ZC@ 80 ml / acre or Cyantraniliprole 10.26 % OD @ 250 ml / acre.
How to control Mites in Sponge gourd
- These pests are small, red in color and are found in large quantities on the tender parts of crops such as leaves.
- Webs are visible on the mite infested plant. This pest attacks on the soft parts of the plant by sucking the sap and eventually killing the plant.
- Propargite 57% EC 57% EC @ 400 ml / acre or Spiromesifen 22.9% SC @ 200 ml / acre or Abamectin 1.9 % EC @ 150 ml / acre.
- As a biological treatment Use Metarhizium anisopliae @ 1 kg/acre as a biological treatment
How to use Decomposer on old stored dung?
- Farmers can easily convert the dung collected on their farm into useful manure with the help of a decomposer.
- For this, 4 kg of Decomposer culture is suitable for 2-3 tons of dung.
- To begin with, wet the dung heap with water.
- After this, mix the decomposer culture well in 200 liters of water and spray this whole mixture on the dung heap.
- While spraying, keep mixing the dung heap if possible. By doing so the decomposer culture will get mixed well into the cow dung.
- In this way, keeping a good amount of moisture in the dung heap ensures quick conversion of dung into compost.
Benefits of nutrition management in watermelon crop in 25 to 30 days
- Watermelon crops start flowering in 25 to 30 days.
- In this stage, healthy and on time flower formation is very important. To avoid flower shedding and to promote flower growth, it is very important to manage nutrition during this stage.
- For this give 10:26:26 @ 100 kg/acre + MOP @ 25 kg/acre + Boron @ 800 gram/ acre + calcium nitrate @ 10 kg/acre from the soil.
- Thus by managing nutrition, NPK, boron, potash, and calcium nitrate can be easily replenished in watermelon crops.
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How to control tomato crop from mite outbreak
- These pests are small, red in color and are found in large quantities on the tender parts of crops such as leaves.
- Webs are visible on the mite infested plant. This pest attacks on the soft parts of the plant by sucking the sap and eventually killing the plant.
- Propargite 57% EC 57% EC @ 400 ml / acre or Spiromesifen 22.9% SC @ 200 ml / acre or Abamectin 1.9 % EC @ 150 ml / acre.
- As a biological treatment Use Metarhizium anisopliae @ 1 kg/acre as a biological treatment.
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