Farmers are benefiting from Kisan Rail, transport of 1.75 million tonnes of produce

13/04/2021Posted on
Kisan Rail

During the nationwide lockdown of the Corona epidemic in the year 2020, the farmers had a lot of trouble in moving their produce to other places. Keeping this problem in mind, Kisan Rail started.

Union Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar told last Wednesday that till date, this Kisan Rail has completed 455 trips to benefit farmers. During these 455 trips, Kisan Rail has brought the yield up to about one and a half million tonnes from one place to another.

Source: Krishak Jagat

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Dumping of disease causes great damage to crops, know its prevention

13/04/2021Posted on
Dumping of disease causes great damage to crops, know its prevention

  • This disease occurs at the time of germination in the early stages of any crop.

  • Due to this disease, the root starts rotting and the plants start getting destroyed.

  • Favourable weather, excess moisture and change in temperature is the main reason for this disease.

  • Management: – Use of Thiophanate Methyl  70% WP @ 300 gram/acre or Chlorothalonil  70% WP @ 400 gram/acre or  Metalaxyl 4 % + Mancozeb 64% WP @ 500 gram/acre 

  • As a biological treatment use  Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre.

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How to do solarization of soil before preparation of Chilli nursery

12/04/2021Posted on
How to do solarization of soil before preparation of Chilli nursery

  • Chilli nursery preparation starts  in the first week of May.

  • For this, it is very necessary to do the work of selecting the fields, preparing the fields, etc. in the month of April.

  • To grow a chili nursery it is very necessary to first solarize the soil.

  • In this activity, with the help of cultivator and leveler, do  the soil up and down, and then moisten the soil with water.

  • Then spread 200 gauge (50 μm) of transparent polyethylene over the entire nursery area for about 5–6 weeks.

  • The edges of the polythene should be covered with the help of wet soil so that air cannot enter inside the polythene.

  • After 5-6 weeks, remove the polythene sheet.

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Madhya Pradesh may get rain in these districts in the next 24 hours

12/04/2021Posted on
Weather report

In the last 24 hours, lightning has been reported in many districts of Madhya Pradesh with strong winds and there has also been rain. A cyclonic circulation is seen over Southwest Madhya Pradesh. With this, the humidity in the Arabian Sea is increasing, due to this it is also raining in Madhya Pradesh. Talking about the next 24 hours, there is a possibility of rain in some areas of Sagar, Hoshangabad, Balaghat, Chhindwara, Seoni, Guna, Ashoknagar, Shivpuri, Satna, Gwalior, Umaria and Katni districts of Madhya Pradesh.

Source: MP News

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How to manage plant rotting problem in bitter gourd crop

12/04/2021Posted on
How to manage plant rotting problem in bitter gourd crop

  • This disease occurs due to sudden drop and rise in temperature. Plant rotting fungal disease develops in the soil. 

  •  It is a soil borne disease, in this disease, the stem of the bitter gourd  plant turns black and gummy secretion comes out from the middle part of the stem due to which the main nutrients do not reach the upper part of the plant and the plant dies

  • For prevention of these disease use Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% SC@ 300 ml/acre or Kasugamycin 5% + Copper Oxychloride 45% WP@ 300 gram/acre or Chlorothalonil 75% WP@ 400 gram/acre or Thiophanate Methyl 70% W/W@ 300 gram/acre 

  • As biological treatment use Trichoderma Viride@500 gram/acre or Pseudomonas Fluorescens@ 250 gram/acre 

  • Always sow crops only after soil treatment and seed treatment.

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Crop management in 10–15 days of sowing in bitter gourd crop

11/04/2021Posted on
Crop management in 10–15 days of sowing in bitter gourd crop

  • This stage of green bitter gourd  crop, has problems related to pest infestation,  fungal diseases, and growth and development.

  • To overcome all these problems,  in the bitter gourd, it is very important to manage crops during 15-20 days of the crop.

  • To control insect infestation, spray Acetamiprid @ 20% SP@ 100 gram/acre

  • As a biological control, use Beauveria Bassiana @ 250 gram/acre.

  • Spray of Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% @ 300 gram/acre for control of fungal diseases

  • Use Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre as  a biological control of fungal diseases 

  •  For good crop growth and development, use vigermaxx gel @ 400 gram/acre + 19: 19: 19 @ 1 kg / acre as spray.

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Characteristics and prevention of leaf miner in cucumber crop

11/04/2021Posted on
Characteristics and prevention of leaf miner in cucumber crop

  • Leaf miner insects are very small in size. They burrow inside the leaves and make tunnels in cucumber crops . This makes white lines on the cucumber leaves. Insect infestation begins on the cucumber  leaves. This insect creates a spiral tunnel in the leaves. Photosynthesis process  of  cucumber plants is affected . Hence, the leaves fall.

  • 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

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Importance of copper element in animals

10/04/2021Posted on
Importance of copper element in animals

 

  • It plays an important role in the formation of enzymes that prevent or reduce the damage of cells. Due to its deficiency the bones of the animal become weak due to which deformity arises.

 

  • The color of the animal’s hair becomes abnormal, such as the coat of a red cow becomes yellow and the coat of a black cow becomes muddy or gray.
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