For the past few weeks, locust attacks have been taking place in several districts of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. In this episode, locusts attacked Madhya Pradesh’s capital Bhopal on Sunday evening. Millions of locusts spread from Hoshangabad Road to Barkheda Pathani, AIIMS and Awadhpuri areas.
According to reports, the locust team entered Bhopal via Vidisha from Berasia. On Saturday night, the administration received news of the locust in Berasia. From Berasia to Vidisha Naka, the Agriculture Department had made arrangements to stop the locusts, but on Sunday evening the locust team entered Bhopal.
However, the Agriculture Department is making arrangements to deal with the locust team. For this, the Agriculture Department has prepared a team who will kill them by spraying chemical on locusts. For this, help of fire brigade will also be taken.
Before Bhopal, locust teams damaged crops in Vidisha. It is being told that the grasshopper team has attacked here for the fourth time. Here, the crops of moong and vegetables have suffered heavy losses in 6 villages.
Carboxin 37.5% + Thiram 37.5% WP @ 2.5 gram / kg seed or
Imidacloprid 48% FS @ 5 ml / kg seed or
Cyantraniliprole 19.8% + Thiamethoxam 19.8% FS @ 6 ml / kg seed
Seed treatment is also very important for the control of fall armyworm in maize.
For seed treatment, first, select the seeds for sowing and treat the required quantity of seeds and sow the seeds immediately after treatment. Do not store the seed.
The correct use of fertilizer at the time of sowing is very important for the good production of the soybean crop, which is beneficial for the germination of the crop.
For fertilizer management, use MOP @ kg / acre + DAP @ 40 kg / acre + Caledon 5 kg / acre + Dantotsu 100 g / acre + zinc sulfate at 3 kg / acre + Wokovit @ 3 kg / acre.
Farmers can also use Soya Samdhari Kit.
It is very important to have proper moisture in the field at the time of sowing.
This year, due to the Corona epidemic, the process of giving agricultural equipment at subsidy to farmers was delayed. However, this process has been started now. Recently applications under various schemes were sought by the Government of Madhya Pradesh. In this series, the portal has now been opened to give grants to various agricultural implements.
Farmers wishing to avail the scheme can apply on e-Krishi Yantra Grant Portal (https://dbt.mpdage.org/index.htm) from 13 June 2020 to 12 noon to 22 June 2020. Significantly, last year some changes were made in the rules for grant of agricultural machinery. With these changes this year, now farmers can apply anytime between the given dates.
Seed treatment in soybean crops helps in controlling the fungal and bacterial diseases spread by fungus and bacteria.
To protect against the disease, for one kg of seeds use Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 64% 3 grm or Carboxin 37.5% + Thiram 2.5 grm or Thiophanate methyl + Pyroclostrobin 2 ml of phosphate solubilizing bacteria + Trichoderma viride 2 gm / kg, + 5 gm + Rhizobium culture 5 grams per kg seed.
After that spread the seeds in a flat shady place and cover them with soaked jute bags.
Sowing immediately after seed treatment, it is not advisable to keep the seed for too long.
Then sow the treated seeds evenly. Keep in mind that sowing the seeds in the evening because of high temperature increases the chances of destroying germination.
White grubs are white colored insects that live as a grub in a field their dormancy period is in the winter.
Symptoms of white grub damage:
Usually they initially damage plant roots. Symptoms of white grub can be seen on the plant, such as a complete withering of the plant or stunting of the plant and later the plant dying is the main symptom.
Management of white grub:
For control of this insect , in the month of June and July,use Metarhizium culture (kalichakra) along with FYM (2 kg + 50-75 kg) per acre for control of white grub. Chemical treatment can also be done. For this, use Phenpropethrin 10% EC @ 500 ml / acre, Clothianidin 50.00% WG @ (Dantotsu) 100 g / acre as soil mix.
Farmers are now using drip irrigation methods for irrigation. The Central Government is also promoting it and has allocated 4 thousand crores for various state farmers under the “Per Drop More Crop” scheme. The main objective behind this scheme is to increase yields by reducing water use in farming.
It is worth noting that the Central Government has launched the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana to use every drop of water in the irrigation process. Under this scheme, ‘Per Drop More Crop – Micro Irrigation’ program is being run.
Modern technology of irrigation has been emphasized under the ‘Per Drop More Crop – Micro Irrigation’ program. With this, 4000 crores have been allocated to farmers of various states. The goal of this program is to achieve higher yields by using less water in fields by micro irrigation techniques such as drip and sprinkler irrigation systems.
The importance of this spray is to prevent early infection of diseases caused by the harmful fungus and control sucking pests like thrips / aphids and provide nutrients to the plants.
Maize Samriddhi Kit plays an important role in increasing Maize yield.
Maize Samriddhi Kit contains organic products like Potash and Phosphorus bacteria, Nitrogen bacteria,Zinc solubilizing bacteria, Humic acid, Amino acids, Seaweed and Mycorrhiza.
The first product of this kit is a mixture of two different microorganisms which increases the availability of potash and phosphorus in the soybean crop and also helps in production growth. It is used in soil at the rate of 2 kg per acre
The second product in this kit is zinc solubilizing bacteria, which is a soluble zinc form of insoluble zinc present in the soil. It is one of the most important micronutrients for plant growth. Its 100 gm volume is used per acre as a soil treatment.
Last product of this kit contains humic acid, amino acids, seaweed extract and mycorrhiza ingredients. It is used in soil @ 2 kg per acre.
4.2 kg of maize Samriddhi Kit (which includes all the above organic products) should be mixed with 4 tons FYM at the time of last ploughing or before sowing @ one acre so that the crop gets its full benefit.
