- Small, purple spots appear on leaves which may enlarge, turn brown and become zonate with a definite margin.
- Similar lesions also appear on the stem which elongate and coalesce causing browning or blackening of stem.
- On the pods, lesions are tan or brown in colour and irregular having a dark margin.
How to get subsidy under Kusum scheme
- To install solar panels under the Kusum scheme, farmers have to pay 10 percent of the total cost of the equipment.
- The remaining amount, 30 percent will be paid by the Central Government as subsidy while 30 percent by the State Government.
- Remaining 30 percent, farmers can take loans from banks.
- The government also helps farmers take loans from banks.
KUSUM Yojana: Farmers Can Get Solar Water Pump by Paying 10 Percent Money
- Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme main object farmers will be able to easily irrigate their fields without any hindrance.
- Central Government has given its responsibility to Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) Company
- solar water pumps will be made available to farmers through the agency.
Marigold higher demand has made it a profitable crop
- Marigolds are highly valuable for medicinal purposes like headaches, swelling, toothache, wounds, Cancer & Rashes and many skin problems
- Petals of marigold for decorations and other purposes like make-up, coloring food (stews, soups, pudding etc) dying fabrics
- Heals Skin Wounds, Burns ,Cancer & Rashes.
- Marigolds are also used in extract form in candles.
Soil and Climate for coriander
- Well-drained silt or loam soil are suited for cultivation.
- For rainfed cultivation, the soil should be clay in nature and the pH should be 6-8.
- Coriander performs well at a temperature range of 20-25oC.
- Cool and comparatively dry and frost-free climate is suitable for coriander.
Control of Aphids in Pea
- Small green insects, adults are large pear-shaped green, yellow or pink in color.
Damage:-
- Suck the plant sap from leaves, flowers, and pods.
- The affected leaves often get cupped or become irregularly distorted, shoots become stunted and malformed.
- Honeydew secreted by the aphids encourages the growth of Sooty mold.
Control of Root-Knot Nematode in Tomato
- Use resistant varieties.
- Do use deep summer plowing to control root-knot nematode.
- Neem cake at the rate of 80 Kg/Acre should be applied for effective control.
- Carbofuran 3G at the rate of 8 kg/acre should be applied as a soil treatment.
- Paecilomyces lilacinus-1% WP @ 10 g / kg seed for seed treatment, 50 gm / meter sq Nursery Treatment, 2.5 to 5 kg/ Hectare Soil application.
Root-Knot Nematode in Tomato
Damage:-
- The nematode attacks the roots and produces tiny galls.
- The infected plants show symptoms of withering and wilting of leaves.
- The block the movement of nutrients and water in the plant system and subjected to wilt and finally leads to death.
- The growth of the plant is stunted fruiting capacity adversely affected.
- Yellow of the foliage and wilting of the upper leaves occurs.
How to flower promotion in chickpea
- We can promote flowering and takes high yield through given below products.
- Spray Homobrassinolide 0.04% W/w 100 ml/acre.
- Apply seaweed extract 200-250 ml/acre.
- Use micro-nutrients 200 gm/acre especially boron.
- Spray 2 gm/acre gibberellic acid.
The critical stage of irrigation in Potato
- Keeping a potato crop at optimum moisture levels for the duration of the season requires a high degree of management.
- There are certain stages of growth where water management is more critical:
- 1) Emergence Stage
- 2) Tuber set Stage
- 3) Bulking up Stage
- 4) Final crop Stage
- 5) Pre-harvest irrigation Stage.