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Tips for Disease-Free Nursery Raising of Vegetables –

choose healthy seeds for showing.
The seeds should be treated with recommended fungicide before sowing.
The continuous raising of the nursery in the same plot should be avoided.
The topsoil of the nursery should be treated with Carbendazim @ 5 gm/square m. area of the soil and the nursery should be drenched with Carbendazim @ 2gm/litre of water fortnightly.
Soil solarization by spreading 250 gauge polythene sheet over the bed for 30 days before sowing in summer season should be done.
Application of bio-control agent Trichoderma viride in soil @ 500 gram/acre is also found effective to control damping-off to a considerable extent.

Raised beds are necessary to avoid the problem of waterlogging in heavy soils.
In sandy soils, however, sowing can be taken up in flatbeds.
Raised beds of size 3 x 1 m and 10-15 cm in height are prepared.
About 70 cm distance is kept between two beds to carry out operations of watering, weeding, etc.
The surface of the beds should be smooth and well leveled. Well-decomposed FYM or leaf mold may be mixed with the soil at the time of bed preparation.
To avoid mortality of seedlings due to damping off, the drenching of the beds with Mancozeb 75% WP @400-600 gm/acre, is effective.

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The seeds are sown in the nursery bed. Raised beds of size 3*6 m. and 10-15 cm. in height are prepared.
About 70 cm. distance is kept between two beds to carry out intercultural operations.
The surface of nursery beds should be smooth and well leveled.
Well decomposed FYM @ 8-10 kg/square meter should be added at the time of bed preparation.
Raised beds avoid the problem of water logging in heavy soils.
To avoid mortality of seedlings due to damping off, drench the beds three weeks before sowing with carbendazim 50% WP @ 15-20 gm/ 10 liter of water. OR Apply Thiophanate Methyl 70% WP @ 0.5 gram/meter2
To avoid mortality of seedlings due to insect attack, Apply Thiamethoxam 25% WG @ 0.3 gram/meter2

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TIME: Ideally nursery should be prepared between the 1st May to 30th May.
The first step is to pulverize the soil with a fine tilth.
An area of 60 sqm should be divided into 16-18 beds measuring 3meters/1.25 meters in length and width, this should be enough for 1 acre of transplanting.
150Kg decomposed FYM with 750gm DAP should be enough to fertilize an area of 60sqm.
Thiophanate methyl 0.5gm/sqm should be applied to avoid fungal infestation.
Seed rate of chili is 100gm/Acre.

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For chilli nursery, April-May is a suitable time for soil solarization. As the temperature rises up to 40 ºC at this time.
Spread transparent polythene of 200 gauges (50 Micron) on the whole nursery area for about 5-6 weeks.
The margin of the polythene should be covered by wet soil (compressed mud) to check the entry of air.
After 5-6 weeks remove the polythene sheet.

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The cabbage seeds are sown in a seedbed and 4-6 week old seedlings are transplanting to the field.
Raised beds of size 3 x 0.6 m and 10-15 cm in height are prepared.
About 70 cm distance is kept between two beds to carry out intercultural operations such as weeding, etc.
The surface of beds should be smooth and well levelled.
Well-decomposed FYM @ 8-10 kg/square m is added at the time of bed preparation.
Raised beds are necessary to avoid the problem of water logging in heavy soils.
To avoid mortality of seedlings due to damping off, drenching of the beds with Thiophanate Methyl 70% WP @ (30g/15 litres of water) is effective.

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Raised beds are necessary to avoid problem of water logging in heavy soils.
In sandy soils, however, sowing can be taken up in flat beds.
Raised beds of size 3 x 1 m and 10-15 cm in height are prepared.
About 70 cm distance is kept between two beds to carry out operations of watering, weeding, etc.
The surface of beds should be smooth and well levelled. Well-decomposed FYM or leaf mould may be mixed with the soil at the time of bed preparation.
To avoid mortality of seedlings due to damping off, drenching of the beds with Mancozeb 75% WP @400-600 gm/acre, is effective.

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Nursery bed preparation for Tomato:-

Raised beds of size 3 X 0.6 m and 10-15 cm in height are prepared.
70 cm distance is kept between two beds to carry out intercultural operation.
The surface of beds should be smooth and well leveled.To protect seeds and seedlings, the beds should be drenched with Mancozeb 75% WP @ 30 Gm/pump.
Hardening is done by withholding water 4-5 days before uprooting seedling.

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04/09/2018

Nursery bed preparation for Chilli:-

The soil should be dry and ploughed thoroughly to bring fine tilth.
The size of the nursery to raise seedlings for planting a hectare of chilli would be 180 m x 1.2 m (divided into 3 m x 1.2 m smaller beds).
One cartload of well rotten powdered FYM or sieved compost should be spread and 10 kg of super phosphate is mixed thoroughly with the soil.
Aldrin or Dialdrin wettable powder 30 gm per bed should be applied to keep away the white ants.
The bed usually kept raised about 15 cm. high so as to provide proper drainage of excess water.
One week before sowing the soil should be sterilized by drenching with commercial formalin (formaldehyde 40%) at 1:100 dilution at the rate of 5 liter per sq/meter against damping off disease.

Disease Free Nursery Raising

Healthy seed should be selected for sowing.
The seed should be treated with Thiram+Carboxin @ 2g/kg of seed before sowing.
Continuous raising of nursery in the same plot should be avoided.
The top soil of nursery should be treated with Carbendazim 12%+ Mancozeb 63% @ 5g/m area of the soil and nursery should be drenched with the same chemical @ 2g/litre of water at fortnight interval.
Soil solarization by spreading 250 gauge polythene sheet over the bed for 30 days before sowing in summer season should be done.
Application of bio-control agent Trichoderma viride in soil @ 1.2kg/ha is also found effective to control damping-off to considerable extent.

Season of Transplanting:-

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03/08/2018

Disease Free Nursery Raising For Tomato:-

Healthy seed should be selected for sowing.
The seed should be treated with recommended fungicide before sowing.
Continuous raising of nursery in the same plot should be avoided.
The top soil of nursery should be treated with carbendazim @ 5 gm/square m. are of the soil and nursery should be drenched with carbendazim @ 2gm/litre of water at fortnightly interval.
Soil solarization by spreading 250 gauge polythene sheet over the bed for 30 days before sowing in summer season should be done.
Application of bio-control agent tricoderma viride in soil @ 1.2 kg/ha is also found effective to control damping-off to considerable extent.

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