Horticulture advisory: Meteorological department issued advisory for farmers cultivating vegetables, check immediately

Newz Fast, New Delhi: Unseasonal rains are occurring in many parts of the country. Keeping in view the prevailing weather conditions, the agromet makes advisory to the farmers.

In view of the weather, the Meteorological Center Bhopal has issued advisory for the farmers of MP. Let us know what special advice has been given by the Meteorological Department to the farmers.

Important advice for vegetable farmers of CENTRAL NARMADA

Potato
Select fertilizers and improved varieties for potato sowing. Arrange the seeds and prepare the field for sowing. There should be proper temperature for sowing.

Tomatoes and Peppers
There is a possibility of leaf curling in chilli and tomato crop at this time, so if it is observed then use Thiomethaxum 25 DG.

Apart from this, to control it. Make a solution of 100 grams of the drug in 500 to 600 liters of water and spray it per hectare.

Eggplant and okra
Brinjal and ladyfinger are prone to stem borer and fruit borer pests, for its control, pluck and destroy the affected fruits and spray the affected fruits with a solution of Spinosad 48 EC based on 1 ml / 4 liters of water.

Important information for horticulture farmers of VINDHYAN PLATEAU

Gardening
For vegetable crops like bottle gourd, bitter gourd, cucumber, okra, cowpea, tomato, brinjal and chilli etc. Malathion is controlled with 2.5 ml/Lit of water or 5 ml/Lit of water with Neem oil. Immediately sprinkle water on standing crops.

Spraying of Bavistin (Corbendisium) @ 1 g/Litre is recommended.

Intercultural operation of Kharif vegetable standing crops is done and weeding is done in the field. Cucurbitaceous crops form staking and support or climbing mandibles.

Intercultural operation of standing Kharif vegetable crops is done and weeding is done in the field. Cucurbitaceous crops form staking and support or climber's mandibles.

Protection of standing vegetable crops Spray with recommended insecticides and fungicides. Instead of spraying, first identify the pest and disease.
Prepare nursery beds for Rabi vegetable crops i.e. tomato, brinjal, chilli, cabbage and cauliflower etc. The treated seed is to be sown in a row

Most important news for horticulture farmers of SATPURA PLATEAU

Pea
Prepare fallow field for early peas. Sowing should not be started till the weather is clear. Recommended varieties for this are - Arkil, P.S.M.-3 or Azad (Aarkil, P.S.M.-3 or Aazad).

Potato
Prepare a fallow field for potatoes. Start sowing only when the weather is clear. Treat the seed with Pensiquiron 25 ml/quintal seed.
Recommended potato varieties Kufri Sindhuri, Kufri Chandramukhi, Kufri Jyoti, Kufri Badshah, Kufri Bahar, Kufri Ashok, Kufri Pukhraj, Kufri Arun, Kufri Pushkar, Kufri Selja, Kufri Chipsona-1, Kufri Chipsona-2, Kufri Chipsona-3, Kufri Surya, Kufri Khyati, Kufri Frisona are the popular varieties of potato that are cultivated.

Attention farmers cultivating vegetables of MALWA PLATEAU

Vegetables
This is the right time for sowing peas. The recommended varieties are Pusa Pragati, Arkel. Treat the seed with fungicide, Captan or Thiram @ 2.0 g/kg followed by crop-specific Rhizobium culture.

After boiling the solution of jaggery and water, let it cool down and then mix the seeds with Rhizobium well. The mixture should be allowed to dry in the shade. It is recommended that treated seeds should be sown after 24 hours of treatment.

In vegetables (Brinjal, Tomato etc.) continuous monitoring of borer using pheromone trap 4-6 per acre is advised, if the pest population is more than ETL then spray Spinosad 1.0 ml/4 Ltr of water.

The same is advised against fruit borer and diamond back moth in cauliflower and cabbage.
Farmers are advised to plant green onions in the prepared fields. Nursery should be prepared in prepared beds.

Farmers are advised to sow potatoes early. The crop matures in 60-90 days. After harvesting the potato crop, other rabi crops like late coming wheat can be sown.

Attention Horticulture Farmers of BUNDELKHAND

Okra and papaya
Spraying of Imidaclorpid @ 0.5 ml is recommended if infestation of whitefly crop is found in lady's finger and papaya. In clear skies, mix it per liter of water and spray it.

Rose
This is the optimum time for grafting of roses and use of Bordeaux insect.

Important information for vegetable farmers of JHABUA HILLS

Vegetable
To control sucking pest, spray Thiomethoxime 7.0 gm/pump. Spray Imabactin Benzoate @ 10 ml/pump to control stem and fruit borer in tomato, brinjal, chilli, okra.

The crops of brinjal, spinach, bunch, cucumber, okra and chilli etc. are picked up and sold in the market. Prepare winter vegetable nursery. Early is the appropriate time for sowing peas, potatoes, spinach, fenugreek, carrots and other winter vegetables.