Agro Advisory Bulletin – Jaintia Hills (Period 7
thMay– 11
thMay, 2014)
Weather summery of the past four days (2ndto 5thMay, 2014)
Weather forecast valid up to 11thMay, 2014 Sky was mainly clear to generally cloudy with rainfall of 40.4
mm. Maximum temperatures ranged between 20.2–28.8°C and minimum ranged between 13.8 – 17.2°C. Mean relative humidity was 71-84% in morning and 72-89% in evening.
Wind speed varied between 1.2–2.4 kmph.
There is possibility moderate rain for the next five days.
Sky may be generally cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 25-27°C & 15-16°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 83- 93-98% (maximum) & 35-81% (minimum). Wind direction will be 101-135Degree at a speed of 4-5 kmph during the next five days.
Weekly cumulative rainfall : 96.0mm
Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days
Main Crop/
Animal /Fisheries
Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories
Boro paddy Grain filling stage Field bunds should be repaired to prevent leakage of water and maintain a water level of 2-5cm by irrigation.
Direct seeded Ahu
Tillering 1/3rdN dose (Urea 43.3 kg), and all P, K (375 Kg SSP
& 67 kg MOP) should be apllied at the time of sowing.
Thrips
Farmers should keep vigilance against the attack of thrips and spray insecticide like Chloropyriphos @ 2ml/lit of water if moderate to high intensity is observed.
Blast
If blast spot are seen, apply Mencozeb @ 2g/litre or Carbendezime @1g/l. Spraying should be done in sunny weather and it should be withheld if rainfall is predicted in the coming days.
Rice Gundhi bug/Stem borer
Spray Malathion 5% dust @ 6.25kg/ha for Rice Gandhi bug and Chloropyriphos @0.02% or Monocrotophos @ 0.04% for stem borer.
Jhum Rice Land preparation Sowing of rice in Jhum should be completed now.
High yielding varieties like Bhalum 1, 2, 3; IRAT 109, IR 50, etc can be sown up to 1st fortnight of May.
Urea @ 30kg/ha may be given at the time of sowing and 35 kg/ha urea as top dressing after 20-25 DAS.
Rice Seed treatment Before sowing seeds should be treated with Bavistin
50WP@ 2g/l or Mancozeb 2.5g/l with water for 24hr to protect from fungal infestation.
Maize Sowing/Vegetative stage Complete sowing of maize in Jhum areas.
Continue land preparation and sowing of High
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/May’2014/11 Dated: 06/05/2014
yielding varieties like Vivek QPM-9, HQPM-1 Vijay Composite, DA-61A, RCM-75, 76 up to 1st week of May base on rain received.
Postpone irrigation for 3-4 days as medium/heavy rainfall is expected.
Mulching with locally available materials like straw, grasses should done to reduce evaporation loses.
For early planted crop, weeding, top dressing of urea
@ 44kg/ha for HYV and 33Kg for local varieties followed by earthing up should be given at 30-35 days after germination.
Ginger &
Turmeric
Land
preparation/Planting
Complete sowing of ginger and turmeric.
Select high yielding varieties like
Turmeric: Lakadong, Megha Turmeric-1.
Ginger: Nadia and Jamaica
Seed rate- Turmeric: 18-20q/ha.
Ginger: 12-15q/ha
Beds size of 1m width, 15cm height with convenient length.
Before sowing treat the seed rhizomes with Indofil M -45 or Captaf @ 0.3% (2-3g/l of water for 30 min)
Sow ginger at a spacing of 25cm x 25-30cm and turmeric at 25cm X 40-45cm.
Brinjal Growing stage Weeding, earthing up followed by top dressing of urea @ 107Kg/ ha may be given.
Bottle gourd Growing Bottle gourd varieties like Pusa Summer, Prolific Long, Prolific Round, Pusa Meghdoot, Pusa Hybrid 2, are at growing stage.
Mulching with locally available materials like straw, grasses may be done to reduce evaporation loses.
Support of bamboo structure for climbing upward may be raised for proper growth.
Ash gourd Sowing/Growing Ash gourd to be planted at plant to plant 3m and row to row 1.5m spacing. Apply 15-20kgs FYM/pit of size 60cm x 60cm. Sowing of 2-3 seed may be sown in each pit.
Support of bamboo structure for climbing upward may be raised for proper growth.
Okra Growing Sowing of HYV varieties like Pusa A-4, VRO-6,
Akra Anamika may be done.
Chilli Land preparation/
Transplanting
2-3 times deep ploughing.
Add FYM @ 10-15 t/ha + half N & full dose of RDF- 100:60:50 kg/ha NPK respectively.
Transplant 1 month old seedling at a spacing of 45×45cm.
French bean/
Cow pea
Land preparation/Seed sowing
2-3 times deep ploughing.
Application of FYM @ 10-15t/ha in lines with RDF- 60:60:40 kg/ha NPK.
Keep the spacing 30-40 line to line and 15-20 cm plant to plant for pole type.
Khasi Apply fertilizer this month following ring method.
N.B
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
mandarin Look for trunk borer damage. Apply paste of lime,
water and 5% Malathion dust on the stems of the plants up to a height of about 1m from the ground.
Plant Protection
Collect white grub beetles and lepidopteran moths through light trap and destroy them.
Water Harvesting
Take measures to conserve rain water by used of mulching materials, digging of ponds, Jalkund, etc Poultry Ranikhet disease Provide clean and fresh water. All waters should be
cleaned daily.
Artificial heating through lighting of electric bulb during night time to protect the poultry birds (day old to 25 days old) from low temperature.
Vaccination to control the Ranikhet disease of poultry should be done during this period.
Pig All newly born piglets should be vaccinated against
Swine fever at the age of 2 months followed by booster and annual dose.
Pig shed/ stay should keep dry and avoid dampness during rainy days.
Provide additional feed ingredients like broken rice wheat bran, broken maize along with kitchen waste, mineral mixture (20g/day).
Repair the roof of pig stay to protect from rain.
Deworming of pig/piglets with Albenoazole (5- 10mg/Kg body wt.) should be done.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – Ri Bhoi (Period 7
thMay– 11
thMay, 2014)
Weather summery of the past four days (2ndto 5thMay, 2014)
Weather forecast valid up to 11thMay, 2014 Sky was mainly clear to generally cloudy with rainfall of 40.4
mm. Maximum temperatures ranged between 20.2–28.8°C and minimum ranged between 13.8 – 17.2°C. Mean relative humidity was 71-84% in morning and 72-89% in evening.
Wind speed varied between 1.2–2.4 kmph.
There is possibility of light to moderate rain for the next five days. Sky may be partly cloudy to generally cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 31-33°C
& 20-21°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 90-96% (maximum) & 32-70% (minimum). Wind direction will be 100-170Degree at a speed of 2-3kmph during the next five days.
Weekly cumulative rainfall : 69.0mm
Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days
Main Crop/
Animal /Fisheries
Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories
Boro paddy Grain filling stage Field bunds should be repaired to prevent leakage of water and maintain a water level of 2-5cm by irrigation.
Direct seeded Ahu
Tillering 1/3rdN dose (Urea 43.3 kg), and all P, K (375 Kg SSP
& 67 kg MOP) should be apllied at the time of sowing.
Thrips
Farmers should keep vigilance against the attack of thrips and spray insecticide like Chloropyriphos @ 2ml/lit of water if moderate to high intensity is observed.
Blast
If blast spot are seen, apply Mencozeb @ 2g/litre or Carbendezime @1g/l. Spraying should be done in sunny weather and it should be withheld if rainfall is predicted in the coming days.
Rice Gundhi bug/Stem borer
Spray Malathion 5% dust @ 6.25kg/ha for Rice Gandhi bug and Chloropyriphos @0.02% or Monocrotophos @ 0.04% for stem borer.
Jhum Rice Land preparation Sowing of rice in Jhum should be completed now.
High yielding varieties like Bhalum 1, 2, 3; IRAT 109, IR 50, etc can be sown up to 1st fortnight of May.
Small quantity of Urea @ 30kg/ha may be given at the time of sowing and 35 kg/ha urea as top dressing after 20-25 DAS.
Rice Seed treatment Before sowing seeds should be treated with Bavistin
50WP@ 2g/l or Mancozeb 2.5g/l with water for 24hr to protect from fungal infestation.
Maize Sowing/Vegetative stage Sowing of maize in Jhum should be completed now.
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/May’2014/11 Dated: 06/05/2014
Continue land preparation and sowing of High yielding varieties like Vivek QPM-9, HQPM-1 Vijay Composite, DA-61A, RCM-75, 76 up to 1st week of May base on rain received.
Postpone irrigation for 3-4 days as medium/heavy rainfall is expected.
Mulching with locally available materials like straw, grasses should done to reduce evaporation loses.
For early planted crop, weeding, top dressing of urea
@ 44kg/ha for HYV and 33Kg for local varieties followed by earthing up should be given at 30-35 days after germination.
Ginger &
Turmeric
Land
preparation/Planting
Complete sowing of ginger and turmeric.
Select high yielding varieties like
Turmeric: Lakadong, Megha Turmeric-1.
Ginger: Nadia and Jamaica
Seed rate- Turmeric: 18-20q/ha.
Ginger: 12-15q/ha
Beds size of 1m width, 15cm height with convenient length.
Before sowing treat the seed rhizomes with Indofil M -45 or Captaf @ 0.3% (2-3g/l of water for 30 min)
Sow ginger at a spacing of 25cm x 25-30cm and turmeric at 25cm X 40-45cm.
Brinjal Growing stage Weeding, earthing up followed by top dressing of urea @ 107Kg/ ha may be given.
Bottle gourd Growing Bottle gourd varieties like Pusa Summer, Prolific Long, Prolific Round, Pusa Meghdoot, Pusa Hybrid 2, are at growing stage.
Mulching with locally available materials like straw, grasses may be done to reduce evaporation loses.
Support of bamboo structure for climbing upward may be raised for proper growth.
Ash gourd Sowing/Growing Ash gourd to be planted at plant to plant 3m and row to row 1.5m spacing. Apply 15-20kgs FYM/pit of size 60cm x 60cm. Sowing of 2-3 seed may be sown in each pit.
Support of bamboo structure for climbing upward may be raised for proper growth.
Okra Growing Sowing of HYV varieties like Pusa A-4, VRO-6,
Akra Anamika may be done.
Chilli Land preparation/
Transplanting
2-3 times deep ploughing.
Add FYM @ 10-15 t/ha + half N & full dose of RDF- 100:60:50 kg/ha NPK respectively.
Transplant 1 month old seedling at a spacing of 45×45cm.
French bean/
Cow pea
Land preparation/Seed sowing
2-3 times deep ploughing.
Application of FYM @ 10-15t/ha in lines with RDF- 60:60:40 kg/ha NPK.
Keep the spacing 30-40 line to line and 15-20 cm plant to plant for pole type.
N.B
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
Khasi mandarin
Apply fertilizer this month following ring method.
Look for trunk borer damage. Apply paste of lime, water and 5% Malathion dust on the stems of the plants up to a height of about 1m from the ground.
Plant Protection
Collect white grub beetles and lepidopteran moths through light trap and destroy them.
Water Harvesting
Take measures to conserve rain water by used of mulching materials, digging of ponds, Jalkund, etc Poultry Ranikhet disease Provide clean and fresh water. All waters should be
cleaned daily.
Artificial heating through lighting of electric bulb during night time to protect the poultry birds (day old to 25 days old) from low temperature.
Vaccination to control the Ranikhet disease of poultry should be done during this period.
Pig All newly born piglets should be vaccinated against
Swine fever at the age of 2 months followed by booster and annual dose.
Pig shed/ stay should keep dry and avoid dampness during rainy days.
Provide additional feed ingredients like broken rice wheat bran, broken maize along with kitchen waste, mineral mixture (20g/day).
Repair the roof of pig stay to protect from rain.
Deworming of pig/piglets with Albenoazole (5- 10mg/Kg body wt.) should be done.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – South Garo Hills (Period 7
thMay– 11
thMay, 2014)
Weather summery of the past four days (2ndto 5thMay, 2014)
Weather forecast valid up to 11thMay, 2014 Sky was mainly clear to generally cloudy with rainfall of 40.4
mm. Maximum temperatures ranged between 20.2–28.8°C and minimum ranged between 13.8 – 17.2°C. Mean relative humidity was 71-84% in morning and 72-89% in evening.
Wind speed varied between 1.2–2.4 kmph.
There is possibility of moderate rain on 7th, 8th& 9thMay.
Sky may be partly to generally cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 31-33°C & 20-21°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 85- 88-96% (maximum) & 40-96% (minimum). Wind direction will be 96-116Degree at a speed of 9-11kmph during the next five days.
Weekly cumulative rainfall : 46.0mm
Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days
Main Crop/
Animal /Fisheries
Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories
Boro paddy Grain filling stage Field bunds should be repaired to prevent leakage of water and maintain a water level of 2-5cm by irrigation.
Direct seeded Ahu
Tillering 1/3rdN dose (Urea 43.3 kg), and all P, K (375 Kg SSP
& 67 kg MOP) should be apllied at the time of sowing.
Thrips
Farmers should keep vigilance against the attack of thrips and spray insecticide like Chloropyriphos @ 2ml/lit of water if moderate to high intensity is observed.
Blast
If blast spot are seen, apply Mencozeb @ 2g/litre or Carbendezime @1g/l. Spraying should be done in sunny weather and it should be withheld if rainfall is predicted in the coming days.
Rice Gundhi bug/Stem borer
Spray Malathion 5% dust @ 6.25kg/ha for Rice Gandhi bug and Chloropyriphos @0.02% or Monocrotophos @ 0.04% for stem borer.
Rice Seed treatment Before sowing seeds should be treated with Bavistin
50WP@ 2g/l or Mancozeb 2.5g/l with water for 24hr to protect from fungal infestation.
Maize Sowing/Vegetative stage Sowing of maize in Jhum should be completed now.
Continue land preparation and sowing of High yielding varieties like Vivek QPM-9, HQPM-1 Vijay Composite, DA-61A, RCM-75, 76 up to 1st week of May base on rain received.
Postpone irrigation for 3-4 days as medium/heavy rainfall is expected.
Mulching with locally available materials like straw,
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/May’2014/111 Dated: 06/05/2014
grasses should done to reduce evaporation loses.
For early planted crop, weeding, top dressing of urea
@ 44kg/ha for HYV and 33Kg for local varieties followed by earthing up should be given at 30-35 days after germination.
Ginger &
Turmeric
Land
preparation/Planting
Complete sowing of ginger and turmeric.
Select high yielding varieties like
Turmeric: Lakadong, Megha Turmeric-1.
Ginger: Nadia and Jamaica
Seed rate- Turmeric: 18-20q/ha.
Ginger: 12-15q/ha
Beds size of 1m width, 15cm height with convenient length.
Before sowing treat the seed rhizomes with Indofil M -45 or Captaf @ 0.3% (2-3g/l of water for 30 min)
Sow ginger at a spacing of 25cm x 25-30cm and turmeric at 25cm X 40-45cm.
Brinjal Growing stage Weeding, earthing up followed by top dressing of urea @ 107Kg/ ha may be given.
Bottle gourd Growing Bottle gourd varieties like Pusa Summer, Prolific Long, Prolific Round, Pusa Meghdoot, Pusa Hybrid 2, are at growing stage.
Mulching with locally available materials like straw, grasses may be done to reduce evaporation loses.
Support of bamboo structure for climbing upward may be raised for proper growth.
Ash gourd Sowing/Growing Ash gourd to be planted at plant to plant 3m and row to row 1.5m spacing. Apply 15-20kgs FYM/pit of size 60cm x 60cm. Sowing of 2-3 seed may be sown in each pit.
Support of bamboo structure for climbing upward may be raised for proper growth.
Okra Sowing Sowing of HYV varieties like Pusa A-4, VRO-6,
Akra Anamika may be done.
Chilli Land preparation/
Transplanting
2-3 times deep ploughing.
Add FYM @ 10-15 t/ha + half N & full dose of RDF- 100:60:50 kg/ha NPK respectively.
Transplant 1 month old seedling at a spacing of 45×45cm.
French bean/
Cow pea
Land preparation/Seed Sowing
2-3 times deep ploughing.
Application of FYM @ 10-15t/ha in lines with RDF- 60:60:40 kg/ha NPK.
Keep the spacing 30-40 line to line and 15-20 cm plant to plant for pole type.
Khasi mandarin
Apply fertilizer this month following ring method.
Look for trunk borer damage. Apply paste of lime, water and 5% Malathion dust on the stems of the plants up to a height of about 1m from the ground.
Plant Protection
Collect white grub beetles and lepidopteran moths through light trap and destroy them.
N.B
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
Water Harvesting
Take measures to conserve rain water by used of mulching materials, digging of ponds, Jalkund, etc Poultry Ranikhet disease Provide clean and fresh water. All waters should be
cleaned daily.
Artificial heating through lighting of electric bulb during night time to protect the poultry birds (day old to 25 days old) from low temperature.
Vaccination to control the Ranikhet disease of poultry should be done during this period.
Pig All newly born piglets should be vaccinated against
Swine fever at the age of 2 months followed by booster and annual dose.
Pig shed/ stay should keep dry and avoid dampness during rainy days.
Provide additional feed ingredients like broken rice wheat bran, broken maize along with kitchen waste, mineral mixture (20g/day).
Repair the roof of pig stay to protect from rain.
Deworming of pig/piglets with Albenoazole (5- 10mg/Kg body wt.) should be done.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – West Garo Hills (Period 7
thMay– 11
thMay, 2014)
Weather summery of the past four days (2ndto 5thMay, 2014)
Weather forecast valid up to 11thMay, 2014 Sky was mainly clear to generally cloudy with rainfall of 40.4
mm. Maximum temperatures ranged between 20.2–28.8°C and minimum ranged between 13.8 – 17.2°C. Mean relative humidity was 71-84% in morning and 72-89% in evening.
Wind speed varied between 1.2–2.4 kmph.
There is possibility of moderate rain on 7th, 8th& 9thMay.
Sky may be partly to generally cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 29-33°C & 21-22°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 86- 96% (maximum) & 44-74% (minimum). Wind direction will be 87-114Degree at a speed of 9-10 kmph during the next five days.
Weekly cumulative rainfall : 59.0mm
Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days
Main Crop/
Animal /Fisheries
Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories
Boro paddy Grain filling stage Field bunds should be repaired to prevent leakage of water and maintain a water level of 2-5cm by irrigation.
Direct seeded Ahu
Tillering 1/3rdN dose (Urea 43.3 kg), and all P, K (375 Kg SSP
& 67 kg MOP) should be apllied at the time of sowing.
Thrips
Farmers should keep vigilance against the attack of thrips and spray insecticide like Chloropyriphos @ 2ml/lit of water if moderate to high intensity is observed.
Blast
If blast spot are seen, apply Mencozeb @ 2g/litre or Carbendezime @1g/l. Spraying should be done in sunny weather and it should be withheld if rainfall is predicted in the coming days.
Rice Gundhi bug/Stem borer
Spray Malathion 5% dust @ 6.25kg/ha for Rice Gandhi bug and Chloropyriphos @0.02% or Monocrotophos @ 0.04% for stem borer.
Jhum Rice Land preparation Sowing of rice in Jhum should be completed now.
High yielding varieties like Bhalum 1, 2, 3; IRAT 109, IR 50, etc can be sown up to 1st fortnight of May.
Urea @ 30kg/ha may be given at the time of sowing and 35 kg/ha urea as top dressing after 20-25 DAS.
Rice Seed treatment Before sowing seeds should be treated with Bavistin
50WP@ 2g/l or Mancozeb 2.5g/l with water for 24hr to protect from fungal infestation.
Maize Sowing/Vegetative stage Complete sowing of maize in Jhum areas.
Continue land preparation and sowing of High
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/May’2014/11 Dated: 06/05/2014
yielding varieties like Vivek QPM-9, HQPM-1 Vijay Composite, DA-61A, RCM-75, 76 up to 1st week of May base on rain received.
Postpone irrigation for 3-4 days as medium/heavy rainfall is expected.
Mulching with locally available materials like straw, grasses should done to reduce evaporation loses.
For early planted crop, weeding, top dressing of urea
@ 44kg/ha for HYV and 33Kg for local varieties followed by earthing up should be given at 30-35 days after germination.
Ginger &
Turmeric
Land
preparation/Planting
Complete sowing of ginger and turmeric.
Select high yielding varieties like
Turmeric: Lakadong, Megha Turmeric-1.
Ginger: Nadia and Jamaica
Seed rate- Turmeric: 18-20q/ha.
Ginger: 12-15q/ha
Beds size of 1m width, 15cm height with convenient length.
Before sowing treat the seed rhizomes with Indofil M -45 or Captaf @ 0.3% (2-3g/l of water for 30 min)
Sow ginger at a spacing of 25cm x 25-30cm and turmeric at 25cm X 40-45cm.
Brinjal Growing stage Weeding, earthing up followed by top dressing of urea @ 107Kg/ ha may be given.
Bottle gourd Growing Bottle gourd varieties like Pusa Summer, Prolific Long, Prolific Round, Pusa Meghdoot, Pusa Hybrid 2, are at growing stage.
Mulching with locally available materials like straw, grasses may be done to reduce evaporation loses.
Support of bamboo structure for climbing upward may be raised for proper growth.
Ash gourd Sowing/Growing Ash gourd to be planted at plant to plant 3m and row to row 1.5m spacing. Apply 15-20kgs FYM/pit of size 60cm x 60cm. Sowing of 2-3 seed may be sown in each pit.
Support of bamboo structure for climbing upward may be raised for proper growth.
Okra Growing Sowing of HYV varieties like Pusa A-4, VRO-6,
Akra Anamika may be done.
Chilli Land preparation/
Transplanting
2-3 times deep ploughing.
Add FYM @ 10-15 t/ha + half N & full dose of RDF- 100:60:50 kg/ha NPK respectively.
Transplant 1 month old seedling at 45×45cm.
French bean/
Cow pea
Land preparation/Seed sowing
2-3 times deep ploughing.
Application of FYM @ 10-15t/ha in lines with RDF- 60:60:40 kg/ha NPK.
Keep the spacing 30-40 line to line and 15-20 cm plant to plant for pole type.
Khasi mandarin
Apply fertilizer this month following ring method.
N.B
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
Look for trunk borer damage. Apply paste of lime, water and 5% Malathion dust on the stems of the plants up to a height of about 1m from the ground.
Plant Protection
Collect white grub beetles and lepidopteran moths through light trap and destroy them.
Water Harvesting
Take measures to conserve rain water by used of mulching materials, digging of ponds, Jalkund, etc Poultry Ranikhet disease Provide clean and fresh water. All waters should be
cleaned daily.
Artificial heating through lighting of electric bulb during night time to protect the poultry birds (day old to 25 days old) from low temperature.
Vaccination to control the Ranikhet disease of poultry should be done during this period.
Pig All newly born piglets should be vaccinated against
Swine fever at the age of 2 months followed by booster and annual dose.
Pig shed/ stay should keep dry and avoid dampness during rainy days.
Provide additional feed ingredients like broken rice wheat bran, broken maize along with kitchen waste, mineral mixture (20g/day).
Repair the roof of pig stay to protect from rain.
Deworming of pig/piglets with Albenoazole (5- 10mg/Kg body wt.) should be done.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – West Khasi Hills (Period 7
thMay– 11
thMay, 2014)
Weather summery of the past four days (2ndto 5thMay, 2014)
Weather forecast valid up to 11thMay, 2014 Sky was mainly clear to generally cloudy with rainfall of 40.4
mm. Maximum temperatures ranged between 20.2–28.8°C and minimum ranged between 13.8 – 17.2°C. Mean relative humidity was 71-84% in morning and 72-89% in evening.
Wind speed varied between 1.2–2.4 kmph.
There is possibility of light to moderate for the next five days. Sky may be partly to generally cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 23-26°C & 14°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 83- 92-97% (maximum) & 35-74% (minimum). Wind direction will be 88-123Degree at a speed of 6-7 kmph during the next five days.
Weekly cumulative rainfall : 78.0mm
Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days
Main Crop/
Animal /Fisheries
Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories
Boro paddy Grain filling stage Field bunds should be repaired to prevent leakage of water and maintain a water level of 2-5cm by irrigation.
Direct seeded Ahu
Tillering 1/3rdN dose (Urea 43.3 kg), and all P, K (375 Kg SSP
& 67 kg MOP) should be apllied at the time of sowing.
Thrips
Farmers should keep vigilance against the attack of thrips and spray insecticide like Chloropyriphos @ 2ml/lit of water if moderate to high intensity is observed.
Blast
If blast spot are seen, apply Mencozeb @ 2g/litre or Carbendezime @1g/l. Spraying should be done in sunny weather and it should be withheld if rainfall is predicted in the coming days.
Rice Gundhi bug/Stem borer
Spray Malathion 5% dust @ 6.25kg/ha for Rice Gandhi bug and Chloropyriphos @0.02% or Monocrotophos @ 0.04% for stem borer.
Jhum Rice Land preparation Sowing of rice in Jhum should be completed now.
High yielding varieties like Bhalum 1, 2, 3; IRAT 109, IR 50, etc can be sown up to 1st fortnight of May.
Small quantity of Urea @ 30kg/ha may be given at the time of sowing and 35 kg/ha urea as top dressing after 20-25 DAS.
Rice Seed treatment Before sowing seeds should be treated with Bavistin
50WP@ 2g/l or Mancozeb 2.5g/l with water for 24hr to protect from fungal infestation.
Maize Sowing/Vegetative stage Complete sowing of maize in Jhum areas.
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/May’2014/11 Dated: 06/05/2014
Continue land preparation and sowing of High yielding varieties like Vivek QPM-9, HQPM-1 Vijay Composite, DA-61A, RCM-75, 76 up to 1st week of May base on rain received.
Postpone irrigation for 3-4 days as medium/heavy rainfall is expected.
Mulching with locally available materials like straw, grasses should done to reduce evaporation loses.
For early planted crop, weeding, top dressing of urea
@ 44kg/ha for HYV and 33Kg for local varieties followed by earthing up should be given at 30-35 days after germination.
Ginger &
Turmeric
Land
preparation/Planting
Complete sowing of ginger and turmeric.
Select high yielding varieties like
Turmeric: Lakadong, Megha Turmeric-1.
Ginger: Nadia and Jamaica
Seed rate- Turmeric: 18-20q/ha.
Ginger: 12-15q/ha
Beds size of 1m width, 15cm height with convenient length.
Before sowing treat the seed rhizomes with Indofil M -45 or Captaf @ 0.3% (2-3g/l of water for 30 min)
Sow ginger at a spacing of 25cm x 25-30cm and turmeric at 25cm X 40-45cm.
Brinjal Growing stage Weeding, earthing up followed by top dressing of urea @ 107Kg/ ha may be given.
Bottle gourd Growing Bottle gourd varieties like Pusa Summer, Prolific Long, Prolific Round, Pusa Meghdoot, Pusa Hybrid 2, are at growing stage.
Mulching with locally available materials like straw, grasses may be done to reduce evaporation loses.
Support of bamboo structure for climbing upward may be raised for proper growth.
Ash gourd Sowing/Growing Ash gourd to be planted at plant to plant 3m and row to row 1.5m spacing. Apply 15-20kgs FYM/pit of size 60cm x 60cm. Sowing of 2-3 seed may be sown in each pit.
Support of bamboo structure for climbing upward may be raised for proper growth.
Okra Growing Sowing of HYV varieties like Pusa A-4, VRO-6,
Akra Anamika may be done.
Chilli Land preparation/
Transplanting
2-3 times deep ploughing.
Add FYM @ 10-15 t/ha + half N & full dose of RDF- 100:60:50 kg/ha NPK respectively.
Transplant 1 month old seedling at a spacing of 45×45cm.
French bean/
Cow pea
Land preparation/Seed sowing
2-3 times deep ploughing.
Application of FYM @ 10-15t/ha in lines with RDF- 60:60:40 kg/ha NPK.
Keep the spacing 30-40 line to line and 15-20 cm plant to plant for pole type.
N.B
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
Khasi mandarin
Apply fertilizer this month following ring method.
Look for trunk borer damage. Apply paste of lime, water and 5% Malathion dust on the stems of the plants up to a height of about 1m from the ground.
Plant Protection
Collect white grub beetles and lepidopteran moths through light trap and destroy them.
Water Harvesting
Take measures to conserve rain water by used of mulching materials, digging of ponds, Jalkund, etc Poultry Ranikhet disease Provide clean and fresh water. All waters should be
cleaned daily.
Artificial heating through lighting of electric bulb during night time to protect the poultry birds (day old to 25 days old) from low temperature.
Vaccination to control the Ranikhet disease of poultry should be done during this period.
Pig All newly born piglets should be vaccinated against
Swine fever at the age of 2 months followed by booster and annual dose.
Pig shed/ stay should keep dry and avoid dampness during rainy days.
Provide additional feed ingredients like broken rice wheat bran, broken maize along with kitchen waste, mineral mixture (20g/day).
Repair the roof of pig stay to protect from rain.
Deworming of pig/piglets with Albenoazole (5- 10mg/Kg body wt.) should be done.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – East Garo Hills (Period 7
thMay– 11
thMay, 2014)
Weather summery of the past four days (2ndto 5thMay, 2014)
Weather forecast valid up to 11thMay, 2014 Sky was mainly clear to generally cloudy with rainfall of
40.4 mm. Maximum temperatures ranged between 20.2–
28.8°C and minimum ranged between 13.8 – 17.2°C.
Mean relative humidity was 71-84% in morning and 72- 89% in evening. Wind speed varied between 1.2 – 2.4 kmph.
There is possibility of moderate rain in the next five days.
Sky may be mainly clear to partly cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 29-33°C & 21-22°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 49-57%
(maximum) & 18-28% (minimum). Wind direction will be 110-189Degree at a speed of 9-12 kmph during the next five days.
Weekly cumulative rainfall :77.0mm
Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days
Main Crop/
Animal /Fisheries
Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories
Boro paddy Grain filling stage Field bunds should be repaired to prevent leakage of water and maintain a water level of 2-5cm by irrigation.
Direct seeded Ahu
Tillering 1/3rdN dose (Urea 43.3 kg), and all P, K (375 Kg SSP &
67 kg MOP) should be applied at the time of sowing.
Thrips
Farmers should keep vigilance against the attack of thrips and spray insecticide like Chloropyriphos @ 2ml/lit of water if moderate to high intensity is observed.
Blast
If blast spot are seen, apply Mencozeb @ 2g/litre or Carbendezime @1g/l. Spraying should be done in sunny weather and it should be withheld if rainfall is predicted in the coming days.
Rice Gundhi bug/Stem borer
Spray Malathion 5% dust @ 6.25kg/ha for Rice Gandhi bug and Chloropyriphos @0.02% or Monocrotophos @ 0.04% for stem borer.
Jhum Rice Land preparation Complete sowing of rice in Jhum areas.
High yielding varieties like Bhalum 1, 2, 3; IRAT 109, IR 50, etc can be sown up to 1stfortnight of May.
Small quantity of Urea @ 30kg/ha may be given at the time of sowing and 35 kg/ha urea as top dressing after 20-25 DAS.
Rice Seed treatment Before sowing seeds should be treated with Bavistin
50WP@ 2g/l or Mancozeb 2.5g/l with water for 24hr to protect from fungal infestation.
Maize Sowing/Vegetative stage
Complete sowing of maize in Jhum areas.
Continue land preparation and sowing of High yielding varieties like Vivek QPM-9, HQPM-1 Vijay Composite, DA-61A, RCM-75, 76 up to 1stweek of May base on rain received.
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/May’2014/11 Dated: 06/05/2014
Postpone irrigation for 3-4 days as medium/heavy rainfall is expected.
Mulching with locally available materials like straw, grasses should done to reduce evaporation loses.
For early planted crop, weeding, top dressing of urea @ 44kg/ha for HYV and 33Kg for local varieties followed by earthing up should be given at 30-35 days after germination.
Ginger &
Turmeric
Land
preparation/Planting
Complete sowing of ginger and turmeric.
Select high yielding varieties like
Turmeric: Lakadong, Megha Turmeric-1.
Ginger: Nadia and Jamaica
Seed rate- Turmeric: 18-20q/ha.
Ginger: 12-15q/ha
Beds size of 1m width, 15cm height with convenient length.
Before sowing treat the seed rhizomes with Indofil M -45 or Captaf @ 0.3% (2-3g/l of water for 30 min)
Sow ginger at a spacing of 25cm x 25-30cm and turmeric at 25cm X 40-45cm.
Brinjal Growing stage Weeding, top dressing of urea @ 107Kg/ ha followed earthing up may be given.
Bottle gourd Growing Bottle gourd is at growing stage.
Mulching with locally available materials like straw, grasses may be done to reduce evaporation loses.
Support of bamboo structure for climbing upward may be raised for proper growth.
Ash gourd Sowing /Growing Ash gourd to be planted at plant to plant 3m and row to row 1.5m spacing. Apply 10-15kg FYM/pit of size 60cm x 60cm. Sowing of 2-3 seed may be sown in each pit.
Support of bamboo structure for climbing upward may be raised for proper growth.
Okra Growing Sowing of HYV varieties like Pusa A-4, VRO-6, Akra
Anamika may be done.
Chilli Land preparation/
Transplanting
2-3 times deep ploughing.
Add FYM @ 10-15 t/ha + half N & full dose of RDF- 100:60:50 kg/ha NPK respectively.
Transplant 1 month old seedling at a spacing of 45×45cm.
French bean/
Cow pea
Land
preparation/Seed sowing
2-3 times deep ploughing.
Application of FYM @ 10-15t/ha in lines with RDF- 60:60:40 kg/ha NPK.
Keep the spacing 30-40 line to line and 15-20 cm plant to plant for pole type.
Khasi mandarin Apply fertilizer this month following ring method.
Look for trunk borer damage. Apply paste of lime, water and 5% Malathion dust on the stems of the plants up to a height of about 1m from the ground.
Plant Protection Collect white grub beetles and lepidopteran moths through light trap and destroy them.
N.B
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
Water Harvesting
Take measures to conserve rain water by used of mulching materials, digging of ponds, Jalkund, etc Poultry Ranikhet disease Provide clean and fresh water. All waters should be
cleaned daily.
Artificial heating through lighting of electric bulb during night time to protect the poultry birds (day old to 25 days old) from low temperature.
Vaccination to control the Ranikhet disease of poultry should be done during this period.
Pig All newly born piglets should be vaccinated against
Swine fever at the age of 2 months followed by booster and annual dose.
Pig shed/ stay should keep dry and avoid dampness during rainy days.
Provide additional feed ingredients like broken rice wheat bran, broken maize along with kitchen waste, mineral mixture (20g/day).
Repair the roof of pig stay to protect from rain.
Deworming of pig/piglets with Albenoazole (5-10mg/Kg body wt.) should be done.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – East Khasi Hills (Period 7
thMay– 11
thMay, 2014)
Weather summery of the past four days (2ndto 5thMay, 2014)
Weather forecast valid up to 11thMay, 2014 Sky was mainly clear to generally cloudy with rainfall of 40.4
mm. Maximum temperatures ranged between 20.2–28.8°C and minimum ranged between 13.8 – 17.2°C. Mean relative humidity was 71-84% in morning and 72-89% in evening.
Wind speed varied between 1.2–2.4 kmph.
There is possibility moderate rain for the next five days.
Sky may be generally cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 23-26°C & 14°C respectively.
The expected relative humidity will be 91-97%
(maximum) & 32-77% (minimum). Wind direction will be 92-127Degree at a speed of 4-5 kmph during the next five days.
Weekly cumulative rainfall : 79.0mm
Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days
Main Crop/
Animal /Fisheries
Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories
Boro paddy Grain filling stage Field bunds should be repaired to prevent leakage of water and maintain a water level of 2-5cm by irrigation.
Direct seeded Ahu
Tillering 1/3rdN dose (Urea 43.3 kg), and all P, K (375 Kg SSP
& 67 kg MOP) should be apllied at the time of sowing.
Thrips
Farmers should keep vigilance against the attack of thrips and spray insecticide like Chloropyriphos @ 2ml/lit of water if moderate to high intensity is observed.
Blast
If blast spot are seen, apply Mencozeb @ 2g/litre or Carbendezime @1g/l. Spraying should be done in sunny weather and it should be withheld if rainfall is predicted in the coming days.
Rice Gundhi bug/Stem borer
Spray Malathion 5% dust @ 6.25kg/ha for Rice Gandhi bug and Chloropyriphos @0.02% or Monocrotophos @ 0.04% for stem borer.
Jhum Rice Land preparation Sowing of rice in Jhum should be completed now.
High yielding varieties like Bhalum 1, 2, 3; IRAT 109, IR 50, etc can be sown up to 1st fortnight of May.
Urea @ 30kg/ha may be given at the time of sowing and 35 kg/ha urea as top dressing after 20-25 DAS.
Rice Seed treatment Before sowing seeds should be treated with Bavistin
50WP@ 2g/l or Mancozeb 2.5g/l with water for 24hr to protect from fungal infestation.
Maize Sowing/Vegetative stage Complete sowing of maize in Jhum areas.
Continue land preparation and sowing of High
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/May’2014/11 Dated: 06/05/2014
yielding varieties like Vivek QPM-9, HQPM-1 Vijay Composite, DA-61A, RCM-75, 76 up to 1st week of May base on rain received.
Postpone irrigation for 3-4 days as medium/heavy rainfall is expected.
Mulching with locally available materials like straw, grasses should done to reduce evaporation loses.
For early planted crop, weeding, top dressing of urea
@ 44kg/ha for HYV and 33Kg for local varieties followed by earthing up should be given at 30-35 days after germination.
Ginger &
Turmeric
Land
preparation/Planting
Complete sowing of ginger and turmeric.
Select high yielding varieties like
Turmeric: Lakadong, Megha Turmeric-1.
Ginger: Nadia and Jamaica
Seed rate- Turmeric: 18-20q/ha.
Ginger: 12-15q/ha
Beds size of 1m width, 15cm height with convenient length.
Before sowing treat the seed rhizomes with Indofil M -45 or Captaf @ 0.3% (2-3g/l of water for 30 min)
Sow ginger at a spacing of 25cm x 25-30cm and turmeric at 25cm X 40-45cm.
Brinjal Growing stage Weeding, earthing up followed by top dressing of urea @ 107Kg/ ha may be given.
Bottle gourd Growing Bottle gourd varieties like Pusa Summer, Prolific Long, Prolific Round, Pusa Meghdoot, Pusa Hybrid 2, are at growing stage.
Mulching with locally available materials like straw, grasses may be done to reduce evaporation loses.
Ash gourd Sowing/Growing Ash gourd to be planted at plant to plant 3m and row to row 1.5m spacing. Apply 15-20kgs FYM/pit of size 60cm x 60cm. Sowing of 2-3 seed may be sown in each pit.
Support bamboo structure for climbing upward may be raised for proper growth.
Okra Growing Sowing of HYV varieties like Pusa A-4, VRO-6,
Akra Anamika may be done.
Chilli Land preparation/
Transplanting
2-3 times deep ploughing.
Add FYM @ 10-15 t/ha + half N & full dose of RDF- 100:60:50 kg/ha NPK respectively.
Transplant 1 month old seedling at a spacing of 45×45cm.
French bean/
Cow pea
Land preparation/Seed sowing
2-3 times deep ploughing.
Application of FYM @ 10-15t/ha in lines with RDF- 60:60:40 kg/ha NPK.
Keep the spacing 30-40 line to line and 15-20 cm plant to plant for pole type.
Khasi mandarin
Apply fertilizer this month following ring method.
Look for trunk borer damage. Apply paste of lime, water and 5% Malathion dust on the stems of the
N.B
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
plants up to a height of about 1m from the ground.
Plant Protection
Collect white grub beetles and lepidopteran moths through light trap and destroy them.
Water Harvesting
Take measures to conserve rain water by used of mulching materials, digging of ponds, Jalkund, etc Poultry Ranikhet disease Provide clean and fresh water. All waters should be
cleaned daily.
Artificial heating through lighting of electric bulb during night time to protect the poultry birds (day old to 25 days old) from low temperature.
Vaccination to control the Ranikhet disease of poultry should be done during this period.
Pig All newly born piglets should be vaccinated against
Swine fever at the age of 2 months followed by booster and annual dose.
Pig shed/ stay should keep dry and avoid dampness during rainy days.
Provide additional feed ingredients like broken rice wheat bran, broken maize along with kitchen waste, mineral mixture (20g/day).
Repair the roof of pig stay to protect from rain.
Deworming of pig/piglets with Albenoazole (5- 10mg/Kg body wt.) should be done.
