793 103 Meghalaya Agro Advisory B - Kiran

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Agro Advisory Bulletin – East Garo Hills (Period 21

^st

– 25

^th

May, 2014)

Weather summery of the past four days (16^thto 19^thMay, 2014)

Weather forecast valid up to 25^thMay, 2014 Sky was partly to generally cloudy with a rainfall of

6.4mm on 18^th May. Maximum temperatures ranged between 28.3– 31.8°C and minimum ranged between 17.2– 19.9°C. Mean relative humidity was 57-86% in morning and 44-61% in evening. Wind speed varied between 1.5–5.6 kmph.

There is possibility of light to moderate rain for the next five days. Sky may be clear to partly cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 32-34°C & 24-25°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 40-61% (maximum) & 15- 23% (minimum). Wind direction will be 99-227Degree at a speed of 9-13kmph during the next five days.

Weekly cumulative rainfall :54.0mm

Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days

Main Crop/

Animal /Fisheries

Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories

Boro paddy Grain filling /Mature 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  1/3^rdN dose (Urea 43.3 kg), and all P, K (375 Kg SSP & 67 kg MOP) should be applied at the time of sowing.

 Conserve water by repairing bunds.

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 Tillering  Complete sowing of High yielding varieties like Bhalum 1, 2, 3; IRAT 109, IR 50 rice in Jhum areas. based on the rain received

 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

 Do hand weeding at 20-30 DAS.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 Knee high/

Vegetative stage

 High yielding varieties like Vivek QPM-9, HQPM-1 Vijay Composite, DA-61A, RCM-75, 76. are in vegetative stage.

 Do earthing up to prevent lodging due to high wind speed.

 Mulching with locally available materials like straw, grasses

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should done to reduce evaporation loses.

 For early planted crop do weeding, top dressing of urea @ 44kg/ha for HYV and 33Kg for local varieties at 30-35 days after germination.

Shoot Fly, Cob borer, Stem borer

 If shoot fly incidence occur in maize, apply furandan 3G granules@ 2-3 granule to each whorl of plant.

Ginger &

Turmeric

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 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.

Okra Growing  Pusa A-4, VRO-6, Akra Anamika are in growing stage.

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

 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.

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

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N.B

Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion 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.

 In case of 1 month old poultry birds do vaccination against Ranikhet disease with RDF1 vaccine.

Cattle/Buffalo  Immunization in cattle against Foot & Mouth disease, haemorrhagic septicaemia & Black Quarter diseases.

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.

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Agro Advisory Bulletin – East Khasi Hills (Period 21

^st

– 25

^th

May, 2014)

There is possibility of light to moderate rain on 23^rdto 25^th May. Sky may be clear to mainly clear to cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 23-24°C & 17°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 71-83%

(maximum) & 32-37% (minimum). Wind direction will be 107-248Degree at a speed of 2-4 kmph during the next five days.

Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days

Main Crop/

Thrips

Blast

for stem borer.

 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.

 Do hand weeding at 20-30 DAS.

Vegetative stage

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 Mulching with locally available materials like straw, grasses should done to reduce evaporation loses.

Ginger &

Turmeric

Ginger: 12-15q/ha

Transplanting

French bean/

Cow pea

Land

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Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.

Poultry  Provide clean and fresh water. All waters should be cleaned

daily.

 In case of 1 month old poultry birds do vaccination against Ranikhet disease with RDF1 vaccine.

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Agro Advisory Bulletin – Jaintia Hills (Period 21

^st

– 25

^th

May, 2014)

There is possibility of light rain on 23^rd May. Sky may be mainly clear to cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 27°C & 19°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 75-87% (maximum) & 36-42% (minimum).

Wind direction will be 230-295Degree at a speed of 0-3kmph during the next five days.

Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days

Main Crop/

Thrips

Blast

for stem borer.

Vegetative stage

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Ginger &

Turmeric

Ginger: 12-15q/ha

Transplanting

French bean/

Cow pea

Land

Poultry Ranikhet disease  Provide clean and fresh water. All waters should be cleaned daily.

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N.B

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Agro Advisory Bulletin – Ri- Bhoi (Period 21

^st

– 25

^th

May, 2014)

There is possibility of light to moderate rain in the next five days. Sky may be mainly clear to cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 34-35°C & 22-23°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 73-83% (maximum) & 30- 38% (minimum). Wind direction will be 142-192Degree at a speed of 2-4 kmph during the next five days.

Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days

Main Crop/

Thrips

Blast

for stem borer.

Vegetative stage

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Ginger &

Turmeric

Ginger: 12-15q/ha

Transplanting

French bean/

Cow pea

Land

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N.B

daily.

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Agro Advisory Bulletin – South Garo Hills (Period 21

^st

– 25

^th

May, 2014)

There is possibility of light to moderate rain on 23^rd-25^thMay.

Sky may be mainly clear to cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 34-35°C & 25-26°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 81-90% (maximum) & 39- 56% (minimum). Wind direction will be 96-117Degree at a speed of 5-10 kmph during the next five days.

Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days

Main Crop/

Thrips

Blast

for stem borer.

Vegetative stage

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Ginger &

Turmeric

Ginger: 12-15q/ha

Transplanting

French bean/

Cow pea

Land

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N.B

daily.

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Agro Advisory Bulletin – West Garo Hills (Period 21

^st

– 25

^th

May, 2014)

There is possibility moderate rain on 23^rdto 25^thMay. Sky may be mainly clear to generally cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 32-34°C & 25°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 85-93% (maximum) & 39- 57% (minimum). Wind direction will be 110-115Degree at a speed of 5-10kmph during the next five days.

Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days

Main Crop/

Thrips

Blast

for stem borer.

Vegetative stage

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Ginger &

Turmeric

Ginger: 12-15q/ha

Transplanting

French bean/

Cow pea

Land

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N.B

daily.

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Agro Advisory Bulletin – West Khasi Hills (Period 21

^st

– 25

^th

May, 2014)

There is possibility of moderate rain on 23^rd to 25^th May. Sky may be mainly clear to cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 23-24°C & 17°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 77-87% (maximum) & 36-47%

(minimum). Wind direction will be 99-163Degree at a speed of 3-7 kmph during the next five days.

Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days

Main Crop/

Thrips

Blast

for stem borer.

Vegetative stage

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Ginger &

Turmeric

Ginger: 12-15q/ha

Transplanting

French bean/

Cow pea

Land

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N.B

daily.