Agro Advisory Bulletin – East Garo Hills (Period 31
stMay – 4
thJune, 2014)
Weather summery of the past three days (27
thto 29
thMay, 2014)
Weather forecast valid up to 4
thJune, 2014
Sky was generally cloudy to cloudy with moderate rainfall of 41.8mm. Maximum temperatures ranged between 26.2- 29.1°C and minimum ranged between 18.2-19.3°C. Mean relative humidity was 85-93% in morning and 72-97% in evening. Wind speed varied between 1.7-2.3 kmph.
There is possibility of moderate rain for the next five days.
Sky may be mainly clear to partly cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 29-31°C & 24-25°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 64-70%
(maximum) & 29-40% (minimum). Wind direction will be 106-135Degree at a speed of 10-13 kmph during the next five days.
Weekly cumulative rainfall :144.0mm
Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days
Main Crop/
Animal /Fisheries
Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories
Sali/ Kharif Rice Land preparation Start preparing raised nursery bed so that sowing can be done in 1stweek of June. Bed should be of size 10m (length)
× 1.25m (width) × 10cm (height) with 30cm wide channel between the two seed beds.
Apply cow dung or compost @10-15kg/seed bed plus a starter dose of urea 80g, SSP 225g, MOP 40g per seed bed.
Collect seed of HYV like Shahsarang -1, Lampnah, IR 64, Ranjit, RCPL 1-412, RCPL 1-410, RCPL 1-411 & local varieties like Mendri, Manipuri, etc.
650-1000g seed is required for each bed. (Nursery area of 500- 600 sqm. is sufficient for transplanting of 1ha).
1st ploughing of main field should be done now as moisture is available.
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.
Boro paddy Grain filling /Mature stage
Drain out water from rice field in case of crops starting maturity.
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.
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 Bhalum 1, 2, 3; IRAT 109, IR 50 rice are in early tillering stage.
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/May’2014/18 Dated: 30/05/2014
Apply urea @ 35 kg/ha as top dressing after 20-25 DAS.
Do hand weeding at 20-30 DAS.
Maize Knee high/
Vegetative stage
Do earthing up to prevent lodging due to high wind speed.
Mulching with locally available materials like straw, grasses 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.
Groundnut/Soybean Land preparation Land preparation may be started now.
2-3 ploughing should be done followed by laddering.
Apply 10–13 t/ha of FYM or compost by mixing thoroughly in the soil 1 - 2 weeks before sowing.
Liming should be done if the PH of the soil is less than 5.5 by furrow application of lime @ 500kg/ha before sowing.
Collect HYV seeds of Groundnut: ICGS 76, JL 24; Soybean: JS 335, Bragg, Ankur & keep ready for sowing.
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.
Support of bamboo structure for climbing upward may be raised for proper growth.
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
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
N.B. 1. Make provision for draining out of excess moisture from vegetable crop fields.
2.
Postpone irrigation, intercultural operation, fertilizer application & plant protection measures if heavy rain is expected.
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
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
Animal Sciences
Poultry All stages Avoid dampness, litter should be periodically changed.
Provide clean and fresh water 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.
Ranikhet disease 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 Pig shed/ stay should keep dry and avoid dampness during rainy
days
Repair the roof of pig stay to protect from rain.
All newly born piglets should be vaccinated against Swine fever at the age of 2 months followed by booster and annual dose..
Provide additional feed ingredients like broken rice wheat bran, broken maize along with kitchen waste, mineral mixture (20g/day).
Deworming of pig/piglets with Albenoazole (5-10mg/Kg body wt.) should be done.
Composite Fish Culture
Pre-stocking management
Clean up the pond by removing unwanted vegetation, insects, etc.
Apply Raw Cow Dung (RCD) @ 10,000 kg/ha, 15days before stocking of fingerlings.
Liming should be done after checking the pH, apply lime @ 2000kg/ha if the pH is 4.5-5.0 &1200 kg/ha if the pH is 5.0-6.0 after 7 days of RCD application.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – East Khasi Hills (Period 31
stMay – 4
thJune, 2014)
Weather summery of the past three days (27
thto 29
thMay, 2014)
Weather forecast valid up to 4
thJune, 2014
Sky was generally cloudy to cloudy with moderate rainfall of
41.8mm. Maximum temperatures ranged between 26.2-29.1°C and minimum ranged between 18.2-19.3°C. Mean relative humidity was 85-93% in morning and 72-97% in evening. Wind speed varied between 1.7-2.3 kmph.
There is possibility of light to moderate rain in the next five days. Sky may be clear to partly cloudy to cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 26°C &
15°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 71-90% (maximum) & 37-67% (minimum). Wind direction will be 96-164Degree at a speed of 2-4 kmph during the next five days.
Weekly cumulative rainfall :64.0mm
Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days
Main Crop/ Animal /Fisheries
Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories
Sali/ Kharif Rice Land preparation Start preparing raised nursery bed so that sowing can be done in 1stweek of June. Bed should be of size 10m (length) × 1.25m (width) × 10cm (height) with 30cm wide channel between the two seed beds.
Apply cow dung or compost@10-15kg/seed bedplus a starter dose of urea 80g, SSP 225g, MOP 40g per seed
Collect seed of HYV like Shahsarang -1, Lampnah, IR 64,bed.
Ranjit, RCPL 1-412, RCPL 1-410, RCPL 1-411 & local varieties like Mendri, Manipuri, etc.
650-1000g seed is required for each bed. (Nursery area of 500-600 sqm. is sufficient for transplanting of 1ha).
1st ploughing of main field should be done now as moisture is available.
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.
Boro paddy Grain filling/
Maturity stage
Drain out water from rice field in case of crops starting maturity.
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 Tillering Bhalum 1, 2, 3; IRAT 109, IR 50 rice are in early tillering
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/May’2014/18 Dated: 30/05/2014
stage.
Apply urea @ 35 kg/ha as top dressing after 20-25 DAS.
Do hand weeding at 20-30 DAS.
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 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.
Groundnut/Soybean Land preparation Land preparation may be started now.
2-3 ploughing should be done followed by laddering.
Apply 10 – 13 t/ha of FYM or compost by mixing thoroughly in the soil 1 - 2 weeks before sowing.
Liming should be done if the PH of the soil is less than 5.5 by furrow application of lime @ 500kg/ha before sowing.
Collect HYV seeds of Groundnut: ICGS 76, JL 24;
Soybean: JS 335, Bragg, Ankur & keep ready for sowing.
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.
N.B. 1. Make provision for draining out of excess moisture from vegetable crop fields.
2.
Postpone irrigation, intercultural operation, fertilizer application & plant protection measures if heavy rain is expected.
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
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
Animal Sciences
Poultry All stages Avoid dampness, litter should be periodically changed.
Provide clean and fresh water 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.
Ranikhet disease 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 Pig shed/ stay should keep dry and avoid dampness during
rainy days
Repair the roof of pig stay to protect from rain.
All newly born piglets should be vaccinated against Swine fever at the age of 2 months followed by booster and annual dose..
Provide additional feed ingredients like broken rice wheat bran, broken maize along with kitchen waste, mineral mixture (20g/day).
Deworming of pig/piglets with Albenoazole (5-10mg/Kg body wt.) should be done.
Fishery
Composite Fish Culture
Pre-stocking management
Clean up the pond by removing unwanted vegetation, insects, etc.
Apply Raw Cow Dung (RCD) @ 10,000 kg/ha, 15days before stocking of fingerlings.
Liming should be done after checking the pH, apply lime
@ 2000kg/ha if the pH is 4.5-5.0 &1200 kg/ha if the pH is 5.0-6.0 after 7 days of RCD application.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – Jaintia Hills (Period 31
stMay – 4
thJune, 2014)
Weather summery of the past three days (27
thto 29
thMay, 2014)
Weather forecast valid up to 4
thJune, 2014
Sky was generally cloudy to cloudy with moderate rainfall of
41.8mm. Maximum temperatures ranged between 26.2-29.1°C and minimum ranged between 18.2-19.3°C. Mean relative humidity was 85-93% in morning and 72-97% in evening. Wind speed varied between 1.7-2.3 kmph.
There is possibility of light to moderate rain in the next five days. Sky may be mainly clear to generally cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 25-27°C
& 17-18°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 74-91% (maximum) & 38-64% (minimum). Wind direction will be 102-173Degree at a speed of 0-2kmph 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
Sali/ Kharif Rice Land preparation Start preparing raised nursery bed so that sowing can be done in 1stweek of June. Bed should be of size 10m (length) × 1.25m (width) × 10cm (height) with 30cm wide channel between the two seed beds.
Apply cow dung or compost@10-15kg/seed bedplus a starter dose of urea 80g, SSP 225g, MOP 40g per seed
Collect seed of HYV like Shahsarang -1, Lampnah, IR 64,bed.
Ranjit, RCPL 1-412, RCPL 1-410, RCPL 1-411 & local varieties like Mendri, Manipuri, etc.
650-1000g seed is required for each bed. (Nursery area of 500-600 sqm. is sufficient for transplanting of 1ha).
1st ploughing of main field should be done now as moisture is available.
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.
Boro paddy Grain filling/
Maturity stage
Drain out water from rice field in case of crops starting maturity.
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 Tillering Bhalum 1, 2, 3; IRAT 109, IR 50 rice are in early tillering
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/May’2014/18 Dated: 30/05/2014
stage.
Apply urea @ 35 kg/ha as top dressing after 20-25 DAS.
Do hand weeding at 20-30 DAS.
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 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.
Groundnut/Soybean Land preparation Land preparation may be started now.
2-3 ploughing should be done followed by laddering.
Apply 10 – 13 t/ha of FYM or compost by mixing thoroughly in the soil 1 - 2 weeks before sowing.
Liming should be done if the PH of the soil is less than 5.5 by furrow application of lime @ 500kg/ha before sowing.
Collect HYV seeds of Groundnut: ICGS 76, JL 24;
Soybean: JS 335, Bragg, Ankur & keep ready for sowing.
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.
N.B. 1. Make provision for draining out of excess moisture from vegetable crop fields.
2.
Postpone irrigation, intercultural operation, fertilizer application & plant protection measures if heavy rain is expected.
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
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 Animal Sciences
Poultry All stages Avoid dampness, litter should be periodically changed.
Provide clean and fresh water 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.
Ranikhet disease 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 Pig shed/ stay should keep dry and avoid dampness during
rainy days
Repair the roof of pig stay to protect from rain.
All newly born piglets should be vaccinated against Swine fever at the age of 2 months followed by booster and annual dose..
Provide additional feed ingredients like broken rice wheat bran, broken maize along with kitchen waste, mineral mixture (20g/day).
Deworming of pig/piglets with Albenoazole (5-10mg/Kg body wt.) should be done.
Composite Fish Culture
Pre-stocking management
Clean up the pond by removing unwanted vegetation, insects, etc.
Apply Raw Cow Dung (RCD) @ 10,000 kg/ha, 15days before stocking of fingerlings.
Liming should be done after checking the pH, apply lime
@ 2000kg/ha if the pH is 4.5-5.0 &1200 kg/ha if the pH is 5.0-6.0 after 7 days of RCD application.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – Ri- Bhoi (Period 31
stMay – 4
thJune, 2014)
Weather summery of the past three days (27
thto 29
thJune May, 2014)
Weather forecast valid up to 4
thJune, 2014
Sky was generally cloudy to cloudy with moderate rainfall of
41.8mm. Maximum temperatures ranged between 26.2-29.1°C and minimum ranged between 18.2-19.3°C. Mean relative humidity was 85-93% in morning and 72-97% in evening. Wind speed varied between 1.7-2.3 kmph.
There is possibility of light to moderate rain in the next five days. Sky may be partly to generally cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 32-33°C & 22- 23°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 74-94% (maximum) & 36-73% (minimum). Wind direction will be 157-190Degree at a speed of 2-5 kmph during the next five days.
Weekly cumulative rainfall :64.0mm
Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days
Main Crop/ Animal /Fisheries
Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories
Sali/ Kharif Rice Land preparation Start preparing raised nursery bed so that sowing can be done in 1stweek of June. Bed should be of size 10m (length) × 1.25m (width) × 10cm (height) with 30cm wide channel between the two seed beds.
Apply cow dung or compost@10-15kg/seed bedplus a starter dose of urea 80g, SSP 225g, MOP 40g per seed
Collect seed of HYV like Shahsarang -1, Lampnah, IR 64,bed.
Ranjit, RCPL 1-412, RCPL 1-410, RCPL 1-411 & local varieties like Mendri, Manipuri, etc.
650-1000g seed is required for each bed. (Nursery area of 500-600 sqm. is sufficient for transplanting of 1ha).
1st ploughing of main field should be done now as moisture is available.
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.
Boro paddy Grain filling/
Maturity stage
Drain out water from rice field in case of crops starting maturity.
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 Tillering Bhalum 1, 2, 3; IRAT 109, IR 50 rice are in early tillering
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/May’2014/18 Dated: 30/05/2014
stage.
Apply urea @ 35 kg/ha as top dressing after 20-25 DAS.
Do hand weeding at 20-30 DAS.
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 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.
Groundnut/Soybean Land preparation Land preparation may be started now.
2-3 ploughing should be done followed by laddering.
Apply 10 – 13 t/ha of FYM or compost by mixing thoroughly in the soil 1 - 2 weeks before sowing.
Liming should be done if the PH of the soil is less than 5.5 by furrow application of lime @ 500kg/ha before sowing.
Collect HYV seeds of Groundnut: ICGS 76, JL 24;
Soybean: JS 335, Bragg, Ankur & keep ready for sowing.
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.
N.B. 1. Make provision for draining out of excess moisture from vegetable crop fields.
2.
Postpone irrigation, intercultural operation, fertilizer application & plant protection measures if heavy rain is expected.
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
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 Animal Sciences
Poultry All stages Avoid dampness, litter should be periodically changed.
Provide clean and fresh water 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.
Ranikhet disease 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 Pig shed/ stay should keep dry and avoid dampness during
rainy days
Repair the roof of pig stay to protect from rain.
All newly born piglets should be vaccinated against Swine fever at the age of 2 months followed by booster and annual dose..
Provide additional feed ingredients like broken rice wheat bran, broken maize along with kitchen waste, mineral mixture (20g/day).
Deworming of pig/piglets with Albenoazole (5-10mg/Kg body wt.) should be done.
Composite Fish Culture
Pre-stocking management
Clean up the pond by removing unwanted vegetation, insects, etc.
Apply Raw Cow Dung (RCD) @ 10,000 kg/ha, 15days before stocking of fingerlings.
Liming should be done after checking the pH, apply lime
@ 2000kg/ha if the pH is 4.5-5.0 &1200 kg/ha if the pH is 5.0-6.0 after 7 days of RCD application.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – South Garo Hills (Period 31
stMay – 4
thJune, 2014)
Weather summery of the past three days (27
thto 29
thMay, 2014)
Weather forecast valid up to 4
thJune, 2014
Sky was generally cloudy to cloudy with moderate rainfall of
41.8mm. Maximum temperatures ranged between 26.2-29.1°C and minimum ranged between 18.2-19.3°C. Mean relative humidity was 85-93% in morning and 72-97% in evening. Wind speed varied between 1.7-2.3 kmph.
There is possibility of light to moderate rain in the next five days. Sky may be partly cloudy to cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 32-33°C & 22- 23°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 87-95% (maximum) & 45-76% (minimum). Wind direction will be 88-130Degree at a speed of 6-8 kmph during the next five days.
Weekly cumulative rainfall :109.0mm
Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days
Main Crop/ Animal /Fisheries
Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories
Sali/ Kharif Rice Land preparation Start preparing raised nursery bed so that sowing can be done in 1stweek of June. Bed should be of size 10m (length) × 1.25m (width) × 10cm (height) with 30cm wide channel between the two seed beds.
Apply cow dung or compost@10-15kg/seed bedplus a starter dose of urea 80g, SSP 225g, MOP 40g per seed
Collect seed of HYV likebed. Shahsarang -1, Lampnah, IR 64, Ranjit, RCPL 1-412, RCPL 1-410, RCPL 1-411 &
local varieties like Mendri, Manipuri, etc.
650-1000g seed is required for each bed. (Nursery area of 500-600 sqm. is sufficient for transplanting of 1ha).
1st ploughing of main field should be done now as moisture is available.
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.
Boro paddy Grain filling/
Maturity stage
Drain out water from rice field in case of crops starting maturity.
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 Tillering Bhalum 1, 2, 3; IRAT 109, IR 50 rice are in early tillering
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/May’2014/18 Dated: 30/05/2014
stage.
Apply urea @ 35 kg/ha as top dressing after 20-25 DAS.
Do hand weeding at 20-30 DAS.
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 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.
Groundnut/Soybean Land preparation Land preparation may be started now.
2-3 ploughing should be done followed by laddering.
Apply 10 – 13 t/ha of FYM or compost by mixing thoroughly in the soil 1 - 2 weeks before sowing.
Liming should be done if the PH of the soil is less than 5.5 by furrow application of lime @ 500kg/ha before sowing.
Collect HYV seeds of Groundnut: ICGS 76, JL 24;
Soybean: JS 335, Bragg, Ankur & keep ready for sowing.
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.
N.B. 1. Make provision for draining out of excess moisture from vegetable crop fields.
2.
Postpone irrigation, intercultural operation, fertilizer application & plant protection measures if heavy rain is expected.
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
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 Animal Sciences
Poultry All stages Avoid dampness, litter should be periodically changed.
Provide clean and fresh water 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.
Ranikhet disease 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 Pig shed/ stay should keep dry and avoid dampness during
rainy days
Repair the roof of pig stay to protect from rain.
All newly born piglets should be vaccinated against Swine fever at the age of 2 months followed by booster and annual dose..
Provide additional feed ingredients like broken rice wheat bran, broken maize along with kitchen waste, mineral mixture (20g/day).
Deworming of pig/piglets with Albenoazole (5-10mg/Kg body wt.) should be done.
Composite Fish Culture
Pre-stocking management
Clean up the pond by removing unwanted vegetation, insects, etc.
Apply Raw Cow Dung (RCD) @ 10,000 kg/ha, 15days before stocking of fingerlings.
Liming should be done after checking the pH, apply lime
@ 2000kg/ha if the pH is 4.5-5.0 &1200 kg/ha if the pH is 5.0-6.0 after 7 days of RCD application.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – West Garo Hills (Period 31
stMay – 4
thJune, 2014)
Weather summery of the past three days (27
thto 29
thMay, 2014)
Weather forecast valid up to 4
thJune, 2014
Sky was generally cloudy to cloudy with moderate rainfall of
41.8mm. Maximum temperatures ranged between 26.2-29.1°C and minimum ranged between 18.2-19.3°C. Mean relative humidity was 85-93% in morning and 72-97% in evening. Wind speed varied between 1.7-2.3 kmph.
There is possibility of moderate to rather heavy rain in the next five days. Sky may be partly cloudy to cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 29-31°C
& 21-22°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 91-97% (maximum) & 48-84% (minimum). Wind direction will be 93-137Degree at a speed of 5-9kmph during the next five days.
Weekly cumulative rainfall :142.0mm
Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days
Main Crop/ Animal /Fisheries
Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories
Sali/ Kharif Rice Land preparation Start preparing raised nursery bed so that sowing can be done in 1stweek of June. Bed should be of size 10m (length) × 1.25m (width) × 10cm (height) with 30cm wide channel between the two seed beds.
Apply cow dung or compost@10-15kg/seed bedplus a starter dose of urea 80g, SSP 225g, MOP 40g per seed
Collect seed of HYV like Shahsarang -1, Lampnah, IR 64,bed.
Ranjit, RCPL 1-412, RCPL 1-410, RCPL 1-411 & local varieties like Mendri, Manipuri, etc.
650-1000g seed is required for each bed. (Nursery area of 500-600 sqm. is sufficient for transplanting of 1ha).
1st ploughing of main field should be done now as moisture is available.
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.
Boro paddy Grain filling/
Maturity stage
Drain out water from rice field in case of crops starting maturity.
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 Tillering Bhalum 1, 2, 3; IRAT 109, IR 50 rice are in early tillering
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/May’2014/18 Dated: 30/05/2014
stage.
Apply urea @ 35 kg/ha as top dressing after 20-25 DAS.
Do hand weeding at 20-30 DAS.
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 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.
Groundnut/Soybean Land preparation Land preparation may be started now.
2-3 ploughing should be done followed by laddering.
Apply 10 – 13 t/ha of FYM or compost by mixing thoroughly in the soil 1 - 2 weeks before sowing.
Liming should be done if the PH of the soil is less than 5.5 by furrow application of lime @ 500kg/ha before sowing.
Collect HYV seeds of Groundnut: ICGS 76, JL 24;
Soybean: JS 335, Bragg, Ankur & keep ready for sowing.
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.
N.B. 1. Make provision for draining out of excess moisture from vegetable crop fields.
2.
Postpone irrigation, intercultural operation, fertilizer application & plant protection measures if heavy rain is expected.
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
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 Animal Sciences
Poultry All stages Avoid dampness, litter should be periodically changed.
Provide clean and fresh water 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.
Ranikhet disease 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 Pig shed/ stay should keep dry and avoid dampness during
rainy days
Repair the roof of pig stay to protect from rain.
All newly born piglets should be vaccinated against Swine fever at the age of 2 months followed by booster and annual dose..
Provide additional feed ingredients like broken rice wheat bran, broken maize along with kitchen waste, mineral mixture (20g/day).
Deworming of pig/piglets with Albenoazole (5-10mg/Kg body wt.) should be done.
Composite Fish Culture
Pre-stocking management
Clean up the pond by removing unwanted vegetation, insects, etc.
Apply Raw Cow Dung (RCD) @ 10,000 kg/ha, 15days before stocking of fingerlings.
Liming should be done after checking the pH, apply lime
@ 2000kg/ha if the pH is 4.5-5.0 &1200 kg/ha if the pH is 5.0-6.0 after 7 days of RCD application.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – West Khasi Hills (Period 31
stMay – 4
thJune, 2014)
Weather summery of the past three days (27
thto 29
thMay, 2014)
Weather forecast valid up to 4
thJune, 2014
Sky was generally cloudy to cloudy with moderate rainfall of
41.8mm. Maximum temperatures ranged between 26.2-29.1°C and minimum ranged between 18.2-19.3°C. Mean relative humidity was 85-93% in morning and 72-97% in evening. Wind speed varied between 1.7-2.3 kmph.
There is possibility of moderate rain in the next five days.
Sky may be mainly partly cloudy to cloudy with a maximum and minimum temperature of 26°C & 16°C respectively. The expected relative humidity will be 81- 93% (maximum) & 41-68% (minimum). Wind direction will be 99-142Degree at a speed of 4-6 kmph during the next five days.
Weekly cumulative rainfall :108.0mm
Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days
Main Crop/ Animal /Fisheries
Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories
Sali/ Kharif Rice Land preparation Start preparing raised nursery bed so that sowing can be done in 1stweek of June. Bed should be of size 10m (length) × 1.25m (width) × 10cm (height) with 30cm wide channel between the two seed beds.
Apply cow dung or compost@10-15kg/seed bedplus a starter dose of urea 80g, SSP 225g, MOP 40g per seed
Collect seed of HYV like Shahsarang -1, Lampnah, IR 64,bed.
Ranjit, RCPL 1-412, RCPL 1-410, RCPL 1-411 & local varieties like Mendri, Manipuri, etc.
650-1000g seed is required for each bed. (Nursery area of 500-600 sqm. is sufficient for transplanting of 1ha).
1st ploughing of main field should be done now as moisture is available.
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.
Boro paddy Grain filling/
Maturity stage
Drain out water from rice field in case of crops starting maturity.
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 Tillering Bhalum 1, 2, 3; IRAT 109, IR 50 rice are in early tillering
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/May’2014/18 Dated: 30/05/2014
stage.
Apply urea @ 35 kg/ha as top dressing after 20-25 DAS.
Do hand weeding at 20-30 DAS.
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 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.
Groundnut/Soybean Land preparation Land preparation may be started now.
2-3 ploughing should be done followed by laddering.
Apply 10 – 13 t/ha of FYM or compost by mixing thoroughly in the soil 1 - 2 weeks before sowing.
Liming should be done if the PH of the soil is less than 5.5 by furrow application of lime @ 500kg/ha before sowing.
Collect HYV seeds of Groundnut: ICGS 76, JL 24;
Soybean: JS 335, Bragg, Ankur & keep ready for sowing.
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.
N.B. 1. Make provision for draining out of excess moisture from vegetable crop fields.
2.
Postpone irrigation, intercultural operation, fertilizer application & plant protection measures if heavy rain is expected.
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
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 Animal Sciences
Poultry All stages Avoid dampness, litter should be periodically changed.
Provide clean and fresh water 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.
Ranikhet disease 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 Pig shed/ stay should keep dry and avoid dampness during
rainy days
Repair the roof of pig stay to protect from rain.
All newly born piglets should be vaccinated against Swine fever at the age of 2 months followed by booster and annual dose..
Provide additional feed ingredients like broken rice wheat bran, broken maize along with kitchen waste, mineral mixture (20g/day).
Deworming of pig/piglets with Albenoazole (5-10mg/Kg body wt.) should be done.
Composite Fish Culture
Pre-stocking management
Clean up the pond by removing unwanted vegetation, insects, etc.
Apply Raw Cow Dung (RCD) @ 10,000 kg/ha, 15days before stocking of fingerlings.
Liming should be done after checking the pH, apply lime
@ 2000kg/ha if the pH is 4.5-5.0 &1200 kg/ha if the pH is 5.0-6.0 after 7 days of RCD application.
