793 103 Meghalaya Agro Advisory Bulletin - KIRAN

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Agro Advisory Bulletin – WEST JAINTIA HILLS (Period 4

^th

– 8

^th

September, 2019)

Weather forecast valid up to 8^th September, 2019

The possibility of Rainfall is 118.0mm for the next five days. Maximum Temp: 31-34^oC, Minimum Temp: 24^oC, Cloud cover:

sky will be mainly cloudy i.e. 8 Okta, Maximum RH: 97-98%, Minimum RH: 62-85%, Wind speed: 3.3-5.6 Kmph, Wind direction: Southwest.

General Advisories:

 Sprays may be avoided as there is likely to have moderate/heavy rain during next five days.

 Maintain proper drainage in the field crops/vegetables/fruit crop.

 Sale produces immediately at premium prices.

 Proper sundry seeds before storage.

Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days

Main Crop/

Animal /Fisheries

Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories

Sali/Kharif Rice (Lowland)

Active tillering stage

Blast

 First hand weeding at 20-25 days after transplanting

& second hand weeding at 40-45 days after transplanting should be done to reduce the weed problem.

 If rice is transplanted in lines, then use cono-weeder.

 Maintain proper water in the field.

 Spray Tricy-Biofungicid, Pseudomonas fluorescens

@ 4g/10 litre.

 Use & spray broad spectrum other biofungicide- Eugenol based (Ecobit) 50 WP 2g/litre.

Maize

High & Mid altitude Region

Harvesting  Cobs should be harvested after proper maturity for grain purpose. Harvested cobs should be sun dried.

 After harvesting of Maize, field should be made ready for sowing of next crop.

Cole crops (Cabbage, Cauliflower,

Broccoli)

Nursery Raising

 Sow the seeds of broccoli (var. pushpa, aiswarya, fiesta, lucky), cabbage (H-139) & cauliflower (local) in the nursery at 5 cm spacing between the line under the protected structures.

 The nursery bed should be prepared by mixing well rotten FYM or compost @ 4 kg/m² with the soil.

 Cabbage spacing at 60 cm x 45 cm row to row and plant to plant, Cauliflower at 60 cm x 45 cm row to row and plant to plant and Broccoli at 45x30 cm French bean/Cowpea Land preparation/

Sowing

 Prepared the land & add 10-15 tonnes/ha FYM in the pits or lines in raised bed, 10-15 days before planting.

French bean varieties

 Sow the seed of improved varieties pole type (Naga local), Bush type (Arka Subidha, Arka Anup) on raised bed in mid hills.

 Spacing: Pole type 60x30cm, Bush type: 45x20cm.

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Cowpea varieties

 Pole type (Arka Garima), Bush type (Kashi Kanchan)

 Spacing: Pole type 75x25cm, Bush type 45x20cm.

Ginger/Turmeric Vegetative

Soft rot/Wilt

 Maintain proper drainage.

 Regular weeding & timely earthing up & destruction of infested rhizomes/stems.

 Mechanical destruction of dead heart caused due to shoot borer in ginger.

Management of Soft Rot/Wilt in Ginger

 When weather is clear, drench the soil with Bio- Control agents, Trichoderma based formulation 4 gram/1 litre of water at the interval of 30 days.

 Uproot the wilted/rotten plants from the field.

Pineapple Harvesting / Growth stage for new plantation

 Harvest with a sharp knife, severing the fruit-stalk with a clean cut retaining 5-7m of stalk with the fruit without damage to the fruit.

 Use traps to reduce rodent population by using locally available attractive baits.

 Weeding can be done manually or mechanically.

 Collect and destroy plant parts infested with insect pest and diseases

Khasi Mandarin Fruit development

Fruit drop

 Preparation of proper drainage.

 Management of fruit drop: Spraying with 2,4-D or GA3

@ 15 (mg/l) +Urea (10 g/l) + Benomyl (1g/l) or spraying of Planofix @ 1ml/5 litres of water minimise the fruit drop.

 Collect & discard of fallen fruits to avoid attraction of fruit fly.

Guava Fruit development  Remove weeds from basins around the trees by hand weeding before manure and fertilizer application followed by mulching with organic materials.

 Control weeds between rows by shallow cultivation and grow the regional recommended intercrop/cover crop.

 Inter row space should kept weed free by light cultivation and using green manuring or inter cropping with leguminous crops.

Animal Sciences

• Protect Animals/Birds from direct exposure to cold rain weather.

• Avoid water logging of floor of the animal house.

• Store sufficient dry feed for the period of inclement weather for uninterrupted feeding.

• Check for build up of insect nests in animal houses & if required clean the same.

Poultry All stages  Protect poultry houses from extreme rain/wind by covering with polythene sheets on the sheds.

 Provide vitamin B complex @ 7ml/litre in drinking water daily in broiler for healthy growth.

 Litter should be change periodically and provide clean drinking water and changed the water every day.

 Diseased and dead birds should be immediately removed.

 Regularly inspect the dropings of the poultry birds for any diseases symptom.

Coccidiosis (Symptoms:

blood/mucus in

 Provide plenty of fresh and clean drinking water.

 Provide coccidiostatic like Amprolium @ 25-65 mg/kg feed once a day as a preventive measure

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

feaces) against coccidiosis.

Ranikhet disease  Vaccinate the poultry birds with F1/ Lasota vaccine (1 drop) at the age of 4-7 days old and 35 days old through eye and nostril.

Piggery All stages

Deworming

 Vaccinate all newly born piglets against swine fever at the age of 3 months followed by annual booster dose.

 In endemic areas, vaccinate 6 months old pigs with FMD vaccine once in a year.

 Iron supplementation in piglet to prevent from piglet anaemia during 1^st week of age (0.5-1 ml IM/SC) repeat after 14 days.

 Deworm your pigs by albendazole @ 5-10 mg/kg body weight once and repeat after 21 days.

Skin infection (Scabies)

 Provide Ivermectin (Injection) @ 10mg/33kg body wt.

Cattle & Buffaloes 6-9 months calves Brucellosis  Vaccinate 6-9 months old Heifer (Female) with Brucella abortus cotton strain-19 @ 5ml subcutaneous on the neck

Foot & Mouth Disease, HaemorrhagicSepti

caemia, Black Quarter

Deworming

 Undertake regular immunization of cattle & buffaloes against Foot & Mouth disease, Haemorrhagic septicaemia & Black Quarter.

 To prevent FMD spread spray 4% sodium carbonate solution (400 gm Na₂ Co₃ in 10 litres of water) or lime/ bleaching powder should be spread every day atleast once around the farm premise & at the entry/exit atleast for 10 days.

 Deworm your cattle & buffaloes by albendazole @ 5- 10 mg/kg body weight once and repeat after 21 days.

Do not give to pregnant & new born animals.

 Vitamin and mixed supplements.

Fishery

• Maintain proper drainage system.

• Maintain of proper dyke.

• Fixing of net in the drainage pipe.

Major carps and minor carps (Catle, Rohu, Mrigal, Grass carp, Silver carp, Gonius, Pengba, Bata, etc.)

All stages but fingerlings in particular

Saprolegnia Prophylactic measure:

Maintain the pH above 8.

Liming properly till October and not disturbing the water till February

Treatment:

Salt bath for 2 mins @ 2g/Liter water and followed by 5ppm KMnO₄ thrice a week for 6 weeks.

Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS)

Prophylactic measure:

Treatment:

Apply CIFAX @ 1 litre/ha water spread area FISH-X @ 1 Litre/ha

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Agro Advisory Bulletin – WEST KHASI HILLS (Period 4

^th

– 8

^th

September, 2019)

The possibility of Rainfall is 91.0mm for the next five days. Maximum Temp: 30-33^oC, Minimum Temp: 22-23^oC, Cloud cover: sky will be mainly cloudy to cloudy i.e. 8 Okta, Maximum RH: 95-97%, Minimum RH: 65-78%, Wind speed: 4-5.6 Kmph, Wind direction: Southeast.

 Sprays may be avoided as there is likely to have moderate rain during next five days.

Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days

Main Crop/

Blast

 First hand weeding at 20-25 days after transplanting & second hand weeding at 40-45 days after transplanting should be done to reduce the weed problem.

 If rice is transplanted in lines, then use cono- weeder.

 Spray Tricy-Biofungicid, Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 4g/10 litre.

Maize

Harvesting  Cobs should be harvested after proper maturity for

grain purpose. Harvested cobs should be sun dried.

Broccoli)

Nursery Raising  Sow the seeds of broccoli (var. pushpa, aiswarya, fiesta, lucky), cabbage (H-139) & cauliflower (local) in the nursery at 5 cm spacing between the line under the protected structures.

 Cabbage spacing at 60 cm x 45 cm row to row and plant to plant, Cauliflower at 60 cm x 45 cm row to row and plant to plant and Broccoli at 45x30 cm

French bean/Cowpea Land preparation/

Sowing

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Soft rot/Wilt

 Regular weeding & timely earthing up &

destruction of infested rhizomes/stems.

Fruit drop

 Management of fruit drop: Spraying with 2,4-D or GA3 @ 15 (mg/l) +Urea (10 g/l) + Benomyl (1g/l) or spraying of Planofix @ 1ml/5 litres of water minimise the fruit drop.

Animal Sciences

 Regularly inspect the dropings of the poultry birds

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

for any diseases symptom.

blood/mucus in feaces)

 Provide coccidiostatic like Amprolium @ 25-65 mg/kg feed once a day as a preventive measure against coccidiosis.

Ranikhet disease  Vaccinate the poultry birds with F1/ Lasota vaccine (1 drop) at the age of 4-7 days old and 35 days old through eye and nostril.

Deworming

Cattle & Buffaloes 6-9 months calves Brucellosis  Vaccinate 6-9 months old Heifer (Female) with Brucella abortus cotton strain-19 @ 5ml subcutaneous on the neck

Foot & Mouth Disease, HaemorrhagicSepti

caemia, Black Quarter

Deworming

 Undertake regular immunization of cattle &

buffaloes against Foot & Mouth disease, Haemorrhagic septicaemia & Black Quarter.

 To prevent FMD spread spray 4% sodium carbonate solution (400 gm Na₂ Co₃ in 10 litres of water) or lime/ bleaching powder should be spread every day atleast once around the farm premise &

at the entry/exit atleast for 10 days.

 Deworm your cattle & buffaloes by albendazole @ 5-10 mg/kg body weight once and repeat after 21 days. Do not give to pregnant & new born animals.

Fishery

Treatment:

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Agro Advisory Bulletin – East Garo Hills (Period 4

^th

– 8

^th

September, 2019)

The possibility of Rainfall is 120.0 mm for the next five days. Maximum Temp: 32-35^oC, Minimum Temp: 25-26^oC, Cloud cover: sky will be mainly cloudy to cloudy i.e. 8 Okta, Maximum RH: 95-96%, Minimum RH: 64-76%, Wind speed: 4-6.1 Kmph, Wind direction: Southeast.

Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days

Main Crop/

Animal /Fisheries

Early vegetative  First hand weeding at 20-25 days after transplanting &

second hand weeding at 40-45 days after transplanting should be done to reduce the weed problem.

 Drain out the field for some time (2-3 days) to facilitate the tillering.

Maize

High & Mid altitude Region

Cole crops (Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli)

Nursery Raising

French bean/Cowpea

Land preparation/

Sowing

Ginger/Turmeric Vegetative  Maintain proper drainage.

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Soft rot/Wilt Management of Soft Rot/Wilt in Ginger

 When weather is clear, drench the soil with Bio-Control agents, Trichoderma based formulation 4 gram/1 litre of water at the interval of 30 days.

Fruit drop

Animal Sciences

 Protect Animals/Birds from direct exposure to cold rain weather.

 Avoid water logging of floor of the animal house.

 Store sufficient dry feed for the period of inclement weather for uninterrupted feeding.

 Check for build up of insect nests in animal houses & if required clean the same.

Piggery All stages  Vaccinate all newly born piglets against swine fever at the age of 3 months followed by annual booster dose.

 Iron supplementation in piglet to prevent from piglet

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

Deworming

anaemia during 1^st week of age (0.5-1 ml IM/SC) repeat after 14 days.

Cattle & Buffaloes 6-9 months calves Brucellosis  Vaccinate 6-9 months old Heifer (Female) with Brucella abortus cotton strain-19 @ 5ml subcutaneous on the neck Foot & Mouth

Disease, HaemorrhagicSepticae

mia, Black Quarter

Deworming

 Undertake regular immunization of cattle & buffaloes against Foot & Mouth disease, Haemorrhagic septicaemia

& Black Quarter.

 To prevent FMD spread spray 4% sodium carbonate solution (400 gm Na₂ Co₃ in 10 litres of water) or lime/

bleaching powder should be spread every day atleast once around the farm premise & at the entry/exit atleast for 10 days.

Fishery

 Maintain proper drainage system.

 Maintain of proper dyke.

 Fixing of net in the drainage pipe.

Treatment:

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Agro Advisory Bulletin – EAST JAINTIA HILLS (Period 4

^th

– 8

^th

September, 2019)

The possibility of Rainfall is 118.0mm for the next five days. Maximum Temp: 31-34^oC, Minimum Temp: 24^oC, Cloud cover: sky will be mainly cloudy i.e. 8 Okta, Maximum RH: 97-98%, Minimum RH: 62-85%, Wind speed: 3.3-5.6 Kmph, Wind direction: Southwest.

Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days

Main Crop/

Animal /Fisheries

Blast

 First hand weeding at 20-25 days after transplanting &

 Use & spray broad spectrum other biofungicide-Eugenol based (Ecobit) 50 WP 2g/litre.

Maize

High & Mid altitude Region

Cole crops (Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli)

Nursery Raising

French bean/Cowpea

Land preparation/

Sowing

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Soft rot/Wilt

Fruit drop

 Management of fruit drop: Spraying with 2,4-D or GA3 @ 15 (mg/l) +Urea (10 g/l) + Benomyl (1g/l) or spraying of Planofix

@ 1ml/5 litres of water minimise the fruit drop.

Animal Sciences

Piggery All stages  Vaccinate all newly born piglets against swine fever at the age

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

Deworming

of 3 months followed by annual booster dose.

Cattle &

Buffaloes

6-9 months calves Brucellosis  Vaccinate 6-9 months old Heifer (Female) with Brucella abortus cotton strain-19 @ 5ml subcutaneous on the neck Foot & Mouth

Disease, HaemorrhagicSeptic

aemia, Black Quarter

Deworming

Fishery

•

Maintain proper drainage system.

Treatment:

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Agro Advisory Bulletin – EAST KHASI HILLS (Period 4

^th

– 8

^th

September, 2019)

The possibility of Rainfall is 70.0mm for the next five days. Maximum Temp: 30-32^oC, Minimum Temp: 21-22^oC, Cloud cover: sky will be mainly cloudy to cloudy i.e. 8 Okta, Maximum RH: 95-97%, Minimum RH: 66-75%, Wind speed: 4-6.3 Kmph, Wind direction: East- Southeast-Southwest.

 Sprays may be avoided as there is likely to have light/moderate rain during next five days.

Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days

Main Crop/ Animal /Fisheries

Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories Sali/Kharif Rice (Lowland) Active tillering

stage

Blast

 First hand weeding at 20-25 days after transplanting & second hand weeding at 40-45 days after transplanting should be done to reduce the weed problem.

 If rice is transplanted in lines, then use cono- weeder.

Maize

High & Mid altitude Region

Harvesting  Cobs should be harvested after proper maturity

for grain purpose. Harvested cobs should be sun dried.

Cole crops (Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli)

Nursery Raising

 Sow the seeds of broccoli (var. pushpa, aiswarya, fiesta, lucky), cabbage (H-139) &

cauliflower (local) in the nursery at 5 cm spacing between the line under the protected structures.

Sowing

 Sow the seed of improved varieties pole type

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(Naga local), Bush type (Arka Subidha, Arka Anup) on raised bed in mid hills.

 Spacing: Pole type 60x30cm, Bush type:

45x20cm.

Soft rot/Wilt

Pineapple Harvesting /

Growth stage for new plantation

 Harvest with a sharp knife, severing the fruit- stalk with a clean cut retaining 5-7m of stalk with the fruit without damage to the fruit.

Fruit drop

Guava Fruit development  Remove weeds from basins around the trees by

hand weeding before manure and fertilizer application followed by mulching with organic materials.

Animal Sciences

Poultry All stages  Protect poultry houses from extreme rain/wind by

covering with polythene sheets on the sheds.

 Litter should be change periodically and provide

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clean drinking water and changed the water every day.

Coccidiosis (Symptoms: blood/mucus

in feaces)

Ranikhet disease  Vaccinate the poultry birds with F1/ Lasota vaccine (1 drop) at the age of 4-7 days old and 35 days old through eye and nostril.

Deworming

Foot & Mouth Disease, HaemorrhagicSepticaemia,

Black Quarter

Deworming

 Undertake regular immunization of cattle &

buffaloes against Foot & Mouth disease, Haemorrhagic septicaemia & Black Quarter.

 Deworm your cattle & buffaloes by albendazole

@ 5-10 mg/kg body weight once and repeat after 21 days. Do not give to pregnant & new born animals.

Fishery

Major carps and minor carps (Catle, Rohu, Mrigal, Grass carp, Silver carp, Gonius, Pengba, Bata, etc.)

Treatment:

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

Treatment:

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Agro Advisory Bulletin – NORTH GARO HILLS (Period 4

^th

– 8

^th

September, 2019)

The possibility of Rainfall is 100.0 mm for the next five days. Maximum Temp: 32-35^oC, Minimum Temp: 25-26^oC, Cloud cover: sky will be mainly cloudy to cloudy i.e. 8 Okta, Maximum RH: 95-96%, Minimum RH: 64-76%, Wind speed: 4-6.1 Kmph, Wind direction:

Southeast.

Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days

Main Crop/

Early vegetative  First hand weeding at 20-25 days after transplanting &

Maize

Broccoli)

Nursery Raising

 Cabbage spacing at 60 cm x 45 cm row to row and plant to plant, Cauliflower at 60 cm x 45 cm row to row and plant to plant and Broccoli at 45x30 cm French bean/Cowpea Land preparation/

Sowing

Ginger/Turmeric Vegetative  Maintain proper drainage.

 Mechanical destruction of dead heart caused due to

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Soft rot/Wilt

shoot borer in ginger.

Fruit drop

 Management of fruit drop: Spraying with 2,4-D or GA3

@ 15 (mg/l) +Urea (10 g/l) + Benomyl (1g/l) or spraying of Planofix @ 1ml/5 litres of water minimise the fruit drop.

Animal Sciences

Poultry All stages  Protect poultry houses from extreme rain/wind by

covering with polythene sheets on the sheds.

Piggery All stages  Vaccinate all newly born piglets against swine fever at the age of 3 months followed by annual booster dose.

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

Deworming

Foot & Mouth Disease, HaemorrhagicSepticae

mia, Black Quarter

Deworming

 Deworm your cattle & buffaloes by albendazole @ 5- 10 mg/kg body weight once and repeat after 21 days.

Do not give to pregnant & new born animals.

Fishery

Treatment:

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Agro Advisory Bulletin – Ri-Bhoi (Period 4

^th

– 8

^th

September, 2019)

Weather summary of the past four days Weather forecast valid up to 8^th September, 2019 Sky was mainly cloudy with 81.4 mm of rainfall. Maximum

temperatures ranged between 27.4-31.6°C and minimum ranged between 20.4-20.8°C. Mean relative humidity was 90-96% in morning and 51-74% in evening. Wind speed ranged between 3 kmph.

The possibility of Rainfall is 97.0mm for the next five days.

Maximum Temp: 30.0-33.0^oC, Minimum Temp: 22.0-23.0^oC, Cloud cover: sky will be cloudy i.e. 8 Okta, Maximum RH: 95- 98%, Minimum RH: 55-88%, Wind speed: 3.3-5.2 Kmph, Wind direction: South.

Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days

Main Crop/ Animal /Fisheries

Blast

 First hand weeding at 20-25 days after transplanting &

 Use & spray broad spectrum other biofungicide-Eugenol based (Ecobit) 50 WP 2g/litre.

Maize

Broccoli)

Sowing

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Soft rot/Wilt

Fruit drop

Animal Sciences

• Protect Animals/Birds from direct exposure to cold rain weather & wind.

 Check for build up of insect nests in animal houses & if required clean the same.

Poultry All stages  Provide vitamin B complex @ 7ml/litre in drinking water daily in broiler for healthy growth.

Ranikhet disease  Vaccinate the poultry birds with F1/ Lasota vaccine (1

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

drop) at the age of 4-7 days old and 35 days old through eye and nostril.

Deworming

Cattle & Buffaloes 6-9 months calves Brucellosis  Vaccinate 6-9 months old Heifer (Female) with Brucella abortus cotton strain-19 @ 5ml subcutaneous on the neck Foot & Mouth

Disease, HaemorrhagicSe pticaemia, Black

Quarter

Deworming

 Undertake regular immunization of cattle & buffaloes against Foot & Mouth disease, Haemorrhagic septicaemia

& Black Quarter.

Fishery

Treatment:

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Agro Advisory Bulletin – SOUTH GARO HILLS (Period 4

^th

– 8

^th

September, 2019)

The possibility of Rainfall is 119.0 mm for the next five days. Maximum Temp: 32-33^oC, Minimum Temp: 25-26^oC, Cloud cover: sky will be mainly cloudy to cloudy i.e. 7-8 Okta, Maximum RH: 94-97%, Minimum RH: 62-68%, Wind speed: 4.5- 6.6 Kmph, Wind direction: East-Southeast.

Agro meteorological Advisories for coming 5 days

Main Crop/

Early vegetative  First hand weeding at 20-25 days after

transplanting & second hand weeding at 40-45 days after transplanting should be done to reduce the weed problem.

Maize

Harvesting  Cobs should be harvested after proper maturity for

grain purpose. Harvested cobs should be sun dried.

Broccoli)

Sowing

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Soft rot/Wilt

Fruit drop

Animal Sciences

Coccidiosis  Provide plenty of fresh and clean drinking water.