Agro Advisory Bulletin – WEST KHASI HILLS (Period 19
th– 23
rdOctober, 2019)
Weather forecast valid up to 23rd October, 2019
The possibility of Rainfall is 24.0mm for the next five days. Maximum Temp: 27-28oC, Minimum Temp: 18-19oC, Cloud cover: sky will be mainly clear to mainly cloudy i.e. 1-6 Okta, Maximum RH: 88-96%, Minimum RH: 51-63%, Wind speed:
4 Kmph, Wind direction: East-Southeast.
General Advisories:
Prepare uplands for early rabi crops.
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 Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories Sali/Kharif Rice
(Lowland)
Flowering/Milking stage
Blast/Stem borer
Swarming caterpillar/Army worm
Maintain proper water upto 5 cm height upto flowering stage.
Spray Tricy-Biofungicid, Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 4g/10 litre.
Use & spray broad spectrum other biofungicide- Eugenol based (Ecobit) 50 WP 2g/litre.
Use Trichogramma japonicum @ 50000/ha for rice stem borer.
Crop should be monitored regularly for swarming caterpillar damage and follow ICAR pest management guidelines as soon as you notice the incidence.
Management guidelines are available on link“KIRAN”website:
http://www.kiran.nic.in/pdf/news/2019/Advisory
%20No%20RC2019_03_18092019.pdf Root Crop (Radish,
carrot)
Sowing Use improved cultivar such as Japanese white
(Radish) and New Kuroda (Carrot).
Soak the seed of carrot over night in water before sowing.
Sow the seed on raised bed of 30-45 cm width.
Sow the seed of carrot at 15-20 cm x 5-7 cm and radish at 25x15 cm spacing.
To maintain proper spacing thining should be done 15-20 days after sowing.
Cole crops (Cabbage, Cauliflower,
Broccoli)
Nursery Raising/
Transplanting
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
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/October’2019/58 Dated: 18/10/2019
row to row and plant to plant and Broccoli at 45x30 cm
Transplant the seedling in evening and irrigate immediately if there is no rain.
Collection & destruction of cutworm.
French bean/
Cowpea
Vegetative Do manual weeding & staking.
Staking of pole type varieties with bamboo sticks after weeding, hoeing & earthing up.
Maintain proper drainage in the crop.
Ginger/Turmeric Bulking Maintain proper drainage.
Pineapple Growth stage Weeding can be done manually or mechanically.
Collect and destroy older/wilted and plant parts infested with insect pest and diseases.
Apply manures.
Khasi Mandarin Fruit growth
Fruit drop/
Fruit fly
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 Harvesting Harvest yellow firm fruits for local market. Half yellow for distant market. Harvest along with stalk
& leaves.
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 feaces)
Provide plenty of fresh and clean drinking water.
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.
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
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
piglet anaemia during 1st 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 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:
Maintain the pH above 8.
Liming properly till October and not disturbing the water till February
Treatment:
Apply CIFAX @ 1 litre/ha water spread area FISH-X @ 1 Litre/ha
Harvest of fish Harvest the fish in the month of October and
November (before the winter starts) as the fish will be more prone to disease like Saprolegnia.
It is advisable not to harvest all the fish.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – East Garo Hills (Period 19
th– 23
rdOctober, 2019)
Weather forecast valid up to 23rd October, 2019
The possibility of Rainfall is 12.0 mm for the next five days. Maximum Temp: 28-29o C, Minimum Temp: 20-21o C, Cloud cover: sky will be mainly clear to mainly cloudy i.e. 1-6 Okta, Maximum RH: 91-98%, Minimum RH: 60-73%, Wind speed: 3-5 Kmph, Wind direction: Northeast-Southeast.
General Advisories:
Prepare uplands for early rabi crops.
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 Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories Sali/Kharif Rice
(Lowland)
Panicle initiation/
flowering
Blast/Stem borer
Swarming
caterpillar/Army worm
Do not disturb the field after flowering initiation.
Maintain proper water upto 5 cm height upto flowering stage.
Spray Tricy-Biofungicid, Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 4g/10 litre.
Use & spray broad spectrum other biofungicide-Eugenol based (Ecobit) 50 WP 2g/litre.
Crop should be monitored regularly for swarming caterpillar damage and follow ICAR pest management guidelines as soon as you notice the incidence.
Management guidelines are available on link“KIRAN”website:
http://www.kiran.nic.in/pdf/news/2019/Advisory%20No
%20RC2019_03_18092019.pdf Root Crop (Radish,
carrot)
Sowing Use improved cultivar such as Japanese white (Radish) and New Kuroda (Carrot).
Soak the seed of carrot over night in water before sowing.
Sow the seed on raised bed of 30-45 cm width.
Sow the seed of carrot at 15-20 cm x 5-7 cm and radish at 25x15 cm spacing.
To maintain proper spacing thining should be done 15-20 days after sowing.
Cole crops (Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli)
Nursery Raising/
Transplanting
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
Transplant the seedling in evening and irrigate immediately if there is no rain.
Collection & destruction of cutworm.
French bean/Cowpea
Vegetative Do manual weeding & staking.
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/October’2019/58 Dated: 18/10/2019
Staking of pole type varieties with bamboo sticks after weeding, hoeing & earthing up.
Maintain proper drainage in the crop.
Ginger/Turmeric Bulking Maintain proper drainage.
Pineapple Growth stage Weeding can be done manually or mechanically.
Collect and destroy older/wilted and plant parts infested with insect pest and diseases.
Apply manures.
Khasi Mandarin Fruit growth
Fruit drop/
Fruit fly
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 Harvesting Harvest yellow firm fruits for local market. Half yellow for distant market. Harvest along with stalk & leaves.
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 feaces)
Provide plenty of fresh and clean drinking water.
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.
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 1st 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 Undertake regular immunization of cattle & buffaloes
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
Disease, HaemorrhagicSepticae
mia, Black Quarter
Deworming
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 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:
Maintain the pH above 8.
Liming properly till October and not disturbing the water till February
Treatment:
Apply CIFAX @ 1 litre/ha water spread area FISH-X @ 1 Litre/ha
Harvest of fish Harvest the fish in the month of October and November (before the winter starts) as the fish will be more prone to disease like Saprolegnia.
It is advisable not to harvest all the fish.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – EAST JAINTIA HILLS (Period 19
th– 23
rdOctober, 2019)
Weather forecast valid up to 23rd October, 2019
The possibility of Rainfall is 47.0mm for the next five days. Maximum Temp: 30oC, Minimum Temp: 20-21oC, Cloud cover: sky will be mainly clear to mainly cloudy i.e. 1-5 Okta, Maximum RH: 94-96%, Minimum RH: 59-72%, Wind speed: 2-4 Kmph, Wind direction:
Southeast-South.
General Advisories:
Prepare uplands for early rabi crops.
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 Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories Sali/Kharif Rice
(Lowland)
Flowering/Milking stage
Blast/Stem borer
Swarming caterpillar/Army worm
Maintain proper water upto 5 cm height upto flowering stage.
Spray Tricy-Biofungicid, Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 4g/10 litre.
Use & spray broad spectrum other biofungicide-Eugenol based (Ecobit) 50 WP 2g/litre.
Use Trichogramma japonicum @ 50000/ha for rice stem borer.
Crop should be monitored regularly for swarming caterpillar damage and follow ICAR pest management guidelines as soon as you notice the incidence.
Management guidelines are available on link“KIRAN”website:
http://www.kiran.nic.in/pdf/news/2019/Advisory%20No%20 RC2019_03_18092019.pdf
Root Crop (Radish, carrot)
Sowing Use improved cultivar such as Japanese white (Radish) and New Kuroda (Carrot).
Soak the seed of carrot over night in water before sowing.
Sow the seed on raised bed of 30-45 cm width.
Sow the seed of carrot at 15-20 cm x 5-7 cm and radish at 25x15 cm spacing.
To maintain proper spacing thining should be done 15-20 days after sowing.
Cole crops (Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli)
Nursery Raising/
Transplanting
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
Transplant the seedling in evening and irrigate immediately if there is no rain.
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/October’2019/58 Dated: 18/10/2019
Collection & destruction of cutworm.
French bean/Cowpea
Vegetative Do manual weeding & staking.
Staking of pole type varieties with bamboo sticks after weeding, hoeing & earthing up.
Maintain proper drainage in the crop.
Ginger/Turmeric Bulking Maintain proper drainage.
Pineapple Growth stage Weeding can be done manually or mechanically.
Collect and destroy older/wilted and plant parts infested with insect pest and diseases.
Apply manures.
Khasi Mandarin Fruit growth
Fruit drop/
Fruit fly
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 Harvesting Harvest yellow firm fruits for local market. Half yellow for distant market. Harvest along with stalk & leaves.
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 feaces)
Provide plenty of fresh and clean drinking water.
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.
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 1st 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,
Undertake regular immunization of cattle & buffaloes against Foot & Mouth disease, Haemorrhagic septicaemia & Black
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
HaemorrhagicSeptic aemia, Black
Quarter
Deworming
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 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:
Maintain the pH above 8.
Liming properly till October and not disturbing the water till February
Treatment:
Apply CIFAX @ 1 litre/ha water spread area FISH-X @ 1 Litre/ha
Harvest of fish Harvest the fish in the month of October and November (before the winter starts) as the fish will be more prone to disease like Saprolegnia.
It is advisable not to harvest all the fish.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – EAST KHASI HILLS (Period 19
th– 23
rdOctober, 2019)
Weather forecast valid up to 23rd October, 2019
The possibility of Rainfall is 24.0 mm for the next five days. Maximum Temp: 23-24oC, Minimum Temp: 14-16oC, Cloud cover: sky will be mainly clear to mainly cloudy i.e. 2-5 Okta, Maximum RH: 86-96%, Minimum RH: 53-67%, Wind speed: 2-4 Kmph, Wind direction:
Northeast-West.
General Advisories:
Prepare uplands for early rabi crops.
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 Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories
Sali/Kharif Rice (Lowland) Flowering/Milking stage
Blast/Stem borer
Swarming
caterpillar/Army worm
Maintain proper water upto 5 cm height upto flowering stage.
Spray Tricy-Biofungicid, Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 4g/10 litre.
Use & spray broad spectrum other biofungicide- Eugenol based (Ecobit) 50 WP 2g/litre.
Use Trichogramma japonicum @ 50000/ha for rice stem borer.
Crop should be monitored regularly for swarming caterpillar damage and follow ICAR pest management guidelines as soon as you notice the incidence.
Management guidelines are available on link“KIRAN”website:
http://www.kiran.nic.in/pdf/news/2019/Advisory
%20No%20RC2019_03_18092019.pdf
Root Crop (Radish, carrot) Sowing Use improved cultivar such as Japanese white (Radish) and New Kuroda (Carrot).
Soak the seed of carrot over night in water before sowing.
Sow the seed on raised bed of 30-45 cm width.
Sow the seed of carrot at 15-20 cm x 5-7 cm and radish at 25x15 cm spacing.
To maintain proper spacing thining should be done 15-20 days after sowing.
Cole crops (Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli)
Nursery Raising/
Transplanting
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
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/October’2019/58 Dated: 18/10/2019
row to row and plant to plant and Broccoli at 45x30 cm
Transplant the seedling in evening and irrigate immediately if there is no rain.
Collection & destruction of cutworm.
French bean/Cowpea Vegetative Do manual weeding & staking.
Staking of pole type varieties with bamboo sticks after weeding, hoeing & earthing up.
Maintain proper drainage in the crop.
Ginger/Turmeric Bulking Maintain proper drainage.
Pineapple Growth stage Weeding can be done manually or mechanically.
Collect and destroy older/wilted and plant parts infested with insect pest and diseases.
Apply manures.
Khasi Mandarin Fruit growth
Fruit drop/
Fruit fly
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 Harvesting Harvest yellow firm fruits for local market. Half
yellow for distant market. Harvest along with stalk
& leaves.
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 feaces)
Provide plenty of fresh and clean drinking water.
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.
Piggery All stages 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.
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
Deworming Iron supplementation in piglet to prevent from piglet anaemia during 1st 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, HaemorrhagicSepticaemia,
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 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:
Maintain the pH above 8.
Liming properly till October and not disturbing the water till February
Treatment:
Apply CIFAX @ 1 litre/ha water spread area FISH-X @ 1 Litre/ha
Harvest of fish Harvest the fish in the month of October and
November (before the winter starts) as the fish will be more prone to disease like Saprolegnia.
It is advisable not to harvest all the fish.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – NORTH GARO HILLS (Period 19
th– 23
rdOctober, 2019)
Weather forecast valid up to 23rd October, 2019
The possibility of Rainfall is 11.0 mm for the next five days. Maximum Temp: 27-29o C, Minimum Temp: 20-21o C, Cloud cover: sky will be mainly clear to mainly cloudy i.e. 1-5 Okta, Maximum RH: 92-97%, Minimum RH: 63-77%, Wind speed: 2-3 Kmph, Wind direction: East.
General Advisories:
Prepare uplands for early rabi crops.
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 Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories Sali/Kharif Rice
(Lowland)
Panicle initiation/
flowering
Blast/Stem borer
Swarming
caterpillar/Army worm
Do not disturb the field after flowering initiation.
Maintain proper water upto 5 cm height upto flowering stage.
Spray Tricy-Biofungicid, Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 4g/10 litre.
Use & spray broad spectrum other biofungicide- Eugenol based (Ecobit) 50 WP 2g/litre.
Crop should be monitored regularly for swarming caterpillar damage and follow ICAR pest management guidelines as soon as you notice the incidence.
Management guidelines are available on link“KIRAN”website:
http://www.kiran.nic.in/pdf/news/2019/Advisory%20 No%20RC2019_03_18092019.pdf
Root Crop (Radish, carrot)
Sowing Use improved cultivar such as Japanese white
(Radish) and New Kuroda (Carrot).
Soak the seed of carrot over night in water before sowing.
Sow the seed on raised bed of 30-45 cm width.
Sow the seed of carrot at 15-20 cm x 5-7 cm and radish at 25x15 cm spacing.
To maintain proper spacing thining should be done 15- 20 days after sowing.
Cole crops (Cabbage, Cauliflower,
Broccoli)
Nursery Raising/
Transplanting
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
Transplant the seedling in evening and irrigate immediately if there is no rain.
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/October’2019/58 Dated: 18/10/2019
Collection & destruction of cutworm.
French bean/Cowpea Vegetative Do manual weeding & staking.
Staking of pole type varieties with bamboo sticks after weeding, hoeing & earthing up.
Maintain proper drainage in the crop.
Ginger/Turmeric Bulking Maintain proper drainage.
Pineapple Growth stage Weeding can be done manually or mechanically.
Collect and destroy older/wilted and plant parts infested with insect pest and diseases.
Apply manures.
Khasi Mandarin Fruit growth
Fruit drop/
Fruit fly
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 Harvesting Harvest yellow firm fruits for local market. Half yellow for distant market. Harvest along with stalk & leaves.
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 feaces)
Provide plenty of fresh and clean drinking water.
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.
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 1st 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
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
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.
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 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:
Maintain the pH above 8.
Liming properly till October and not disturbing the water till February
Treatment:
Apply CIFAX @ 1 litre/ha water spread area FISH-X @ 1 Litre/ha
Harvest of fish Harvest the fish in the month of October and November (before the winter starts) as the fish will be more prone to disease like Saprolegnia.
It is advisable not to harvest all the fish.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – Ri-Bhoi (Period 19th – 23
rd October, 2019)
Weather summary of the past four days Weather forecast valid up to 23rd October, 2019 Sky was mainly cloudy with 34.1 mm of rainfall. Maximum
temperatures ranged between 27.1-28.2°C and minimum ranged between 15.4-16.8°C. Mean relative humidity was 90-93% in morning and 56-61% in evening. Wind speed ranged between 2-3 kmph.
The possibility of Rainfall is 19.0 mm for the next five days.
Maximum Temp: 28.0oC, Minimum Temp: 18.0-19.0oC, Cloud cover: sky will be mainly clear to mainly cloudy i.e. 2-6 Okta, Maximum RH: 92-97%, Minimum RH: 61-68%, Wind speed: 3-4 Kmph, Wind direction: Southeast-South.
General Advisories:
Prepare uplands for early rabi crops.
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 Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories
Sali/Kharif Rice (Lowland)
Milking / Ripening stage
Blast/Stem borer
Swarming caterpillar/Army worm
Maintain proper water upto 5 cm height upto flowering stage.
Spray Tricy-Biofungicid, Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 4g/10 litre.
Use & spray broad spectrum other biofungicide-Eugenol based (Ecobit) 50 WP 2g/litre.
Use Trichogramma japonicum @ 50000/ha for rice stem borer.
Crop should be monitored regularly for swarming caterpillar damage and follow ICAR pest management guidelines as soon as you notice the incidence.
Management guidelines are available on link“KIRAN”website:
http://www.kiran.nic.in/pdf/news/2019/Advisory%20No%
20RC2019_03_18092019.pdf Root Crop (Radish,
carrot)
Sowing Use improved cultivar such as Japanese white (Radish) and
New Kuroda (Carrot).
Soak the seed of carrot over night in water before sowing.
Sow the seed on raised bed of 30-45 cm width.
Sow the seed of carrot at 15-20 cm x 5-7 cm and radish at 25x15 cm spacing.
To maintain proper spacing thining should be done 15-20 days after sowing.
Cole crops (Cabbage, Cauliflower,
Broccoli)
Nursery Raising/
Transplanting
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
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/October’2019/58 Dated: 18/10/2019
to plant and Broccoli at 45x30 cm
Transplant the seedling in evening and irrigate immediately if there is no rain.
Collection & destruction of cutworm.
French bean/Cowpea Vegetative Do manual weeding & staking.
Staking of pole type varieties with bamboo sticks after weeding, hoeing & earthing up.
Maintain proper drainage in the crop.
Ginger/Turmeric Bulking Maintain proper drainage.
Pineapple Growth stage Weeding can be done manually or mechanically.
Collect and destroy older/wilted and plant parts infested with insect pest and diseases.
Apply manures.
Khasi Mandarin Fruit growth
Fruit drop/
Fruit fly
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 Harvesting Harvest yellow firm fruits for local market. Half yellow for distant market. Harvest along with stalk & leaves.
Animal Sciences
• Protect Animals/Birds from direct exposure to cold rain weather & wind.
• 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 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 feaces)
Provide plenty of fresh and clean drinking water.
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.
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 1st 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 Provide Ivermectin (Injection) @ 10mg/33kg body wt.
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
(Scabies)
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.
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 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:
Maintain the pH above 8.
Liming properly till October and not disturbing the water till February
Treatment:
Apply CIFAX @ 1 litre/ha water spread area FISH-X @ 1 Litre/ha
Harvest of fish Harvest the fish in the month of October and November (before the winter starts) as the fish will be more prone to disease like Saprolegnia.
It is advisable not to harvest all the fish.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – SOUTH GARO HILLS (Period 19
th– 23
rdOctober, 2019)
Weather forecast valid up to 23rd October, 2019
The possibility of Rainfall is 16.0 mm for the next five days. Maximum Temp: 29-31oC, Minimum Temp: 19-20oC, Cloud cover: sky will be mainly clear to mainly cloudy i.e. 1-5 Okta, Maximum RH: 90-96%, Minimum RH: 53-64%, Wind speed:
3-4 Kmph, Wind direction: Northeast.
General Advisories:
Prepare uplands for early rabi crops.
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 Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories Sali/Kharif Rice
(Lowland)
Panicle initiation/
flowering
Blast/Stem borer
Swarming caterpillar/Army worm
Do not disturb the field after flowering initiation.
Maintain proper water upto 5 cm height upto flowering stage.
Spray Tricy-Biofungicid, Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 4g/10 litre.
Use & spray broad spectrum other biofungicide- Eugenol based (Ecobit) 50 WP 2g/litre.
Crop should be monitored regularly for swarming caterpillar damage and follow ICAR pest management guidelines as soon as you notice the incidence.
Management guidelines are available on link“KIRAN”website:
http://www.kiran.nic.in/pdf/news/2019/Advisory
%20No%20RC2019_03_18092019.pdf Root Crop (Radish,
carrot)
Sowing Use improved cultivar such as Japanese white
(Radish) and New Kuroda (Carrot).
Soak the seed of carrot over night in water before sowing.
Sow the seed on raised bed of 30-45 cm width.
Sow the seed of carrot at 15-20 cm x 5-7 cm and radish at 25x15 cm spacing.
To maintain proper spacing thining should be done 15-20 days after sowing.
Cole crops (Cabbage, Cauliflower,
Broccoli)
Nursery Raising/
Transplanting
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
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/October’2019/58 Dated: 18/10/2019
and plant to plant, Cauliflower at 60 cm x 45 cm row to row and plant to plant and Broccoli at 45x30 cm
Transplant the seedling in evening and irrigate immediately if there is no rain.
Collection & destruction of cutworm.
French bean/Cowpea Vegetative Do manual weeding & staking.
Staking of pole type varieties with bamboo sticks after weeding, hoeing & earthing up.
Maintain proper drainage in the crop.
Ginger/Turmeric Bulking Maintain proper drainage.
Pineapple Growth stage Weeding can be done manually or mechanically.
Collect and destroy older/wilted and plant parts infested with insect pest and diseases.
Apply manures.
Khasi Mandarin Fruit growth
Fruit drop/
Fruit fly
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 Harvesting Harvest yellow firm fruits for local market. Half yellow for distant market. Harvest along with stalk
& leaves.
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 feaces)
Provide plenty of fresh and clean drinking water.
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.
Piggery All stages 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.
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
Deworming Iron supplementation in piglet to prevent from piglet anaemia during 1st 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 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:
Maintain the pH above 8.
Liming properly till October and not disturbing the water till February
Treatment:
Apply CIFAX @ 1 litre/ha water spread area FISH-X @ 1 Litre/ha
Harvest of fish Harvest the fish in the month of October and
November (before the winter starts) as the fish will be more prone to disease like Saprolegnia.
It is advisable not to harvest all the fish.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – SOUTH WEST GARO HILLS (Period 19
th– 23
rdOctober, 2019)
Weather forecast valid up to 23rd October, 2019
The possibility of Rainfall is 11.0 mm for the next five days. Maximum Temp: 29-32oC, Minimum Temp: 23-24oC, Cloud cover: sky will be mainly clear to mainly cloudy i.e. 1-7 Okta, Maximum RH: 88-94%, Minimum RH: 58-74%, Wind speed:
3-6 Kmph, Wind direction: Northeast-Southeast.
General Advisories:
Prepare uplands for early rabi crops.
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 Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories Sali/Kharif Rice
(Lowland)
Panicle initiation/
flowering
Blast/Stem borer
Swarming caterpillar/Army worm
Do not disturb the field after flowering initiation.
Maintain proper water upto 5 cm height upto flowering stage.
Spray Tricy-Biofungicid, Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 4g/10 litre.
Use & spray broad spectrum other biofungicide- Eugenol based (Ecobit) 50 WP 2g/litre.
Crop should be monitored regularly for swarming caterpillar damage and follow ICAR pest management guidelines as soon as you notice the incidence.
Management guidelines are available on link“KIRAN”website:
http://www.kiran.nic.in/pdf/news/2019/Advisory
%20No%20RC2019_03_18092019.pdf Root Crop (Radish,
carrot)
Sowing Use improved cultivar such as Japanese white
(Radish) and New Kuroda (Carrot).
Soak the seed of carrot over night in water before sowing.
Sow the seed on raised bed of 30-45 cm width.
Sow the seed of carrot at 15-20 cm x 5-7 cm and radish at 25x15 cm spacing.
To maintain proper spacing thining should be done 15-20 days after sowing.
Cole crops (Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli)
Nursery Raising/
Transplanting
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
RC (AE)/30/2011/ Bulletin/October’2019/58 Dated: 18/10/2019
and plant to plant, Cauliflower at 60 cm x 45 cm row to row and plant to plant and Broccoli at 45x30 cm
Transplant the seedling in evening and irrigate immediately if there is no rain.
Collection & destruction of cutworm.
French bean/Cowpea
Vegetative Do manual weeding & staking.
Staking of pole type varieties with bamboo sticks after weeding, hoeing & earthing up.
Maintain proper drainage in the crop.
Ginger/Turmeric Bulking Maintain proper drainage.
Pineapple Growth stage Weeding can be done manually or mechanically.
Collect and destroy older/wilted and plant parts infested with insect pest and diseases.
Apply manures.
Khasi Mandarin Fruit growth
Fruit drop/
Fruit fly
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 Harvesting Harvest yellow firm fruits for local market. Half yellow for distant market. Harvest along with stalk
& leaves.
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 feaces)
Provide plenty of fresh and clean drinking water.
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.
Piggery All stages 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.
Suggestion: Contact nearby State Agril. Staff or KVK staff for necessary help and suggestion.
Deworming Iron supplementation in piglet to prevent from piglet anaemia during 1st 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 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:
Maintain the pH above 8.
Liming properly till October and not disturbing the water till February
Treatment:
Apply CIFAX @ 1 litre/ha water spread area FISH-X @ 1 Litre/ha
Harvest of fish Harvest the fish in the month of October and
November (before the winter starts) as the fish will be more prone to disease like Saprolegnia.
It is advisable not to harvest all the fish.
Agro Advisory Bulletin – SOUTH WEST KHASI HILLS (Period 19
th– 23
rdOctober, 2019)
Weather forecast valid up to 23rd October, 2019
The possibility of Rainfall is 0.0mm for the next five days. Maximum Temp: 27-28oC, Minimum Temp: 18-19oC, Cloud cover: sky will be clear to mainly cloudy i.e. 0-5 Okta, Maximum RH: 76-85%, Minimum RH: 42-51%, Wind speed: 3-5 Kmph, Wind direction: Northeast.
General Advisories:
Prepare uplands for early rabi crops.
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 Stage Pest/Diseases Agricultural Advisories Sali/Kharif Rice
(Lowland)
Flowering/Milking stage
Blast/Stem borer
Swarming caterpillar/Army worm
Maintain proper water upto 5 cm height upto flowering stage.
Spray Tricy-Biofungicid, Pseudomonas fluorescens
@ 4g/10 litre.
Use & spray broad spectrum other biofungicide- Eugenol based (Ecobit) 50 WP 2g/litre.
Use Trichogramma japonicum @ 50000/ha for rice stem borer.
Crop should be monitored regularly for swarming caterpillar damage and follow ICAR pest management guidelines as soon as you notice the incidence.
Management guidelines are available on link“KIRAN”website:
http://www.kiran.nic.in/pdf/news/2019/Advisory%
20No%20RC2019_03_18092019.pdf Root Crop (Radish,
carrot)
Sowing Use improved cultivar such as Japanese white
(Radish) and New Kuroda (Carrot).
Soak the seed of carrot over night in water before sowing.
Sow the seed on raised bed of 30-45 cm width.
Sow the seed of carrot at 15-20 cm x 5-7 cm and radish at 25x15 cm spacing.
To maintain proper spacing thining should be done 15-20 days after sowing.
Cole crops (Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli)
Nursery Raising/
Transplanting
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
