Main Dry Farming Research Station
Junagadh Agricultural University
Targhadia (Rajkot) - 360 003
Phone: (0281)2784260(O), 2331686(R)
Fax : ( 0281)2784722, Cell :94277 28523
Agro met Advisory Service bulletin No.19 for the Amreli district
(Issued jointly by DFRS, J.A.U., Targhadia (Rajkot) and India Meteorological Department)
(Period 6th to 10th June- 2015)
Weather forecast until 08-30 hrs of 10/06/2015
(3) AMRELI DISTRICT:
Rainfall (mm)
Max.Temp.(oC)
Min.Temp.(oC)
Total CC (octa)
RH-I (%)
RH-II (%)
Wind Speed (kmph)
Wind Direction(deg.)
06/06/15
2
42
28
4
64
36
17
283
07/06/15
3
41
28
6
57
41
10
274
08/06/15
2
40
28
3
73
40
23
203
09/06/15
2
40
28
2
75
47
19
222
10/06/15
3
40
28
1
76
44
17
248
Agro meteorological Advisories:
General
Advice
 Rain fall: Mainly clear to partly cloudy weather and 2-3 mm rain fall forecasted for
next five days.
 Temperature: Maximum and minimum temperature likely to be in range of 40-42
°C and 28 °C, respectively.
 Relative Humidity: The RH is likely to be in the range of 36-76 %
 Wind Direction and Speed: Direction and speed of wind is likely to be SW, W
and 10-19 km/h, respectively.

Farmers are advised for light and frequent irrigation in all vegetable and fodder
crops. Irrigation should be done in the morning or evening hours.
 Procure good quality of seeds for kharif crops.
Crops
Stage
Pre-sowing
Kharif
groundnut
Onset of
monsoon
Cotton
-
Insect/Pest/Varie Advisory
ty
GG-20, GG-11
Pre-sowing of groundnut may be done in this week
Apply 156 kg/ha SSP, 62 kg/ha Ammonium
sulphate and 80 kg/ha Castor cake as basal dose.
Seed
treatment
with
Dithane
M45/Captan/vitavxx @ 2 grams per kg of seeds
before sowing is advised.
Semi spreading,
GG-20
Bunch, GG-2,
GG-5, TAG-24,
TG-37 A, TPG41, TLG-45,
Early: Bg-II
Timely sowing should be done after sufficient
GCH-8, Agritop- rainfall. Apply 20 nitrogen kg/ha as basal for rainfed
333, Jay,
cotton.
Beejdhan-2,
Sarju, Atom,
Bhakti,
Medium
Pre-sowing
Kharif
groundnut
Lady finger Growing/
fruiting
Late:Bg-II GCH6, , Agritop-444,
Solar-76,
Swapna,
Mallika, Late:
Bg-II Ajit-155,
RCH-II, Vikram5, Uttam,
Mangla
GG-20, GGPre-sowing of groundnut may be done in this week
11,GG-7
Apply 156 kg/ha SSP, 62 kg/ha Ammonium
sulphate and 80 kg/ha Castor cake as basal dose.
Seed
treatment
with
Dithane
M45/Captan/vitavxx @ 2 grams per kg of seeds
before sowing is advised.
White fly and
To control them spray neem seed extract 500 ml or
fruit borer
neem seed oil 50 or neem oil 40 ml and
acetamiprid 20 % SP@ 5.0 gm / 10 lit of water at
15 days interval.
If fruit borer population is high, spraying of Spinosad 48
EC @ 1 ml /4 litres of water is advised.
Ridge
gourd/
Bottle
gourd/
Sponge
gourd/
Bitter
gourd
Flowering/F
ruiting
White fly
Cluster
bean
Growing/
fruiting
White fly
Water
melon
Fruiting
White fly
Downy mildew
& Alternaria
blight
Brinjal and Growing/
fruiting
tomato
Sucking pest,
Fruit and shoot
borer
Spray neem seed extract 500 ml or neem seed oil 50
ml in 10 litre of water at 15 days interval (4 spray)
or Trizophos 40 % EC@ 20 ml/10 lit of water at 15
days interval.
Alternate three spray of Mancozeb 27 g or
chlorothalonil 27 g or fosatyl 20 g/10 lit of water at
15 days interval.
To control them spray neem seed extract 500 ml or
neem seed oil 50 or neem oil 40 ml and Trizophos
40 % EC@ 20 ml/10 lit of water at 15 days interval.
To control them spray neem seed extract 500 ml or
neem seed oil 50 or neem oil 40 ml and Trizophos
40 % EC@ 20 ml/ 10 lit of water at 15 days
interval.
To control them spray neem seed extract 500 ml or
neem seed oil 50 or neem oil 40 ml and Trizophos
40 % EC@ 20 ml/ 10 lit of water at 15 days
interval.
To control shoot and fruit borer, infested fruits and
shoots should be collected and buried inside the soil.
Installation of pheromone trap @ 2-3 traps per acre is
advised for monitoring of borers. If pest population is
high, spraying of Spinosad 48 EC @ 1 ml /4 litres of
water is advised when sky remains clear.
Chili
Flowering &
fruiting
Thrips and
mites 
In present weather conditions severe attack of thrips
has been reported. Spray 20 ml Ethion in 10 litres
of water.
Livestock
& poultry

Under present weather condition keep animals under shade or in sheds during noon
hours, provide plenty of cool water mixed with minerals for drinking and shower
the animals with cold water two to three times in a day. Increase the green fodder
quantity for feeding. Supplementary feeding of vitamins A and D should apply. Do
Vaccination for Haemorrhageic septicemia (H.S.) disease and Black Quarter
(B.Q.) in animals. Udder of milking animals must be properly clean with zinc
oxide or boric powder. Also give deworming tablet to younger animals. For
control of ticks and mites spray Deltamethrin or Amitral 2 ml/liter of water. Put
curtains on west side of poultry house and sprinkle water on curtains during noon
time. Also cover the roof of the poultry house with grass or gunny bags. In poultry
house control the temperature using fogger.
Technical Officer, GKMS Unit, DFRS, JAU, Targhadia.