Gramin Krshi Mausam Sewa (GKMS)
AGRO-METEOROLOGY DIVISION
Rajendra Agricultural University:
Pusa (Samastipur) Bihar -848 125
Bulletin No. 30
Date: Tuesday, 14th April, 2015
Ph. & Fax: 06274-240266
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Weather during the previous forecast period
According to meteorological data recorded at Agro meteorological Observatory, Pusa
(Bihar), average maximum and minimum temperature were 28.8°C and 20.9°C respectively.
Average relative humidity was 80 percent at 0700 hrs and 48 percent at 1400 hrs. Soil
temperature at 5 cm depth was 24.5°C at 0700 hrs and 33.1°C at 1400 hrs. Average wind
speed, daily sunshine hours and average daily evaporation were 6.1 km/hr, 4.4 hours and 5.3
mm respectively. No rainfall was recorded during this period.
Medium Range Weather Forecast
(For Vaishali district)
(16th April– 20thApril, 2015)
16th
April
17th
April
18th
April
19th
April
20th
April
0
0
0
0
0
Max. T (°C)
36
39
39
42
41
Mini. T (°C)
26
28
27
27
28
4
2
2
0
0
38
33
36
48
61
23
18
19
12
16
07
010
017
019
022
Westerly
Westerly
Easterly
Easterly
Easterly
Weather
parameters
Rainfall (mm)
Cloud cover
(okta)
Max Relative
Humidity (%)
Min Relative
Humidity (%)
Wind speed
(kmph)
Wind
direction(deg)
Remarks
Chances of light
rainfall on 16 & 17
April
Maximum
temperature will
remain between 3642°C and the
minimum around 2628°C during this
period
Partially Cloudy sky
High velocity of wind
Easterly/Westerly
Advisory for the farmers
Crop
Phenophase
Wheat
Harvesting
Arher/Rabi
maize
Harvesting
Fodder crops
Rabi onion
Summer
vegetables
Mango and
litchi
Brinjal
Tomato
Ploughing
Livestock:
Advisory (Based on weather forecast)
To see the possibilities of light rainfall in forecasted periods, farmers are
advised to harvesting and threshing of wheat crop with precaution.
farmers are advised to harvesting of Rabi maize/Arher crop with precaution.
Sowing of fodder crops is advised such as maize, sorghum, cowpea..etc.
Give irrigation in standing sorghum crop if require and thereafter apply a
dose of nitrogen fertilizer for good vegetative growth.
Intercultural operation in onion crop is advised to remove the weeds.
Transplanting Spraying of Profenofos@1ml/L against infestation of thrips in Onion crop.
Add sticker@ 1ml/L of water for better result.
Intercultural operation in standing summer vegetable crops like bhindi,
sponge guard, bitter gourd etc is advised to remove the weeds. Spraying of
fruiting
Dimethoate @1ml/L against infestation of insect pest in vegetable crop.
Give irrigation if require.
Flowering to Spray sulfex or carathane @ 2 g/lit and Imidachloropid @ 1ml/3 lit of water
against sucking insect pest and diseases in mango and planofix harmone
fruit
@1ml/5 lit water to prevent fruit dropping problems in mango and litchi.
formation
To control the infestation of shoot and fruit borer in brinjal crop, collection
of infested fruits and shoots and burying these are advised. If pest
Fruiting stage
population is high, spraying of Spinosad 48 EC @ 1 ml./4 litres of water is
advised when sky remain clear.
Monitoring is advised for infestation of pod borer in Tomato Crop,
installation of pheromone traps @ 3-4 traps per acre is advised.
To protect from eggs, larva, pupa of insect pest/Diseases/Weeds present in
the soil, deep ploughing in fallow land is advised.
Special attention should be given to milch animals with regard to feed. Give
lot of clean water to the animals and keep them in the shaded place.
sowing
Nodal Officer
Agro-Meteorology