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Integrated Agromet Advisory Service bulletin
N C Hills District, Assam
(Period - 18.07.2015 to 22.07.2015)
Issued by IAAS, RARS, Diphu,
Assam Agricultural University
(Prepared based on weather forecast received from RMC, Guwahati)
Bulletin no. 56 / 2015
Date of Issue: 17.07.15
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Weather summery of the preceding week
Weather forecast for the period
(18.07.2015 to 22.07.2015)
The sky will remain partially cloudy to cloudy in this week. The
expected maximum temperature will be around 31.0° to 33.00 C
and the minimum will be 24.0 to 25.0°C. The expected morning
and evening relative humidity will be in between 96 to 98% and
55 to 87% respectively. There is possibility of 114.0mm of
rainfall in coming week.
Agro- Advisories for the District of N C Hills
Main crop
Field crops
Sali paddy
Stage
Transplanting
Pest and Diseases
Stem borer,
gall midge and
hoppers
Transplanted Grain filling
normal Ahu
Paddy
Sesame
Sowing
Gandhi bug
Sugarcane
(Spring)
Red rot
Grand growth
Horticultural crops
Khasi
Various
Mandarin
Stem rot,
Phytophthora
blight
Aphids, mealy
bug, scales
Agro Advisories
Farmers are advised to transplant seedlings to the main field. Before
transplanting, the uprooted seedlings should be washed and the root
portion should be dipped in 0.02% solution of Chlorpyriphos along
with 1% urea for 3 hrs as protective measure against stem borer, gall
midge and hoppers.
Replanting of dead hills or gap filling with seedlings of similar age
should be done within 7-10 days of transplanting.
Malathion 5% dust @ 20kg/ha may be used to control Gandhi bug
insects. Spraying should be avoided in rainy days.
Farmers can sow the seeds of suitable high yielding variety viz. Gauri,
Vinayak etc upto first fortnight of August. Before sowing seed should
be treated with Captan or Carbendazim @ 2g/kg of seed. However
sowing can be delayed as there is forecast of rain in coming 5 days.
One weeding should be done in already sown 20 days old crop. The
crop should also be thinned out simultaneously to maintain the
spacing within the row.
Plants showing symptoms of red rot should be rouged out and
stagnation of water in the field should be avoided excess of water
should be drained out though surface drainage.
To control sap sucking insects (aphids/mealy bug/scales) farmers can
spray Malathion (0.1%). The spraying should be repeated as and when
necessary and avoided in rainy days.
Banana
Vegetative
Ginger/
Turmeric
Early
cauliflower
Vegetative
Nursery
Livestock
(cattle & poultry)
Damping off
FMD, HS &
BQ
From the recommended dose of N, P2O5 and K2O @ 110: 33:
330g/plant. Farmers can apply the whole amount of P2O5 and half of
N and K2O in three months old plants. Application should be avoided
in rainy days.
Drainage system should be improved as there is forecast of rain in
coming 5 days.
To avoid damping off of seedlings, the seed beds should be drenched
with 0.01% Captan or 4% Formalin solution before sowing. Seed
treated with Captaf or Brassicol @ 3g/kg of seed should be done.
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Proper vaccination schedule should be followed to protect
livestock from viral and bacterial diseases