जिला स्तर तमिलनाडु के मलए कृषि िौसि सलाहकार बुलेटिन
DISTRICT LEVEL
Agro meteorological Advisory Bulletin for the state of
Tamil Nadu Bulletin No. 009 /2015
For the period 0830 IST, 30th January 2015 to
0830 IST, 03rd February 2015
Issued on Friday, 30th January 2015
Issued by
DDGM, Regional Meteorological Centre, India Meteorological Department,
Chennai in collaboration with TNAU and nine AMFU’s of Agro climatic Zones of
the Tamil Nadu state
Agro climatic zones of the state
Sl.
No
Agro climatic Districts
zone
Agro
met
field
Unit
(AMFU)
location
1
Northeastern Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore
Tiruvannamalai, Chennai,Villupuram ,
zone
Vellore
Chennai
2
Northwestern Dharmapuri,
zone
Namakkal
3
Western
Zone
4
Cauvery Delta Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Adudurai
Karur,Perambalur,Ariyalur
and
zone
Tiruchirapalli.
5
Southern
zone
Virudhunagar,
Toothugudi
6
South Zone
Pudukottai,Madurai,Dindigul,
Theni, Kannivadi
Ramanathapuram and Sivagangai
7
High rainfall Kanyakumari
zone
Pechiparai
8
Hilly zone
Nilgiris
Ooty
9
Coastal Zone
Karaikal and Pondicherry
Karaikal
Krishnagiri,
Salem
Erode,Tiuppur and Coimbatore,
Tirunelveli
and Namakkal
Coimbatore,
and Kovilpatti
Past Weather Summary for the period 27.01.15 to 29.01.15
State of Tamilnadu & Puducherry
for the
Temperature:
Maximum Temperature of range 28oC – 34oC prevailed over the state. Kodaikanal
and Uthagamandalam recorded Maximum temperature range 17oC – 21oC during
the period.
Minimum temperature of range 17oC - 25oC prevailed over the State. Kodaikanal
and Uthagamandalam recorded Minimum temperature of range 05oC - 10oC during
the same period.
Spatial distribution of Rainfall
Spatial distribution of
Date
Area
Isolated (Isolated Places)
28.01.15
Tamilnadu
Dry
27.01.15 & 29.01.15
Tamilnadu
27.01.15 to 29.01.15
Puducherry
Rainfall
Widespread (Most places)
Fairly widespread (Many
places)
Scattered (Few Places)
Chief Amounts of Rainfall (in cms):27.01.15 to 29.01.15: NIL.
DISTRICT LEVEL ENSEMBLE WEATHER FORECAST
ISSUED ON: 30.01.2015 VALID FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS
Nilgiris

There will be no rainfall for next 4 days

Due to cloudy weather, growers are advised to spray Wettable sulphur @ 2 g/l once in
fortnight to control Powdery mildew in Gerbera

Carrot nematode may be controlled by applying Paecilomyces lilacinus @ 4 – 8 kg /ha at
the time of sowing along with well decomposed Farm Yard Manure.

Due to cloudy weather in the evening hours, there is a chance of spreading of blister
blight disease in Tea crop. To control this, spray Copper oxy chloride @ 85g + tilt @ 80
ml / ac
Puducherry & Karaikal
 Farmers are advised to sow blackgram (ADT 3) or Green gram (ADT 3) as rice-fallow crop at
appropriate soil moisture condition in the paddy crop (Waxy stage).
 For pulses; a seed rate of 10 kg per acre shall be used. Treat the seeds with 200 g Rhizobium
culture + Rice gruel before sowing.
Chennai ,Kanchipuram Thiruvallur Vellore ,Thiruvanmalai , Cudalore & Villupuram
1. Paddy crop under nursery stage.
2. Seed treatment with Carbendazim(0.05%) is effective against brown spot and Fusarium root rot in
nursery.
3. Spraying of edifenphos @ 750 ml/ha at 30, 45 and 60 DAT was effective for the management of
blast, sheath rot and brown spot.
4. Spraying of carbendazim 50 WP 250 g/ha plus mancozeb 1000 g/ha was effective in reducing rust
and tikka leaf spot of groundnut.
Chennai
Livestock :
1. Foot and Mouth Vaccination schedule is due in next month hence farmers are advised to
deworm their livestock to maintain effective immunity.
2. Young calves, lambs and kids should be protected from chillness by way of providing curtain in
sides of animal shed during night time.
3. Cattle, sheep and goats are allowed to graze after dew dried off to avoid fluke infestation.
4. Sheep and Goats should be dewormed by using broad spectrum antihelmintics.
Kanchipuram
Livestock :
1. Foot and Mouth Vaccination schedule is due in next month hence farmers are advised to
deworm their livestock to maintain effective immunity.
2. Young calves, lambs and kids should be protected from chillness by way of providing curtain in
sides of animal shed during night time.
3. Cattle, sheep and goats are allowed to graze after dew dried off to avoid fluke infestation.
4. Sheep and Goats should be dewormed by using broad spectrum antihelmintics.
5. In case of poultry, farmers are advised to provide clean drinking water to avoid E.coli infection.
6. Poultry farmers are advised to protect their feed ingredients from rain and dampness to avoid aflatoxin
poisoning.
Thiruvallur Vellore
Livestock :
1. Foot and Mouth Vaccination schedule is due in next month hence farmers are advised to
deworm their livestock to maintain effective immunity.
2. Young calves, lambs and kids should be protected from chillness by way of providing curtain
in sides of animal shed during night time.
3. Cattle, sheep and goats are allowed to graze after dew dried off to avoid fluke infestation.
4. Sheep and Goats should be dewormed by using broad spectrum antihelmintics.
5. In case of poultry, farmers are advised to provide clean drinking water to avoid E.coli infection.
Thiruvanamalai Cuddalore ,Villupuram
Livestock :
1. Foot and Mouth Vaccination schedule is due in next month hence farmers are advised to
deworm their livestock to maintain effective immunity.
2. Young calves, lambs and kids should be protected from chillness by way of providing curtain
in sides of animal shed during night time.
3. Cattle, sheep and goats are allowed to graze after dew dried off to avoid fluke infestation.
4. Sheep and Goats should be dewormed by using broad spectrum antihelmintics.
SALEM & Namakkal
A) Special Weather Advisory Bulletin for Dairy and Poultry Farming:
1. For next four days, the sky will be mostly clear and remain dry. Maximum and minimum temperature
will be around 33.0°C (91.4°F) and 22.0°C (71.6°F) respectively. Wind speed will be 4-5 km/hour
mostly from southeast. Relative humidity will be in the range of 55-82 %.
2. For next four days, temperature will remain at lower levels. This will increase the feed intake in layer
chicken thereby increase egg weight and reduce egg shell quality. Hence, based on the feed intake of
birds, adjust the energy level in the feed.
3. Post mortem observations in the birds brought for diagnostic purpose at Poultry Disease Diagnosis and
Surveillance Laboratory, VC & RI, Namakkal revealed death of birds due to wing rot and chronic
respiratory tract infection.
Test feed ingredient for for Clostridium load and use good quality feed
ingredient along with regular bio-security measures.
B) Special Agroadvisory from Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Namakkal:
4. With the prevailing weather conditions, small onion is found to have Thrips problem. This pest sucks
the leaf juices forming white patches in sheaths. To control the pest, spray Triazophos @ 10ml/10 liter
or Profenophos @ 5 ml/ 10 lit of water along with sticking agent.
Dharmapuri
Special Weather Advisory Bulletin for Dairy and Poultry Farming:
1. For next four days, the sky will be mostly clear and remain dry. Maximum and minimum temperature
will be around 31.0°C (87.8°F) and 19.0C (66.2F) respectively. Wind speed will be up to 4 km/hour
mostly from Southeast. Relative humidity will be in the range of 45-75 %.
2. For next four days, temperature will remain at lower levels. This will increase the feed intake in layer
chicken thereby increase egg weight and reduce egg shell quality. Hence, based on the feed intake of
birds, adjust the energy level in the feed.
3. Post mortem observations in the birds brought for diagnostic purpose at Poultry Disease Diagnosis and
Surveillance Laboratory, VC & RI, Namakkal revealed death of birds due to wing rot and chronic
respiratory tract infection.
Test feed ingredient for for Clostridium load and use good quality feed
ingredient along with regular bio-security measures.
A) Special Agroadvisory from Krishi Vigyan Kendra:
4. With the prevailing weather conditions, small onion is found to have Thrips problem. This pest sucks
the leaf juices forming white patches in sheaths. To control the pest, spray Triazophos @ 10ml/10 liter
or Profenophos @ 5 ml/ 10 lit of water along with sticking agent.
Krishnagiri
A) Special Weather Advisory Bulletin for Dairy and Poultry Farming:
1. For next four days, the sky will be mostly clear and remain dry. Maximum and minimum temperature will
be around 31.0°C (87.8°F) and 19.0C (66.2F) respectively. Wind speed will be up to 4 km/hour mostly
from Southeast. Relative humidity will be in the range of 45-75 %.
2. For next four days, temperature will remain at lower levels. This will increase the feed intake in layer
chicken thereby increase egg weight and reduce egg shell quality. Hence, based on the feed intake of birds,
adjust the energy level in the feed.
3. Post mortem observations in the birds brought for diagnostic purpose at Poultry Disease Diagnosis and
Surveillance Laboratory, VC & RI, Namakkal revealed death of birds due to wing rot and chronic
respiratory tract infection.
Test feed ingredient for for Clostridium load and use good quality feed
ingredient along with regular bio-security measures.
B) Special Agroadvisory from Krishi Vigyan Kendra:
4. With the prevailing weather conditions, small onion is found to have Thrips problem. This pest sucks the
leaf juices forming white patches in sheaths. To control the pest, spray Triazophos @ 10ml/10 liter or
Tirunelveli & Thoothukodi
Agromet advisories in relation to the anticipated weather having moderate cloud cover and moderate humidity
Crop/
Farming
system
Cotton
Stage / Activities
Advisories
Boll opening stage
As dry weather is expected in the coming days apply crop residues or coir pith in
the inter-row space for minimizing loss of soil moisture in cotton in flowering
and boll formation stage during which soil moisture plays a critical role.
As dry weather is expected in the coming days harvest the kapas, dry under
shade and store in a safe place.
Greengram
Sowing
This is the ideal time for sowing greengram under irrigated conditions. Use
Yellow Mosaic Virus resistant varieties like VBN 2, VBN 3 and CO (Gg) 7. Adopt a
seed rate of 20 kg/ ha and spacing of 30 x 10 cm.
For treating the seeds required for one hectare use one packet (200 g) of
rhizobial culture CRM 6, one packet (200 g) of phosphobacteria and one packet
(200 g) of PGPR developed at TNAU. Use rice kanji as binder. If the seed
treatment is not carried out apply 10 packets (2 kg) of phosphobacteria and 10
packets (2 kg) of PGPR with 25 kg of FYM and 25 kg of soil before sowing.
Apply 25: 50: 25 kg NPK/ ha, 20 kg S/ ha and 25 kg zinc sulphate/ ha as basal.
Apply TNAU micronutrient mixture
5 kg/ ha as Enriched FYM. Apply pre-
emergence herbicide pendimethalin 3.3 l/ha on 3rd day after sowing using
backpack sprayer fitted with flat fan nozzle using 500 litres of water for spraying
one ha.
Sugarcane
Tillering stage
As dry weather is expected in the coming days provide irrigation to sugarcane in
the tillering stage.
Chilli
Fruiting stage
As dry weather is expected in the coming days spray 19:19:19 @ 1% for the chilli
crop at flowering and fruiting stage in order to meet the nutrient requirements.
SMS: Rain: 3rd& 4th Feb: 3& 8 mm, respectively. Greengram- sowing: Varieties- VBN 2, VBN 3, CO(Gg)7; seed rate
20 kg/ha; spacing 30x10 cm.
Virudhunagar
Agromet advisories in relation to the anticipated weather having high cloud cover and moderate humidity
Crop/
Farming
system
Cotton
Stage / Activities
Advisories
Boll opening stage
As dry weather is expected in the coming days apply crop residues or coir pith in
the inter-row space for minimizing loss of soil moisture in cotton in flowering
and boll formation stage during which soil moisture plays a critical role.
As dry weather is expected in the coming days harvest the kapas, dry under
shade and store in a safe place.
Greengram
Sowing
This is the ideal time for sowing greengram under irrigated conditions. Use
Yellow Mosaic Virus resistant varieties like VBN 2, VBN 3 and CO (Gg) 7. Adopt a
seed rate of 20 kg/ ha and spacing of 30 x 10 cm.
For treating the seeds required for one hectare use one packet (200 g) of
rhizobial culture CRM 6, one packet (200 g) of phosphobacteria and one packet
(200 g) of PGPR developed at TNAU. Use rice kanji as binder. If the seed
treatment is not carried out apply 10 packets (2 kg) of phosphobacteria and 10
packets (2 kg) of PGPR with 25 kg of FYM and 25 kg of soil before sowing.
Apply 25: 50: 25 kg NPK/ ha, 20 kg S/ ha and 25 kg zinc sulphate/ ha as basal.
Apply TNAU micronutrient mixture
5 kg/ ha as Enriched FYM. Apply pre-
emergence herbicide pendimethalin 3.3 l/ha on 3rd day after sowing using
backpack sprayer fitted with flat fan nozzle using 500 litres of water for spraying
one ha.
Chilli
Fruiting stage
As dry weather is expected in the coming days spray 19:19:19 @ 1% for the chilli
crop at flowering and fruiting stage in order to meet the nutrient requirements.
SMS: No rain. Greengram- sowing: Varieties- VBN 2, VBN 3, CO(Gg)7; seed rate 20 kg/ha; spacing 30x10 cm.
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI, THANJAVUR, THIRAUVARUR, NAGAPATTINAM
Important Crops: Rice, Sugarcane and Banana
Paddy - Season and Stage: Samba- Harvesting stage, Thaladi – Maturity, Rice fallow PulsesSowing
Crops
 Harvesting of the matured samba paddy can be taken up by using the dry weather expected.
Harvested paddy seeds may be dried at moisture less than 13% using the current dry weather
condition to prevent stored pests damage.
 BPH incidence is being noticed in the samba / thaladi paddy fields. To manage this spray
Thiamethoxam 40 g/acre or Buprofezin 25 SC 320 ml/acre.
 To manage the BPH incidence in field, avoid excess N application, drain the excess water and
also give aeration to crop.
ARIYALUR
Crop: Cotton, Rice, Sugarcane and Banana
Season and Stage: Samba – Harvesting stage, Late Samba /
Thaladi – Tillering, Cotton: Maturity
 For the management of false smut disease in thaladi rice crop. prophylactic spraying of
fungicide viz., Propiconazole 200 ml/acre at the time of booting and milky stage.
 BPH incidence is being noticed in the samba / thaladi paddy fields. To control this spray
Buprofezin 25 SC 320 ml/acre
Live Stock
 Cattle, Sheep and Goats are allowed to grace after dew dried of to avoid fluke inspection.
KARUR
Crop: Rice, Sugarcane, Banana and Sunflower
Season and Stage: Samba- Maturity & Harvesting stage, Late Samba / Thaladi – Flowering &
Milking stage.
 Blast incidence is being noticed in the samba / thaladi paddy fields. To control this, spray
Carbendazim 200 g/acre or Tricyclazole @ 200 g/acre in 200 litre of water.
 To manage the BPH incidence infield, avoid excess N application, drain the water and also
give aeration to crop.
 Pod borer incidence to be noticed in red gram crop. To control this diclorwas 250 ml/acre or
Dry Aszophos 300 ml/ acre 200 liter of water.
Live Stock
 Cattle, Sheep and Goats are allowed to grace after dew dried of to avoid fluke inspection.
PERAMBALUR
Crop: Cotton, Rice, Sugarcane, and Banana
Stage: Cotton: Maturity, Late Samba / Thaladi – Tillering
 For the management of false smut disease in thaladi rice crop. prophylactic spraying of
fungicide viz., Propiconazole 200 ml/acre at the time of booting and milky stage.
 Blast incidence is being noticed in the samba / thaladi paddy fields. To control this, spray
Carbendazim 200 g/acre or Tricyclozole @ 200 g/acre in 200 litre of water.
 BPH incidence is being noticed in the samba / thaladi paddy fields. To control this spray
Buprofezin 25 SC 320 ml/acre.
Live Stock
 Cattle, Sheep and Goats are allowed to grace after dew dried of to avoid fluke inspection.
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