Special Agromet bulletin for Cyclone NILAM
Damage expected as cyclone approaches near the coast. Storm is expected to damage the standing crops like rice, groundnut, and maize in coastal districts of Tamilnadu and Rice and groundnut in coastal Andhrapradesh
South Coastal Andhra Pradesh
(Guntur, Krishna, Prakasam and West Godavari districts)
AGRO METEOROLOGICAL ADVISORY FOR PRAKASAM, KRISHNA, GUNTUR,
WEST GODAVARI DISTRICTS OF A P IN VIEW OF NEELAM CYCLONE
Rice :
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Farmers are advised to spray 5% salt solution on standing crop which is ready for harvest to prevent sprouting of seed.
Cotton:
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Drain the water from the fields
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A booster dose of 30kg urea and 15 kg muriate of potash per acre is recommended in low lying areas and farmers are advised to do topping in fields.
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Foliar application of 2% urea/ 2%DAP/ 2% KNO
3
.
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Under cyclonic conditions for control of wilt/rot soil drenching with carbendazim or benomyl @ 1g/l. is recommended.
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For the control of bacterial blight prophylactic sprays with copper oxy chloride @ 3g/
+ streptocycline 100mg /l of water.
Pulses:
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The rabi blackgram/greengram are in early vegetative stage.
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Iron chlorosis can be corrected by spraying ferrous ammonium sulphate @ 5g+ 0.5 g citric acid /l of water.
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With help of these rains farmers can take up sowing of chickpea.
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Sowing of Chickpea- 15 th
October-15 th
November
Recommended seed rate- Small seeded 75-100kg/ha,Bold seeded- 100-125 kg/ha
Rrecommended varieties –Annegiri,JG-11,LBeg-7/KAK-2, ICCV-10
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Seed treatment with imidachloprid @ 5ml/ thiomethaxam 5ml/ + mancozeb/carbendazim @ 3g/kg seed
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Fertilizer requirement- 20kgN + 50kg P
2
O
5
/ha
Dr.S.Bharathi, Tech Officer i/c, Dr. R. Veera Raghavaiah, Assoc. Director of Res. & Nodal
Officer
IAAS project, AMFU, RARS, LAM FARM, GUNTUR-520 034, Phone no. 0863-2524017, 2524022;
Fax: 0863-2524245; E-mail: agromet_lam@yahoo.com