Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University
AAS Bulletin for Ananthapuramu district
Gramin Krishi Mousam Sewa Project
AMFU, Agricultural Research Station, Ananthapuramu
Bulletin No :
84
Period: 21.10.2015 to 25.10.2015
ISSUED ON 20.10.2015
Weather and Crop condition during last five days (15.10.2015 to 20.10.2015)
Weather
Light rainfall recorded in almost all over the district since four days.
Rainfall
Temperature
The maximum temperatures ranged between 33.4 – 348.0c and minimum temperatures
ranged between 20.0-23.80C.
Relative
Humidity
Wind speed
Sunshine
Morning and afternoon relative humidity ranged between 80-90% and 31-45%,
respectively.
Wind speed ranges from 02.1-04.4 kmph in the past 5days.
Sunshine hours ranged from 09.4-10.3 hours in the past 5 days.
Crop condition: Crop is under good condition
Weather forecast for next five days for Anantapuram district
Rainfall (mm)
Max Temperature (deg C)
Min Temperature (deg C)
Total cloud cover (octa)
Max Relative Humidity (%)
Min Relative Humidity (%)
Wind speed (kmph)
Wind direction (deg)
21/10
0
35
24
4
88
54
10
140
22/10
0
33
23
3
82
50
10
140
23/10
3
32
22
3
72
46
8
160
24/10
2
31
21
4
76
42
6
160
Forecast of light rainfall (2-5 mm) during next coming 5 days in the district. Maximum
25/10
5
33
23
3
78
46
10
160
temperature ranges
from 31-35 c, minimum temperature ranges from 21-24oc. Relative humidity in the morning ranges from 7288 and in the night 42-54. Wind speed 6-10 Sky will be cloudy.
Groundnut
Redgram
Castor
Cotton
Paddy
Pod
development
to Maturity
Vegetative
to Pod
formation
stages
1st
Picking to
second
picking
Boll
formation
Tillering
Safflower
Sowing
Agro meteorological advisory for Ananthapuramu district
Agro advisories
Crop
Bengalgram
Bengal
gram
Maturity and Sowing
Harvesting
Korra

( RABI) in black 
soils
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Farmers are advised to prepare land with MB plough and gorru to get fine tilth by
utilizing the present soil moisture received from recent rains. Optimum sowing time: I FN
of Oct-II FN of Nov.
Seed rate: 30-35 kg/acre for desi varieties and for kabuli varities 40-45 kg/acre is
recommended.
Spacing: 30 x10 cm.
Seed treatment with Trichoderma viridae @4 gm per kg of seed to avoid wilt and root rot
diseases. Seed treatment with mancozeb@3 gm/kg of seed.
Spraying of the pre emergence herbicide Pendimethalin @ 1-1.5 lit/acre is recommended
with in the 24-48 hrs after sowing

Groundnut
(Rabi)

Farmers are advised to go for the preparatory cultivation those who plan for the sowing
of the groundnut (Rabi- under assured irrigation).
Farmers are advised to go for One deep ploughing with MB plough with two ploughings
with gorru for preparing fine tilth seed bed.
Safflower (Rabi) 
in black soils
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Farmers are advised to go for the safflower sowing of safflower in the black soils of the
Anantapuramu district.
Spacing : 45 X 20 cm
Seed rate : 4 kr/acre for sole crop
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Leaf folder incidence noticed in few parts of the district. For the control spraying of
Chloropyriphos @ 2.5ml/lit or Acephate @ 1.5 g/lit is recommended.
Paddy
Redgram
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
Flowering is initiated in certain short duration redgram varieties. Helicoverpa
incidence was noticed in few parts of the district. In the initial stage of egg stage for
the control, spraying of NSKE @ 5ml/lit is recommended.
If the crop is at flower bud stage, spraying of chloropyriphos @2.5 ml/lit is
recommended.
If the crop is at the flowering stage, spraying of quinolphos @ 2ml/lit or Acephate 1.5
g/lit is recommended.
Plants infected with sterility mosaic virus should be removed.
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Prevailing climate may cause the blue tongue disease in the sheep and goats.
Farmers are advised to vaccinate the animals.
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Live stock
Y.Pavan Kumar Reddy, Scientist (Agronomy),ARS, Ananthapuramu
Dr.B.Saha Deva Reddy, Chief Scientist ,Head and Nodal Officer I/c, ARS, Ananthapuramu
GKMS Project, AMFU,ARS, DCMS Buildings, Kamalanagar,Anantapuram-515 001
Phone: 08554-200474;Fax: 08554-237273;
E-mail:
ant.aicrpam@gmail.com,
amfuatp@gmail.com,
agromet_atp@yahoo.co.in,arsatp64@redifmail.com