GRAMIN KRISHI MAUSAM SEWA
District Agromet Advisory Service
Western Undulating Zone, Odisha
Regional Research & Technology Transfer Station (RRTTS),Bhawanipatna
Dist : Kalahandi, Odisha – 766001
(Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology)
Letter No.66(42)/RRTTS, Dt- 01.09.2015
WEEK NO.34
Bulletin No.66/2015
Tuesday/Dt.01.09.2015
Weather Condition during Last Week at AMFU Bhawanipatna from 25.08.15 to 31.09.15
Rainfall (mm)
94.0
Maximum temperature (0C)
28o C to 33 o C
Minimum temperature (0C)
23o C to 26 o C
Weather Forecasting Up to 02.09.2015 for Kalahandi District:
According to IMD Bhubaneswar moderate rainfall expected at some places on 02.09.2015 to06.09.2015. Cumulative 73 mm
rain expected during this period. Sky will remain mainly to over cloudy during this period. Wind will blow from S-W direction with
speed of 004-006 km/hr. Maximum temperature will remain around 32-330C and minimum temperature will be around 25-260C.
Maximum RH will vary between 86-93% and minimum RH will vary between 56-65%.
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02/09
03/09
04/09
05/09
06/09
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Max Temperature ( deg C)
Min Temperature ( deg C)
Total cloud cover (octa)
Max Relative Humidity (%)
Min Relative Humidity (%)
Wind speed (kmph)
Wind direction (deg)
26
32
25
8
93
65
005
231
13
32
25
8
92
58
005
244
11
33
26
8
86
59
004
232
13
33
26
7
86
56
006
219
10
33
26
8
88
56
005
239
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General Advisory:
1. Go for mulching in fruit crops and row planted vegetable crops to conserve moisture and control of weeds.
2. Harvest the rainwater in ponds, wells and storage structures.
3. Spray 200litres of spray solution for one acre crop area. Mix sticker 0.5ml/lit of spray solution before spraying in rain forecasted
days.
Paddy:
1. The crop is at two to four week stage in main field. As widespread rainfall occurred in the district for the last week go for weeding
and top dressing in transplanted and direct seeded paddy as moderate rain upto 06.09.2015 .
2. Strengthen the field bunds and close the holes to check seepage loss from paddy field for storing rainwater efficiently.
3. Weed out the field and at three week stage apply 25kg urea in short duration and 35kg urea in medium and long duration varieties.
4. Bacterial Leaf blight infestation noticed in some areas in main field. Spray Steptocycline 0.1g or Plantomycin1.0g per litre of water.
5. At tillering stage stem borer attacks the crop. If the dead heart symptops noticed in the field spray triazophos or monocrotophos or
profenophos @2ml/lit of water.
Sugarcane:
1. The crop is at grand growth (26-27week) stage. open both end of furrow to drain excess rain water.
2. Top shoot borer attack occurs at this crop stage. If the symptoms occur spray triazophos 2ml/lit water. Also use trichogramma
chilonis @20,000per acre.
3. To control red rot disease does not allow free movement of water from infested field to other field. Uproot the infested plant. Spray
carbendazim 1.5g/lit of water.
4. Current weather favours the build up of scale insects, whitefly, and Pyrilla population, the most destructive foliage-sucking pest
of sugarcane. Spray imidacloprid @1ml/4lit water.
Maize:
1. Crop is (six to eight week) cob development to grain formation stage. Drain the crop field. Spray triazophos2ml/lit for control of
stem borer attack or apply few amounts of granular insecticide like thimet or Phorate in the whorl.
Cotton:
1. Crop is (six to eight week) square formation and flowering stage. Open both ends of the row to drain excess rain water from field.
Complete hoeing, weeding and 2nd top dressing followed by earthing up at six week stage.
2. Spray planofix 3.5ml per 15litre of water for better square and flowering at six week stage and 7ml per 15litre water at eight week
stage.
3. Sucking pests like aphids and jassids infest the crop during this period. Spray neem oil 3ml/litre of water. If the infestation of
sucking pests increase spray imidacloprid 1ml mixing in 4litre water or thiometaxom @5g/15lit water or acephate 2g/lit of water.
4. Spodoptera moth also noticed in field. Fix pheromone trap with spodolure to catch the adult male @2nos per acre.
5. Fix 8nos bird perch per acre for biological control of pests.
Sl.
Particulars of package of Hybrid
Varieties
No.
practices
1.
Weeding and 2nd top dressing 26kg Urea/acre
20kg Urea/acre
at 6th week
2.
Weeding and 3rd top dressing at
9th week
26kg Urea/acre
20kg Urea/acre
Arhar:
1. Crop is at six to seven week vegetative growth stage.
Greengram and Blackgram:
1. The crop is at one to three week stage. Leaf eating caterpillat infestation occurs at this crop stage. Spray triazophos 400ml/per acre
@ 2ml triazophos/lit of water.
Cowpea :
1. The crop is at one to two week stage. Aphids may attack as cloudy weather is there. Spray neem oil 3ml/lit of water.
Vegetables:
1. The tomato crop is at two to three week stage in nursery.
Animal Science:
1. Goats may suffer from contagious ecthyma and large animals suffer from hump sore. For treatment and care of animals consult
Veterinary assistant surgeon.
2. The cattle should be vaccinated for foot and mouth disease (FMD) during this period.
Sd/Associate Director of Research cum Nodal Officer