CITRUS FRUITS The following varieties are recommended. Their brief description is also given below:Pineapple:- Fruit medium to large in size, round to slightly oblate in shape, deep orange in colour. Juice abundant, acidity and sweetness well-blended, flavour excellent, seeds 10 to 20. The length of the fruit is 5.75 cm. to 6.75 cm. and the fruit weight is 125-175 gms. The thickness of the skin is 0.3-0.4 cm. The fruits are ripened from October-November. Juice %age is 35-40% and average acidity is 0.6% and total TSS 9-10%. The yield of fruit is 55-60 qtl. per acre. Jaffa:- The fruit medium to large in size, rather oblate in shape and the length is is 6.37 cm. and thickness is 6.51 cm. At ripening the colour is red to orange colour. The average weighof the fruit is 140-190 gms. The juice %age is 30-35%. T.S.S is 9 to 10%. The seed per fruit is 5-10. The thickness of the skin is 0.40 cm. The fruit is ripened in the month of November. The yield of this fruit is 50-55 per qtl. per acre. Blood Red:- Fruits are of medium size, roundish to slightly oblong, deep orange colour, tight and glossy, flesh fully red when ripe, rich flavour with sweetness and acidity well blended, seeds 8-10, ripens in the month of mid January. Musambi:- Fruits small to medium, sub global, fruit surface smooth with longitudinal furrows , apex marked with a circular ring, flesh pale yellow which low acidity, seeds 20-25 ripened in the month of November. The length of the fruit is 6.07 cm. and thickness 6.25 cm. The juice %age is 30-35%. The thickness of the skin is .35 cm. The acidity in the fruit is 0.25% and TSS is 10-12%. The fruit yield is 30-35 qtl. per acre. Sangtra Kinnow: Fruits medium and globose to oblate having excellent appearance, skin golden orange when fully ripe, rind of medium thickness and leathery to soft, acidity moderate with fine sugar-acid blend, fruits very juicy and good flavoured, seeds 12-25 per fruit, ripens in mid January and tends to be irregular bearer. 40-45% sweetness 9-12%. Acidity 0.75 to 1.2%. The yield is 80-100 qtl. per acre which is obtained BY6 years old trees plants. Grapefruit:-Marsh Seedless:- Fruit medium to large, oblate roundish in shape, and the length and breadth is 10-11 cm., skin light-yellow, smooth, acidity and sweetness medium. The average weight of the fruit is 500-600 gm. and the %age of the juice is 28-30%. TSS is 7.7 % and the acidity is 1.2 to 1.4%. Vitamin C is 40-45 mg. gm. per 100 mltr. juice. Fruit ripens in the month of December-January. The yield of this fruit is 50-55 qtl. per acre. Duncan:- Fruits large in size, oblate in shape, skin light yellow or creamy, The length is 9-10 cm. and width 10-11 cm. The average fruit weight is 400-500 gms. The thickness of the skin is .80 to .90 cm. Juice %age is 30% and TSS is 9-11%. The acidity 1.3 to 1.4% and Vitamin C 45-50 mg. per 100 ml. of juice. The yield is 24-28 qtl. per acre. The fruits are ripened in the month of November & December. Ruby-Red:- The fruits are medium to long size. The skin become paleping after ripening and sometimes dark pink spot is appeared. The average weight of the fruit is 500-550 gms. The length of the fruit is 9-10 cm. and thickness 10-11 cm. The thickness of the skin is .82.85 cm. The juice %age is 30% which is having TSS 10-11% and the acidity 1.2 to 1.4% and vitamin C is 50-55 mg. per 100 ml. of juice. The average of fruit is 30-36 qtl. per acre which ripened in the month of November. LEMON Baramasi Lemon:- Bears fruit all the year round and is most suited to the agro climates of the sub-mountainous tracts of Haryana. The fruits are medium round and oblate roundish in shape. The average fruit size is 80 gm. The skin is thin (.24 cm.) The juice %age is 40-45%. TSS is 7% and acidity 3-5%. The ripening period of the fruit is July to August and February to March. The fruit yield is 55 to 60 kg. per plant (July-August). Kagzi Kalan:- Fruit round, medium size, smooth, greenish-yellow in colour and the fruit weight is 75-80 gms. skin thin soft fresh. The juice %age is 36%. Acidity and TSS is 6.3 and 7% respectively. Vitamin C 32 mg. per 100 ml. of juice. The yield of the fruit is 55 kg. per tree. The ripening period is September. Sweet Lime:Local:- Fruit round, medium size. The skin is very smooth thin and having a different type of a scent. This fruit is not having a specific variety. While raising the fruit plants, it should be consider in mind that scion should be collected from the trees which are having more number of quality fruits. Because there is a great variability in the fruits. The average fruit is 100-150 gms. The skin is 2-3 cms. thick and the juice %age is 45-50%. The TSS is 7.5% the acidity is .07% and it contained vitamins C. 50-60 mgm. per 100 mlltr. of juice. The tree bears 300-500 fruit. Propagation of high grade plant material: - Propagation of plants of superior quality is a matter, which deserves utmost attention on the part of fruit growers and nurserymen. This aspect has acquired added importance in view of the widespread decline problem. For raising healthy and high grade plants of citrus, due attention must be paid to the selection of scion and root-stock. Selection of Scion: The following points should kept in view while selection scion wood: i) Bud wood should not be selected from trees, showing symptoms of decline and ill health. It is preferred to take bud wood from nucellar trees. ii) Trees from which bud sticks are taken should have good record of producing satisfactory crops of high quality fruits over a period of years. Selection of rootstocks Use of only nucellar seedlings is recommended for rootstock purposes. For selecting nucellar rootstock, rouging of poorly developed slow growing‘s seedlings in the nursery is recommended at the following stages:a) When the seedlings are 10 to 12 cm. high, approximately 10 of the seedlings which are either too tall or too short, should be discarded. b) Just prior to budding, a second rouging of about 10% of the seedlings which are weak, slow growing and less vigorous, should be done. c) A final rouging to the extent of about 10% should be done in the nursery when the buddings are selected for planting in the field. At this time budded plants, which are making slow growth, should be discarded. These steps need to be introduced in all private and government nurseries dealing with the multiplication and sale of citrus plants. Irrigation:- For good growth and high yield it is necessary to give irrigation. To bear the fruits and to control the dropping of the fruits, it is necessary to give irrigation. It has good affect on the development of fruit. Before initiation of the new shoots i.e February-March and at the time of the development of the fruit i.e April-July and from Mid September to end of October irrigation is necessary. In winter the irrigation should be given after 25 days and after summer after 10 days interval. Manure & Fertilizer: The following fertilizer doses per tree are recommended for citrus:Tree (Years) age F.Y.M CAN Calcium Amm. Single Sulphate or Superphosphate Muriate of Potash (Kg.) 25% (Kg.) (Kg.) (Gm.) 1-3 5-20 ¼-3/4 ¼-1/2 75 4-6 25-50 1-1 ½ 1 ¼-1 ½ 125 7-9 60-90 1 ½-2 1 ¼-1 ½ 150 10 and above 100 2-4 2 175 Note:1.Single Superphosphate (SSP) and muriate of potash(MOP) to be added on the basis of actual soil test only. 2. Apply Farm Yard Manure, Superphosphate and Muriate fo potash in the end of December. 3. Apply half the dose of CAN in mid-Feb., and the other half in April-May. 4. Spray zinc sulphate-lime-water ( 5:2 ½ :1000 liter) in spring and again in May, June and again August and September and 1% urea spray on the plant and 1% urea spray on the plant. 5. In citrus fruit 600-800 gm. Nitrogen per plant found to give good results. 6. Fertilizer should be applied 30 cm. away from the main stem and it should be under the cover of the croppy of the tree and after that harrowing should be done and irrigate the field. 7. If the calcium ammonium nitrate is not available then apply half quantity of urea. In Haryana it is recorded that in most of the areas in citrus fruit there is deficiency in Nitrogen and Zinc and the deficiency can be met by supply of these elements. Deficiency of Zinc: - In the older leaves yellowing of the leave is called mortal leaf. In the new shoots the top leaves become small the branches starts drying. There is less flowering. After notice of these symptoms it should be confirmed from KVK and get it tested from the soil and horticulture scientist. To meet the deficiency of zinc 0.5% (5 kg. zinc sulphate and 2.5 kg. lime in 1000 liter of water). .5% spray should be done in the month of May-June and August-September. Likewise Nitrogen deficiency should be completed by spray of 1.2 urea (1-2 kg. urea in 100 liter of water) should be sprayed as per the time given for Zinc Sulphate. Inter-Cropping:- When there is a fruit in the orchard no inter cropping should be taken. But in the orchard where the plants are very small and there is no bearing of the fruits in those orchard within the row black gram, cow pea, green gram and pea gram and pulses may be sown. To care of the small plant for the proper growth a proper space should be kept around the plant. For these inter crops fertilizers should be given as per the need of the crop extra then the orchard dose is required. Control of Fruit Dropping:- Before harvesting of the fruit the trees are sprayed with 10 PPM PPM. 2-4-D, 0.5 % zinc sulphate and 20 ppm Orerofungin First spray in the month of June-July and 2nd spray in the month of 2nd week of September. For this 6 gms. 2-4D, 3 Kg. Zinc Sulphate 12 gm. Oreofungin and 1.5 kg. lime should be added in 550 liter of water and apply in one acre. When the sunflower and cotton are growing in the citrus garden the spray of 2-4D should be avoided. In this condition a spray of NAA should be used. Storage after picking and preservation of fruits:- Clean the fruit after picking and it should be graded in different grades and after selecting should be credited in the boxes. As per the requirement of the vegetable market the fruits are graded and used desired plastic or board boxes. In the boxes one layer of paper should be placed and fruit should be kept on it or individual fruit should be wrapped by the paper and fill and pack in the bo. Over ripened fruits should be sent to the vegetable market or to be used for canning purpose. Proper ripened fruit should be packed in board or plastic box and the fruit should be covered down and upside by the newspaper and sent to the distant market. Care after harvesting & Canning of Fruit:- Clean the fruit after harvesting and on the basis of size it should be selected in a different grades and packed in the boxes separately. The fruit should be packed as per the demand of the vegetable market and should be packed into different size of plastic or cardboard boxes. Place the one layer of the box and fill the boxes with the fruit or individual fruit should be wrapped with the paper and packed the boxes. Storage:- The fruit of the kinnoo should be wrapped with the newspaper which is treated by 10% solution of juice of the leaves of the bel and should be filled in the polythene bag separately and packed in card board boxes of plastic trays or baskets and kept in the zero energy cool chamber and can be stored for 56 days which will not affect the quality of the fruit but during this period the polythene bag should be opened 15-30 minutes per week so that the foul smell and the water drops should be removed. The kinnoo fruit can be stored without any treatment for seven days at room temperature or the fruit should be treated 2% til oil (20 ml. til oil + 2 ml. tea poll per liter) and inside papers should be soaked in the solution of diphenole and by this way the fruit can be stored for 120 days at room temperature. To make the solution with Diphenyl 0.5 gram of Diphenyl which are sufficient for 10 kg. fruit. The solution is dissolved in the acetone and the paper is soaked with this solution and dry in shape. Care after harvesting of fruit and preservation. Calcium Nitrate 1% + bavistin treated fruits can be stored at room temperature for 42 days. With this treatment there is no rotting of the fruit while at low temperature fruit can be stored upto 70 days without any rotting. In modified cold storage after packing the fruit, if kept in the zero energy storage the weight loss is less than 10% if the fruit is storage upto 65 days. Lemon:- 1. If the baramasi lemon is harvested at green mature stage which increase its storage life. In rainy season the storage life recorded seven days but in winter for 14 days which resulted that the storage life of the winter season is more than the rainy season. After packing in modified package, if kept in the zero energy storage the loss has been recorded less than 10% upto 28 days of storage. 2. The storage life of the winter season fruit is more comparison to the rainy seaon crop. 3.. 200 ppm GA (before harvesting of the fruit) or after harvest soaking the fruit for 10 minutes the fruit can be stored respectively 28 or 35 days at room temperature (rainy or winter season). Insects and their control Disease & their control Citrus Psylla (Diaphoria citri) cause serious damage to all varieties throughout the citrus tract. Orange yellow nymphs of citrus psylla congregate on growing twigs. They cause serious damage by sucking the sap. With the result of this gradually plants become yellow and leads to drying. Canker (Xanthomonas citri):- Dark brown, rough , raised areas on leaves twigs and fruits. Control:- For all diseases the spray should be given as under:- The larvae are more harmful in comparison Treatment of foot rot/gummisis cankers by to the adults. The insects are active round decortication and disinfection of the year and have 8-10 life cycles. This wounds on the trunks with Bordeaux insect caused damage during March-April pests followed by bordeax paint and and after the rains. This insect reduce the repeat after one week. yield as well as quality of the fruit. This 2. After pruning spray with 0.3% insect develop cycle from 10-35 days from copper oxychioloride or Bordeaux larvae to adult. Malta and Sweet limes are mixture or with a mixture of 3 gm more affected with this insect. streptocycline and 3 gm. copper Control:-Spray with 750 ml. Metasystox sulphate in 150 1iter of water. (oxydemeton methyl) or 625 ml. Rogor-30 Give these sprays one in Oct., EC (dimethoate) or Nuvacon/ Monacil 36 second in Dec. and third in WSC in 500 liter of water per acre should February or 500 mg. plantamycin be sprayed before opening of the flower. and 2 gm. copper oxycloride in per liter of water should be sprayed in Note:- 1. At the time of pollination these the month of July, October, insecticide sprayed should be avoided. December and February. 2. Do not spray on all citrus plants and also on hedge of citrus plant. Leaf-Miner (Phyllocnistis citrella):- It is a main insect of the citrus crop which cause great damage to the laves. The larvae are light yellow colour and without legs which affects on the new leaves on the both sides and make zigzag silvery white galleries on new leaves which get witsed badly. The affected leaves and the branches become mis-shaped and gradually dried. The affected leaves are developed into fungus and rotting depending upon the season these larvies remained in the tunnel 5-30 days and eats the leaves. Its more affect is noticed in spring and from May to October. This insect has about 12 lacs cycles. Its affect is more on the soft and juicy leaves and in nursery areas if attack is there then the whole plants become dry. Control:- As mentioned in the case of Citrus Psylla. White Fly ( Diaburodes citri) It causes serious damage to all varieties throughout the citrus tract. White-fly nymphs and pupae are found on under-surface of leaves. They cause serious damage by sucking the sap. The white fly nymphs are oblate and light pale in colour. There are hairs on the body of the insect. There are white colour powdery mass accumulate on the body of whitefly adult and wing. Black-fly nymph are bearing thorn oblong and oval shape Spray .0.3% copper oxycloride. To meet the deficiency of the zinc 3 kg. zinc sulphate + 1.5 kg. lime + 500 ml. of water should be sprayed on the crop. After first shower spray with 0.3% copper oxychloride or Bordeaux 4:4:50. To control the Canker disease of Sangtra & Malta, repeat spray during rainless period with 0.3% copper oxychloride. September spray zinc sulphate lime mixture also as during April-May. Only healthy certified stem cutting should be used. October-November:Spray Streptocycline copper sulphate mixture as in February. Gummosis or Foot rot (Phytophthora palmivora) Death of bark at soil line on trunk, killing of wood and gumming stem girdled. Control:- As mentioned in case of Canker. Mottoe leaf ( Zinc-deficiency):Chlorotic areas in between the main lateral veins on each side of midrib. Control:- As mentioned in case of Canker disease. Melanose or stem and fruit rot (Phomopsis citri): - Dark circular and deep brown or black colour and the adult are light blue in colour. The nymph of both the insect and adult are suck the sap of the soft leaves with a result of that leaves turned yellow in colour and fold but at the later stages it become dry and fell down. The nymph of these insects remained in the lower side of the leave from 25-30 days and developed into adult. But the adult do not survive for many days. These insects remains active in full summer (March-September) but its attack is more from March-April and AugustSeptember. There are two generations of these insects and they go for dormancy in the stage of nymph Control:750 ml. Endosulpham (thyodam)or hildaun 35 EC or 500 mltr. monocrotophas (nuvacron/monacil) 35 WSC dissolves in 500 liiter of water and spray the crop per acre. Note:- Avoid dense plantation of the plants maintain proper drainage condition. Lemon Butter fly (Papilio demoleus):This is a important insect for citrus fruit. Its small cater-pillar are brown black in colour which are having white spot. They look like a bit of the bird. After development it become green in colour and it is not visible easily. The cater-pillar eat the leaves from the margin of the leaves towards mid-rib and damage the crop. The nursery plant which are small and soft new growth of the leaves are more affected by this insect. Its cater-pillar fully developed within 40-50 days from April to November this insect complete 4-5 generation. It goes to dormancy in the stage of nymph This has more attack on the Malta crop. Control:- As mentioned in case of white/black fly of citrus. Note: -The larvae and nymph should be collected by the hand and destroy them time to time. Bark eating caterpillar causes: - It causes damage by boring a hole into the stem and branches and feeding on the bark under cover of its webbing containing its excreta. Control:- As mentioned in the Guava crop. depressions with yellowish margins on leaves, branches and fruit; later spots become raised rough and light brown in colour and the yellow margin disappears and paper texture surface of leaves or fruits. Control:- As mentioned in case of Canker disease. Citrus Nematode (Tilenkuls semypenitrans):- Citrus nematode is very serious in citrus. It is one of the factors of citrus decline. The leaves and branches are started dying from the upper side and this dying gradually take place towards lower side. On weak plants there is a development of small fruit and fruit starts dropping before maturity is a main symptom of this disease. The root of the plant become deformed and the soil particles stick with the root and turned in the dull colour. These are the main symptoms of the disease. In the case of severe attack the bark of the root removed and black muddy spots appeared. Control:- 1.Carbophuran (Phuraban 3g.) Granules @13 gm. per sq. mtr. should be applied near the stem of the plant in 9 sq. metre (170 gm per plant) and apply immediately sufficient water. The insecticide should be used before the flowering. 3. Neem cake 1 kg. per plant and carbophuran (phuradon 3 kg.) granules 7 gms. should be added per sq. mtr. near the stem in the area of 9 sq. mtr. ( 63 gm. per plant) and mixed well in the soil and immediately apply sufficient water. The neem cake and the insecticide should be used before flowering. White Ant ( Microtermes obesi Odontotermes obesus):-Please the see the detail in case of Ber cultivation. Control:- As mentioned in case of Ber cultivation. Grapes Grapes:- The following cultivars are recommended (a) Seedless Group Beauty Seedless, Delight, Kishmish, Charni, Perletter, (b) Seeded Group Banqui-Abyad, Cardinal, Champion, Early Muscat and Gold. Raisin Making Thompson Seedless, Pusa Seedless, Kishmish Beli and Gold. Canning Thompson Seedless, Kishmish Charni, Kishmish Beli and Seedlesss White Round. Juice Making Beauty Seedless, Early Muscat and Champion. Important characteristics of seedless and seeded cultivars are given as under:Seedless Cultivars Beauty Seedless:- An early ripening and heavy cropping cultivars. Suitable for humid as well as arid irrigated zones. Bunches medium and large attractive and heavily shouldered. Ripens by the end of May. Berries deep purple and contain 78% juice, 18% TSS and 0.70% acidity. However, it has poor keeping quality. Delight:- An early ripening cultivars. Bunches medium, compact conical and attractive. Berries deep purple and contain 68% juice, 20% TSS and 0.68 % acidity. A heavy bearer. Perlette: An early ripening cultivar. Bunches medium to large conical, very compact and attractive. Berries whitish green. Ripens in early June and contains 75% juice, 18 to 19% TSS and 0.82 acidity. A heavy bearer. Thompson Seedless:- A mid-season cultivar. Large bunches, heavily shouldered and attractive. Berries light-goldent, uniform and contain 69% juice, 22% TSS and 0.63 % acidity. Ripens by the middle of June. A comparatively shy bearer. Pusa Seedless:- Mid season cultivar. Large bunches, heavily shouldered, cylindrical and very attractive. Berries light golden, oval uniform and elongated. Berries contain 65% juice, 23% TSS and 0.77% acidity. Ripens by the middle of June. Higher yielding than Thompson Seedless Kishmish Charni: Mid season cultivar, Medium bunches, conical very attractive and well filled. Berries deep purple, uniform round slightly elongated wsith good keeping quality and contain 76% Juic, 21% TSS and 0.71% acidity. Medium cropping and ripens by the middle of June. Kishmish Beli: Mid season cultivar. Large and cylindrical bunches. Berry light-golden uniform, slightly elongated with good keeping quality and contains 64% juice, 20 to 22% TSS and 0.66% acidity. Ripens in the middle of June. A shy bearer. Seeded Cultivars: Early Muscat:- An early cultivar, small and irregular bunches. Berries are bold, roundish, amber coloured with 3 to 5 seeds in each berry and contain 73% highly scented juice, 18% TSS and 0.60% acidity. Ripens in the first week of June. A medium cropper. Gold: Mid-season cultivar. Bunches are loose and medium. The berries are bold, slightly oval, golden yellow with 1 to 8 seeds and contain 70% juice, 19% TSS and 0.45% acidity. Ripens between first and second week of June. A medium cropper. Banqui-Abyad:- An early cultivar. Bunches large size. Berries greenish, bold , roundish, very thin skinned, 2 to 4 seeds ber berry and contain 66% juice, 19 to 20% TSS and 0.72% acidity. Ripens in the first week of June. A medium cropper. Champion:- A late cultivar. Conical and small sized bunches. Berries roundish, greenish-white with 3 to 4 seeds and contain 75% highly scented juice 21% TSS and 0.52% acidity. Ripens in the third week of June. A medium cropper. Cardinal:- A late cultivar. Bunches loose and medium. Berries very bold, roundish purple, slightly depressed at the tip and contains 65% juice, 20% TSS and 0.54% acidity. Ripens in the 3rd week of June. A medium cropper. Fertilizer requirements Keeping in view the nutrient needs of the vines and the experience grained so far the following recommendations are made:i) At the time of pit filling add 100 kg. farm yard manure and 2 kg. Superphosphate/pit and thoroughly mix in soil. After filling the pit, heavy irrigation should be given to allow the soil to settle down and 30 g. Aldrex 5% dust or 30 g BHC (10% ) dust to each pit. ii) During the first year of planting, young vines should be given application of 250 gm each of ammonium sulphate and Potassium sulphate in April and June. iii) The following doses of manure and fertilizers are suggested for grown up vines planted at distance of 10‘x10‘. Age of Vine Doses of manures and fertilizers/vine (Kg.) FYM Ammonium Sulphate Super Phosphate Potassium Sulphate 2nd year 30 0.600 1.00 0.400 3rd year 45 0.750 1.50 0.500 4th year 60 1.000 2.00 0.650 5th year 75 1.250 2.00 0.800 Apply entire FYM in January, Superphosphate and half of each ammonium sulphate and Muriate of Potash should be applied immediately after pruning (February). Remaining quantity of ammonium sulphate and muriate of potash should be applied after fruit set, that is, in the last week of April. Note:- Ferilizer should be added on the basis of soil test. Time of Planting:- The best time for planting the vines is from middle of January to middle of February before they start sprouting. Irrigation:- The first irrigation should be done after the training and pruning and apply of manure and fertilizer or first irrigation in the first fortnight of Feb., and two irrigation in March and 4th irrigation should be given at fruit setting or in the month of April but in the month of May the irrigation should be given at 10-15 days interval. After harvesting the fruit give irrigation to the grape wines if there is a dry weather during the month of JulyOctober then irrigation is necessary so that the grape wines can maintain healthy growth before the dormancy period. By the use of black polythene sheet control the weeds and conserve soil moisture and it is also helpful to maintain the fertility level of the soil. After giving the manure & fertilizer and irrigation polythene sheets cover the soil from the main stem. Training and Purning:- The systems of training suitable for different cultivars and their pruning intensities are as follows:Pruning of vines should be done in January. Name of the variety Number of fruiting canes per vine under different training systems Buds per cane Perlette 8-10 20-24 32-40 45-50 2-3 Beauty Seedless -do- -do- -do- -do- -do- Delight -do- -do- -do- -do- 3-4 **Pusa Seedless -do- -do- -do- -do- 8-9 **Thompson Seedless -do- -do- -do- -do- -do-- **Kishmish Beli -do- -do- -do- -do- -do- **Kishmish charni -do- -do- -do- -do- -do- *Early Muscat -do- -do- -do *Gold 8-10 -do- -do- -do- 4-5 Banqui abyad -do- -do- -do -do- 5-6 †Anab-e- shahi -do- -do- -do- -do- 6-0 -do- -do-- -do- 5-6 -do- -do- -do- 2-3 Champion Cardinal 8-10 3-4 * Bower system not suitable. ** Head system not suitable. † Not recommended for general cultivation, only Bower system suits it. Thinning Pruning is essential for Perlette variety for the proper growth of the remaining vines. Vines planted at 10‘ x10‘ distance should not have more than 100 bunches. Thinning should be done immediately after fruit setting. Quality Improvement 1. Application of 20 PPM GA at full bloom stage and 40 PPM at fruit stage can be followed to increase yields without causing any compactness in clusters thereby avoiding rotting of clusters of grapes. This recommendation is for seedless grape cultivars. 2. Application Ethephon 500 PPM at veraison (change of berry colour) helps in uniform colour development and early ripening by about 7-10 days in coloured grape cultivars. 3. Bunch apex pruning and bunch regulation to a level of bunch/shoot helps in reducing the incidence of shot berries and improving the quality in Beauty Seedless grape. Grapes Cultivation: Problems & their solutions. Zeera Small Fruits size development small than a normal size of the fruit):- This problem is prevailed in parlet/delight and beautyseedless cultivars. In this problem the fruit size become very small and the fruit become hard and remain green. Such a type of fruit never attained the normal size of the fruit and such fruit never fully ripened. Such a type of fruit are found in some part of bunches or in the whole bulb. Such type of a fruit give repulsive look to the bunches. With the result of that such type of a bunches could not fetch good price from the market. The main reason of small fruit is not doing proper training or pruning of the vines, taking more fruits and deficiency of nutrients in the soil. To over come this problem the following action should be taken:i) Pruning should be done as per the recommendation. For example: Parlet and beauty seedless cultivars should be pruned living two three buds and delight cultivars after three to four buds. Under bower system 40 -50 fruit bunches should be kept per wine. To improve the size of the fruit at the time of fruit development the bunches the thining should be done in the bunches of the fruit. ii) The fertilizer and manure used to be done by right method and the doze should be given as per the age and spread of the wine. Dropping of Bud Flower and Fruit:- This problem is generally occur in the cultivar of beauty seedless and pusa seedless and gold are more prone to this problem. In this cultivars half open bud, flower and fruit dropping generally observed. Fruit dropping starts at the early ripening of fruits. The main reason of this problem is not to maintain carbon Nitrogen ratio in the soil, deficiency in the nutrient of soil and application of those climate and interculture operation in the garden. The solution of this problem is: i) Make the ring of 0.57 cm. wide from the main stem. ii) Do not take over fruit. iii) Use of optimum dose of Nitrogen. Fertilizer:- At the time of opening of the flower do not irrigate the wine yard. Drying of Fruit Bunches:- This problem is more prevailed in the cultivars of Thompson Seedless, Gold and Pusa Seedless. In this problem either the half opening flower buds or opening flowers either died or dropped. Many times either flower or whole bunch become dry. The main reason of this problem is not to maintain CN ratio. Less survival of the pollination, attack of diseases and insect and selection of the cultivar etc. To overcome this problem the following action may be taken. i) Selection of a right type of cultivar i.e. parlet. ii) Selection of right and healthy plant. iii) Proper Management of Irrigation. iv) The spray of right type of a insecticide and pesticides in proper dose to control the various insect and diseases of grapes. v) 0.2% Boric Acid and .3% Zinc to be sprayed at the time of opening of flower. Un-ripening of fruit and wood:- This disease is prevailing North Part of India in improved variety for example, Thompson Seedless, Pusa Seedless and Anab-e-Shahi. The main reason of this problem is for use of more Nitrogen Fertilizer, more and very frequent irrigation, more fruiting and keep distance between plant to plant. To control of this problem to use of low dose of Nitrogen, Apply irrigation in winter, keep proper distance between plant to plant and give irrigation at appropriate time. Wilting of Fruiting Branches:- This problem is caused by Anthracnose disease. This problem is first appeared on leaves and later developed on the branches and subsequently fruit branches are affected. With the result of this disease the branches not attained proper maturity stage and starts drying from top of the shoots. With the result of that either the full branch become dried or half of the branches dried. This disease having great affect on the reduction of the yield. The other reason of this disease is deficiency of nutrients, tenderness, dark leaves, less distance between plant to plant and not to apply irrigation at appropriate time. The disease can be controlled by following ways:a) To control anthranose right time of fungicide should be applied for this bavistion 0.2% should be sprayed after pruning and repeat the spray at 15 days interval. b) Use manure & fertilizer in proper balance dose at proper time. c) Quick growing branches should be pinched at the top. This activity should be carried out when the branches are tendered in the month of August. d) Over-lopping branches should be removed. e) Kept right time of distance between plants to plant so that proper light and aeration can be maintained. Drying branches:- The symptoms of this problem can appeared on leaves and on branches. With this problem, main stem and branches completely dried. This problem started from the growing point and spread downward side. First this problem appeared on branches. Fruit bearing wood starts drying and later stage whole branch become dried. If the disease is spread in epidemic the whole wine become dried. To overcome this problem the following points to be taken into consideration:i) Apply right dose of manure and fertilizer and fungicides:- ii) Apply boardex past 2x3x30 on cut ends. iii) Spray of 0.2% Captan on the full wines. iv) During pruning & training remove diseased branches and burnt them. Watering Fruits:- This problem related to increase in the size of the fruit at appropriate time causes sweet , colour, scented and storage capacity is reduced. Such kind of fruit either at the bottom of bunch or on the full bunches. This problem having two reasons the first reason is that excessive cropping and less application of less nutrients and second reason is that the climate is not suitable at the time of ripening of fruits. To over come this problem dont take not too much yield and reduce the irrigation interval during hot summer. Do not use more dose of Nitrogen or and also thinning should be done in the bunches which are bearing having fruiting. Post Harvest Management:- Grapes are not ripened further after ripening. So the fruiting should not be harvested at proper ripening stage. Good variety thatched good income. The maturity of the fruit can be judged by observing the last fruits of the bunches. While harvesting the bunches the bunches should be kept from the stem so that the real shape of the bunches should retained. Bunches should be removed from the wine by the use of sharp sketcher. The harvesting should be done in the morning hours or in the evening time. Before attacking the fruits the broken, rotten and spoil fruit should be removed. The bunches should be packed on the basis of their size and their TSS in separate boxes. The TSS at the time of harvesting of fruit Parlette, function seedless and beauty seedless should be 18-19, 20-22 and 70-80 respectively. Packing & Storage:- After selecting the bunches should be packed in separate card-board boxes and pack the boxes before keeping news paper lining. To protect the disease 5 gm bleaching powder should be kept below the newspaper for 5 kg. of grapes. Insect Pest and their control measures Disease & their control Grapevine thrip (Rhipiphorothrips cruentaus): -This is a main insect of a Thrip but some times causes loss to the jamun, mango and guava. This adult is black brown in colour thin, in size and in a long size. The nymphs are small and yellow brown colour and they suck the sap of the lower surface of the leaves by chieving. The nymph of this insect is more harmful and it developed fully within 9-20 days. White brown colour spots are developed on the leaves in heavy attack of the insect. The leaf starts curling, yellow and leads to drying and dropping. If the attack is at the time of developing of fruit then the fruit become deceptive and hard and their quality is reduced to the greater extent. From March to November this insect complete 5-8 generations and from December to March this insect goes in dormancy in the shape of nymph. Its heavy attack are Anthracnose (Gloeosporium ampelophogum):- Dark brown spot cankers on leaves around midribs and main veins; dark-brown sunken spots on canes with dark purple raised margins. On branches black brown colour also appeared in a abandoned numbers. Photo Control:- 1)The wine should be pruned as per the recommendation so that the disease branches could be cut and destroyed. 2)The affected leave dropping on the grounds should be collected and burnt before sprouting of the wines. 3) After pruning but before sprouting in dormancy conditions a spray of bavastin 0.2% should be sprayed. observed in case of dry weather from April to June and August to November. 4) At later stages, wine should spray with Ben let or bavistin 0.2% in the first Control: - 500 ml. melathyon week of May and end of July and (cythone)50 EC or 750 mltr. August and second last week of August. If endosulpham (thyodam) or endosil 35 the rains are going then a spray should be ECC or 100 ml. Phenvalret (Phenval)20 done in the mid of September. EC should be sprayed in 500 liter of 2. Cercospora Leaf Spot (Cercospor water per acre. viticola): Angular water soaked spots Note:- The cultivars which are having appear between the veins and later the thickness and hairs on the lower side of leaf become dried the symptoms of the the leaf such varieties are resistant to this disease appeared in the month of Sept. insect. & October. Photo Yellow and Red wasp:- (Polistes hebraeus and Vespa Orientalis)They cause much damage by feeding on ripe Control:- As the symptoms are berries having thin skin and high sugar observed a spray of mencojab or content. It eats cracked and cut grapes It indophyl M45 or diathion M45 should also caused hindrance while harvesting be sprayed @ 0.2%. the fruit and its bites are very painful. The web of the vespa normally are 2.Alternaria Leaf Spot (Alternaria brown in shape and generally found in vitis): Dark brown spots, oval or the houses on the lower side of the roof. irregular in shape appears on leaf While red vespa web are found in the lanuina. Sometimes dark colour brown hidden part of the wall or in the hollow rings appeared on these spots. The part of the plants. They remain active affected leaves shows symptoms of from March to November. But its burning and fell down. ] pregnant in dormant condition. Control:-Copperoxycloride 0.2% Control:- Find out the web and destroy should spray in the month of August and them. On the plants or on the bush a September or appearance of the spray of carabryl 50 WP (40 gm in 10 symptoms of the disease. liter of water) should be sprayed on the web at the time of sun-sighting. At Root Knot Nematode:- In grapes wine small scale to protect from the vespa and sprouting is reduced and branches and The leaves honey-bee the branches the grape leaves become small. becomes yellow quickly and starts branches should be covered by the by the dropping. There is a formation of knot cloth bags. on the root and the root hairs, which Leaf roller (Sylepta lunalis) The insect absorbs the nutrients and the water from larvy are in light pale green and very the soil decrease in numbers. In acute active. In the first three stage of its case root starts rotting development. They eat the leave from lower size surface and make the leave Photo like sieve. At the last stage of the Control:- a)Carbophuran (Phurodon 3 g. development its rolls the leaf and feeds ) granules 30 gms. per sq. metre inside. Perhaps in each rolling leaf it is should be applied near the wines stem in occupied by one cater-pillar. 14-20 like the area of 9 sq. mtr. (170 gms. per remains as a cater-pillar. Its full life wine). This insecticide should be mixed in cycle is completed within 3-4 weeks. the soil properly and irrigate the This remains active in the rainy season plants sufficiently. This insecticide and caused much damage from August to should be applied before one week of October. sprouting. Control:- Spray 500 ml. melathion (cythion) 50 EC or 750 ml endosulpham (therodian 35 EC) should be sprayed in 500 l. of water per acre when the infestation is noticed. (b) Take intercrop of garlic in grapes orchards. Besides this carbophuran (Phurodan 3 gms. granules @ 7 gms. per meter square should be applied near the stem in the area of 9 sq. Mtr. (36 gms. per wine). Mixed this insecticide in the Defoliating beetles (Holotrichia spp., soil properly and irrigate the soil Schizonycha spp. Adoretus Spp., sufficiently. This insecticide should be Anomala Spp.): See in the cultivation of added into the soil at the time of sowing Ber. of garlic. Control:- See in the cultivation of Ber. Hairy Caterpillar (Euproctis spp.) They feed voraciously on leaves and also eat the bark of the fruit and detail see in the case of ber. Control: 1 liter Endosulphan (Thyodian) 35 EC or 400 ml. Dichlorophas 76 EC ( Nuwan) in the 500 liter of water per acre should be sprayed. MANGO Mango is the important fruit of Haryana. It is cultivated in Panchkula, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Sonepat & Jind. The agro climatically condition of Haryana is suitable for cultivation of Mango. But where frost is a regular features and there is a wind velocity is very high on that area the cultivation of this crop is very difficult. For cultivation of Mango high fertile well drainage soil is most suitable. More saline and halocline soil are unfit for mango cultivation. Dashehri:- Small to medium in size. Skin medium thick smooth, and yellow, Flesh firm, fibreless, pleasantly sweet, stone thin, keeping quality good. 51 strain of dashehri variety is recommended by the National Sub-tropical Horticulture Instiute, Rehman Khera, Lucknow. The stain of 51 is having very large size fruit attractive colour, thin stone and high yielding. Langra:- Medium in size; skin medium thick, smooth, green, flesh firm, fibreless and soft, fibreless and soft, fibrelss, lemon yellow, pleasantly sweet and strongly flavoured, stone medium, ripens in July. Malika:-This variety is crossed between Neelam and Dushehri and it is having regular bearing. Amarpali:- This variety is crossed between Dusheri and Neelam. bearing variety. The plant of this variety is very short in size. It is also regular Bombay Green:- Medium in size,, base oblique, skin thin, smooth , green, flesh fibreless and soft, flavour pleasant and strong, taste sweet, juice moderately abundant; stone medium in size; ripens in July. Fazli:- Large in size, skin medium thick and green, flash fir, fibrelkess and pleasantly flavoured, stone large, ripens in August. Sipia Shahpasand: A mid season cultivar, Fruit medium size, sking tough but thin, ground colour lemon green with amber yellow on exposed surface , pulp candimum yellow and very sweet flavour, mildly aromatic; stone thin, juice scanty, keeping quality fair. Manure & Fertilizer:Following are the doses in kg. for grown tree:- FYM per plant/Trees per year Age (In Years) FYM (in Kg.) Calcium Ammonium Nitrate Single Super Phosphate Potassium sulphate 1-3 5-2- 200-400 250-500 175-350 4-6 25-50 400-800 500-750 350-700 7-9 60-90 800-1000 750-1000 700-1000 100 1000 1000 1000 10 and above Note:- 1. In on year crop one extra dose of calcium Nitrogen should be given in the month of June. 2. FYM, Phosphorus, Nitrogen and Potash should applied in the month of February. 3.The fertilizer should be applied 1 to 2 mtr. away from the main stem and applied at the death of 20-30 cm. 4. The nutrient should be applied on the basis of soil testing report. Fruit Dropping:- To prevent the fruit from fruit dropping 2% solution of urea should applied in April-May as a spray. In variety like Langra, Chousa and Dussehri this problem can comes before the harvesting of fruit so 20 PPM 2,-4 D (2gm.2, 4D in 100 liter of water) should spray in the last week or April and first week of May. Which affect dropping of the fruit. Planting Time:- July-September, February-March Propagation of Plants:- The plants are propagated by vinear grafting. More sexist is received in this method. This practice can also be done insitu means where the stock is already growing. The selection of sign should be done very carefully. The sign thickness should be equal to the root stock and it should be collected from the branches where flower is not initiated and the branches should be of 3-4 months old. To collect cutting for the sign 7-10 first leaves should be removed. With the result of this the bud become soiled and there will be more success in grafting. The best time of grafting is MarchSeptember. Post Harvest Management:- The fruit should be harvested in the proper ripening condition otherwise it will not give proper taste and scent. The maturity of the fruit can be judged by putting the fruit in water basket. The fruit is dyed in the water proper (the specific gravity of the fruit 1.5) those fruits are fully ripened. For transportation of the fruit the fruits are harvested in un-ripened condition. Mango should be harvested by the mango harvester or sketcher the harvesting should be done in the morning hours or in the late evening. Packing & Transportation:-After harvest the fruit should be graded on the basis of variety size and condition of the ripening and should be keep separately. Over-ripped and fully ripped fruit should be sent to the local vegetable fruit market or used for preservation. Good quality fruit should be packed in the cardboard or plastic box by putting the layer of newspaper for sending the fruit in distant market. Rejuvenation of Mango Orchard:- India is a leading country in the mango cultivation. But our position are not very strong in local market as well as WTO. It is challenge to the country to increase the production and quality of the fruits per unit area. It is a matter of great concern the unproductiveness of the old orchard of 30-35% in the country. It would be unproductive proposition of uproot the old orchard and replace them with new plantation which would be a great expensive and time consuming. The central subtropical horticulture institute Rehman Khera, Lucknow has developed rejuvenation technique by which even the old orchard of 45-50 years old which become unproductive due to over-lopping of the branches because of not enjoying proper lights and aeration can be converted into productive stage and the technique which is developed is very effective and economically and it is highly beneficially to the growers. In this technique some pruning have been evolved in such passion unavoidable and unproductive branches are cut and converted into a productive orchard. Such type of pruning results to provide to give desired canopy on the plants which results to increase the photo synthetic activities and ultimately increased setting of fruits and fruiting. Tinning and Pruning: - To select all undesirable branches of very old dense and garden which are economically unproductive. After selections in the month of December, the selected branches are cut about 4-5mtr. height from the ground level by the help of the Saw. For this purpose mechanical saw is required. Dry diseased and dents branches on the trees are cut and removed. To develop the tree in the desired shape 3-4 cut branched is left. For rejuvenation either the whole areas trees are cut at alternative row. The care should be taken for pruning the tree the undesirable branches should not be split from the lower side so first cutting should be started from lower side about 15-20 cm. and then pruning should be done from the upper part of the tree. After pruning 1kg. Copper oxycloride 250grams custard oil and add desired quantity of water should be prepared. After adding a desired quantity of water a paste should be prepared and this paste should be pasted on the cut ends so that precaution should be taken for contemplation of diseases fresh cow dung paste also found very affective for this purpose After this in the month of February to make the basin and water channels. Inter-cropping:- After the cuttings large area around the trees are opened which could be utilized to take some crops to increase the income of the farmers. Such space could be used for cultivation of sponge-gourd, bottle -gourd, cucumber, cow pea and in the ruby season cauli flower, potato, marigold etc. At initial stage of five years inter-crops gives economical returns. By this way by selling the cut woods and to have inter cropping will compensate to the farmers income a loss caused at the initial stage of this operation. Nutrients and Water Management:- After pruning the tree 2.5 kg. urea, 3.0 kg. Single superphasphate, 1.5 kg. mutate of potash per tree to be added in the basin of tree. The full dose of single superphasphate and mutate of potash and half dose of urea should be applied in the end of February after that balanced dose of urea should be applied in the month of June. 120 kg. well rotten FYM should be applied per tree in the month of July. These dose should be applied every tree in each year. After adding the manure and fertilizer proper inter culture should be done in the basin of the tree. The irrigation should be given from mid of March at 10-12 days interval till the starts of the rains. It will affect good growth of the shoots and or new shoots should not be died up in the absence of the moisture. To conserve the moisture from April to June, a mulching of mango or banana leaves, dry grass or paddy straw should be used as mulch in the basin. Thinning of the new shoots:-After cutting the undesirable branches in the month of December, a many shoots develop about 3-4 months of pruning ( March-April) out of which it is necessary desired branches should be removed. Fully developed healthy young shoots of 8-10 healthy shoots should be retained. The balanced shoots should be removed in the month of June and August. These shoots are retained for the further new branches. After this thinning a fungicide of proper oxycholoride (3 gm per liter of water should be sprayed with the result of this type of a spray protect the leaves from many diseases. In the month of October, a spray of 2% urea solution should be sprayed which is helpful for the whole development of vegetative part. Insect and diseases: - Proper care should be taken for intercultural and all control measures for control of pest diseases which are being given further in this chapter. Flower & Fruiting:- The post harvest management of thinning and cutting of flower on new shoots flowers and fruits started to come about two years of pruning. It is found on the basis of experimentation. These pruned trees produced qualitative mango about 64 kgs. per tree and unproductive become productive for another 20-25 days and in this way rejuvenation of mango plays significant role in the mango cultivation. Post Harvest Technology after harvesting:Ripened fruit should be harvested with pedicel length of 8-10 m mtr. with the result of that there is no accumulation of liquid of fruit and there is no infestation of stem and rot diseases. After ripening the fruits remained without any spot and attractive and the storage life is increased 2-3 days. At the time of harvesting fruit should not be spoiled by wound and scratch and it should not come with contact with soil. The institute has developed a equipment for harvesting is very suitable. With this instrument 800-1000 fruits are harvested in one hour and this instrument is available in the institute for sale at a reasonable price. Fruit should be graded variety wise, size and weight colour or on the basis of the ripening. After harvesting the fruit should be washed in a clean water and dry in a shade and then packed in the boxes. The institute has developed specification for packing wherein the card-board which is having 0.5% whole and these boxes are very useful for storage and transportation. To prevent the disease of after harvesting of the fruit the fruits are treated with 0.5% carbendiazim in luke warm water (52+1 degree centigrade) from 5-15 minutes dip should be given to prevent the diseases of anthracnose, stem and rot and black rot and then dry the fruit in shade should be packed in the boxes. The fruit should be treated 750-PPM ethereal (.18 ml ltr. per liter) in a luke warm water (52+ 2 degree centigrade) for five minutes and for five minutes dipping should be given. After that it should be dried and stored the fruit. With the result of this all the fruits become attractive yellow in colour and also ripened uniformally. By this method pre-mature fruits can be treated and maturity can be attained. For cold storage the duration depends upon the varieties e.g. Dasheri, Malika and Amarpali can be stored at 12 degree centigrade lungra at 40 degree centigrade and Chause at 8 degree centigrade by keeping 85-90 RH for the period of 3-4 weeks. The Dasheri variety fruits if treated with 3% dry hidetrated calcium chloride solution at the atmospheric pressure of 500 ml. meter for five minutes the fruits are stored at low temperature ( 12 degree centigrade for 27 days). Packing facilities are available in this institute, which packed the fruit 1 ton per hour. These all recommendations for the rejuvenation and other operations technology are developed by the Central Sub-Tropical Horticulture Institute, Rehman Khera ( Lucknow). Cost of rejuvenation:- All operations of rejuvenation technology like labour manure and fertilizer, irrigation, intercultural control of pest diseases etc. required at the initial stage of three years about 160/- per tree per year. Insect Pest Disease Mango hooper (Amritodus atkinsoni): It is very much active during February-March at the time of flowering. Nymphs and adults suck sap from tender leaves and inflorescence pinnacle, which become sticky and shooty. Young fruits and dried inflorescence break off and fall to the ground as the summer winds blow. Heavy attack of this insect affect the cause damage to the whole trees. The adult in more numbers damage to the lower part of the leaves. These insects excrete some sweet sap on the leaves with the result of that a black fungus appeared and leaves looks like appeared like a fatty. There are two generations of insects in a year first at the time of flowering (Feb.to April) second in summer and rainy season ( JuneAugust). First generation caused more damage. The second generation adults remains in the dense, moist shady place and become dormant and in February again become active. This insect nymph become develop in adult 10-20 days duration. Dense Plantation in a Anthracnose or die-back (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) Dark brown to brownish black spots on leaves, shoots wither due to infection on bark. Fruit may also show small raised dark brown or black areas. Black Tip (Sulphur dioxide toxicity & Boron deficiency): Fruit abnormally long at the tips, pre-mature ripening and black tip, which may cover half the fruits from below. Mango malformation (Fusarium moniliforme and/or physiological): Thick bunchy vegetative shoot at growing points, transformation of floral parts into compact sterile mass. The floral branches are crowded in the form of a cone. At the apex of the thick axis are produced small leafy structures presenting witches broom appearance. Powder Mildew:- The flower and the flower shoots are mostly affected and there is appearance of white powder layers with the result of that flower and small fruits place where water is standing in that started dropping. situation this insect increase their reduced. numbers Control: Dont plant clone. Close plantation which reduce the sunlight particularly on the lower part f canopy and radiation of plant. To auproot unwanted tree and bushes. To maintain proper drainage in the orchard to avoid more humidity. 500 ml melathian (siathian) 50 ec, 1.5 kg carbril (savan) 50 wp should dissolve in 500 lt of water should spray by end of February and repeat the spray by end of March. Mango Milly bug (Drosicha mangiferal): It does a lot of damage at the flowering and fruiting stages from January to April when large number of young nymphs crawl up the plant and congregate on growing shoots and inflorescence pinnacle and suck the sap. Besides mango it attacks almost all fruit and flowering trees. Its affects on fig, guava, ber, pomegranate, lime etc. and specially those plants which are growing around the mango orchard caused damage to them. In the month of December and January a large number of small walnut type brown nymph come out from the eggs and they climbing on the tree and they collected on the leaves. In the new sprout in the month of February they reach to the thin branches developed nymph and female are in shape of flat thick and oval-shape and the body on the insect covered with a white waxy powder accumulate on it. These both stages of insect from January to April are assembled on the growing shoot and flowering branches in a bunch type. With the result of this the branches are started wilting and there are dropping of effective flower and fruit on the ground. In the severe attack of the insect there will no remain fruit on the tree. This insect also secretes a sweet type substance on which a black colour is developed. Adult female starts moving down from the tree from AprilMay and enter into the friable soil and The size of the fruit also lays eggs. This insect remains active from December to May. With the result of this insect has only one generation. From June to November this insect remain in the stage of eggs into the soil. In the garden which are not properly attended or having a different type of fruit plants where it is difficult to plough the field and in such condition there is no more attack of this insect. Control: Stamp borrower of mango It destroys the trees by tunneling the stem Wooden frass comes out of the surface and of the holes. Mango shoot borer : It infects the young shoots which dry up subsequently. Mango scale: It appears as apest in certain localities and inflicts damage by sucking sap from leaves. LITCHI Litchi is cultivated in Haryana in the district of Yamunanagar, Ambala, Panchkula and Kurukshetra. The agro climatic condition is suitable for the cultivation of litchi. Fertile soil with good drainage is suitable for its cultivation. Variety:Dehradun:- This variety gives high yield the fruit are very attractive in colour and there is no problem of cracking of fruit. The fruit of this variety is ripened in the second week of June. The flesh is very sweet, medium juicy and soft. Its juice is containing 71% total TSS (sweetness) and 0.45% acidity. The ratio of the flesh and the stone is 3.75 :1 Calcutta: This is high yielding variety and the fruits are very superior large in size & attractive. The fruits are ripened in the last week of June. The flesh is very sweet and soft and having medium juice and also good scented. The juice of this variety is having 18% TSS (sweetness) and acidity and mineral is 0.48%. The ratio of the flesh and stone is 4.73:1 Seedless late:- This is its descriptive name. Its fruits are very fruitful, good taste and having seed very small and fruits are having thick flesh. This is liked by the consumers. Though this variety bears less number of fruits. The fruits are ripened in the second fortnight of June. The juice containing TSS 18.7%(sweetness and 0.53% acidity). The flesh and stone ration is 28:1. Rose Scented:- Its ripened in the second week of June and can be harvested within one week. The fruits are attractive pinkish in colour and having good scent. Propagation:- The propagation is done by the air lairing. Desired thickness branches (45-60 cm.) long and (0.12-0.15 cm. thick) is selected. After that at the lower part about 2.5 cm. bark is removed and this removal part is covered by the soft most grass and after that a strip of alkathene sheet is rolled on it and it is tide strongly. About 4 weeks the roots are fully initiated. Then the branch is removed from the plant by cutting and the polythene sheets are removed and this is planted in the pot under partial shade or in the nursery beds. Though the airing time is February to March and July to October. But the mid October is most suitable for this work. Planting time:- The litchi are transplanted either in the spring season or in the end of rainy season. Rainy season planting is more successful then the planting of spring season. In rainy season the temperature of plains become normal and also the humidity is increased so the litchi should be planted from Sept.-October which is most suitable time of planting. Protect the plant from hot and cold:- The plant should be saved or protected from the hot and frost upto 4-5 years. For this sarkanda should be used to cover the plant (Jantar, Daincha plants) are raising around the litchi protect the litchi from hot and cold upto desirable extent. For this the seed of the Daincha should be sown in the basin of the litchi around the litchi plant in the month of February. Upto the month of April these Dainchas plants provides full shade to the litchi plants. The daincha plant are tied up on the top which results to protect the litchi plant from the frost. The inter area of daincha plant are covered with the layer of the straw. The roots of the daincha should be cut 2-3times so that daincha should not have competition with the litchi plant for nutrients and water. Manure & Fertilizer:(per plant per year in kgs.) Age of the tree (in years) FYM (in Kg.) Calcium Ammonium Nitroate 25%(Kg.) Single Superphaspate(In kg.) Murate of Potash(Grams) 1-3 10-20 0.3-1.0 0.2-0.6 0.200-0.500 4-6 25-40 1.0-2.0 0.75-1.25 0.6-0.9 8-10 40-50 2.0-3.0 1.25-2.0 0.3-0.5 Above ten 60 3.5 2.25 0.6 FYM:- superphasphate and murate of potash should be applied in the month of December. The calcium ammonium nitrorate should be divided into two parts and one dose should be applied in the mid of February and the second dose of mid of April after fruit setting. Irrigation:- For small plant in summer the irrigation should be done twice in a week. In the plants when the fruits are developing the irrigation should be taken care of. At this stage the plant should be irrigated at 10-15 days interval. With the result of this the cracking of fruit is reduced the size of the fruit is increased Insects & Pest Control Leaf Curling Ashatpadi (Aceria litchi):This is a specific and important insect of litchi. Its adult are light brown in colour and are very small. The nymph is white in colour. This specially caused damaged to the quick growing trees. Its attack is started from the lower side of the tree and spread towards upside. Adult and nymph both suck the sap of the leaf from the lower side after scratching. With the result a small white spots appeared on the leaves. Gradually these spots are touched together and developed into light brown colour velvety layer. Curling is resulted after the attack of this insect and later stages leaf starts dropping. This insect is spread from April to June when there is a high temperature and dry weather. which is reduced automatically with the start of monsoon. Again this insect is spread from September and but there is less damage during winter. Control:- The affected leaf and branches should be removed from time to time and destroy by burning. 2)When new shoots sprouts or attack of the insect is noticed the plants should be sprayed with 500 mlt. Diamethiot (Rogor 30 EC in 500 liter of water per acre.) 1) Before few days of ripening of fruit the plant should be sprayed with 500 ml. melthion (cythion in 50 EC) in 500 liter of water per acre. Note:- The fruit should not be plucked within one week after spray of melthion. Leaf Rolling Caterpillar (Tortrix opicyrita):- This insect cause damaged not only litchi leaves but also jamun, peach and guava leaves too. This caterpillar is of a green colour which head and body is of a black colour. This caterpillar joint the new growth and remained in side and eat the developed caterpillar perhaps on width side rolled the leaves remained inside and eat on the corner of the leaves. In case of serious infestation this insect larvy caterpillar destroy to the newly growth. Sometimes this caterpillar also damage to the small fruits. This insect is remain active from April to October and it has many lifecycles. Control:- 750 ml. endosulpham ( thayodran) 35 EC or 1250 choloroperiphas dasban (20 EC or 500 ml. melathion ( cythion) 50 EC in 50 liter of water per acre should be sprayed. Bark-Eating Caterpillar: (Indarbela Quadrinotata and L.Tetraonis:- As given in case of Guava cultivation. GUAVA The guava is one of the nutritive fruit. The plants have the capacity to tolerate dry weather and it can grow well in all type of soil and different climatic conditions successfully. Variety:- 1. Allahabad Safeda:- Tall upright growing tree. Heavy bearer with cream coloured, round, smooth skinned, white fleshed and a few seeded fruit. Taste is excellent. Banarsi Surkha:- Tall growing tree with lush green foliage. A highly prolific bearer with two crops in a year,one in rainy season and and the other in winter season. Fruit is medium sized, smooth surfaced and cream coloured. Flesh is pinkish but highly seeded. It is early ripening cultivar. Sardar (Lucknow-49) The cultivar is dwarf, spreading and profusely bearing, with large, round, meaty white fleshed undulated fruit of excellent quality. It compares favourably well in taste and flavour with best specimens of Safeda cultivar. Being dwarf and spreading in habit, suits well for the areas with high wind velocity like Haryana State. Hisar Safeda:- It is a cross between Allahabad Safeda and seedless Guava. The tree of this variety is straight and having good growth, fruits round and shiny flesh white less seeded, more sweetness and good taste. Hisar Surkha:- It is a hybrid variety. It is the crossed between the variety of Apple Colour, Guava and Banarsi Surkha. The trees are long but medium spreading, fruits round, skin light yellow in colour and flesh pinkish and very sweet in taste. Soil & Climate: -Guava grow well in the area where rain fall is of medium intensity and crop can grow well. In heavy rain fall areas there is a profuse vegetative growth of the guava but in such areas trees do not bear such quality of fruit. It can grow well in all type of a soil but sandy loam soil is best for its cultivation. Plant Propagation:-Though the plants are prepared in large scale through the seeds but in case chances the plants raised through seeds, there are a variability in the produce and growth of the trees. Besides this there is a great variability in case of size, quality of the fruits. So it becomes necessary to use the plants, which are produced through vegetative propagation. To produce good stock the seed of the Lucknow 49 variety is used. The seeds are removed from the fruits and wash and keep for drying. If the seeds are sown after extracting from the fruits and sow immediately then there are chances of high germination. The seeds are sown in the month of July & August in the raised nursery beds after sowing of 6 months the plants should be shifted to the other beds. After 10 months these plants are ready for in arching which are ready within 3 months. Manure & Fertilizer per tree Age of the tree (in years) FYM Kg.) CAN Super phosphate (gm.) Muriate of potash (g) 1 15 0.5 250 100 2 30 1.0 500 200 3 45 1.5 750 300 4 60 2.0 1000 400 5 or above 75 3.0 1250 500 1. All compost or FYM half those of super phosphate and sulphate of potash applied in the month of February and balance half dose applied in July. Calcium Ammonium Nitrate should be applied half doze in the month of February and half dose in July & August. 2. The manure and fertilizer applied in the soil 2-3 ft. away from the main stem. 3. Nutrient should be applied on the basis of soil testing report. Irrigation:- Irrigate the soil at the interval of 10-15 days. At the time of flowering and at the time of fruit setting one irrigation is necessary. To avoid the fruiting of rainy season stop irrigation from February to mid-May. Inter-Cropping:- In guava orchard upto age of 3-4 years the inter-space can be used by planting papaya or pulses crop like cow pea, gram etc. can be grown. Crop Regulation:- Guava bears two main crops in a year. First crop is ready during July-August and other during November- January. Only winter crop is recommended. To avoid rain season crop, do not irrigate the orchard during February to mid-May or deblossom spring flowers by hard picking or spraying with 30 gm. NAA. For this 30 gm. NAA dissolve in 50 ml. alchol or sprit and add 100 liter water. The self-life of the guava is very less. Being a climatic fruit it should be ripened in unripened condition. The guava can not be kept in ripened condition because in this condition they can be damaged by the birds. The fruit should be harvested with the help of scissor or sketcher and with fruit some branch with 1-2 leaves should be cut. The harvesting should be done continuously most of the consumer liked un-ripened fruit. Packing: - Fully ripened fruit should be sent to the near market because such type of fruit can be damaged during transit. The fruits, which are transported to the distant market to be packed in wooden boxes. If the fruits are being transported to the long distant market then it should harvested in un-ripened condition. When the fruit colour is green in that condition a specific gravity of the fruit should be 1.05. Storage:- In summer the fruit should be sent to the market as early as possible while in winter fruits green fruit stage which is un-ripened stage fruit can tolerate 2-3 days during transportation. Rejuvenation of Guava: - Presently, the productivity of guava is much below the productive potential, which understandably could be attributed to the significant prevalence of old and unproductive orchards with declining yield pattern. Manipulation of canopy size and shape by means of pruning and training for its containment and for better yield performance was not felt as a necessary orchard management technique for guava in earlier days. In guava, majority of the older plantations are of seedling origin of non-descript material and have poor genetic potentiality and have become senile. Such plantation can be improved through rejuvenation technique. By rejuvenation we can manipulate the cropping pattern of the guava fruits by the use of training and pruning with the result of that we can skip the fruiting or we can have desired season crop in a year. By increasing the close plantation which will result more productivity easy to manage the orchard operations and also quality and productivity will also increased with the rejuvenation of technology developed by Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, Rehmankhera, Lucknow. The following steps have been taken for rejuvenation in Guava crop Insect Pest & their control Fruit Fly (Bactrocera diversus, B.dorsalis & B. Zonatus):- There is more attack of this insect in the month of July-September. The adult of this insect is almost to the house fly and fly very fast. The female fly make the whole in the fruit lays the eggs below the skin. The larvae (maggots) like boil rice and eat the fruit flesh. On those fruits where the fly lays eggs (which are often dark green colour). The holes can be seen. Small micro organism enter into the fruit through these holes with the result of that the fruit starts rotting and fell down. The larvy is fully developed within 5-7 days and developing into pupa fell down on the land. This insect remain dormant in dormancy from November to March as a adult. Diseases & their control 1.Guava Wilt:- The symptoms are appeared after late period when the roots of the trees are mostly damaged. Firstly symptoms starts with yellowing of leaves and subsequently gradually tree become wilting. Control:- The guava should be planted on that field where there is proper drainage facility. The heavy soil should be discarded from the planting of the guava. At the time of irrigation water should not stand around the stem. The infested plants should be up-rooted with the roots and destroy them. The soil should be treated with Formalin in and after sterilization of the soil the new plantation should be done.Where there is a incidence of this disease on those area guava variety L-49 or sardara should be selected. This variety is Control:resistant upto some extent to guava wilt. In each plant where the irrigation is applied 1. As far as possible avoid rainy season by ring method in each ring 15 gms. crop because in this season fruits are bavistin should be applied three times in a damaged by the fruit fly. year i.e March, June and September and apply irrigation after this treatment. In the 2. The affected fruit should be collected month of September a spray of zinc daily and it should be buried into the sulphate @ 0.3% should be sprayed. soil 2 ft. deep or feed to the goat and Where there is wilting problem this sheep. treatment is very affective. 3. Give deep chlorine in summer season so that the pupa of the fruit fly can be destroyed. 2. Fruit Rot and die back:- The infested fruits are in a small size and developed black colour and sometimes these symptoms appeared in a very late stage. At 4. 500 ml. malathion, cythian ) 50 EC +5 the time of fruit ripening there are kg. Gur or sugar should be added in development of circular spots or many 500 liter of water and spray in one acre. If the infestation of the fruit fly is observed then the spray should be repeated 7-10 days. spots have developed and later stage there is a growth of orange fungus on sunken spot. If there is a infestation of the branches then the branches start drying from the tail and spread towards stem size. Note:- After spraying of melathion the fruit should be harvested for 5 days. Control:- Cut the infested branches and spray 0.3% copperoxycloride 3 gm. blight 2. Bark Eating Caterpillar (indarbela ox or blue copper in one liter of water and quadrinatata and l. tatraonis):- This spray should be done 2-3 times after setting insect caused damage not only guava but of the fruit. also to other fruit like shadow trees, fruit plant and other fruit trees. Generally this 3. Alternaria Leaf Spot:- The spots insect is not visible but where the appeared on the leaves in brown or dark branching are take place there is colour. The affected leaves look likes accumulation of excreta and saw wood in burning and dropped down later on. The the shape of web. During day time it make fungus causes it by Alternaria leaf spot. tunnel into stem and at night it comes from the hole and eat the bark under the Control:- Spray 0.2% copperoxycloride ( cover of the web and also damage to the blite ox or blue copper in one liter of water xylem vessel of the stem with the result of 2-3 times at 2weeks interval. that the nutrients are not reached to other part of the plant. If there is high velocity of the winds there is a great damage to these branches and falling on the ground. Neglected orchards are more pruned to this insect. There is one generation in a year which started from June-July. Control:- The following schedule should adopted to control this insect. September:- Monocrotophos ( Nuvacron36 WSC or 10 ml. methyl parathion ( metacid) 50 EC dissolve in 10 liter of water and apply on the whole of the tree. February-March:- Make the solution of 40 gm. carbryl (sevin) 50 WP or 10 ml. Phenitrothion ( pholithion/sumithion) 50 EC should be dissolved in 10 liter of water and take the small cotton ball and dip into the above one solution and with the help of the spice it should be entered into the hole to kill the fruit fly. Use 10% kerosene emulsion ( 1 liter kerosene + 9 liter water + 100 gram soap or each hole of the insect the following solution made by the following insecticide 5 ml. to be added in the hole. For this 2 mltr. diacholorokhas (nuvan) 76 EC or 5 mlt.methyl parathion (metacid) 50 EC or 30 mltr. endosulpham ( thiodyan) or thiotaks or endocyl (35 EC) add in 10 mltr. of water and after this plug the hole with mud. Note:-1. Nearby grown all tree holes also treated with this insecticide. 2. Keep the orchard clean and planted the recommended number of plants per acre. Scale Keat or Mili Bug (Chloropulvinaria psidii, Ferissia virgata, Pseudo-coccus spp. And Coccus spp.):As in case of mango cultivation. Control:- .):- As in case of mango cultivation. BER The varieties of the ber can be divided in three groups on the basis of maturity:1. Early 2. Mid 3. Late Early Season cultivar (ripened in the month of February):Gola ( shiny fruit, The weight of fruit is 14.6 gm. TSS 17.4%, Acidity 0.46%, Vitamin-C 85.5 %mg/100 g. The average yield per tree is 100 kg. The fruits are ripened in the first week of February. Seo :- A good early ripening cultivar. Weight per fruit 14 g. with 20.7 % TSS & Acidity 0.44 %. Average yield per tree 80 kg. Vitamin C 85.0 mg. 100 gm. Sandhura Narnaul:- The size of the fruit is long and pointed, Colour-greenish yellow, per fruit the average is 15.7 grms., TSS 16.8 %, Acidity 0.98% Vitamin C-87.5 ml. gram/100 gram , average yield per tree is 85 kg. Mid Season cultivars (ripened in the March) Banarsi Karaka:- A mid-season cultivar. Fruit long and pointed, at ripening the colour is yellow and shiny. TS 16.9 %, Acidity 0.13%, Vitamin C 110 mg/100 gram, Average yield per tree 125 kg. Kaithli:- The average of the fruit is 17.8 gram per fruit, TSS 17.6% Acidity 0.51 %,Vitamin C 98.3 mg., The yield is 125 per tree. This is very good variety for rain fed area. Muria Murhara:- The fruits are of bell shape and fruit become yellow at the time of ripening The average per fruit weight is 24 grm. TSS 18.5%, Acidity 0.29 % and Vitamin C 90.7 mg./100 grm.The agerage yield per tree is 125 kg. Sanauri No.5:- The fruits are oval shape and pointed.head The average weight of the fruit is 17.6 gram,TSS 18.1 %, Acidity 0.26 %, Vitamin -C70 mg.,/100 gram. The average per tree is 100 kg. Chhuara:- Long fruit and deep green, The skin of the fruit is rough. The average weight of the fruit is 22.25 gram, TSS 18.5%. Acidity 0.26%, Vitamin C 70 mg./100 gram, The average per tree is about 100 kg. Late Season Cultivars (Ripening in early April): Umran:- A large size and high yielding cultivar. Average weight per fruit 35 gm, the skin of the fruit is thick and hard, with 19.5% TSS. Acidity 0.33% Vitamin C 80 mg. /100 grams Yield per tree 200 kgs. Kaatha Phal: A coloured cultivars with pulp granular like apple. The raw fruit is light red, green colour and at ripening it becomes brown in colour. Average weight per fruit 18 g with 0.76 % TSS. Vitamin C 84.6% mg/100 per 100 grams. Yield per tree 120 kgs. Ilaichi:-This promising variety is almost seedless. Its fruit is available throughout March. Fruit is round and small at ripening the colour become brown. The fruit weight is 6.48 grams. TSS 21% Acidity 0.23%, Vitamin C 124.6m.gm per 100 gms. Yield per tree 100 kg. Propagation:- For propagation of the plants the seeds of the ber is sown in the nursery to grow Desi plant. The seeds are sown in the month of April and in the month of July, August budding is done. On desi plants, plants are propagated by the method of T-budding, Ring budding and Patch budding and air layering, shield budding and air layering but the most successful method is T budding. Planting time:- The time of plantation of grafting plant is from August to September. But the plant without earth wall should be planted from 15th January to Ist week of February where the proper irrigation is available the planting distance should kept 10x10mtr. Before planting the plant each pit should fill with 50-60 kg. well rotten FYM 2Kg. Superphasphate and 30gms. Chloroplast dust to be mixed . Manure & Fertilizers:- Age of tree (Years) FYM (Kg.)/per tree CAN (25%) Kg./per tree 1 10 0.5 2 15 1.0 3 20 1.5 4 25 2.0 5 and above 50 2.5 Remarks:- FYM should apply by the end of June after Ist week of July after harvesting of the crop. The yield is incrased if 1.250single superphasphate is applied in the month of June /July. 2. Half of the nitrogen should apply in the month of July and rest half of the Nitrogen in the month of November. 3. The fertilizer should be added into the soil 3-4 ft. from the main stem. 4. Fertilizer should be applied on the basis of soil testing report. Spray of Zinc & Urea:- To spray the crop with 1.5%Urea and 0.5% zinc sulphate significantally increased the quality of the fruit as well as prevent dropping of flower and fruit. Irrigation:- Being a tap rooted plant the root of the ber goes down very deep and it requires less irrigation if plant is properly established but the small plants should be irrigated at the interval of 4-6 days . The old orchard or orchard of the ber required four irrigations in a year. First irrigation should be given after harvesting of the fruit second in November, third and fourth in the month of January. The duration of flower in ber is from September to November and irrigation should not be given during this period. Training and Pruning:- The ber plant is required support to grow straight and to give proper shape to the plant and the support should be given by the help of wood or bamboo by tying the plant with it. Many branches originate from the main stem but upto the height of 70 cm. all branches below to be cut and after this height 3-4 branches should allowed to grow. Inter-cropping in Ber :- In ber crop there is proper bearing of the fruit at the age of 4-5 years when plant spread fully before this the space should utilize to grow some intercrop like green gram, Mash, cow pea and leafy vegetables. Harvesting & Post Harvest Management:- Before harvesting the crop the spray of captan or diathion M-45 (500 ppm) should be sprayed before 15 days of harvesting which increased the self-life of the fruit for 8 days and protect the fruit from rotting. Packing:- The packing of the ber is done in corrugated card board where before filling the box a newspaper sheet is placed below the fruits. Grading:- Graded fruits fetch more income to the grower. About 35 grams fruits are sold in the market about doubling the rate in the market. Control of Pest & Diseases:- Insect Pest & their control Diseases and their control Fruit Fly of Ber:(Carpomyia vesuviana):- This is a most harmful insect for Ber cultivation. It is just like a housefly but its colour is brown yellow. This insect is having black spot on the front side but the wing is having spot of white colour. When the fruit attain the size of pea size then the female fly laid eggs on the fruit below the skin. The affected fruit become disfigured and this insect make hole in the fruit. Such fruit ripened early and broke down. Such fruits are unfit for consumption. Fully developed larvae( which are like a boil rise) come out from the hole which is made by the insect and fell down to the soil dot develop into pupa. This insect remains as a larvae from 7-24 days. This insect complete 3-4 generation from November to April early and late maturity variety and more sweet fruits are more pruned to this insect. The adult leave long life and complete one life cycle within 15-40 days in the month of September 3580 days in January for the eggs which laid in the month of January. 1.Powdery Mildew:- This is a serious disease of ber which gives symptoms on the fruits by showing a covering of white powdery. The size of the fruits remained small and the skin of the fruit become corky, rough, curved and ultimately crack. There is a serious reduction in the yield of the crop with the attack of the disease, which will depend upon the severity of the disease. Control:- 0.1% carathion (1 gm. chemical in one liter of water) when the fruit attain the size of free size a spray of carathion should be given and repeated it after 15 days. To control of this disease it is necessary that the spray should be done in such way that every fruit should be covered properly with the spraying solution. In case of non-availability of carathion sulphur dust 0.2% should be sprayed to control this disease. Sooty Mould:- The symptoms appeared on the leaves and leave become pale and subsequently fell down. Control:- In the month of November when the fruit size become pea size a spray of 600 m.liter (oxydemeton-methyl) Matasystox-25 EC or 500ml diamethoate) (Regor-30 EC and make the solution in 500 liter of water spray on the tree per acre. Repeat the spray again during midDecember. Control:- To control of this disease a spray of copper-oxycloride (blight ox) or blue copper @ 0.3% ( 3 gms. chemical in one liter of water) should spray. Note:- The fruits which are sprayed by the melathion should be harvested after 2 days and washed the fruits in water at least for half minute so that the poisonous affect on the fruit should be removed. To do this practice it is good for the health. Control: The control of this disease should be done by use of spray of mencozeb ( diathion M45) @ 0.2% (2 gms. in one liter of water to be sprayed when the symptoms appeared on the plant. This spray should be repeated after 15 days. Lac making Insect: - (Kerria lacca) This insect is caused damage not only ber but also damaged fig, pilkhan and peepal. Red colour small insect suck the sap of the leaves with the result of that there is a great reduction in the yield of fruit. The body of the insect is covered by the sticky material. The excreta of this insect developed become the base to grow the fungus on it. The insect is remaining active and destructs the crop from April to June-July. The old affected branches helped to spread this insect. The neglected orchards are more prone to this insect. Cladosporium Leaf Spot:- Irregular shape symptoms are developed of light brown colour on the leaf. And the lower size of leaves deep brown and black colour spots are appeared. 3. Alternaria Species Disease:- The spots of this disease appeared in brown colour on the leaves and leaves become (b) In the end of January, spray with 500 scorching. ml. Malthion 50 EC (malathion) + 5 kg. ‗Gur‘ or sugar in 500 liter of water/ per Control:- To control of this disease a spray of Mencozeb or diathion M-45 (Indophyl M-45) @ acre. 0.2% should spray and repeat the spray after 15 2.Collect daily the affected fruit infested by days. the insect and buried in the soil 2-3 ft. deep soil or these fruit should be fed by the goat 4.Cercosphora Leaf Spot:- The circle spots are developed on the leaves which are brown colour in and sheep. the center and the margin of these spots are of deep 3. May-June and December-January the red colour. In the severity of the disease resulted falling of the leaves. soil around the tree should be ploughed. Control:-1. After harvesting the affected branches should be cut and brunt. 2.At new sprouts the spray of 400 ml. monocrotophos (nuwacron/monocil) 36 W.S.C or 600 ml. oxydemton methyl (Matasystox-25 EC in 500 liter water should spray per acre in the month of August-September. 3. The life cycle of this insect for the month of April can be controlled by the chemicals which are used to control the Control:- As mentioned in case of control of circospora leaf spot. Leaf Rust:- The brown and orange colour spot of nail shape appeared on the lower size of the leaves. The affected leaves with this disease become brown or deep brown in colour. Photo Control:- As mentioned in case of control of circospora leaf spot. Fruit Rot:-The light brown spots are developed on the lower side of the fruit. These spots appeared in black colour like boil. Photo fruit fly of ber. Defoliating Bettle ( Lachno-sterna spp) This insect is not only caused damage to the ber but also caused other crops like Control:- To control of this disease a spray of grapes and guava and also other trees. The copperoxycloride 0.2%should be sprayed. more attack is observed in tropical and sub-tropical climate. Though the adult of this insect feed on the leaves but the larvae of this insect caused damage to the roots before and after the monsoon. The adult are strong brown and shiny and they came out from the ground in the evening. They eat the leaves during night from evening to morning and they hide in the soil before sunrise. In the serious attack of this insect the leaves almost eaten by these insect and plant become defoliate and there is no setting of fruit tree on this tree. The age of the adult is about only month and this insect has only one life cycle. Control:- In the evening a spray of the insecticide such as 500 ml. of monocrotophos ( Nuwacron/monocil) 36 WSC or one liter Endosulphan ( Thiodon) 35 EC or Quinelphos ( Eklux) 25 EC or 1.5 kg. Carboryl 50 WP in 500 liter of water per acre. The spray should be done after appearance of the adults, which generally appeared in the first monsoon. If there is rains after the spray damage is continuous or after then repeat the spray. Note:- Spray insecticides nearby growing other fruit plants besides the spray of the ber orchard. . Hairy Caterpillar (Euproctis fraternal and Euproctis Spp):- Occasionally this insects appeared in ber orchard. The larvy of this insect of dark brown colour and having long hairs on the body. After hatching the eggs the larvies come out and assembled in a group in the lower surface of the leaves and eat the leaves in such way that the leaves become sieve. After growing at later stage they eat the leaves of the trees and tree become defoliate. These caterpillar also caused damage to the fruits with the result the consumer do not like such fruit. These insects remain active during the crop period. Control: - The small larvy should be killed mechanically. 2. Spray 500 ml. monocrotophos (Nuwacron/monocil) 36 WSC or one liter Endosulphan (Thyodan/endosyl) 35 EC or one kilogram carboryl (sevin) 50 WP or 400 ml. diachorophas ( nuwan) 76 EC or 500 in one liter of water per acre. Termite: (Microtermes obesi Odontotermes obesus):- This insect is very serious which generally damage to the fruit plants which are grown under shade. It caused great damage to the newly planted plant at young age (which are planted in the sandy virgin soil). Tropical and sub-tropical is very favorable for this insect. This insect does not like sunlight. Either this insect go into the soil attack on the roots and caused great damage to the root hairs or eat the cellulose and they eat the central portion of the stem and make the stem hallow and he traveled upwards and make the tunnel in the soil around the stem and eat the bark of the tree. The worker of the termites eat the center portion of the stem and root and eat the outside bark of the tree and with this damage the plant become die. With the result of high velocity winds such type of affected tree fell down on the ground. These insects not only damage to living portion of the stem but also dry wood of the tree. This insect can attack around the year but the damage is reducing during rainy season and in winter. Mechanical Control:-Keep the garden clean any kind of material like stub, fruit, rotten, dry wood etc. should not remain in the field because it helps to spread this insect. 2) Give deep ploughing around the tree and also irrigates the tree, which minimizes the losses. 3) Do not use un-rotten FYM because this helps to spread the termites. 4) As far as possible the queen termites should be destroyed. Chemical Control: - Before planting the plant 50 ML choloroperiphas 20 EC should be applied into per pit in 5 liter of water This should be applied at the time of planting. This insect may attack around the year but remain in active during rainy and winter season. 6. Bark Eating Caterpillar (Indarbela quadrinotata and Itetraonis):- As mentioned in case of guava cultivation. Control:- As mentioned in case of guava cultivation. 7. Birds:- Some birds, like parrot, crow etc. and other birds also caused damage to the fruits of the ber. Control: - To protect the damage caused by the birds can be protected mechanically which keep the birds away and hang the dead bird in the field of the ber orchard. 2. The nest and the eggs of the birds should be destroyed during the particular season of egg laying. 3. The small plants can be protected from the birds by covering the plants by the net. PAPAYA The cultivation of papaya can be done as a inter crop in mango, guava, ber, and citrus fruits in South India. This gives fruiting after one year but in north India first fruiting comes after half an year. Variety: Washington: - The plant is in small size and high yielding. The %age of male is very less. Fruits are large in size. The flesh is very soft, sweet, scented and the numbers of seeds are very less. This variety is known as Madhu Bindu. Coorg honey: - Plants of large size but fruits starts from the lower side from the ground on the stem. The male and female flowers are borne on the one plant. Fruits are large in size, thick flesh but less sweet than honey dew. PUSA delicious: - Male and female flowers are born on same plant. This is a best variety for yield. Fruits start after planting of 250 days. The fruits are of medium size, the flesh is of dark and orange in colour, good taste and scented flavoured. PUSA dwarf: - Male and female flowers borne separately on different plants. Plants are very small in size. The fruit borne on the stem from the height of 1ft. Fruit are of medium size, good taste. Hybrid Seed:- No hybrid seed of Papaya has been recommended so far by the Haryana Agriculture University, Hissar but farmers are raising papaya crop by growing hybrid seed and getting good income with their own experience and innovation of the private Companies or seed farms. Farmers even using the hybrid seed imported from foreign countries like Taiwan, and among that one variety i.e Red Lady is very popular among the farmers. Besides this Chadha Farm also developed one hybrid and farmers are using that hybrids by their own experience this farm is situtated in Nanital District of Uttranchal State. Agro Climatic Conditions: - Dry and semi dry areas are suitable for the cultivation of Papaya but the area should not have frost incidence and the water should not be stagnated for a longer period. Well Drain Sandy Loam Soil is very suitable for cultivation of papaya. Raising of Nursery: - The plants can be raised by seed. One acre transplanting of papaya can be made through the plants raised from 120 gms. of seeds in the area of 40 sq. mtr. Sow the seed in the month of April. Before sowing 1 Qtl. FYM @ per 40 sq. mtr. should be applied. Seed should be treated with Captan @ 3 gm. per kg. of seed. The seed should be sown in line and line-to-line and seed to seed distance is kept 15 cm. and seed should be sown at the depth of 2 cm. and irrigate the seed nursery water can. To save the crop from damping of disease 200 gms. captan should be added in 100 liter of water and drenching the nursery bed by the water can. If it is required second drenching should be done after one week. The nursery plants are ready for transplanting in the month of May-June. Time of Planting: - Pit should be dug of size 50x50x50 cm. in the end of June at the spacing of 2 mtr. and these pits should be filled 1:1 ratio of soil and well rotten FYM. After filling the pit irrigation should be done so that the soil should be settled. In one pit two plant should be planted in the month of July. The plants of the Papaya can be raised in the polythene bags. The size of polythene bag is required 25x10 cm. and it should be filled with 1:1 ratio of sand and well rotten FYM. 2-3 seeds are sown in one bag after germination one healthy grow plants should be retained and rest should be removed. Thinning of Plant: - When the plants start flowering the male plant should be removed. Only 10% male plants are kept and it should be scattered in the different part of the field. Protect from Frost: - The papaya plant cannot tolerate the frost so it is very necessary to protect the young plants from the frost. The plants should be covered with the Sarkanda or paddy straw.grass and other plants from November to February. Irrigation:- In summer weekly irrigation should he given and in winter the irrigation should be given after fortnight. But care should be taken that there should be no stagnation of water around the stem because this caused damage to the plants. Manure: - 500 gms. mixture of fertilizers per plant should be added. The mixture is prepared from Ammonium Sulphate, Single Superphasphate and Potassium Sulphate in the ratio of 2:4:1 respectively. The fertilizer should be applied in the month of February and August besides this additional 20 kg. well rotten FYM per plant should be given. The fertilizer should be applied around the plant 30 to 40 cm. away from the stem Disease & their control Disease & their control Anthracnose:- The fruits are affected at any stage of development with this disease. The symptoms are appeared on the fruit as a sunken spots and a pinkish colour point is appeared of fungus on these spots. The affected leaves of this disease are resulted falling of the margin of the leaves. Photo 4.Mosaic:- The affected leaves of this disease become small and appears curling. Control:- a)Destroy affected fruit. b) A spray of Captan on diathane M 45 @ 0.2% (200 gms. fungicide in 100 liter of water) should be sprayed at 15 days interval. Caller Rot or Stem Rot: - This disease is spread particularly in rainy season with the result of this starts rotting and in acute cases the lower part of the stem starts rotten. Photo Control:- Before the infestation of this disease the white fly and the aphid should be controlled by the spray of malathion 50 EC (0.1%) 250 ml. fungicide in 250 liter of water. Leaf-Curl: - The affected leaves become small and wrinkles are developed on the leaves. Deformation in the leaves yellowing of the veins is the main symptoms of disease. The affected leaves curl downside the leaf become thick at the later stage these leaves become dry and fell down. Such type of a plant bears very few and small number of fruits. Control:- There should be not stagnation Control:- The affected plants of this of water around the stem. The disease disease should be removed and destroyed plant should be removed and destroyed immediately. immediately. Avoid cultivation of papaya near cotton and okra field. PEACH Variety:Sharbati:- This is a very superior varieties of peach. The fruits are ready by the third week of June. The average weight is 45 gms. The skin is soft and the fruits are very juicy. TSS 16 to 17%. Safeda:- Fruits are ripened in the third week of June. Average weight of fruit is 38 grams and TSS is 15 to 16%. It has good keeping quality. Matchless:- This variety also ripened in the 3rd week of June. The average weight of fruit is 40 gms. and TSS 17%. Florida sun:- This is the earliest ripening variety which are ripened in the month of April. The average weight of the fruit is 40 gms. and the TSS is 9-10%. 16-33(Shan-a-Panjab):- This variety is also ripened in the month of May. The TSS is 12 to 13%. The size of the fruit is good. Sun-Red:- This is a nectrine (fuseless peach). about 30 gms. TSS 4 percent. Fruit ripens by 20 th May. Fruit weight Prabhat:- This is an early ripening variety which is ready for harvest by end of April. The average size of fruit is 45gms. and TSS 13%. Planting Time: - Last week of December to Ist week of January without earth ball. However, with earth ball, in July-August. Winter planting should be preferred. All the varieties are propagated in the month of November-December by the method of cutting. The cuttings are prepared for one-year growth branches. These cuttings are treated with 1000-PPM IBA solutions (50% alcohols) solutions should be planted in the raised nursery beds. The %age of survival of these roots 50-80% but it is observed that un-treated cutting resulted 30% initiation of the roots. In a place where there is more dark and standing water and plants are fell down on those areas root stock of plum should be used for propagation of peach plant. Tinning & Pruning:-In peach open head method is used for the tinning of the plant. In this method, 4 branches are kept in all directions and the central portion is heading back. In every year 1/3rd portion of the branches is cut. The upper branches are cut in such way only 15cm. length remain uncut. The pruning should be done in the month of December. Manures & Fertilizers:Age (Years) FYM (Kg.) Gm. per plant CAN or Am. Sulphate Super-Phosphate Muriate of Potash 1 10 450 190 150 2 15 900 380 300 3 20 1350 470 450 4 25 1800 560 600 Apply FYM, Phosphorus and Potash in December and January and half Nitrogen in the month of February and March (before flowering) and half dose of Nitrogen should be applied subsequently after one month. Irrigation:- At one week interval irrigate the field in summer and at 10-15 days of interval in the month of winter. The irrigation should be stopped by end of October and start pruning after December. Thinning of the Fruit:- The peach plants bears more number of fruits with the result of that the size of the fruit should be reduced. To have a large size of fruit thinning should be done in the fruiting. The distance between one fruit to the other is 10-15 cms. Harvesting of Fruit:- The peach fruit is spoiled very quickly so it should be harvested when the fruit attained full size. In Florida sun variety the fruit should be harvested at the stage of when fruit developed colour 50%. The fruit should be removed or cut by the stretcher. The fruit should cut in such a way it should keep little pedicle. The fruits should be packed in the boxes where the papers are treated with 1000 PPM of Lal Dawa (Potassium Permanente) which increase the self -life of the fruit Insect Pest & their control Insect Pest & their control Peach-Leaf Rolling Jaccid(Brachcaudus helichrysi) :- This caused great damage to the peach, pear, plum and almond also affected with this insect. Its dark brown colour nymph and yellow colour adult attack on the new shoots and absorb sap from the tender leaves. The affected branches leaves are become curl and the fruits become small and dropped before ripening. From November wing female lay eggs on the base of the flower branches and in this condition the insect remain in dormancy but in spring ( February to March) it attacked on the flowers and at the later stages it reach to the tender leaves. From April to May this insect complete the three generations. Accept this insect a species of one aphid mizyjas persicci which suck the sap from April to June from the bud leaves and tender fruit and caused great loss to the peach cultivation. Fruit Fly (Bactrocera sonatus & Bactrocera spp.) Besides peach this also caused damaged to pear, guava, mango and lime. It is equal to just like housefly and its adults are yellow brown colour but having transparent wing. It lay eggs in the flesh of ripening fruits and affected fruit if pressed the fruits where eggs are laid from the whole a brown colour liquid is come out. Its muddy colour white and without eggs larvy remains in the fruit from 5-15 days and eat the flesh and the affected fruit become mis-shaped and become in small size and start rottening and such fruits fell down. The larvies come out from the fruit and enter into soil and converted into nymph. In this condition this insect remains in dormancy. This insect remains active from May-August, (completion of the fruit). With this result this insect complete many generations The adult fly leave for many days and having more capacity to fly. Control:- 1)Before new sprout the plants should be sprayed with 500 mltr. Control:- 1.The early ripening variety like diametheat (rogor) 30 EC in 500 liter of florida sun and shan-a-panjab should be water per acre. planted. This insect less attacks these varieties. 2)When the fruit attained the size of pea size then the spray should be repeated and if 2. Do not allow more ripening of the fruit it is necessary the spray should be and fruit should be harvested at right stage. repeated after 15 days. Flat Mouth Borrer(Sphenoptera lafertei):- This is an insect of peach, plum and pear is less appeared insect its adults are long, strong in dark brown and shiny. The larvy are flat mouth (just like a cobra snake), which are of light white in colour. These larvies are more destructive in comparison to the adults. These make tunnels below the bark in the stem and the branches of the plant and eat. With the result of that the bark become loose and the moment of the sap in the plant stopped. The affected branches growth are restricted the leaft become yellow and there are less number of fruits and lastly these branches wilted the adult eat the tender leaves New and old plantation is affected with the attack of this insect weak and unhealthy plants and particularly those orchards having poor water drainage those are more affected with this insect. This insect remains more affective from March to October with the result of that it completes 2-3 generation. One more generation is also appear in the month of November to March. 3.Infested dropped fruit should be collected daily and they should be buried in the soil atleast 2 ft. deep. 4.The soil near the tree should be ploughed by mould board plough in the month of May-June and again December-January so that the nymph could be destroyed by the unfavourable parasites enimies. Bark Eating Caterpillar (Inarbela spp.):As mentioned in the Guava cultivation. Control: As mentioned in the Guava cultivation. Termites (Microtermes obesi Odontotermes obesus):- See in the cultivation of Ber. Control:- See in the cultivation of Ber. Control:- Wilt and more affected branches ( which are having more holes) should be cut when the insect are in dormancy and immediately burnt. 2) Less affected fruit should be pruned from the upper side and should also be burnt. 3) Use balanced dose of manure and fertilizer and nutrients. Maintain proper water drainage and restrict standing of water in the field. PLUM Variety:Titron: - This bear more number of fruits. The other variety like Alucha early round if planted together with this variety it bears more fruits. This is a spreading type variety. The fruits are small to medium in size round dark violet in colour and having thin skin. The skin is yellow, medium juicy the acidity 0.9%, 0.93% TSS, 15%. This is an early variety, which ripened, in the second week of the May. The yield per plant 30-35 kg. This is a best variety for jam making. Kala Amritsari:- This is also variety which bears number of fruits. If the titron variety also planted in between this variety then there is more increase in number of fruits. The trees are low spreading habits and quick growing. The fruits are medium round and are sunken on both side and in violet colour. This is a medium juicy variety. Acidity`12.3% and TSS 1.5%. The fruit are ripened in the second week of the May. The yield is 40-50 kg. per acre. This variety is good variety for jam making industry. Alu Bukhara:- The tree of this variety is straight, long and having quick growth habit and is capable to bear fruits alone. This is a good pollinator variety. Fruits are long, skin is yellow, and having some spots and the flesh is of red colour acidity 0.93% and TSS 1.8%. The fruits are ripened in the first week of June. The yield per tree is 40 kg. Kataru Check:- The tree of this variety is having fast growing habitant and spreading nature. If the variety is planted alone it bears less number of fruits. If the pollinator of Amritsari variety is used for pollination this variety bears more number of fruits. Fruits are long, a heart shape, violet in colour and the flower are in white colour. The flesh is juicy and creamy in colour. This is a medium sweet variety, acidity 0.79% and TSS 1.5%. This variety is very good to eat as such and for processing purposes especially for jam making. 30 to 40 kg. yield is recorded per plant. The fruits are ripened in the 2 nd week of May. Planting time:- The plant can be planted from December to mid of January. Root Stock:- For the soil of clay and moist soil Kabul green gage variety cutting should be used for sandy loam soil. The seedling of peach should be used. The cutting of the kala amritsari can be used as a root stock as well as plant can be raised without grafting. Irrigation:- At fruiting and flowering stage no irrigation should be given. To increase the size of the fruit and the quality of the fruit, it is necessary to irrigate the pear orchard during April and May. Training & Pruning:- The plant should be trained by modified leader system. The plum fruits bears on one-year-old small spur. To increase the yield of fruits every year training and pruning should be done every year in the month of January like cutting should be done. The straight growing branches should be removed so that the air and the light can easily available to the plant, which will increase the colour and quality of the fruit. The water shoots which emerged from the stem and the main stem should be removed from time to time. Manure & Fertilizer:Age (Year) FYM (Kg./plant CAN Super phosphate(gm./plant) Muriate potash 1 6 120 100 60 2 12 240 200 120 3 18 360 300 180 4 24 480 400 240 5 30 600 500 300 6 and above 36 720 600 360 of Apply FYM and full doze of phosphorus and potash in the month of December. The half dose of Nitrogen should be applied before flowering and balance half dose of Nitrogen should be applied after flowering. Zinc deficiency:- In sandy soils in summer season generally the zinc deficiency is observed. This deficiency can be supplement by use of 3kg. zinc sulphate + 1.5 kg. line in 500 liter of water to be sprayed in one acre. Insect-pests and their control Bark-Eating Caterpillar: Sometimes this caterpillar attacks all the fruits mentioned above. Control Measure:- Read as given in citrus fruits. PEAR Variety Bagugosha:- Trees are upright and vigorous. Fruit small, greenish yellow, stem-end tapering. Flesh white or cream coloured, sweet somewhat gritty. Ripens in August and stand transportation well. Patharnakh: Trees are spreading and vigorous. It is heavy cropper. Fruit medium round, green with prominent dots. Flesh gritty, crisp and juicy. Keeping quality good and stands transportation well. Ripens in the last week of July. Lee Cante:- The trees are medium growth habit and spreading nature and fruits are small to medium size of pyramid shape. Green yellow in colour. The flesh is white juicy and sweet which ripened in the end of July. 16-18 kg. yield is per acre. Planting time:- When the plants are in dormant condition the plant should be planted in the month of January & February. Training and Pruning:- Pear trees are usually trained to the modified leader system. In young trees, pruning should be restricted to the formation of a good framework. In the old and bearing trees, moderate pruning should be practices. The thinning out and heading-back of laterals may also be done to encourage the formation of more fruitful spurs. Plant Propagation:- The pear plants are raised from the suckers of the pears or the grafting is done on kainth root stock. Cuttings can raise plants when the stocks stem is ready for grafting then grafting should be desired variety of the same thickness branch. In this propagation cleft grafting is used. When the both stamps are of the similar size then tongue grafting could use plant. This technique is used in the month of January & February and tea budding is used in the month of June to August. Regulate of fruiting: - The pear bears more number of fruits with the result of these the size of the fruit become small so one fruit should be kept in one bunch. This should be done after dropping of the fruits in a natural way. Fertilization:- Full doze of FYM, Super phosphate and Potash to be added in the month of December. Half Nitrogen in Ist week of February and balance half dose should apply after half size fruit developing in the month of April Age of the tree FYM Kg.) 1-3 10-20 (Per CAN 200-600 Super phosphate(gm./plant) Muriate potash 200-600 150-450 of 4-6 25-35 800-1200 800-1200 600-950 5-9 40-50 1400-1800 1400-1800 1050 10 and above 50 2000 2000 1500 Harvesting:- The harvesting should be done carefully so that the fruit bearing spur should not be removed. The fruit should be harvested in the right size with the help of the sketcher living the small pedicle. LOQUAT Variety Golden Yellow:- The fruits are oval shape in one side and parameter medium size round deep brown in colour of medium size. The number of seeds in fruit is 4-5 per seed. The taste of fruit is sour and sweet. The pulp colour is yellow. Pale Yellow:- The colour of the fruit is pale, round and the parameter of the fruit is large. The pulp is sweet and creamy white. The fruits are deep brown in colour and having 2-3 seeds per fruit. California Advance:- The fruits are of the parameter of medium size. The size is from conical to round, sward and sweet. The pulp colour is buttery of medium size and having 2-3 seeds. Note: - The recommended varieties, which are mentioned above with their selfpollination either, it bears low fruits or some times there is no pollination takes place. So if one variety is planted then there will be no fruiting. For proper pollination and for optimum yield golden yellow variety and pale yellow variety should be mixed with the plants are planted in between the both varieties which will help as a pollinator in the both varieties. Planting time: - Planting should be done in the month of Feb. & March or August to September. Manure & Fertilizer:- Age of the tree FYM (Per Kg.) CAN Super phosphate (gm./plant) Muriate potash 1-3 10-20 0.3 to 1.0 0.2 -0.5 0.15-0.4 3-6 25-50 1.2-1.5 0.2-1.2 0.6-1.0 6-10 40-50 1.6 -2.0 1.5-2.0 1.1-1.5 10 and above 50 2.0 2.0 1.5 of FYM phosphorus and potash should be applied in full dose in the month of September. Half dose of Nitrogen in October and balanced half dose of nitrogen in the month of February and March after fruit setting. Inderbela Species accepts inderbela species no pests and insect has been reported which caused great loss to the loquat crop. The control measures already given in case of guava cultivation of inderbela species. Insect-Pest & their control Insect-Pest & their control Shoot/Fruit /Rotting & bark canker (Foma Lumrota): - Canker are developed on flower buds, branches and on around the wounds. These canker are oval shaped appeared. Small-small round brown spots are appeared on the wound of the leaf wound or around the spot on the round. As soon the canker is increased the center portion becomes sunken and the margin are raised. On the canker of the bark the fungus remain active. Root Deformity/White Deformity (Paliphorus pastis): - The bark of the root and inner portion of the root and main stem are become deform. At early stage deformity appeared in pink colour or light violet colour. While in later stages a small white long packets are developed and they make white snaky fibers. The symptoms of the wilting are appeared on the tree leaf started dropping. Photo Control:- The cutting of the canker should be done. The infested bark should be scratched after that bordo paste should be applied. The cutting portion should be burnt. After that bordo mixture should be sprayed on the plant. Crown-knot( phytopthoara) :-Cankers are developed on the main stem upto the point where it is divided into two branches. Canker are also developed on the bark (next within 2-3 seasons) This disease caused hollow to the instant. The affected branches bear‘s number of fruits but fruit of a poor quality. Leaf becomes yellow. Perhaps the half portion of the plant is affected. Few branches are died every year. At the later stages the whole plant affected and wilt completely. The disease is soil borne and remain active in the canker. Control:-1. Completely affected plants should be uprooted and destroyed. 2. In the dry weather the affected bark should be scratched and apply bordo paste. 2 Before rainy season the spray of bordo mixture should be done and it should be repeated upto October. Deformed roots should be cut and destroy and also apply bodo paste on cut ends. Drenched the whole plants with bodo mixture. No soil should be accumulated around the stem and no water should be touched to the stem. Do not deep ploughing so that the root should not be wounded because these wounds sources of infestation of disease. CHIKU (SAPOTA) The agro-climatic conditions are suitable for the cultivation of sapota is done in the district of Ambala, Panchkula, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar. Variety: - Kali Pati:Fruit oval shape soft, juicy light scented, sweet, pulp of good quality 1-4 seeds per fruits. The fruits are borne single not in bunches and main fruits ripened in winter. Cricket Ball:- A large size fruit of round shape , the flash is hard and granules but very sweet. The yield is less but it is suitable for Haryana climate conditions. Baramasi:- Fruits are medium oval shape. Plant Propagation: - (Air layering): - In the rainy season 1 to 2 years old matured branches about 60 cm. long and about 0.621 cm. thick branches on the top of this branches at the length of 25 cms. 2.5 to 3.0 cms. length and make U shape semi circle should be removed where this skin is removed a solution of IBA 1000 PPM (1000 ml. gm.) in one liter of water put on this cut portion and after putting the solution a wet moose or vermiculite tide and roll polythene sheets on it. After rooting the thickness of the branch of 1/6th portion deep should be cut and leave it and after 15 days this cut should be cut more deepen. The start of the cut it takes about 6 weeks the rooted branches are fully removed from the plant and plant in the nursery beds. But in Haryana at various GGNs this practice is not being adopted and grafting on the khirni as a stock is raising plants and desired variety signs are being used. The khirni plants are being collected of pencil thickness size either from Calcutta or Bangalore and propagation is being done in Haryana in this way. Though the survival rate is not much encouraging but the Scientist are trying to improve the survival rate particularly in Gujrat State where Chiku is main fruit crop of that area. Planting time:- July to September. Manure & Fertilizer:Age of the tree CAN Super (gm./plant) phosphate Muriate of potash 1-3 125 125 125 4-6 400 250 250 7-10 800 500 500 11 yrs. & above 1600 1000 750 Add 40 kg. FYM per tree every year in the month of December to January. Besides this add full dose of phosphorus and potash at the same time. Half dose of Nitrogen applied in the month of February and balance half dose of Nitrogen apply in July-August. Irrigation:- Though the Sapota plant can tolerate upto certain extent dry weather but to have high yield irrigation if necessary. The small plant should be given irrigation at the interval of 6-12 days from winter to summer. But in rainy season this interval should increase keeping in view of the need of the irrigation. Control:- Wilting It is accorded that in chiku sudden wiliting of the tree is recorded which is started from yellow of the leaf and which lead to death of the plants suddenly. Though there is no recommendation by the HAU, Hisar regarding pest and disease in this crop but by experience consultant Horticulture P&E has observed for the last two decade that if balance doze of fertilizer and plants nutrients specially zinc is supplied to the crop and the trees are treated with 15 gm bebistin during the month of March, June, September and mix into soil under the canopy and irrigate the tree after that. It has given very good result to save the crop though the HAU scientists are working very hard to give this problem at their level. AONLA Aonla is suitable for dry conditions and thus ideal for Haryana. Variety Banarsi Aonla:- The fruits are large triangular, slightly conical at apex. Skin thin smooth semi translucent whitish green to straw yellow in colour. This is a prolific bearer with large sized fruit of an average 5-cm. diameter and is shiny and yellowish in colour. On an average a grafted tree gives about 200 kg. fruit. Fruit contains 417mg./100 gm.Vitamin C and TSS 13%. It has shy bearing habit. Chakaiya:- This is a late maturity variety and fruits are medium size the fruit colour ripening is greenish. This is a tasty variety for making the pickle. The average size 3.4 cm., vitamin C content 523 mg. per 100 gram and TSS 9%. Average productivity at the age of 5th and 10th year is 25 and 100 kg. per tree respectively. (**) Kanchan:- Fruit is small to medium sized with 600 mg. of Vitamin ‗C‘ per 100 gm. of pulp. Average yield is 5th and 10th year is 48 and 85 kg. per tree, respectively. This is a very good pollinizer for Neelam variety. (**) NA-6:- This variety is developed from chance seedling of cultivars Chaikaiya. It is late maturity variety. This is named Amrit Fruit and is most attractive, shining and medium to large sized. The bearing habit moderate to profuse Fruit has little content of fibre with 640 mg. of Vitamin ‗C‘ per 100 gm. of pulp. Average yield in 5th and 10th year 36 kg. and 70 kg. per tree, respectively. . This variety is free from fruit necrosis and keeping quality is good and suitable for preserve making. (**) NA7:- This is named Neelam. Fruit is medium to large sized and free from necrosis. It is very precocious. It contains 733 mg. of Vitamin C per 100 gm. of pulp. Average yield in 5th and 10 year 42 and 80 kg. per tree, respectively. (**) NA8 (***):- This variety is developed from the chance seedling from chakaiya. The shape of the fruit is small flattened round and the skin is slightly rough, thick and light green in colour. The surface is leveled and suture less prominent. It has good keeping quality moderate, bearing habit and susceptible to fruit necrosis. NA-9:- (***) This variety is developed from the seedlings selection from open pollinated strain of cultivar Banarsi. The shape of the fruit is large, flattend round. The skin smooth semi-transparent light green in colour. The surface of the fruit is convex and suture prominent. It is early maturity and with shy bearing habit. It is susceptible to fruit necrosis. (***) Aonla Descriptor by S/Shri R.K.Pathak, A.K.Srivastava, R.Diwedi, H.K.Singh of Department of Horticulture, M.D.University Faizabad.) NA10:- Fruits are medium to large sized with pink colour at early stage of development and disappears at maturity. The surface of the fruit is leveled and suture less prominent. Fruit has 625 mg. of vitamin ‗C‘ per 100 g. of pulp. Average yield in 5th and 10th year 30 and 80 kg. per tree, respectively It is earliest maturity variety with moderate bearing habit . It is mildly susceptible to fruit necrosis. It has good keeping quality. (**) Self-incompatibility has been observed in aonla hence two varieties such as Narendra-6 or Kanchan with Narendra-7 and Narendra-10 with Narendra-7 be planted in alternate rows for better productivity. (**) Recorded from the Aonla growing written by S/Shri, Vinod Singh, H.K.Singh and I.S.Singh, of Department of Horticulture, N.D.University of Agriculture & Technology , Kumarganj, Faizabad-224 229. Krishna: - The fruits are of conical with papillate basin, triangular and medium size having 6-8 strips of red colour and small spots appear on the fruits the fruits are less fiber and transparent. It has shy bearing habit, early maturity of moderate keeping quality. Francis:- Fruits are of large size, green in colour slightly flattened oblong Fruits are having six strips. Its bearing habit is moderate and moderate keeping quality. This variety is highly susceptible to fruit necrosis and hence fruit is not suitable for preserve making.(***). It is suitable for jam making as per HAU recommendation. Planting time: - August to September, 15th January to 15th February. Agricultural Practices:- After planting with proper care even leaves of the plants are dropped but on the tree the re-sprouting starts after sometime. There is no need of irrigation in rainy season but if the weather prolong dried then irrigation should be done. In summer season irrigation should be given at 7-10 days interval till the plants established. 15kg. FYM should be added per plant as per the age of the tree 1.0 kg. Calcium Ammonium Nitrates and 2.5kg. Super phosphate per tree should be applied in the month of February and 1 kg. Ammonium Nitrate in the month of July. (**) Training & Pruning: -Training of young plants is necessary for development of good framework. The tree should be trained to single stem up to the height of 75 cm. and then 4-6 well-spaced primary branches are allowed to grow around the trunk. Pruning in aonla is normally not practiced except, removal of dead, diseased, weak and crossing branches. Plant Protection: Insect-Pests & their Control Bark-Eating Caterpillar ( Indarbela spp.) The major insect pest of aonla are bark eating cater pillar (inderbela tetraonis), shoot gall maker ( Betousa stylophora), scale insect and Anar butterfuly ( Virachola isocrates). Disease & their Control Among the diseases, aonla rust caused by fungus (Ravenellia emblicae) is of the major importance. Brown pustules appear on both leaves and fruits and finally these become dark brown to black. Affected fruits drop before maturity. Spray of Diathene- M-45/Indopfil M-45 Control:- As mentioned in the guava (0.3% or 3g/lit) twice has been found cultivation. effective to minimize the problem. First spray should be given in beginning of Termites (Microtermes obesi September and second spray after 15 Odontotermes obesus):- Kindly see the days. About 10 liters solution will be Ber cultivation. required for a full grown tree. Control:- Kindly see the Ber cultivation. 4. Shoot Gall Maker (Betousa tylphora)- Shoot gall maker affects the apical shoot of young plant and trees. This can be controlled by pruning the galled shoot and spraying of monocrotophos (0.05%) during rainy season. The cater pillar of this gall maker is of black colour which makes galls on the developing shoots and caused some damage. This insect do not cause heavy damage to the plant. Control:-The branches where galls are formed should be removed regularly and destroyed so that the cater-pillar surviving inside the gall should be killed. 5.(**) Anar butterfly:- Anar butterfly causes considerable damage to the fruits. Remove the affected fruits and destroy it. Control:-Spray monocrotphos (0.05%) at the time of fruit development to control this pest. 6.(**) Scale Insect:- Scale Insect damage the growing shoots and leaves by sucking the sap. Control: -This can be controlled by spraying of 0.05% monocrotophos or nuvan. JAMUN Variety Rie Jamun:- This is the dominating variety or Jamun growing in the northern region of India. It ripens in the month of June & July. Fruits are large (length 2.5 to 3.5 cm. and its diameter 1.5 to 2.0 metre) Deep violet in colour or black blue. The flesh of the fruit is sweet and juicy. The size of the stone is very very small. Soil Requirement:- Jamun do not require specific type of soil for its cultivation. It can be cultivated in all type of a soil but the soil which is having proper water drainage facility and sandy loam soil is very suitable for good production for the cultivation of Jamun. The jamun can be grown alkanline saline soil and where water stagnation is the problem. The sandy soil and clay soil should be avoided for jamun cultivation. Propagation:- The plants are raised by seed or by grafting. Seed Method:- This is a very simple way for propagation of the plants. For this a good quality of fruits are collected and their stone is removed and they are sown at the depth of 410 cm. and the line distance is kept 25 cm. and the plant is kept 10 cm. and sowing is done in rainy season and the plants are ready after one year to transfer in the field. Budding Method:- A high yielding good variety fruits are collected and their seeds are sown in the nursery from July to August. After one year these plants are ready for budding. In area where there are dry weather and less incidence of rain fall the budding (patch) is done in the month of July & August. The desired bud is collected from the good quality high yielding branch of the tree and budding is done by patch method. Transplanting:- Before planting of the plant the field should be ploughed properly and leveled. Before the start of the rainy season 10x10 mtrs. Apart (1x1x1 mtr.) pit should be prepared. After digging of the pits 15-20 days the pit should be filled with 75% soil and 25% FYM. Before planting the pit should be irrigated so that the soil should be settled down properly. The plants are planted in both the season, in spring the plant should be planted in Feb & March and rainy season from August to September. But the appropriate time of the planting is from August to September. The plants should be transplanted in the pits with earth wall in the center of the pit. Training & Pruning:- The jamun is ever green plant. The disease of over-lopping branches is removed. Irrigation: - Jamun is a very hardy plant. The requirement of irrigation the jamun is 8-10 times in a year. When the plants started bearing of fruit the irrigation should be done April to June and 4-6 irrigation is required during this period. But to have good yield the irrigation should be done from September to October and February to March. The plant should be saved from the cold by giving the irrigation. Manuring:- Before plants are ready to bear the fruit it should be applied 25 kg. well rotten FYM every year when plants bears the fruit then 50-80 kg. FYM per tree should be applied as per the age and spreading of the particular tree per year. Inter-Cropping:- When the plants are small the inter cropping of pea gram, and green gram can be taken. Flower & Fruit Dropping:- At the time of flowering within 3-4 weeks many flowers and fruits are dropped to prevent this dropping. To prevent this dropping a spray of GA 30 PPM should be given before flowering and after 15 days of flowering. Insect Pest & their control Insect Pest & their control 1.Thrip (Rhipiphoirothrips cruentatus 2. Bark Caterpillar (Indarbels spp.) and Mallothrips indicus):- Kindly see the As in case of guava cultivation. description in the cultivation of Grapes. Control:- Also grapes. see the cultivation of Control: As in case of guava cultivation 3. White-Fly ( Dialeurodes spp and Singhiella bicolor):- Kindly see the description in the cultivation of Lemon. Control:- As in case of Lemon cultivation BEL Bel is a important fruit of India. It is having rich nutritive value besides this it has a important place among medicinal plants. Nutritive elements like carbohydrate, riebophleflayvin and minerals etc. is available in sufficient quality. Its raw fruits are used for jam, candy and churn and ripened fruits are used for making cold drinks, nector, squash and toffee etc. are used in processing. The tree of the bel is very strong so it can be grown very different type of a soil and different climatic conditions. Variety:- Mirzapuri, Kazgi gonad, Faizabad oblong, Faizabad round and Narinder Bel -5:Beside this one more variety is recommended by the M.D.University, Faizabad which is Narinder Bel-9. There are not a certified varieties of Bel but varieties are being used in the name of their local place where they are growing. But MD University, Faizabad has recommended 2 commercial varieties and NB-5, NB-9. Narinder Bel-5:- The tree of this variety are of short height and spreading nature. The grafted plant of this variety starts into bearing from the 4th years. By this way eight years old tree the average yield of this fruit is 56 kg. per tree. The fruit of this variety is of medium size. (1.25 kg. per fruit round) and having a thin skin which is having less sticky material medium fibre yellow flash and the quantity of the seed is very less. The fruit of this varieties are very tasty and scented. The TSS is 38% and having very less acidity. Narinder Bel-9:- The trees of this variety are of medium height and good spreading habit. These fruits start bearing at very early age of transplanting and eight year old tree gives yield about 60-65 kg. fruit. The fruit of this variety is of medium size(1.50 kg.). The fruits are oblong round and having thin skin. The sticky material is medium average fibre and the flesh is yellow and pinkish in colour, with light scented. This variety is also having less number of seeds. The TSS is 40% and having less acidity. Soil Requirement:- The tree can be grown in different type of a soil ( the PH from 5 to 10 ) and can tolerate salt upto 10 PH but well drained soil sandy loam soil with which is well drained is most suitable for cultivation. Climate:- Sub-tropical climate which is having hot in summer and dry weather and in winter having no cold is better for its cultivation. Propagation:- Sow the seed in nursery beds in the month of February to March when the plant attained the thickness of the pencil size or bit more size these plants are ready for budding which is done in the month of July & August. The plant to plant are kept 10 mtr. apart. Manure:- After harvesting the fruit 50-80 kg. well rotten FYM should be added in the month of July & August per tree but MD university has recommended 10 years or above age plant should be given 100 Kg. FYM, 500gm. Nitrogen, 250 kg. Phosphorus and 500 gram potash as a element per tree per year. Out of this full dose of FYM half nitrogen full phosphorus half potash should be applied in the month of May and balance dose should be applied in the month of August. The care should be taken that these manure and fertilizers should be spread under the canopy of the tree and should be well mixed in the soil and immediately give one irrigation immediately. Irrigation:- At early stage of the growth when the plants are small the irrigation should be given at the interval of 10-15 days. But the older plant can survive without irrigation. Training & Pruning:- To give a good shape to the plant upto the height of 70 cm. of the base there should be no other branches are allowed to grow. Time of flowering & fruiting:- Budded plants bear fruiting about 5 years. Bel bears fruit from May- June and fruit starts ripening 8-10 months in the month of April & May. Yield:- With proper care bel can give 30-40 fruits after 10-12 years of planting. ***Insect pest and their control Diseases & their control Leaf Miner & Lemon butterfly: Please see the citrus cultivation. Leaf Spot:(Alternaria Leaf Spot):Irregular shape spots of brown and deep brown colour are appeared on the leaf Control:- As recommended in citrus surface and sometimes it is observed that a cultivation. ring structure is developed of brown colour. The affected leaves give burning *** From Bel Ki Bagwaani written by Dr. appearance and fell down. This disease is Inder Sen Singh, Deptt. of Horticulture, caused by alternaria fungui. University, Faizabad.- January. Control:- To control of this disease a spray of copper oxycloride 0.2% (2 gms. chemicals in one liter of water) should spray at interval of 15 days . POMGRENATE Variety:Kabul :- Large size fruit and the skin of the fruit is of dark colour alongwith yellowish. Kandhari:- The size of the fruit is large, the skin is dark in colour. The seeds are very hard. The juice is of acidic nature. Masket Red:-Medium size fruit, thick skin sweet juice and the seeds are soft. Paper Shell:-Medium size fruit, thick skin, seeds are soft, red in colour and juice is sweet. Ganesh: - The seeds are soft red in colour, juice is sweet, good yield. Soil: - Loam soil is very good for its good cultivation and give good yield but where the land is not fertile and other type fruit can not grow in that soil pomegranate can grow well. This is resistant towards alkali and lime soil. This can be planted in light black soil upto 60cm. depth. Irrigation:- Irrigation is good for pomegranate cultivation. Irrigation should be done by basin method. Regulation of irrigation and sufficient irrigation is required during growth and fruit development. Irregular irrigation caused cracking of the fruits. Manure & Fertilizer:Age of the tree 4-6 FYM plant Kg.) 25kg. (per )(Per CAN Kilogram/plant 2.00 Single Super phosphate (gm./plant) Muriate potash 1.500 kg. per plant 400 grams of Training & Pruning: -The plants are trained in bush type and many stems are allowed to grow from the ground. To attain such type of a shape side branches are cut before planting. The main stem is also cut at the height of one meter below the cut and portion of the main stem of 25-30 cm. 4-5 branches are allowed to grow in all directions. In this way within 2-3 years the plant can attained the required size and shape. There is no need of specific pruning in this crop but the shape and the size is developed by cutting and pruning but it is also observed to cut a front portion of the growth is severely cut then there is bad effect on the crop yield and there is more number of leafy growth. The middle portion do not bear fruiting. Inside there is no setting of the fruit good shape and to have a good crop every year the new branches should be allowed to grow in all directions. Harvesting of Fruit:- After flowering fruits are ready to harvest within 5-7 months. Fruits should be harvested when they attained proper size, colour and little yellowishness. Each tree produced about 100 fruits and every fruit bear about 25-30 years. Insect pest & their control Disease and their control 1.Butterfly pomegrenate (Deudorixisocrates):- This insect not only attack to the pomergrenate but sometime it also attack to apple, guava, ber , plum , litchi, loquat and citrus. Full developed cater-pillar deep brown in colour which is having light spots and small hairs. Its length is 1.5 cm to 3 cm. The fly lays eggs on the fruits from which larvae developed which make puncture in the fruits and go inside and eat the seeds and flesh of the fruit. The larvy block the hole with its excreta and this excreta identified such type of a affected fruit. Due to these holes bacteria and fungus attack on the fruits and at the later stages these affected fruits starts rotting. These larvy fully developed within 18-47 days. This incentive is in active from March-August ( main season of the fruiting and develop 2-3 generation. This insect from Nov. to Feb. (in winter season) also remain active 1.Bacteria leaf spot & fruit rot:- On the leaf small water soaked deep brown spots are develope these spots are developed on flower and fruits. These spots when developed on the fruit the fruit do not ripe properly and deformation take place. Photo Control:- When the disease appears in the beginning a spray of septostrepocyline 200 PPM ( 2 gm.in 10 liter of water) + 0.1 % copper oxycloride ( 1 gm. per liter of water ) and this solution should be sprayed 10 to 15 days interval two times to control this disease. Alternaria leaf spot:- On the leaf small small in round shape spots are developed the colour of these spots is light brown or dark brown. Sometimes these spots a Control:- 1.After setting the fruit or at the circle of brown colour appeare. At later time of attack of the fly every fruit should stages the leaves start wilting and dropping. This disease is caused by alternaria fungi. be covered with paper or cloth bags. 2. All damaged fruit should be removed from time to time and destroyed. Photo 2Bark Eating Cater-pillar( Indarbela spp.:Control:- To control this disease a spray of Also see the cultivation of Guava. 0.2% of diathion M 45 monkojeb should be Control:- As mentioned in the cultivation of sprayed within 15 days interval. guava. 3. Mango Millybug (Drosicha Coletotrakm (leaf spot):- On the upper surface of the leaves dark brown colour irregular shape spots are developed. This mangiferae): - This insect attack on the disease appear from the end of the leaves. pomegranate trees if they are growing This is appeared from the end point of the adjoining or between the mango plantation. leaves and it spread towards a peduncle side. With the severe attack of the disease Control:- As mentioned in cultivation of leaf become dry this disease is caused by Mango. the Coletoraekm gleospridus. 4. Mite:-(Brevipalpus sp.). Soft body, very small in size ( microscopic) and very slow walker. These remain in the lower side of the leaves and also reach to the main vains winds and suck the sap. Affected leaves develop light yellow colour and at later stage the colour become muddy brown. In severe attack of this insect the growth of the plant is adversely affected. This insect remain very active in summer and dry season. Control:- To control of this disease mancojeb or copper oxycloride chemical @ 0.2% should be sprayed. Fruit Rot:(Deformation):- On the fruits,brown or deep brown spots are appear. Sometime the cracking of the fruits also observed. On these spots a fungus of green, black or white fungus is developed. Affected fruits become deform. As per jealous, rigopous and penicidum fungus caused this disease. Control:- 500 ml. melathion, cythion), 50 EC/ rogar 30 EC or 425 ml. (phogalene) Control:- To control of this disease or (Jow loan) 36 EC to make solution in 500 copper oxycloride chemicals @ 0.2% liter of water and to be sprayed in one acre. should spray at the symptom of the disease and two sprays should be done at 15 days interval. The fruit should be harvested after 4-6 weeks of the spray. If the cracking is observed in the fruits then borex 0.3% (3 gram) per liter of water solution should be sprayed to control the cracking of the fruit. PHALSA No specific variety is available of Phalsa fruit. Both the variety (long and dwarf) Varieties are recommended for Hissar Area. The dwarf variety is high yielding and its fruits are very juicy. Planting time:- The plants growing in the nursery which are properly grown up before dormancy in dormant condition. Such plant should be transplanted in the field in the month of February. The main advantage of this practice is that there is no need to keep the soil with the root. But the plants which are planted in the rainy season should be planted with earth ball. Propagation:- The plants are propagated through seeds. The fresh seeds should be collected from the fruits and immediately sown in the nursery. If we store the seed in open then it remains viable for germination for 90-100 days. If we store in the cold storage the viability of the germination remain upto six months. For germination of the seeds required 15-20 days and for transplanting it takes 3-4 months. Planting Distance:- The transplanting distance is kept line to line and plant to plant is 1.52 metre. Training & Pruning:- There is a great importance of training and pruning of Phalsa cultivation. To get high yield of good quality fruit the annual pruning has great importance. The tall varieties are pruned at the height of 0.9 to 2 mtr. from the base and for the dwarf varieties the pruning is done at the height of 40-60 cm. In the month of December & January when the plants are in dormant condition the pruning can be done during this period. Irrigation:- The first irrigation should be given after application of the manure in the 2nd and 3rd week of February. In the month of March and April, irrigation should be done at 20-25 days interval. But the interval of the irrigation is reduced from 15-20 days in the month of May. Insect Pest & their control Disease and their control Brown Spot Disease:- In the rainy season due to this disease the leaves of the plants before fully developed starts dropping. Infested disease plants the leaves on the both sides small small spots are appeared Control: - As in case of Ber crop. and gradually the most part of the leaves is covered with the white cover powdery. Hairy Caterpillar (Euproctis spp.): As in This disease is severely affect in rainy case of Ber crop. season. The leaves are dropped down in a small stage. The small spots are developed Control:- As in case of ber crop. on the leaves on both sides which at later stages which appears in large spots on the hole leaf surface. Leaf eating beetles (Holotrichia spp., Adoretus spp., Anomala spp. And schizonycha spp.): As in case of Ber cultivation. Photp Control:- To control of this disease men cozeb (indophyl M45) 0.3% solution should spray. Rust:-Light brown raised spots developed in the lower side of the leaves. The Uredospor of the fungus appeared in the pestules. The affected leaves with this disease start drying and dropping. This disease is caused by the Dsturella gravi fungi. Control:- To control of this disease mancozyeb (indophyl M 45 or diathene M45) 0.2% solution should be sprayed at 15 days interval. MULBERRY Variety:- No specific variety is available of Mulberry. cultivated which are white and red in colour. Some local varieties are being Propagation:- The plants are propagated by cutting and by budding. The cutting having 4-5 buds are planted in the nursery beds in the month of December & January when the plants are in dormant condition and budding should be done in the month of July & August. Soil: - It can be grown in all type of a soil. But preference should be given to grow mulberry in clay loam or sandy loam soil. Planting Time:- Pits are dug of size 60x60x60 in the month of October & November at the distance of 6x6 meters. The pit should be filled after few days of digging with 2-3 basket of well rotten FYM and mixed with soil. Training & Pruning:- It is a required operation in mulberry cultivation. For good yield every year a heavy pruning should be done. Irrigation:- During March to June 3-4 irrigations is required. Manure & Fertilizer:- 50-80 kg.per plant should applied during December Insect Pest & their control Disease & their control 1.Stem Borer:- As in the case of Mango crop. Sooty mould Disease:- Under the lower surface of the leaves black colour irregular shape spots are mixed together and cover Control:- :- As in the case of Mango crop. the whole leaf. The affected leaves with this disease the leaf of the upper surface The affected 2. Yellow & Red (Polistes hebraeus turned in brown colour. & Vespa Orientalis):- As in case of grapes leaves falls down. cultivation. Control:- As in case of grapes cultivation. Photo 3. Bark Eating Caterpillar ( Indarbela Control:- As the symptoms of the disease spp.):- As in case of guava cultivation. noticed the spray of copper oxycloride or bavistin 0.2% solution spray at the interval of Control:- As in case of guava cultivation. 2 weeks for two times. KARONDA Variety:I)Bearing green colour fruit II) Bearing pinkish colour fruit. III) Bearing white colour fruit. IV) Narendra Karonda-I. Climate:- Karonda is a very strong plant. It can be grown in tropical and sub-tropical reason. But too much rains and standing water soil is harmful to this crop. Land:- Karonda can be grown in a different type of a soil and even low fertile soil. But for good growth and good yield a good soil is necessary. Propagation:- The Karonda is propagated by seed or by vegetative method like cutting, inarching and layering. Spacing:- In the month of February & March and September & October pits are dug of the dimension of 60x60x60 cm. at the distance of 3x3 mtr. and planting is done in these pits with FYM and soil ratio 1:1. Training & Pruning:-When the plants are planted the plants should be given the support of bamboo so that it can grow straight. Time to time unwanted shoots are removed. Fruiting plants generally do not require pruning but to give the proper shape to the plant to cut the undesirable branches is necessary. Disease branches should be removed to convert the old branches into new shoots pruning should be done. Inter-cropping:-During the first year of planting weeds become the main problems which can be removed by cultivating and harrowing. In karonda a cultivation of vegetable can be taken for early two years. Manure & Fertilizer:- 15-20 kg. well rotten FYM per plant per year should apply in the beginning of rainy season otherwise the growth of the plant become week. Irrigation:- Though the karonda plant is slow growing. Once the plant settled down into the soil and attained proper growth then there is no further irrigation is required. Besides this karonda behave like other plants which are grown in dry weathers condition so it requires less irrigation. Fruiting:- Karonda bears fruits after third year after transplanting. If the fruits are developed in the month of February and fruits are ripened in the month of August. Though the raw fruits are available in the markets in the month of May. Harvesting of Fruit:- The harvesting of the fruit is done as raw and ripened fruits. Fruits can be harvested is impossible at one time. The harvesting is done two-three times. The change of the colour is the symptom of ripening of the fruit. Generally 4-5 kg. karonda fruits yield is obtained from one tree. DATES Variety:- Hilawi:- This is an early ripening variety of Iraq. The fruit of this variety is soft and fruit is having TSS 28.5 % to 42% and one tree produce about 100-125 kg. fruit. Khadravi:- This is also a variety of Iraq. The fruit of this variety is soft. Ripened fruits are used for dry date. The fruits contains TSS 30-32% and yield of per tree is about 60-80 kg. Shamram:-This is a good yielding variety and suitable for making dry date. The colour of the fruit is pinkish and TSS 25-27%. Medjul:- This is a moraco variety. The fruit of this variety is yellow and having red colour. This is a late ripening variety. The size of the fruit is large. This is very good variety for making of dried date. The fruit is having TSS 19-21% and per plant yield is about 75-100 kg. Brahi:- This is good yielding variety. The colour of the fruit is yellow. The origin of this variety is from Iraq. This variety is having TSS 32 to 40% and yield per plant is about 80100 kg. Hayani:- The colour of the fruit is deep red. Fruits are soft and having TSS 21-43%. The yield per plant is 30-50 kg. per tree. Soil & Climate:- That cultivation for date cultivation is most suitable soil is sandy loam soil which is having good water drainage. The cultivation can be done saline and alkaline soil. It requires specific climatic conditions for its cultivation where the temperature remains high and the weather should be dried where there should be no rains at the time of flowering and the time of ripening of fruiting. Propagation:-The sucker is used as a planting material in a date cultivation. Though suckers are being used as a planting material which carrying weight of 10-15 kg. and which are germinated from the main stem from the level of the soil and which are having maximum root. Method of Planting:-The planting time is from August to September. The sucker are planted at the distance of 6-7 metre. At the time of planting it should be kept in the mind atleast 5-10 male plant should be accommodated in one acre. Manure & Fertilizer:- To get good yield in date cultivation fertilizer should be applied in the October every year, the plant should be given 600 gm. Nitrogen, 100 gm. Phosphorus and 70 gm. Potash per plant. Irrigation:- In summer the irrigation should be given about 7-10 days interval and in winter add 25-20 days interval. Pollination:- In male and female flower comes in separate plants so to obtain high yield it is necessary to collect male pollen from male flowers and it should be spread on the female plants. Thinning:- If the number of flowers is more than there is reduction in size of fruit size. So to have good size fruit. At the time of pollination the half part of the stem should be cut Disease & their control Leaf Smut :- A small nail (smut soroi) light brown colour spots are appeared on the leaf surface. The affected leaf converted into brown colour and starts drying. This disease is caused by fungus. Grafiola. Photo Control:- 1. Affected leaves should be cut and destroy or burn them. 2. A spray solution of bavistin 0.1% ( 1 gram in one liter of water) should spray at 15 days interval. BANANA It is a delicious and nutritive, easily digestible, cheap and very popular food of ancient times of India. Banana is used to eat as a ripened fruit and also raw fruits are used for vegetable besides these chips and many products are made out of banana. This crop gives high production in short period in per unit area and net income from this fruit. In U.P in North India banana is being grown comparatively large area in the east humid areas but besides this other part of the State like Faizabad and Raibarilley also covered under this crop. Keeping in view the high productivity and good income from this crop the area under banana is increasing day by day but in Haryana this crop has introduced about one decade back and the area under this crop is about 500 hectare. This crop is being grown especially in Sonepat, Panipat, Karnal, Fatehabad, Yamunanagar but in kitchen garden and religious places, banana is being grown in about the district of Haryana. Haryana is taking lead to produce disease free plants of Haryana through tissue culture and proper protocol has been developed by the Tissue Culture Laboratory, HTI, Ucchani (Karnal) from where quite good number of plants has been propagated and sold 30000 plants to the farmers at subsided rates and it is expected to propagate 20000 plants and about 400 acre the during 2008-09. Keeping in view of quality planting material is available and this crop is fetching good income to the growers then the area under banana crop is increasing trend. Soil and Climate:- The soil rich in the organic content loam and sandy loam soil which is well drained is suitable for banana cultivation. In the soil upto one meter depth there should not be hard pan layer or stony layer. The pH of the soil is suitable between 6-7. Hot humid climate is very suitable for the commercial growing of banana. Heavy rainfall area is quite suitable for successful cultivation of banana. The area where there is no frost in winter and temperature in summer remains 30 degree centigrade to 38 degree centigrade and there is no prevailing of the hot wind such area is very suitable for banana. The optimum temperature is 27 degree centigrade. Soils with good fertility and assured supply of moisture are best suited. Variety:- The variety of the banana can be divided into two groups. In one groups, those varieties are included which are used as a vegetable and the other group is to eat as a ripe fruit. The fruit flesh is soft, sweet, starch free and very nutritive. The popular varieties are Basrie, Dwarf, Harichal, Malbhog, Alpan, Robasta and Puwan. In vegetable varieties the flesh is hard starchy and the fingers are thick. The main variety of banana, which is used, as vegetables are Kothia, Battisia, Munian and Campierganj etc. The characteristics of the few varieties are given as under:Since banana is not recommended by the Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar and this crop is not included in the package practices but farmers are raising this crop by their experience and PAU is recommending banana cultivation in some part of Punjab keeping in view of the interest of the farmers as area is increasing the department is trying to develop good planting material. So far the description of the varieties is given below:1. Basrie Dwarf:- The plants are dwarf ( 150 to 175 cm.) stem green high weight plant, the fingers are in big size and twisted, and after ripening it become thin. The fruits are very tasty, sweet but the keeping quality is very poor. 2. Hari Chal:- The plants are bigger and thicker than of basrie dwarf (200-250 cm.) green spots developed. The bunches of the finger are very large, straight, and ripening its colour is green and flesh is sweet and soft. It is free from leaves spot disease. 3. ALPAN:- The plants are long size ( 3 to 4cm.), stem white green, heavy bunch, long tightened, fingers medium, ripened its colour is yellow, the fingers are of sour and sweet taste and keeping quality is good. 4. MALBHOG:- The plants are high, stem white green, the bunch of the fruit is of medium size and having some spots, the fingers are medium size and become shiny after ripening, tasty and having poor keeping quality. 5. POOVAN: - This is very popular variety of South. It grows well in high temperature. The fingers are yellow in colour, fleshy, light redness and hard. It is a resistance to the spot disease and having good keeping quality. 6. ROBUSTA: - The plants are long, stem strong, bunches are stout, having long fingers, in yellow colour of good taste. It is less affected by spot and leaf spot disease. 7. KOTHIA: - The plants are long, stem strong, bunches are stout, having long fingers, sweet conical, yellow after ripening, fleshy and starchy. 8. MUNIAN: - The fruit are short, straight, sweet and conical good storage capacity and it is suitable for munian. 9.GRAND NAINE:- It is an outstanding banana variety growing from 6-8 feet tall and solid green in colour. It is very attractive for its landscaping potential and good wind resistance. The Grand Naine produces very large heads of delicious fruits mainly used in vegetable as a raw fruit and table purpose also. Propagation: - The propagation of the banana is done through sucker. The sucker of three months stout is suitable and old pointed, which are having dense, closely leaves are suitable for further propagation. Except this the plants are also propagated through tissue culture. The plants propagated through tissue culture are disease free uniform size and given good quality and high yield and there is no de-generation of the character. Planting:- The planting distance is kept 2-3 mtr.x2.3 mtr. and pits are dig of size 50x50x50 cm. The pits are dig in the month of May and these pits should remain open and exposed to sun-light for 15-20 days. These pits are filled 25 kg. FYM. add into upper 25 cm.soil. Add 50 gms. of chloroperiphos dust. The pit should be filled 10 cm. up and irrigate the pit so that the soil settled down. The suckers are planted from 15th June to 15th July. These suckers are tightly buried in the pits and irrigate the pit immediately. Experimentally it is proved that if planting is done at the spacing 2x1.5 mtr. then there is a bunch size is increased and produced attractive banana. Manure & Fertilizers:- The requirement of the banana crop is to absorbed more nutrients from the soil. If there is deficiency of the nitrogen then the growth of the plant become less. If there is the deficiency of the phosphorus the proper development of the root is affected badly. With the result of this the plant become week. There in no proper development of the growth of the fruit. The sweetness and the shininess of the fruit is badly affected with the deficiency of the potash so to get good quality fruit of high productivity balance dose of fertilizer i.e. Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potash should be applied. The fertilizer doze should be adjusted as per the soil testing report. In general 300 grams nitrogen, 100 grams phosphorus and 300 grams potassium is required. The application of phosphorus should be applied half dose at the time of planting and balance half doze after two months of planting. The total Nitrogen should be splitter 55 doze and should be applied August, September, October, February and April. The doze of potash should be divided into three doses and apply in the month of September, October and April. The banana is a shallowrooted crop so the fertilizer should be applied 30 cm. away from the main stem and at the depth of 15 cm. in a circular form around the plant. At the initiation of the flowering the fruiting bunch after 3 weeks 40 grams agro mean + 100 gram urea+ 100 gram potash should be dissolved in 10 liter of water and solution should be sprayed with the result the fruit bunch become more attractive and the banana fingers developed more sweets. Irrigation:-Sufficient moisture should be maintained in banana field. Irrigation should be done after planting. If the moisture is decreases as per the need the light irrigation should be done at 7-10 days interval. If the delay of irrigation resulted bad affect on the growth of the plant and there is a great possibility reduction in the yield of the banana fruit. If there is a chances of frost in winter then irrigate the field. Intercultural & Weed Control:cultivator and ploughing. The weeds should be controlled from time to time by Mulching:- Mulching of paddy straw, sugar-cane leaves and polythene sheet should be done in the basin of banana plant which increase the efficiency of the irrigation and also affect on the growth and productivity and quality of the fruit. Training, Pruning & Stacking:- After planting of banana plant new leaves have started to germinate around the base of the stem after two months. The sucker should be cut from time to time. If the 2nd crop is to be taken in the banana then one sucker should be selected from the germinated sucker in the month of March and April. Rest should be cut. The old leaf of the banana developed become yellow and start drying. Such type of leaf should be cut from time to time and should be removed. After attaining the full development of the fruit growth the hanging bunch of the main flower should be cut carefully. With the result of this banana finger attain good growth. The weight of the fruit bunch is increased and due to the high wind velocity some times so the every fruit bunches should be given stacking of wood or by Bamboo and ear thing should be done around the banana plant. After planting of two months a circle of 30 cm. of 25cm. height platform should be developed which result given to a proper support to a plant. Ripening:- The fruit bunches of the banana are cut and collected in a closed room and these bunches are covered with banana leaves. In one corner of the room cow dung or a burnt angithi should be used and the room should be sealed with the wet soil. The fruit is ripened to eat after 48-70 hours. The spots have been developed on the surface of the fruit and the sweetness of the fruit is increases. The heap of the banana should be sprayed with Athril 500 PPM and the covered with the gunny bags. The fruit can be ripened nicely and also good colour is developed. If the Plantation is done in the month of June the fruits are harvested from October to December. The fruits are properly developed. When the corner of the finger turned into round shape then carefully the fruit bunch should be cut. The average yield is recorded 300-400 qtl. per hectare. Insect Pest & Disease Insect & their Control Disease & their Control To have good yield of high quality, it is Powdermildew:- A brown spots are dev necessary to control pest and diseases eloped on the leave with the result leaf start which caused damage to this crop. dying. To control of this disease Banana Beetle:- This insect eat the tender leaves fruits and produce the symptoms of a regular deep spots. With the result of this the crop is badly affected and this such type of fruit do not fetch good return in the market. Control:- To control this insect a spray of Methayl O-Dematon 25 EC or clinophos 25 EC 1.25 ml. per liter of water should be sprayed. Banana Root & Stem Vivil:- This insect eat the lower part of the stem and root and make the root and stem hallow. With the result rotting start in the epidemic form. This caused falling of the plants. Control:- To control this insect carbopuran Anthracnose:- The black colour is developed on the bunch of the fruits and pedicle due to this disease and after start rotting at later stage. To control 0.3% copper-oxycloride should be used. or phorate or timec 10 G granules should be applied 5-10 gms. per plant. POTATO KUFRI SUTLEJ: - This variety, noticed in 1996, has been recommended for cultivation in the western and central Indo-Gangetic plaints. The variety gives high yields (30-35 tonnes/ha) in about 90-100 days and is moderately resistant to late blight. It produces very attractive, large, white, oval and shallow-eyed tubers. The tubers are white fleshed and have good keeping quality. Because of the oval tuber and a good dry-matter content of about 19%, it has been found quite suitable for production of French fries. Its early tuberization and bulking character makes it more popular than other varieties and helps in the production of good yield in 60-70 days. In this regard, it is a stiff competitor for Kufri Chandramukhi, Kufri Bahar and Kufri Ashoka, the 3 early-maturing/bulking varieties. KUFRI PUKHRAJ: This early-bulking, medium-maturing variety was released in 1998, and has andigena blood in it. It is a very high yielder, producing 35-40 tones/ha in about 90-100 days. The variety is field resistant to late blight and produces attractive yellow, oval, shallow-eyed tuber with light yellow flesh. The tubers have a good keeping quality, with a dry-matter content of about 18%. KUFRI ANAND: - This variety so far not recommended by the CCS, HAU, Hissar but CPRI has recommended this variety for Haryana State too. It is a medium-maturing variety and has higher degree of resistance against late blight and some frost hardiness. The variety is a higher yielder (35-40 tones/ha) and produces very attractive, white, long oval, flattened shallow-eyed tubers with white flesh. The tubers have about 19% dry matter and possess good keeping quality. Like Kufri Sutlej, this variety too has been found very suitable for French fries. KUFRI ASHOKA: - This is an early maturity variety, which mature within 60-80 days of after sowing. It gives good crop after 60 days so it is a very suitable variety to harvest early potato, which fetch high income to the farmers with its early bulking habit. This is the early variety which has canopy is medium and compact. The tuber colour is white cream, ovoid long tubers shallow eyes, white flash, easy to cook, texture waxy, flavoured mild, free from after cooking discoloration. It is suitable for a crop rotation of paddy-potato-wheat average yield is 250-300 qtl. per hectare. KUFRI JAWAHAR (J.H.222) It is an early variety and matures in about 25-90 days. Its yield is higher than Kufri Chandramukhi. The plant of this variety produced more number of tubers bit lower size than Kufri Chandramukhi. The tuber is round shining with white skin and flesh. This is less acceptable to the late blight disease. It gives about 100 quintals per acre, if it is harvested after 75 days of sowing. KUFRI BADSHAH: - This is a high yielding variety but we can not use for early sowing Its tuber is large, oval shape, white skin shiny surface, dusty colour flesh and fleet eyes. Its colour become more faded after harvesting in comparison to the other varieties. It gives yield is about 120 qtl. per acre after 115 days of sowing. This is less acceptable to the late blight disease. KUFRI PUSHKAR:-It is a medium maturity variety and yield 300-350 per ha. The tubers of the varieties are white cream, ovoid with medium-deep eyes and yellow flesh. It is resistant to late blight,Wart -Immune. It is easy to cook texture waxy, flavored medium free from after cooking discoloration. KUFRI BAHAR:-Though the farmers are growing this variety for the last so many years but this variety is included in the package practices recently as discussed in the recent horticultural workshop. Farmers are getting more yield even after 72-80 days of after sowing for early crop. But it matures within 110-120 days. It is a resistant to the viral disease. KUFRI SURYA:- Recently the CPRI has released early potato variety which has good keeping variety, bright colour and even sowing can be done by 20 th Sept to harvest early crop. The tuber of this varity is good for French fries and yield potential is about 250 qtl per hectare. It is resistant to late blite disease.(from CPRI Jalandhar information recorded from plant physoilogist) 1) PROCESSING VARIETIES: - CPRI, Shimla has released the following varieties, which are used for processing purpose and recommended for Haryana for its cultivation. i) Kufri Chip Sona-1 ii) Kufri Chip Sona-2-It is medium maturity and average yield is 300-350 per acre. This is a late blight resistant, wart-immune, cyst-nematodes and charcoal rot susceptible. iii) Kufri Chip Sona-3:- It is medium maturity variety and matured 100-110 days after planting.. Its average yield 300-350 per hectare. It is a late blight resistant virus acceptable. Due to high climatic, lower reducing sugars and low phenols the variety is highly suitable for making chips and French fries. SOIL SOLARIZATION: Soil Solarization is the technique to treat the field soil by trapping solar heat during hot summer months, by using transparent polyethylene sheets. It is an effective, simple, physical and non hazardous method to control a variety of soil borne pathogens, pests and weeds, as well as to increase tuber yield. Heated water vapors trapped below polyethylene sheet increase thermal conductivity and the heat is retained in soil for much longer time causing an effective control of the soil-borne pathogens. Hence, soil solarization is distinctly superior to summer cultivations conventionally followed to control soil-borne pathogens. Advantages of Soil Solarization: Solar solarization, in addition to disease control and weeds also results in increased mineralization thereby enhancing growth and increasing yield of green manure crop and potato tubers. Soil solarization is cost effective in seed plots infested with soil borne diseases. It is the only means to rectify patches of pest-infested soil to be used for seed production. Method of soil solarization:o Carry out soil solarization during period of high temperature and intense solar radiation. A period of four weeks from mid May to mid June is highly effective in north-western plains. o Provide a light irrigation (around 50mm ) to the field 48 hrs. before solarization. Thereafter cultivate and level the field thoroughly before laying polyethylene sheet. o Use clear, transparent linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) sheet 25 to 100mm thick. o Open about 20-25 deep furrows in field at 2.5 m apart for laying out sheet which is 3m width. The distance between the furrows can be changed according to the width of the sheet available. Photo Figure 4 Correct method of placing polyethylene sheet in field for soil solarization. o Insert two edges of the polyethyene sheets about 20-25cm deep in furrow, bury the edges with soil and open the upper layer of sheet like page of a book. Align another sheet with the free edge of the sheet now opened up and repeat the process of burying the edges and opening the sheet till the required area is covered with the polyethylene sheets. o After the solarization (4 to 6 weeks) remove the sheet carefully from one end to another. If intact this shut may be used for another time, if torn dispose it off as scrap. PRECAUTIONS: To prevent tearing of polyethylene sheet, level the field thoroughly so as to minimize and protrusions due to clods, stubble and stones. Apply the sheet during less windy period of the day and keep it as close to ground as possible For easy application, roll the polyethylene sheet over a pipe and unfold the roll in the field. Compact all free edges of the sheet with the soil around them so as to prevent escape of soil moisture and heated air from inside the area thus mulched. Avoid entry into plots covered with polyethylene to the extent possible. Holes appearing in the polyethylene sheet if any can be sealed with rubber solution adhesive carefully. To maintain disease free conditions in the solarized plot do not allow water to flow from contaminated area to the solarized plots and also do not plant infected or untreated seed in the solarized plots. This may increase the disease. Cost benefit ratio in seed crop of solarization = 1:2.3 The total cost of the polyethylene per hectare is 400kg. polyethylene @ 50/ per kg. = 20,000/- (Source). (CPRI Extension Bulletin No.35). 2) GREEN MANURING Sow green manure crops like dhaincha or sunhemp during kharif by the end of June. Bury full-grown crop after 7-8 weeks and allow for its proper decomposition before potato planting. This will reduce N, P, K need by 20-30% and will improve the potato yield by 3tonnes per hectare. 3) SEED RATE AND SPACING: The rate of seed depend the size of the tuber. 3070 gms. tubers if planted 55-60 cms. within line distance and plant distance within the row 20cms.and make the ridge 9-10‖ thick. It requires 12qt. seed per acre. If the size of the tuber more than 100 gms. then plant spacing should be maintained from 35-40cm. But if the size is more than 100 gms. the cut tubers may be used but the cut tubers should not be planted not before 10th October. The cut tuber should have 2-3 eyes and the cut piece should not be less 25 gms. The cut tuber should be treated with 0.25% indophyl mm-45 solution for 5-10 minutes. After this treatment this cut piece tuber should be dried under shade for 14-16 hours. and then these pieces should be for sowing. 3) SEED PRE-SPROUTED:- Lift the seed from cold storage 8-10 days before the sowing of the potato. After this the seed should be kept in basket or tray and keep the seed in open in cool and aeration space under diffused light but it should not be exposed direct to the sun light. If the trays and baskets are not available the potato seed spread on the floor but the thickness of the seed should not be more than 4 inch. The seed tuber having week and hairy sprout and blight tuber should not be used for planting. 4) SOWING TIME: - Sowing time depends upon the variety. The right time of sowing of kufri bahar and ashoka is Ist week of October but the sowing of kufri badhshah and kufri sutlej is 5- to 15th October. If the early variety kufri bahar is planted for the early crop then the planting should be done by the end of September and the ridges are covered with merge materials such rise husk or serkenda or maize and bajra and karvi of maize and bajra. It will reduce the temperature and conserve moisture in the ridges for early cropping sowing should be done after plava. SEED SOURCE:- The seed should be procured from the reliable sources either from the department of horticulture or NSC or HSDC & CCSHAU, Hissar or registered seed growers. The seed should be healthy especially it should be free from the viral diseases and true to the type. Good seed should be replaced after 3-4 years because due to viral diseases the yield of the potato reduced considerably after that period. 5) FIELD PREPARATION:- Level the field and provide proper drainage which has been found that the leveling of the fields contributes about 10% increase in the yield of the potato and the quality of potato will also be increased. Plough the field with a mould-board plough or disc-harrow followed by one or two tilling with tiller or desi plough to a depth of 30cm. Plank the field after each round of tillage to break the clods and conserve the moisture. Remove the uprooted weeds after successive ploughing. At least 2-3 years crop rotation should be maintained where potato is grown for seed purposes. 6) SEED SIZE AND SEED RATE :- Use the seed tubers each of 30-70 gms having multiple seeds sprouts but the seed of the larger size may be used but spacing of the plant should be adjusted accordingly. The distance between lines to line is kept 55 to 60 cm. and plant to plant 20cm. to 40cm. depending upon the size of tubers from 30gm. to 100 gms. Before planting seed should be graded in different grade and accordingly the spacing should be adjusted from plant to plant. If proper seed size is used then the seed rate is recommended from 14-16 quintal per acre. 7) SEED PREPARATION :-Remove the seed potato from cold storage atleast 8-10 days before planting. Keep the seed bags in pre cooling chamber of the cold store atleast for 24 hours. Bringing tubers directly outside will result in condensation and promote rotting. Spread the tuber under shade in diffused light for presprouting. Remove the unsprouted cuts, rotten tubers from the lot. Carry the sprouted tubers to the fields in seed trays or baskets for planting to avoid sprout damage. If the seed is not treated before storage of the potato then at the time of sowing seed should be treated @ 3% Boric Acid either by spraying the tuber or by dipping the tuber in the 3% boric acid solution or spray 3% boric acid on the tubers which are placed single line on the floor or in the clean surface under shade and then spray to twice so that the whole potato should be sprayed properly to increase the efficiency of the spray and dipping of the potato in the solution. It is always better be first washed the potato and then dried and then treated or dip it. 8) MANURING AND FERTILIZERS:- Add 20 tones per acre FYM should be mixed in the soil before 2-3 weeks of sowing. If we apply 20 tones of FYM acre then we reduce the dose of phosphorus and potash 50%. In fact fertilizer should be applied on the basis of soil testing report but in general 50-60kg nitrogen( 50 Kg.) for early crop and 60 kg. for late maturity varieties. 20 kg. phosphorus and 40 kg. potash per acre to be applied. If the P&K if FYM applied in the field at this rate. In fact the fertilizers should be applied on the basis of soil testing report but in general 50-60 kg. Nitrogen, 20 kg. Phosphorus and 40 kg. Pottasium Sulphate per acre should be applied. All the Phosphorus and Potash and 3/4th of Nitrogen should be applied at the time of planting and rest 1/4th Nitrogen should be applied 25-30 days after planting. 9) EARTHING: - If the earthing done by the ridger then fertilizers drill should be used to put the fertilizer on line below the depth of 5 Cm. If the drill is not available then the fertilizer should be drilled by pora after fertilization due planking so that the fertilizer should not come in contact with the seed. Cover seed by the ridger drawn by tractor or bullock. If the planting is done by Spade then the fertilizer should be placed 4-5 cms. away from the line of the ridge and then place the potato on the lines and cover the soil by spade. 9) INTERCULTURE -Weed the crop as soon as the weeds emerge but preferably when the potato plants are about 8-10 cm tall if seed is covered partially then earthling should be done after 25 to 30 days after sowing. 10) CHEMICAL WEED CONTROL:-It is found that if the earthing is done after sowing then chemical weed control is used. If the light earthing is done after sowing then earthing should be done 20-25 days after sowing. If the weeds are more in the field then first do interculture then earthing should be done. It is also recorded that by earthing the percentage of green potato is reduced. 1) Pre-emergence herbicides: the pre-emegence weedicide may be used as the preemergence of weeds. a) Stomp(30%) at the rate of 1.6 litre to 2.0 litre per acre , b) Matribuzine at the rate of 300 grams per acre or Oxyflourfen 60 gram per acre within 3-5 days of planting. c) if pre-emegence herbicides are not used then spray paraquat at the rate of 1 - 1.25 litre as a gramoxone may be sprayed about 15 days after planting when the germination reaches 5-10%. So far as water requirement is concerned it will depend on type of spray pump used for foot sprayer 400 litre, knapsack sprayer 250 litre for power sprayer 80-100 litre per acre. . The requirement of water also depends upon stand of crop. 11. IRRIGATION If crop is sown after plava the field then irrigation should be given at 8-10 days after planting. But if the soil is dry then half ridge irrigation should be given within 1 to 2 days after sowing. Other irrigation should be given for October - November at 7 to 10 days interval and for December - January at 10 to 15 days interval. Light and frequent irrigation is required for good yield and good quality of seed. In each irrigation care should be taken that the height of ridge should only submerge two third of ridge. In no case water should flow over the ridge because it may make crust formation which will affect the growth and yield of potato. But during 20-40 days after sowing it is necessary to maintain moisture conditions. 12. ROGUING During crop season examine the seed plot thrice to remove off type and diseased plants showing mottling, vinal necrosis, mosacs, carinkling, rolling of leaves , marginal flavescence and purpoled top roll symptoms. Do first roguing at 20 to 30 days after planting and immediately before earthing up, second roguing after 40 to 60 days planting. Do the last roguing 3 to 4 days before haulms killing. The main criteria is to be taken that in first roguing the leaf of the 2 plants should not touch each other and in second rouging the leaf should not touch between the lines. After touching the diseased plant the hand shouldn‘t touch healthy plants and one should wear gum boot to avoid the contamination and diseased plant should be removed with the tuber. 13. HAULM KILLING Haulm should be cut by sickle to base of plant before aphids reach to the level of 20 per 100 compound leaves. Generally this number is reached in Haryana about 10th of January. After haulm cutting there may be regrowth of new plant which may attract aphids and spread the disease. This growth should be removed immediately to avoid contamination of viral diseases. The haulms may be killed by used of gramaxone at the rate of 1 to 1.25 litre per acre on the foliage. 15) HARVESTING If we are taking early crop then crop is harvested when the haulms are still green because this is the stage when tubers are not fully ripen therefore, care should be taken the field should have proper moisture condition at the time of harvesting. There should be not much moisture at the time of harvesting. We cannot store these potatoes for longer period therefore, after harvesting sorted out the cut potato and sent to the market for sale. If the harvesting should be done for the matured potato then the irrigation should be stopped before 20 days of harvesting. Harvesting may be done either by the tractor driven or bullock driven or digging can be done by spade or Khurpa. But the digging by the digger is always cheaper then other means there is less percentage of cut tuber and bruce tubers. Stop last irrigation before 10 to 15 days of haulms killing. Keep the crop underground for 10 to 15 days till the skin of tuber becomes firm. Keep the freshly harvested tubers in heaps in a cool place for about 10 to 15 days. The size of should be about 1.5 metre high and 3.5 metre broad. Cover the seed with the paddy or wheat straw to protect them from direct sunlight. If there is rain cover the heap with terpaline or polythene sheet and if rain is stopped these should be removed. Before grading collect cracked and cut tubers and tuber should be graded either by hand or by potato grader in different grades. Below seed size < 25 mm , seed size 25 mm to 65 mm and oversize more than 65 mm. CURING:- To increase the shelf-life of the potato, it is necessary to keep the potato under heap under shade or in a room where proper irrigation is provided the heap height should not be more than 1.5 mtr. and the length of the heap should not be more than 4mtrs. If the covered space is not available then potato can be heap in the field and in the day time potato should be covered either by paddy straw or sugar cane leaves so that potato should not come in contact with direct sun-light. Curing should be done for 8-10 days if there is rain then we can cover the heap by taperulaine or polythene or should be removed after the rain is over. To cover the potato by taperulaine for a longer period it gives bad effect on the tubers therefore, it should be only use for the minimum period. The optimum temperature is 20 degree centigrade. Beside this there should be high humidity in the heap for curing. 16) SEED TREATMENT Spray 3% boric acid solution at the rate of 1.5% solution on the surface of seed before and after cold storage. Best way of seed treatment is wash the tubers first in pure water and then dip the tubers in 1% chlorine solution and then dip in 3% solution of boric acid for 30 minutes. Ensure proper drying and pack in gunny bags. For seed production reduction of Nitrogen about 20% improve the quality of seed. Isolation Distance:- 20-30m away from other variety field to avoid mixture. 14. PLANT PROTECTION a) Apply granular systematic insecticides such as Phorate 10 G at rate of 4 kg per acre at earthing up against aphids and leaf hoppers. 300 ml Rogor should be applied at least twice in 250 litre of water at 10 to 15 days interval to control jasids , aphids and white fly. b) To control early blight dithane Z-78 at the rate of 800 gram per acre in 250 litres of water should be applied when knapsack sprayer is used. This may be repeater after 10 - 15 days keeping in view the intensity of disease. c) Late blight of potato - to control latebligt and other leaf spot diseases give periodical spray of dithane M-45 at the rate of 800 gm per acre in 400 litre of water but water requirement will depend upon growth and type of spray pump used. The spray should be started from 3rd week of November at 10 days interval. If the late blight spread then a spray of Ridomill at the rate of 800 gm per acre in 400 litre of water should be used. And spray may be repeated after 15 days , if weather is cloudy. GRADING OF THE POTATO:- Grading of the potato should be done as per the market trained as per the area first all cut bruise rotten cut potato should be selected and potato should be graded either by hands or by the mechanical graders generally 3 grades are made large size tube, medium size tuber and small size tuber. To facilitate the consumer to save its time for selecting the tuber and farmers will get more income by selling the graded potato in the market. STORAGE OF POTATO:- Potato should be stored for table purpose for 3-4 months in the houses in a cold or airy rooms. For longer storage the potato should be filled in the bags and to be transferred in the cold storage as early as possible. Where the temperature is maintained 2-4 degree centigrade with relative humidity 75-80%. But the traditional storage which are existing now are fit to store seed potato but for table potato should be stored where the table and processing potato temperature is maintained 8-12 degree centigrade and relative humidity 80-90%. After storing potato storage is fogged with 0.25 mg. CIP AG per turn and potato should be closed for 36 hours and after 15 days potato may used for table and processing purpose. By this way there is saving of 45% electricity and potato would be available for table and processing purpose about 9 months in a very good quality means there will be not sweet like potato which generally happen when potato are stored at 2-4 degree centigrade with traditional existing storage. SEED POTATO PRODUCTION:- By the use of seed plough technique farmers can produce good quality seed in this technique seed potato is produced under low aphids periods variety. The following points taken into consideration under seed Plot Technique i) Variety as already explained. ii) Source of Seed:- A healthy seed especially viral free seed and true to the type which should be procured from reliable sources as already mentioned in the production. iii) Technology iv) Preparation of Land: As explained in production of table potato CROP ROTATION & ISOLATION DISTANCE:- atleast 2-3 years crops should be maintained where potato seed production is taken into field by maintaining such crop rotation many seed borne and soil borne diseases can be avoided the isolation between seed crop and other crop should be maintained 20-30 metre. to avoid any mixture. SEED RATE:- The seed rate depend upon the size of seed tuber about 14-16 qtls. per acre is required per acre. If there are sprouted tubers are used than the number of tubers is increased. SEED PRE-GERMINATION: As explained above. MANURE & FERTILIZER:- Reduce 20% nitrogen in case of seed production. SOWING METHOD: - In Seed Production spacing between plant-to-plant may be reduced rest is followed as per the table production. SOWING TIME: - The HAU has recommended the date of sowing for seed production is 20th October to 30th October but department of horticulture is recommending sowing of the seed from 15th October to 30th October. Only Kufri Bahar which is resistant to potato tip viral disease which vector is white fly is resistant and may be sown bit early from 15 th October, onwards. Haulm cutting, curing, harvesting is a same given in the potato production grades but the seeds are graded in different size as per the Seed Certification Norms. Generally large size potato in A grades which carries more than 100 gms. and the seed size potato are put in the D grades which are generally put those potatoes which having tuber weight 25 gms. Third category is made potatoes carries less than 25gms. INSECT-PEST CONTROL Pest & Symptoms of attach Potato (Spring Crop) The cutworms (Agrotis spp.) cause considerable damage from February to March by cutting the young plants at the ground level and in later stages feed on potato tubers by making holes. Photo Aphid: These greenish inspects cause considerable damage to the spring crop by sucking sap and transmitting the virus disease. Besides these, some times hadda beetle and its grubs scrap leaves and skelton them. Photo Recommendations Before sowing the crop, apply 6.25 l aldrin 30EC or 10 1 heptachlor 20 EC per hectare to upper 10 to 15 cm soil to protect the crop from cutworms or apply the same quantities of aldrin or heptachlor with watering can in about 2500-3500 l water per hectare over the ridges just before earthing up. Spray 750 ml of Metasystox 25 EC (methyl demeton) or 190 ml Dimecron-100 (Phosphamidon) or 750 ml Rogor 30 EC (dimethoate) in 750 l water per hectare at 10-15 day intervals beginning soon after germination. Caution Never apply BHC on Potato as it will impart off flavour to tubers. Do not mix Bordeau mixture with these insecticides but copper oxycholoride can be mixed with the insecticides recommended. Diseases, causal agent and symptoms Diseases, causal agent and symptoms Early blight (Alternaria solani): Brown spots are scattered over the leaf. These spots later show concentric narrow dark lines which given them a target broad appearance. Older spots become darkbrown. Control measures Spray the crop with Blitox 50 or Zineb or Difolatan or Dithane M-45 @ 2 kg. per ha. Repeat sprays at fortnightly intervals to cover new growth. Photo Late Blight (Phytophthora infestans): The first symptoms of the disease appear on the leaves as small black areas which may extend and kill the foliage in a few days, if moist weather prevails. Decaying leaves often emit an offensive odour. The underground tubers are also affected and may decay before harvesting. (i) Use selected healthy certified tubers for sowing. (ii) Spray 4-5 times the crop with 2Kg. Dithane M-45 or Zineb or Difolatan at 15-days intervals. The interval may be reduced to even 7 days, especially when weather remains cool and humid from 2nd fortnight of December. Photo Black Scurf (Rhizoctonia solani): Diseased tubers have on their surface black rough incrustations which are the resting bodies (Sclerotia) of the causal fungus. Such tubers when sown not only give rise in turn to scurfed tubers but also induce heavy wilting of the plants arising from them. Carry out selection of seed potato to eliminate those showing the sclerotia of disease before putting them into cold stores for preservation. Tubers should be disinfected with 0.5% Agallol or 0.25% Aretan for 3-5 minutes. Photo Charcoal rot (Rhizoctonia bataticola): Black spots appear around lenticells and eyes, later tubers become uniformly blak; above ground symptoms are produced on the plant and the disease mostly develops in storage. If the potatoes are left in the field and harvested later in the season, there is severe incidence of disease on potato tubers in the soil. The potato tubers are converted into black charcoal like mass. The tubers obtained from such crop are not fit for sowing. (1) Grow early maturing varieties. Harvest the crop early before it gets too warm, i.e by the middle of March. Store in cold store or underground stores. (2) Do not store large sized tubers. (3) If the harvesting is delayed deep soil cool by frequent irrigations. Treat the seed tubers with 0.5% Agallol before storage and treat with brassicol (0.25%) before sowing. Photo Black leg and soft rot (Erwinia carotovora & E.aroideases): Affected plants turn pale green or yellow, wilt and die, affected haulms diseased tubers rot in storage. Keep disease-free certified seed. Dig out plants with tuber showing symptoms of disease. Avoid moving frequently in the field. Photo Virus diseases of potato: Potato Virus X and S or Latent Mosaic: Infected plants show mild notting of leaves or light green patches on green leaf. Severe infection leads to stunting of plants. Sometimes infection symptoms may not be visible, infection causes degeneration of potato. Use disease-free certified seed. Dig out plants with tubers showing symptoms of disease. Avoid moving frequently in the field. Photo Potato Virus Y or Vein banding Mosaic and Potato Virus or Mild Mosaic: Symptoms consist of vein banding and veinal necrosis with severe mosaic showing yellow or greenish yellow patches on the leaves. Number and size of tubers is reduced. Sometimes the yield is reduced to 90%. Rogose Mosaic: This disease is due to mixed infection of PVX and PVY showing rough and crumpled leaves and stunting of plants. Use disease free certified seed. Spray 750 ml. of Rogor or 200 ml Dimercron per hectare at 10 day intervals 304 times to reduce aphid population. As for PVX and PVY. Photo Leaf roll and Phloem necrosis: Infected plants show upward and inward rolling of leaflets. Leaves become leathery and brittle. Stem and tuber show phloem necrosis. Control measures will be tghe same as for PVY. Note: Do not spray these chemicals three weeks before harvest. Photo Potato Tip Viral Disease (Beegoana) Stunted growth with mosaic leaf structures no tuberisation take place. It is spread with the white fly Late sowing should be done. HAU recommendation for Seed Potato Production is sowing should be done from 20th October to 30th October but department recommendation is 15th October onwards. The only resistant is Kufri Bahar. Photo Pest & Symptoms of attach Potato (Autum Crop): Jassid (Amrasca devastans): Leaves crul, turn pale bronze and dry from margins and as a result of attack. The crop is stunted and has blighted appearance. Recommendations A schedule of 4 sprays at 10 days intervals (Mid-Oct. to end- Novembers) with any of the following insecticides will control this pest. (2.25 Kg. of DDT 5- WP) or 750 ml. of Rogor 30 EC (dimethoate) or 750 ml. of Metasystox 25 EC (methyl demton) or 190 Dimercron 100 phosphamidon in 750 l water per hectare. Caution Do not spray dimethoate, methyl demeton or phosphamidon within 3 wekks of harvest. Potato (Spring Crop) The cutworms (Agrotis spp.) cause considerable damage from February to March by cutting the young plants at the ground level and in later stages feed on potato tubers by making holes. Before sowing the crop, Never apply BHC on Potato apply 6.25 l aldrin 30EC or as it will impart off flavor to 10 1 heptachlor 20 EC per tubers. hectare to upper 10 to 15 cm soil to protect the crop from cutworms or apply the same quantities of aldrin or heptachlor with watering can in about 2500-3500 l water per hectare over the ridges just before earthing up. Diseases, causal agent and symptoms Diseases, casual agent and Physiological disease of potato :- symptoms Hollow Heart: - External tuber surface splitting. Control : To avoid this problem balance dose of fertilizer should be used.And proper care should be taken for irrigation manner. Growth Cracks: - Rots seldom follow although market quality is reduced. Control : To avoid this problem balance dose of fertilizer should be used.And proper care should be taken for irrigation manner Photo Black heart: - blackening of the tuber centre follows acute oxygen deficiency associated with either low temperature in confined storage or high field soil temperatures. Affected tubers rot later. Photo Control Proper cold storage temperature should be maintained and harvesting should be completed before rising of the temperature Knobbiness and irregular shape:- results when tubers resume growth due to improved environmental conditions after the tuber‖s initial expansion. Photo Control : After harm cutting or when the potato is mature irrigation should be stopped 10 days advance before harvesting. Manage proper irrigation. Jelly end rot (bottom) Also carbohydrates may move from one tubero a different tuber more terminally situated on the same stolon. When this or jelly end root occurs, market quality is greatly reduced. Control: Proper spacing should be maintained, regular water should be regulated. Photo Leaf roll and Phloem necrosis: Infected plants show upward and inward rolling of leaflets. Leaves become leathery and brittle. Stem and tuber show phloem necrosis. Potato Tip Roll Viral Disease (Beegoana) Stunted growth with mosaic leaf structures no tuberisation take place. It is spread with the white fly GARLIC Variety:G-1:- This variety has been released by the National Horticulture Research & Development Institute. Its bulb are white, compact and medium size and having cloves 15-20 per bulb. The maturity period of this variety is 60-80 days and average yield is 40-45 qtl. per acre. G-40:- This is a very promosing variety of garlic having white compact big size clove and containing - cloves per bulb and yield potential is about 50-60qtl. per acre. Land Preparation:- Prepared the soil by 2-3 time ploughing and leveled by planking and prepare the water channels and the beds. Sowing Time:- End of September to October. Seed rate:- 1.5 to 2 qtl. per acre healthy clove. Manuring:- 20 tons well rotten FYM per acre to be applied in the soil at the time of field preparation. This should be mixed in the soil properly. 60Kg. Nitrogen 20 kg. phosphorus 10kg. potash to be applied at the time of sowing to be mixed in the soil properly. Apply balance dose of Nitrogen 16kg. Per acre to be applied after 30-45 days of sowing. Nitrogen should be applied within 60 days after sowing otherwise there will be more foliage growth and which will reduce the size of the bulb and thickness of the cloves. Method of sowing:- For sowing the distance between line to line is kept 15 cm. and between cloves 8-10cms. The sowing depth should be maintained about 5-6 cms. deep and keep the pointed clove side upward . After sowing the cloves should be covered with the soil of 2 cm. Irrigation: - In winter irrigation should be done 10-15 days interval but in summer after March weekly irrigation should be applied. At the time of maturity the soil should not contain more moisture content otherwise there will be re-growth of the leaves and the cloves started germinating which will affect badly on the storage capacity. Intercultural & Weed Control:- The root of the garlic pan iterate to the shallow depth therefore 2-3 times shallow intercultural should be applied for removing the weeds. Chemical Weed Control: - Baseoline 45% @ 900 mltr. per acre should be applied after making the solution of 250 liters of water before the sowing. Water should be sprayed before sowing and thoroughly mixed into the soil or stomp 30% @ 1.3 to 1.7 ltr. per acre should be diluted 250 ltr. of water should be applied after 8-10 days of sowing when the weeds starts germinating and cloves starts sprouting. Harvesting: - After developing the full development of the bulbs the leaves of the plant turning into yellow colour and when the leave start drying the irrigation should be withheld. After few days the harvesting should be started and dry the bulb in shade for 3-4 days cut the leaves after leaving 2-3cms. from neck or 25-50 bulbs should be tied it bunches and keep for the storage or bulb should be storage in gunny bags or in wooden box. The storage should be dried well ventilated and keep in the dark room which improve the storage like garlic. In cold storage the garlic can be stored and temperature of 0-2celcium with the relative humidity of 65-70% and we can keep the storage of 3-4 months only. Insect Pest of Onion & Garlic: Thrips tobac): Minute pale insects feed on foliage during February-May and produce whitish spots, followed by curling, a condition known, as ‗Silver top‘. At the time of flowering, they are very injurious and impair seed production. Control Measures:- The following chemicals should be sprayed at the interval of 10-15 days as per the intensity of the insects:-(a) i) 1.75 mltr. phanvelret 20 EC in one litre of water. ii) 2.175 mltr. deltamethaine 28 EC in one litre of water. iii) 3.60 mltr. cyper methin 25 EC (b) i) 1.300 ltr. melatyon in one litre of water. ii) 2.375 mltr. indosulphan 35 EC in one litre of water. Note:- Don‘t repeat insecticide one and again as per requirement from a and b group. Insecticide should be sprayed alternatively. The onion should be used after 15 days of spray. Stickerlike solvet99 10 gram or triton 50 mltr. per 100 liter of water should be added in the spraying solution it will affect the affectivity of the spray and control of the insect. Disease Control:Purple blotch(Alternaria porri): Small, white sunken lesions with purple centre on flower, stem which fall over. Photo Control measures: - Spray the crop with copper oxichloride 500 gms.. Per acre with some sticker or indophyl diathene or 400 gms. per acre in 200 liter of water and add adhesive like salvate 99 10 gm. or ti tran 50 ml. per 100 liter of solution at 10 to 15 day intervals. Onion Variety:- Hisar-2 is the recommended variety. Its bulbs are reddish brown, globular in shape. It has a good keeping quality provided having less pungency. Onion contained TSS 11.5 to39 % and there are few %age of bolting. Its mature within 130 -140days after sowing and gives about 120 quintal per acre. Pusa Red: - Its bulb is medium, globular shape coppery red. It‘s mature within 125-140 days and yield about 100-120 quintal per acre. It has also having good keeping quality and having TSS from 13 to 14%. Land Preparation:- 2-3 ploughing should be done to prepare the soil and make the beds leveled by planking and make irrigation ridges. Seed Rate:- 4-5 per kg. Per acre. Sowing time: - October to mid November. Time of transplanting: - Mid December to Mid January Nursery raising:- Consideration of plant protection and other agricultural intercultural seeds are sown in lines at the distance of 4-5 cms. The breadth of the bed should be kept 60 cms. to 100 cms. but the length should be kept as per the need. Size of beds from 50 to 60 beds are required per acre transplanting of the size of 1x3 metre. To prevent the seedling from damping of disease seed should be treated before sowing with thiaram (2-3 gms. per kg. seed.) Likewise nursery bed should be treated with thiaram @ 4-5 gms. per square meter. After sowing, the seed should be covered with well rotten sieve FYM or compost. After this the irrigate the nursery beds with puwara daily till the start of germination. After growing the seedlings the irrigation should be given by the channels as and when required. After germination for the prevention of the denting of seedlings a spray of thyrom @ 2 gm. per litre should be applied with puwara at the interval of 15 days. Seedling are ready for transplanting after 6-8 weeks of sowing. Old age seedlings may developed more bolting and took more time to establish of the seedlings. Manure & Fertilizers:- About 20 ton FYM or compost is applied in per acre at the time of preparation of the field. Half of the nitrogen (25 Kg.) & Phosphorus 20 Kg., & Potash 10kg. full doze per acre should be applied at the time of transplanting and mixed well in the soil. Balanced dose of the nitrogen should be applied 2 times at the interval of 30 days by broadcasting method. Method of transplanting:- Transplanting should be done in lines and distance between line to line 15 cm and within line plants to plants at 10 cm. Irrigate the yield after transplanting immediately. Irrigation: - During the plant grow period (up to 1st two months) interval of irrigation should be given at big interval. At development phase of the bulb frequent irrigations are required. Intercultural & Weed Control:- Intercultural and weed control by chemicals is both used for control of weeds in onion cultivation. Both are more beneficial to control weeds in onion cultivation. Chemical Weed Control:- Basaline 45% fluchlorine 400-500 gms. per acre (basaline 45% 0.9 to 1.1 litre) should be sprayed at the time of transplanting and mix in the soil. Pendimethalyon 400 - 500 gms. per acre (stomp 30% 1.3 to 1.7 ltr.) should be sprayed 8-10 days after transplanting. When the plants are well established and weeds start emerging. The chemical should be used into 150 liters of water. If the weeds starts emerging after 5060 days of transplanting when weed should be removed by doing one intercultural operation. Harvesting: - For green onion crops should be harvested after 60-90 days after transplanting. For mature onion harvesting should be done after 125-150 days. The neck become soft and leaf changed its colour to yellow and the leaves become dry and dry curl and drooped and fad in colour. When 50% crop shows such type of symptoms then the left plant leaves should be put down so that the full crop may be harvested at one time. Care after harvesting:- After harvesting the crop onion should be kept for dying under shade for 4-6 days. After that the stem should be cut 2-2.5 cm. above the neck of the onion bulb. To increase the storage self life of the onion it is necessary that bolting plant should be removed when ever they are noticed in the field. Kharif Onion:Variety:- N-53 Its bulb is in dark colour and in round shape less and less pungency. The maturity period for this crop is 100-140 days or an average yield is about 90-100 qtl. per acre. Its storage capacity is low. Agrifound dark red (adr): - Its bulb are dark red in colour and round in shape having more pungency. N-53: Its mature within 40-150 days and ready for harvest and average yield is 11—120 qtl. per acre. Land Preparation:- 2-3 ploughing should be done ploughed by planking and leveled the field and make beds and irrigation channels. Sowing time and Seed Rate: - This crop can be grown either by raising of the seedlings or by use of the sets (small bulbs). Raising of the Seedlings:- The right time of the seed sowing is from mid June and about 5-6 kg. seed is required per acre. For raising the seedling of the kharif onion the following point should be taken into consideration:i) The nursery should be situated near the water source. ii) The nursery should be under shade condition and bit upper side of the plot where the plants can be saved from scotch heat for hot wind and excess rainwater. iii) Raised nursery bed should be used. iv) To avoid hot wind and scorching sun thatching should protect light the nursery or nursery should be created artificial shade by the polythene shedding net. v) To control the damping of the disease the seeds and seeling should be treated with vi) cap tan or thyram @ 2 gram per kg. seed. Preparation of Sets:- Sowing time:-Last week of January to Ist week of February. Seed Rate: - 3-4 Kg. per acre.80-100 beds (3x1 mtr.) are sufficient to raise sets (small bulb for one acre area). Lifting of sets from the nursery and storage. Sets are harvested by digging the field from end of April to Ist week of May. The leaves are cut or removed after keeping 2-3 cms. height of the neck of the sets. Sets are selected and store in the baskets or into 3 gunny bags and put in a well ventilated room for storage. Selection of Sets:- 1.5-2 cm. shape ( about 10 to 15 gms.) sets which are found disease free are selected. Very small sets if transplanted resulted in poor production of yield. 5-6 qtl. sets are required for one acre area. Transplanting Method:- For transplanting line to line distance is kept 15 cm. and plant to plant distance is kept 10 cm. Sets are also planted on the ridges which are made at the distance of 30-45 cm. apart and sets are transplanted on the both sides of the ridges and distance between plant to plant 10 cm. After transplanting the sets irrigation is immediately required. Manure & Fertilizer:- 10-15 ton well rotten FYM is applied in one acre at the time of field preparation. 15kg. nitrogen 15 kg. phosphorus and 10 kg. potash per acre is required. Half of the Nitrogen full doze of phosphorus and potash should be applied at the time of planting seedling and for sets transplanting. This doze is applied before making the ridges. Balanced doze of Nitrogen should be given twice at the distance of 30-30 days. Irrigation:- 8-10 irrigations are given from August to Oct. if there is no range. development of phase of the bulb the interval of irrigation should reduce. At Intercultural operations and Weed Control: - 2-3 intercultural or hoeing are required for good growth. Chemical control should be done as in case of Rabi Onion Cultivation. Harvesting (Digging):- The crops are ready for harvest by the end of November to the mid of December when the bulbs are become matured and developed full size. Maturity is judged keeping in view of colour and shape of the bulb. 80-100 qtls. of yield per acre is recorded. Irrigation should be stopped before 15 days of harvesting or digging and fall the leaves by the foot. After harvesting keep the bulb in line for drying for about one week in the field. After drying the leaves are cut 3-5 cm. above the bulb and dry the bulb another 3-5 days. PEAS Three varieties are recommended, viz, Arkel, Bonneville and Multifreezer, important characteristics of these varieties are given below:(i) Arkel: Early variety with dwarf plant, wrinkled seed pods long, dark green & filled, yield 35-40 q/hectare. Bonneville: It is a mid late variety. Pods are good sized with sweet grains. It yields about 80 quintals per hectare. Multi Freezer:- Multi podded, late variety and tolerant to frost. Long podes in clusters 2 to 3 per peduncle. Very sweet and tender peas. It yields about 65 quintals per hectare. Azad P-I (Released from Kanpur University) This variety is first week of October and having short plant growth with a wrinkle grain and average yield is green pod is 40 qtl. per acre. (ii) (iii) (iv) v) Early E-6 (Panjab Agricultural University) This variety is sown after 15th October and plant is having tall than Azad variety and wrinkle grain and average yield is 100 qtl. per acre. Sowing time Mid-September to mid-November is the optimum size depending upon the nature of a variety. Second half of September for early variety, October for main season and end of October to mid of November for late season variety. Seed Rate: 50-60 kg. seed per hectare. 60-70 kg./ha for early crop. Seed Treatment If the pea is being sown in new field, treat the seeds before sowing with bacterial culture. Spacing 30-40 cm between rows( for early crop only 20-25 cms.) and 3-5 cm. between plants. Manuring: Apply 20 tons of FYM, 30 kg. of N and 50 kg of P2O5 per hectare. The half of nitrogen and all P2 O5 before sowing is to be applied before sowing as top dressing after about four seeding rest of nitrogen is to be applied. INSECT-PEST CONTROL Insects and symptoms of attack & Control measures 1.Pea Thrip (Thrips indicus): Nymphs and adults causes severe damage to the young crop by sucking cell sap from leaves Control:-Spray 1250 g DDT 50WP in 625 1 water per hectare 15 days after germination. Repeat after two weeks, if necessary. 2. Pea leaf-miner (Phytomyza atricornis): Larvae feed by making tunnels in the leaves. They cause serious damage during December-March. Pea aphid suck cell sap due to which the leaves turn pale and dry. (i) Spray 1000 ml. Rogor 30 EC or 1250 ml. Metasystox 25 EC (Methyl demeton or Anthio hectare, when the attack begins repeat at 15 day invervals. (ii) Stop spraying the crop with insecticides atleast 20 days before picking of pods. Disease Control Disease, causal orgnism symptoms & Control measures 1)Powdery mildew (Erysiphe polygoni): White floury patches on both sides of the leaf as well as on the tendrils, pods, stems, etc. Spray 2.5 kg. wet table sulfur per hectare as soon as disease appears. Benlate or Bavistin 0.15% is also effective to control this disease. By this way 500 gm sulphur and 200 gm. bavistin is required for 1 acre. or carathene 40 EC 80ml. per acre should be sprayed into 200 liter of water. The late maturity variety crop should be sprayed with 0.1calexine. Rust Disease:- On the lower leaves surface yellow or orange colour appears superfluous spot are observed. This cause great loss in case of late sowing variety. Photo Treatment:- The crop should be sprayed with indo filled M-45 for 100 gms. per acre or calaxine to 100 mlt. per acre in 200 litre of water should be sprayed after 10 days interval for 2-3 times. Insects and symptoms of attack & Control measures 3. Pea Pod Borer:- The pest is particularly serious after pod formatin when the larvi bore into the pods and eat developing grain. Dust 25 kg. BHC 10% dust per hectare. Disease, causal orgnism symptoms & Control measures 2)Root rot and Wilt (Rhizoctonia) Solani/Fusarium spp.) Root rot and plant wilts. Photo Control:-Treat seed with Bavistin or capaton 2 gm per kg. of seed. The crop rotation should be maintained for three years and where the disease is spread in that field early sowing of pea should be avoided. ROOT VEGETABLES Carrot Pusa Kesar : It is also a quick growing and deals early variety. Long deep orange coloured roots. Short leaf, top core thin. It yields about 250 quintals per hectare. Hisar Garic (SC-I): This is a desi variety and having long root and orange colour. Average yield is 110 quintals per acre. Nantes: per hectare. It is a termperate type, suitable for late sowing in plains. It yields 200 quintals Radish Pusa Chetaki: It is an early variety, while roots, medium length and cylindrical, suitable for summer and rainy season crop, yields about 150 quintals/hectare. Punjab Safed: It is a desi type variety. Its root are 30-40 cm. long and 3-5 cm. thick. It is very soft but having medium pungency and it is white like eyes in colour and mature within 45 days after sowing. Average yield is 80 quintal per acre. Japenese White: It is a temperature type suitable for late sowing in plains. It yields about 200 quintals per hectare. White Icicle: It is a medium short European type variety which matures in 35-45 days. It is icy white, skin is pure white, thin and tender while the flesh is icy white, crisp, juicy, and mild flavoured roots. Turnip White 4: It is a desi, and early maturing type. Roots are white and round, medium size. Roots develop in about 60 days. Average yield is about 200 quintals per hectare. Purple Top While Globe: 200 qtl./hect. It is a temperate type suitable for sowing in plains. It yields Cultivation Practices: Preparation of land: Level the field before sowing 2-3 deep ploughing should be done and every ploughing should be followed by the planking so that optimum moisture can be maintained and the clod should be broken. Apply FYM and mix in a soil at the time of field preparation. Time of Sowing: For desi types of carrot, radish and turnip, August-September is the best time for sowing. Temperate types should be sown in October to November. Seed Rate: for turnip. 4-5 kg per acre seed for carrot and 3 kg per acre for radish and 2 kg per acre Method of sowing: To have better yield and good quality of root carrot, radish and turnip are sown on the light ridges. The ridges should be straight and having equal height and it should be pressed from both the sides. The distance between two rides 30-40 cm. and plant to plant about 6-8 cm. On the top of the ridges 2-3 inch deep fro should be made and sow the seed. Manure and Fertilizer: In the average soil for all these three crops required 30 tons FYM per acre apply at the time of sowing. 24 kg. Nitrogen and 12 Kg. Phosphorous (Chemically) per acre apply in three crops. But in case of carrot apply 12 kg. Potash (Chemically) per acre. Other soils which are having sufficient potash should also be added in case of carrot. Fertilizer should be applied at the time of sowing in case of Radish and Turnip but in case of Carrot half doze of Nitrogen and full doze of Phasphours and potash should be applied at the time of sowing. Balance doze of Nitrogen should be applied after 3-4 week as a top dressing and earthing should be done. Irrigation : 3-4 irrigation for radish and turnip and 5-6 irrigation for carrot is required. It the moisture is loss at the time of sowing then first irrigation should be done immediately after sowing. Precaution should be taken that water should not raise beyond 3/4th part height of the ridge. The irrigation depend upon the climate condition and moisture available in the soil for radish and turnip the irrigation should be done after 12-15 days of interval but in case of carrot 15-20 days of interval. Interculture and wheat control: To review the weeds sowing should be done 2-3 times. In case of radish and turnip first hoeing should be done after 2 or 3 weeks of sowing and do the earthing. Do the second and third hoeing as per the need. Harvesting : The harvesting of the roots depend upon the kind and variety of the crop. Normally the desi varieties are late in ripening and the European varieties are ripening earlier. The harvesting should be done when the roots are very soft, the desi variety of the carrot should be harvested after 100-30 days of sowing and the European variety should be harvested after 60-70 days of sowing. In case of radish desi variety should be harvested within 40-55 days and European variety should be 35-40 days. The harvesting of turnip should be done on the basis of variety and it should be done from 45-60 days after sowing. Insect Pests Control:Insects and symptoms of attack & Control Insects and symptoms of attack & Control measures measures Mustard aphid (Lipahiserysimi): During December-March, the lower sides of the leaves are covered within-numerable greenish plant lice. The attacked leaves become curled. At the early stage effected branches from the insect should be removed or destroyed. ii) 252 to 400 ml. methayl demotan 25 EC or dimothiate 30 EC to be added in 250400 litre of water and spray in one acre. Note: - For the crop raised for pod to be sprayed 250-400 ml melathyene 50 EC in 250 -400 litre of water per acre. If the intensity is more the spray may be repeated after 10 days. Alterian blight developed yellow brown spots on the pods and leaves. On these parts some times the strips are clearly visible. Try to keep clean cultivation and remove the weeds like Convulance Arvences (hirankhuri) and Saathi should not be retained the field. Spray indophyl diathene M-45 or copper oxycholoride 50 @ 400 gms. in 200 litre of water per acre should be sprayed after 115 days of interval to control the disease. Leafy Vegetables Spinach (Palak) Varieties 1. Jobner Green:- It is a high yielding variety. These leaves uniform green thick and juicy and the leaves of this variety is bigger than all green. 2. All green: - This variety contains green leaves of uniform colour and delicate. In this variety 5-6 cutting can be taken. 3. S-23: - Its leaves are dark green, thick and broad and delicates. It is an early variety and the variety is ready for first cutting after sowing of 30 days and suitable for 6-8 cuttings. Preparation of Land:- The spinach can be sown in almost all type of a soil. But the sandy loam soil is very suitable for its cultivation. Plough the fields 3-5 times and do the planking after each ploughing so that soil becomes leveled and soft. Sowing Time:- The optimum time of sowing is from August to December but the sowing can be done round the year at any time. Seed Rate:- About 8-10 Kg. of seed required for one acre Method of Sowing: - Sowing of spinach should be done in line and distance between rows 20cm and 5 cm. between plants. Manuring: - About 20 ton FYM, 32 kg. N, and 16 kg. phasphorus per acre is required. Irrigation: - If the moisture is low at the time of sowing a light irrigation should be done after sowing. Rest irrigation should be given 8-10 days of interval. Harvesting: - First cutting should be done after 30-35 days after sowing subsequently cutting. The number of cuttings depends on the variety, season and fertility level of the soil. The average yield of the spinach is 30-45. Fenugreek (Methi) Varieties:1. Kasuri :- This is a very good variety of the methi which is having very good flavour and with a small leaves having very thin and delicate leaves and very much liked by the consumer. 2. Pusa Early Bunching:- This variety is having bigger leaves than kasuri and dark green and larger leaves than Kasuri and having less flavour. Seed Rate:- About 8-10 Kg. of seed required for one acre. Method of Sowing: - Sowing of Methi should be done in line and distance between rows 20cm. Manuring:- About 20 tons FYM, 32 kg. N, and 16 kg. phasphorus per acre is required. CAULI FLOWER Varieties Pusa Katki:- It is an early variety and having plant of medium size and leave blue and green colour. The curd is small and medium in size. Cauli flower is ready within 60 days after transplanting. The yield is about 50-60 qtl. per acre. Hissar-1:- It is a medium yield variety. Heads is of medium 2 large size, stout and very white in colour. The crop is ready for harvesting after 90 days of transplanting. The yield is about 90qtl. per acre. Snow Ball-16:- It is a late variety. Heads are snow white, compact and good sized. The head of this variety is white compact and medium size. The head are ready for harvest after 100 or 210 days after transplanting and yield is about 60 qtls. per acre. Cultivation Practices:Preparation of land:Cauli Flower can be grown in different type of the soil. The field should be ploughed properly and make the soil soft and friable. It can be grown in different type of a soil. Land should be well prepared by ploughing so that the soil become friable and light. Sowing of time:Early cauli flower the sowing time of seed is May- June and the transplanting should be done in June-July. Seed of medium variety should be sown in the bed from mid July- Ist week of August is suitable for raising the seedlings. Transplanting should be done from August to mid-September. For late sowing variety the sowing of the seed in the beds should be done in the month of October to Ist week of November and transplanting should be done in the month of November and December. To avoid the buttoning (small heads) the sowing of the seed of particular variety should be done at right time. Seed Rate:300-500 gm. per acre for early variety and 250 to 300 gm mid and late variety. Raising of Nursery-For early variety the bed should be prepared 15 cm. sunken and the size of the bed should be 3x1 mtr. For raising of the nurseries per acre about 15-20 beds of this size is required. For mid and late varieties 15 cm. raised beds are prepared. Plough the nursery beds and prepared the soil structure friable and 2cm. thick FYM and mix in the soil properly. Seed is sown by broad-casting or in line. After the sowing the seed should be covered with the thin layer of FYM. For early varieties the seed bed should be covered with the thatching made by the Sarkanda till to reduce the mortality of the seed rates due to high temperature. The nursery should maintain proper moisture condition and the irrigation should be done by the fuwara. Transplanting Method:- For early cauliflowers small ridge should be made at desired distance and healthy seedling should be transplanted on these ridges. For medium and late varieties should be transplanted in the desired dimension leveled belts done on leveled beds. The seedlings which are not having copal leaves. The blind plants without leaves should not be transplanted. Light irrigation should be done within the ridges for early transplanting variety so that more survival rate can be maintained. Due to the early range and to conserve soil erosion earthing should do. The distance for the transplanting is given as under:i) Early - 45x30cm. ii) Medium-60x60 cm. iii) Late- 45x45cm. Manure & Fertilizers: - About 20 Ton of FYM, 50 kg. N, (200 Kg. of Calcium Ammonium Nitrate) 20 kg.P2 125 kg.Single Super phosphate) and (32 kg.of mort ate of Potash per acre should applied per acre. Full dose of FYM (Phosphorus and Potash and 1/3 rd of dose of Nitrogen should be applied before transplanting. Balance dose of Nitrogen should be applied as a broadcasting two times. 8-10 Kg. Zinc Surphate per acre should be applied at the time of preparation of beds. Irrigation:- At 5-6 days intervals, irrigate to early variety and from 10-15 days intervals for mid and late variety. Proper moisture should be maintained at curd form because this is the stage which requires more irrigation. If the cauliflower is transplanting late then the interval of the irrigation should be reduced. Intercultural and weed control:- To control the weeds in early planted cauliflowers, a spray of basaline 40% @ 1-1.3 ltr. Or 125 kg. Of lasso 2.5 liters or 1.3 liters of stomp 30% per acre should be sprayed. If the weeds are still germinate after spray then the weed should be removed by intercultural by khurpi or how. Blanching:- This is a very important activities which is done to save the curd from burning of sun-light and avoid yellow colour. In these activities the leaves of the cauliflower keep upwards and tied so it should cover the curd or if possible to remove the one or two leaf and covered the curd with leaf. Blanching should be done when the head of the cauliflower become matures. Normally the leaves should be tied not more than 4-5 days but in the cold conditions the duration can be increased upto one week and in hot summer 2-3 days. In certain variety these activities automatically took place and there is no need of blanching. Harvesting:- When the curd attained proper size and attain full maturity the crop should be harvested the head should be tight and not be spread in segment. In early variety the harvesting should be done after 60-80 days after transplanting, medium variety 90-100 days after transplanting and for late varieties 100-120 after transplanting crop attained the full maturity. The plant of the cauliflower should be kept below the curd so that peduncle should be attached with the curd which protects the curd during transportation. CABBAGE VARIETIES:PRIDE OF INDIA AND GOLDEN ACRE:- Early varieties. Heads are compact, round and medium. They yield about 80 quintals per acre. Drum head late: - A late variety. Heads are large and light green in colour. It yields about 100 quintals per acre. LAND PREPARATION:-As mentioned in case of cauliflower. SOWING /TRANSPLANTING TIME:- For cabbage sowing is done seed in beds in depending upon the variety. It is sown from September to Ist week of November. Seedling of 40-45 days old is ready for transplanting. SEED RATE:- 200-250 SEED PER HECTARE RAISING OF SEEDLINGS:- As mentioned in case of cauliflower. METHOD OF TRANSPLANTING:- The seedling of the cabbage is transplanting as desired size of beds in leveled beds. Line to line distance 45-60 cms. and plant to plant distance is 30-45 cms. is kept. MANURE & FERTILIZERS:- As mentioned in Cauliflower. HARVESTING:- The cabbage had should be harvested when they are full size and compact head and attained full size and variety. For early variety the harvesting is done to 2-3 times. While for late variety harvesting can be done at one time. For early variety it took 60-80 days after transplanting for maturity of the crops while for late variety 100-125 days after transplanting. KNOL KHOL VARIETY:- Early white veena:- It is early variety and its knob are light green colour and shiny smooth. The yield is about 40-50 qtl. per acre. LAND PREPARATION:- As mentioned in case of cauli flower. TIME OF SOWING/TRANSPLANTING:- Sowing is done in the beds in September to November and transplanting is done 40-45 days after sowing. SEED RATE:- 800 gms.per acre. RAISING OF NURSERY: - Like cauliflower. METHOD OF TRANSPLANTING: - Healthy seedlings are transplanted in desired dimension leveled beds. The distance is kept line-to-line 30 cms. and plant to plant is kept 10-15 cms. MANURE & FERTILIZES:- As mentioned in case of Cauli flower. HARVESTING: - Crop should be harvested when the knob become 5-7 cms. thick. The knob of 200-250 gms. of weight become soft and fibreless. INSECT PEST OF CABBAGE, CAULI FLOWER & KNOL KHOL:DIAMOND BACK MOTH TOBBACO CATER(PLUTELLA):-It is a green colour small PILLAR(PODOPTERLITURA):-Its insect. It immediately jumped if little attack is noticed very few places and small touch. Its small cater-pillar eats the leaves by cater-pillar together at one place but as the scratching the leaves but leave only white elder spread in the whole field. Elder shell of the leaf. Elder cater pillar make cater-pillar yellow, orange in colour and round tunnel. Its attack is started from gives green to purple colour. Its attack is August. noticed from Sept. to November. Control Measures:- 400gms. Basilas Control Measures:- From Sr. No. 2 to thereoinjeasis(bioasp)wp in 300 5covered insects controlled by the use of mls.diagnan (basudin) 20 EC or 60ml. 400 mltr. melatheon 50 Ec or 375 ml. Indo (nuwan) 76 EC or 400 ml. melathyon 35 Sulphan 35 Ec to dissolve in 200-250 of EC should add and spray in one acre. water per acre and spray in a acre. Next Spray should be done after 7-10 days of spray should be done after 10 days interval. interval. 3. Cabbage Caterpillar:- Fully matured 4. Huda Beetle( Plusia orichalcea) :- This caterpillar attain size of 3-4 cms. Velvets green insect walk like curve and damage and green colour, spots on the skin and like cabbage cater-pillar. 5. Aphid:-Lipaphis erysimi):- The larvi and yellow strips and having white hairs. The small insect remained in groups and eats the adult of this suck the juice of the leaves the leaves but it also enter in the flowers. and the growth of plant become stunted. The elder cater-pillar spreads and makes the leaves like sieve. It attacks on the crop from September to April. Diseases Black Rot: - This disease gives clear symptoms of yellow V shape spot on the margin of the leaf. At later stages these become darkish black and brown in colour. The veins of the leaf become black and the leaf of the plant dropped after drying. Downy Mildew:- Initial pin hold spot is developed on the leaves which subsequently spread and mix together and developed into big spot. The colour of the spot become yellow or light brown. In the severe attack of the disease affect drying of the leaves. In the severity of the disease also change the colour of the flower into Photo brown. Untimely rains help to increase the Control Measures:- Collect the seed from severity of the disease. the field which is not infested with this disease or organism and the seed should be Photo collected from the disease free plant. The seed should be treated with amisan or captan or thrum to 2.5 gm per kg. of seed. Control Measures:- After appearing the On the crop a spray of strptocycline 0.2% symptom of the disease the crop should be & 0.1% copper oxicloride-50EC should be sprayed with dithone M-45 400 gms. in sprayed 2-3 times to control the disease. 200 litre of water and at the interval of 10After harvest destroy the effected garbage 12 days 3-4 sprays should be done to by burning. control the disease Add some sticker in the solution which will increase the effectively of the spray which is already given in case of onion crops. Damping Off (Rhizoctonia spp. & Follow crop rotation for 3 years in nursery Pythium spp Seedling dies either before or after and affected field. Treat the seed with germination. Amisan or captan 2.5 gm. per kg. of weed . Alternaria Blight:- The round and yellow After germination of this plant apply 0.2% and brown spot is developed on the leave spray of captan on the crop after 3rd and surface. On seed crop the spot is also 10th of sowing. appear on the pods. Photo Control Measures:- As mentioned in the Downy mild dew disease. Tomato Varieties:-Hissar Arun (Selection-7) This is an early variety and after transplanting first harvesting can be done about 70 days after transplanting. The plants are in a small size but number of fruits is more. This variety fruits mature normally at one time. The sizes of the fruits are medium to large size and its gives yield about 100 qtl. per acre. Hisar Lalit (NT-8): - It is a root knot nematode resistant variety. So this variety is recommended for those areas where root knot nematode is a problem. This variety gives yield 100-120 qtl. of yield per acre even it is grown in the infested soil of root knot nematode. Hissar Lalima (Selection-18):-It is very early and very profitable variety and plants are in a small size. The corner of the leaves is cut and dark in colour. The fruits are red round in large size and having more percentage of pulp. First fruit can be harvested after 60-70 days of planting and its gives yield about 120 qtl. per acre. There are certain hybrids, which are growing in the market, but so far Haryana Agricultural University has not included any hybrid in package practices. i) ii) iii) iv) v) vi) vii) viii) ix) PUSA Hybrid-1 PUSA Hybrid-2 Avinash Manisha 5005 5031 Naveen Trishul Kuber Sowing Time:- For winter season the sowing of tomato is done during June-July and for Spring Season sowing is done from November to December. Seed Rate:- For winter season about 400-500 gms. seed and for spring season about 200 gm. seed per acre is required. For hybrid seed variety the seed is recommended 60gms. per acre. Nursery Raising:- To raising the nursery of the tomato some precautions should be taken especially in rainy season because in this season damping of disease is most prevalent. Make raised bed during rainy season so that heavy rains water could not damage to the nursery. 40 beds (3x1 mtr.) in winter season crop and for spring 15 beds are required per acre transplanting of seedlings. Seed Treatment:- Before sowing the seed should be treated with any amisan or captan or thryum 2.5 gms. per kg. of seed. After sowing the nursery bed should be covered with the FYM and irrigate by phuwara. To protect the nursery bed from the scorching sun-light the bed should be covered by dry grass and remove this grasses after germination of the seed. By this way sufficient moisture is maintained in the nursery which helps for proper germination of the seed. To control damping of disease after germination the nursery bed should be sprayed with .2% (2 gms. per litre water). Captan . In summer season nursery plants are ready for transplanting within 4 weeks and in winter within 8-10 weeks after sowing. It is necessary to irrigation time to time and to remove weeds and control of pest and diseases. Transplanting:- June-July for winter crop and mid January to mid February for spring crop. Normally one seedling attained 5-6 true leaves. In nursery beds line-to-line distance should be maintained about 60 cms. and plant to plant 40 cms. in the field. If we plant 2 seedlings at one place there is increase in the yield of tomato. Manure & Fertilizer:- At the time of seed preparation well rotten 20-25 ton FYM or compost should be added in the soil per acre. Besides this chemical fertilizer should be applied as per the soil testing report. In general about 40 kg. Nitrogen, 25 kg. Phosphorus and 20 kg. potash per acre should be applied but for potash if the area is deficient of potash content. At the time of field preparation full dose of phosphorus and potash and 1/3rd doze of Nitrogen should be applied. The balance dose of the Nitrogen should be applied equally after 4 weeks and 2 nd dose after one month of Ist application. There should be optimum moisture and Nitrogen is applied to the soil. To avoid cracking of tomato 0.3% borex should be sprayed at the time of fruit setting and after 15 days and 3rd spray should be done when tomato starts ripening. Though there is no recommendation in the package practices for hybrid varieties but as per the Seed Production Company Literature. The requirement of fertilizer is 72 kg. Nitrogen 40 kg. phosphorus and 24 kg. potash. Irrigation:- First irrigation should be given soon after transplanting afterward as per the need 8-10 days interval. Irrigation should be done by irrigation channel but irrigation should be minimized at the time of ripening of tomato. Weed Control:- It takes 2 intercultural-howing are required first about 20-25 days after transplanting and second after 40-45 days after transplanting. Besides this earthing should be done at this time. It is possible to control the weeds by chemicals tendi methalyon for 100 gms. per acre (stomp 30% 1.3 litre) to be sprayed after 4-5 days after transplanting. Growth Regulator:- For setting of the fruit at low and high temperature the crop should be sprayed with PAC @ 50 PPM (10 gms. PCPA should be dissolved in alcohol and make the solution and add 200 liter of water should be sprayed on the tomato plant at the time of flowering per acre. Harvesting:- When the tomato fruit attains proper size then there is a appearance of red or yellow strips on the fruits the tomato fruit should be harvested and it should be kept in the room for ripening. If the fruit is fully matured on the plants then there is a chances of damage of the fruit by buds and these tomatoes are to be disposed in the local market otherwise there will be great losses during transit. If the tomato to be sold to the distance market then unripe tomato should be packed and sent to the market. Insect-Pest & their Control:1) White Fly:- (Bemisia Tabaci):- This contains white muddy colour oval shape small. The small fly is oval shape and white muddy in colour. Its wings contained waxy layer, Larry and adults. Suck the juice from the lower surface of the leaves with the result of that the leaves turned into yellow colour. This is a vector of viral diseases. Its attack is more in rainy season crop. Control:- To control this insect 400ml melateyon 50 EC dissolve into 200-250 liter of water to be sprayed per acre. at the interval of 15 days. Diseases & their Control 2) Damping of: - It is a serious 2)Aphid:(Aphis gossypii):- As mentioned in the potato crop. Control:- To control this insect 400ml melateyon 50 EC dissolve into 200-250 liter of water to be sprayed per acre. At the interval of 15 days. Fruit Borrower (Cater Pillar) (Helikovrpa Armizera) This is a green or pale or brown colour cater-pillar, which is having three long broken strip of cream colour. These cater-pillars eat the delicate leave. It makes tunnel in the bud flower and fruit. The effective fruit rotten later on. This also attacks on gram, pea, cotton, sunflower and arhar. Control- To control the insect, the following insecticide should be used 200250 liter of water per acre and the spray disease the nursery. The plants are died before germination or after germination. should be done as per the need at about 15 days interval. A. a) 1.75 ml. Phenvelret 20 EC b)200 ml. Deltamethon 28 EC c)60 ml. Cycle methon (Cyper methon 25 EC/ 150 ml. Cyper methon 10 EC. B. 500 mlt. Indosulpham 35 EC, 500 gms. Carboryl 50 WP. Control:- Before sowing seed should be treated with 2.5 gms. amisan or cap tan or thrum in one kg. seed. After germination .2% (2 gms. Chemical per liter water) Spray Captan and irrigate the nursery bed. To save the plants from lodging. Note:- I) Harvest all ripened fruits before spray. ii) Infested fruit to be buried into the soil. iii) As per need alternatively spray should be done in A& B group. Diseases & their Control Early blight: - Round and triangular deep brown or black spots developed and the leaves and fruits. On stem the symptoms are appeared oval shape and later-on it becomes elliptical. With the result plants become dry and died. On fruit these spots developed towards the branch size. Control: i) Do not irrigate more in nursery area. ii) Applied well rotten FYM. iii) As suggested control of damping of disease. Treat the seed before sowing. iv) Spray the crop with G.Ram/Ginab/Manco Jeb (Indophyl M-45) 400 gms. into 200 liter of water per acre at 10-15 days interval. Leaf Curve or black strips and Mosaic etc. Viral Diseases. Control: -Stunting growth of the plant the leaf become thick and off shape developed curling and the strips are developed on the stand the fruit become very small which looks like dying. Used Disease Free Seed. Control the vector of the disease in the nursery as well as in the field. Spray the insecticides to control the white fly as control measures, which already suggested. Disease plants should be roughed out at early stage and Root Knot Nematode:- The effected plant of the root knot the leaf become pale and growth becomes stunted. Not developed only root of the plant or root swallowed. Photo Control Measures:- 7 gm. Per meter square phurodan 3 granules should be used to control the disease and mix in the soil. In the m/o of May and June plough the field 2-3 times 10-15 days interval, which reduced the percentage of nematode. Infested field of the nematode the variety of the Tomato Hissar Lalit should bed selected. destroy. BRINJAL Variety BR-112: - This is an early variety. The plant of this variety is bush shaped. The fruit is round seeded, flashy and light violet colour. The yield is about 100 qtl. per acre. Hisar Shayamal:- It is early and high yielding variety. Its plants leaves are green and fruits are round shining and violet colour. This variety is resistant to the bacterial wilt rot and little leaf disease. The yield is about 100-125 qtl. per acre. Hisar Pragati: -This is a early variety. The leaves are green and having white violet and the fruits are violet colour 15-20 cm. long. Shining and dark violet colour. The colour of the fruit remains same upto the full development of the fruit size. The average yield is 130 qtl. per acre. H.L.V -25: - This is early and can grow to high temperature. The leaves are green and fruit are 10-12 cms. Long. 3 cms.thick and shining violet in colour. This variety is suitable for both the season. In winter season its yield is equal to the Hisar Pragati. In spring season 90-100 yields per acre, which is higher 20-30% than Hisar Pragati. Hisar Bahar: - HE-12: - This is an high yielding variety. This variety has special feature from other varieties. Because there are less effect of stem and fruit borrower in comparison to the other varieties. The plants are bush and of medium height. The leaves are green but the fruits are less violet in colour and of the size 10-15cms. long. In rainy season transplanting crop gives about 40-50 fruits per plant and average yield is about 150 qtl. per acre. In summer season crop the yield is about 90-100 qtl. per acre. Land Preparation: - Brinjal can be grown in variety of the soil but for good yield sandy loam is most suitable. Since the crop remain in the field for many months so the land should be well prepared by 4-5 times ploughing of the fields before transplanting of the seedling. The FYM should be mixed in the soil properly while preparing the land. Sowing Time:- Brinjal can be sown three times in a year for winter season crop the sowing is done in the month of June & July and for summer season crop the sowing in October & November and for rainy season crop sowing should be done in the m/o March.S 20 beds (3x1 acre) is required for transplanting of one acre. Seed Rate:- 200 gms. Per acre. Transplanting: - In winter season crop the transplanting is done desired leveled dimension bed while for summer and rainy season crop the transplanting is done on the ridges. For round Brinjal variety the distance between line to line is kept 75 cms. and plants to plants distance 60 cms. and for long or oblong variety the distance is kept 60x60 cm. Manure & Fertilizers:- About 10 ton FYM, 40 kg. Nitrogen, 20 kg. Phosphorus and 10 kg. Potash is required for one acre. Full doze of phosphorus and potash and 1/3rd Nitrogen should be added before transplanting mixed into the soil. The balanced doze of Nitrogen should be applied as a top dressing 2 times after transplanting 30 and 60 days in equal quantity at 30 and 60 days in equal quantity. Irrigation:-1st irrigation should be applied soon after transplanting and the second irrigation after 4-5 days. Later on the irrigation should be given 15 days interval in winter crop and 7-8days for summer season. Use of gypsum with brackish water:- To neutralize one ml. per liter RSC. 30 kg. gypsum per acre with per irrigation and add 8 ton rotten FYM with gypsum then there is reduction in the affect of brackish water and can grow good crop of brinjal. Weed Control:- Weeds can be controlled by pandy methalyon 0.4 -0.5 kg. (Stomp 30% 1.32 to 1.7 litre) per acre to be added in 25 liter of water and can be sprayed after 8-10 days after transplanting. Harvesting - Picking of the fruit should be started when the fruit attained the optimum size and developed colour. Insect-pest & their control Jassid (Amrasca biguttula):mentioned in the case of potato. As Control:-As soon as sucking type insect are appeared on the crop the spray of melathyon 50 EC 300-400 ml. To dissolve into 200-250 liter of water to be sprayed per acre after 15 days interval. After fruit setting alternatively synthetic pyrothride (80 ml. Phenvlret 20 EC, 70 ml. simathyon 70ml. Cymoothrin EC, 20 ml. deltamethayon 28 EC) and other insectice (500 gms) carbon 50 WP, 500 ml. indosulpham 35 EC to be sprayed after 35-40 days per acre in 200 liter of water. The synthetic pirathad to be sprayed at interval of 21 days and other insecticide is sprayed after 15 days interval. Stem & Fruit borrower Larva & Adult (Leucinodes orbonatis):-This is a sluggish larva before fruit set the larvy entered into the shoots and by boring developed its size. With the result the shoots become dry and droop down and ultimately died. It entering into fruit make the hole in it. Heavy attack is reported from May-October. White Fly:- (Bemisia tabaci) As mentioned in case of Tomato. Control:- Spray melathyon 50 EC 400 gms. in 200-250 liter of water after 15 days interval. Epilachna beetle(Epilachna dodecastigma Henosepilachna vigintopunctata) This beetle is semicircle of coppery colour. Its first two wings contained 12-28 black colour spot. The Larva & adult are yellow in colour, strong and having thorny structure. Larva and adult eat the green portion of the leave. Control: -Same as above. Mite (Tetranychus sp.)On the lower surface of the leaves yellow and red colour larvy and adult make the web and remain in -side. Control: - Do as above. Diseases & their Control Diseases & their Control The disease symptoms are appeared on the leaves and spread to the fruit. The fruit colour starts turning into brown and the affected spot rotting. Photo Control:- Use clean seed and seed should be treated with thrum or captan 2.5 gm per kg. After fruit setting geneb or indophyl M45 400 gms. in 200 litre of water per acre should be sprayed at interval 8-10 days for 2-3 times. Sticker like as mentioned in case of onion should be added to make the spray effective. Photo Little leaf & Mosaic Disease: The symptoms of disease the leave become small and yellow and plant become stunted. In such cases there are a few setting of the fruit. Photo Control:- The effected plant should be removed at early stage and destroy them. Before transplanting of the seedlings, seedlings should be dipped in tetracycline solution (500 ml. per liter water) for half an hour. Control the jacid white fly from time to time and spray insecticide as already mentioned. Root knot:- As mentioned in case of tomato except tomato resistant variety Control:- As mentioned in case of tomato except tomato resistant variety. Chillies Varieties:-NP-46A:- This is very high yielding variety but having medium size fruit. The green chilies average yield is about 40 qtl. per acre. PUSA Jawala:- This is a high yielding variety having medium size chilies. The plants are very small but gives perfused fruiting. The average yield is green chilly is about 3035 qtl. per acre. Pant C-1: - In this variety the fruits are born upward size of the plant. The fruiting starts 60-65 days after transplanting and the picking of the chilies can be started after 95 -100 days. The green fruit length is 5-8 cm. long. This variety is resistant to leaf curl viral disease and mosaic upto some extent. Hissar Shakti:- (HC-44) :- This is an early ripening variety for spices and it is a impure variety for resistant to the viral disease. Fruits germinate in brunches 5-6 fruit and grow upward size. The length of the fruit 7-8 cm. and thickness is about 1.2 to 1.27 cm. The %age of the olerisin in the red chillies is about 12-15%. The average yield of the green chillies is 50-55 qtl. per acre and out of which about 6-8 qtl. Red dry chilly is received. This variety can be used as a Raton crop. Hisar Vijay - HC-28- It is an early ripening spices resistant to the viral diseases. The fruits are germinate grown with bunches upward. The colour of the fruits becomes black in winter and coloured in red after ripening. Its fruit are thin but round on the tip side. The red ripened fruits contains 11-12% olerisin content. The dry and green chillies yield of this variety is similar to the Hissar Shakti. This variety can also be used as raton crop. Land Preparation: - Chilies can be grown though variety of the soil. But the most suitable land which is having proper drainage and which of ordinary content and sandy loam soil. Plough the field 2-3 times and ploughed by the planking land can be prepared for chilies crop. The FYM should be added in the field during first ploughing and mixed properly into the soil. Time of Sowing: -The seeds are sown in the nursery from May to June and OctoberNovember. The seedlings are ready for transplanting after 30-35 days of sowing. About 15-20 beds of size (3x1 Mtr.) is required for one acre transplanting. The seed should be treated for sowing as mentioned in tomato cultivation. Seed Rate:- About 400 gms. of seed is required for raising the seedlings required for one acre. Transplanting:- The transplanting is done on the ridges and the distance between the ridges is kept 60cms. and plant to plant is kept 45 cms. Manure & Fertilizers:-10ton FYM, 25 kg. nitrogen 12kg. phosphours and 12 kg. potash is required for one acre. 1/3rd nitrogen, full doze of potash and phosphorus to be added in the soil at the time of transplanting. Balance 2/3rd doze of nitrogen should be given after transplanting. After one month when crop started flowering as a broadcast method. Inter-culture Operation and Weed Control:- Irrigate the field after transplanting . Irrigation should be done after 3-4 days after transplanting. Before the irrigation gap transplanting should do filling. The next irrigation depend upon the rainy season. The interval between the irrigation should be kept 8-10. It is a critical time to irrigate the field at the time of flowering and start of fruiting. First growing should be done after 2530 days and second hawing should be done at the time of flowering. To control the weed stomp 30% weedy side 1.302 to 1.75 liter per acre to be sprayed after 3-4 days after transplanting. Flower & Fruit dropping:- The early stage of the growth of the plant in the month of August & September sometimes the flower and the fruit dropping is observed. To overcome this problem the plenofix 1ml. dissolve in 4.5 liter of water should be sprayed (NAA 10 PPM). At the time of flowering and the 2nd spray should be repeated after 15 days of first spray. Picking of Fruit:- To sale the green chilies in the market fruits are harvested in green stage but for spices purpose crop the fruits are allowed to ripen on the plant and to turn red in colour. About 3-4 qtl. dry chilies is received from one acre Insect Pesticides Insect Pesticides Termites (Odontotermes obesus):-Light brown colour insect (worker) remain in the soil and eat to the roots and the stem. The plant dries slowly. More infestation is recorded from September to November and Feb. Control: - i) Last year crop should be removed from the soil. ii) Never used raw FYM or compost. Mites:- These insect sucks the juice from the leaves with the result leaves turn yellow. The plants become weak. This also acts as a vector of leaf roll viral disease. Control:- Spray 400 ml. melathyon 50 ECE in 200 liter of water per acre at the interval to 15-20 days. Diseases & Control Measures Damping off (As mentioned in case of tomato cultivation). Fruit rod and Stem Rod:-This is called by fungus. The brown spots appears on the fruits and at the later stage these spots starts rotting. The branches of the plants starting dying from topside to downside. Photo Control:- Treat the seed with thryum or captan or emisan @ Rs.2.5 gm per kg seed before sowing. 400 gms. Copper oxicloride or Geneb or Endophyl diathene M-45. Dissolve in 200 liter of water should be sprayed per acre at 10-15 days interval. Leaf Curl & Mosaic:- (Viral disease) As mentioned in case of tomato cultivation. Photo Control:- As mentioned in case of tomato Lady-Finger Variety:- Varsha Uphar:- This is a resistant to the yellow mosaic disease. This variety is most suitable for rainy season. The plant of this variety is small size and the distance between the nod is very small. This variety has handicraft cut leaves and of a dark green colour. The pod of this variety with long head and shiny, medium thick attractive and having five ridges. The fruiting starts from 3rd or 4th nod of the plant after 45 days of sowing. The average yield 40 qtl. per acre. Hissar Unnat:- This variety resistant to the yellow mosaic disease and it is most suitable for rainy season crop. This plant is having less distance between two nods and having 23 branches. The pods are green attractive and having 5 ridges. The fully developed seed is 15cm. long and fruiting started from 3rd to 4th nod of the plant. This variety starts fruiting after 47 days of sowing. The yield is about 30-40 qtl . per acre. PUSA Sawani:- This variety is suitable to grow in summer season. Its plants are long stem and leaves and peduncle of the leaves having violet colour spot. The fruiting starts at 6 or 7 nod of the plant. Fruit are green and shining. This variety is starts fruiting after 50 days of sowing. The average yields in rainy and in summer crop is 40 and 30 qtl. per acre respectively. Land Preparation: - To plough the field and ploughed by planking the field should be prepared properly nicely and friable. The FYM should be added in the soil at the time of planting atleast 3 weeks before sowing. For summer crop make the ridges but for the rainy season crop make the beds at the desired dimension. Sowing Time:- For summer crop the sowing time is February to March and for rainy crop from June-July. Seed Rate:- For summer crop 16-18 kg. per acre and for rainy crop 5-6 kg. per acre. Sowing Method:- For summer season crop 30cm. ridges are for and the seeds are sown at the both sides of the ridges. Add 10 cm. apart for rainy season line to line distance is kept 45 -60cm. and from plant to plant 30 cm. The seed should be dipped in the water overnight before sowing. After soaking the seed the seed should be dried before sowing and sowing should be done. Manure & Fertilizers:- Before 3 weeks of sowing of the seed 10 ton FYM should be added in the soil. Besides this for average soil 40 kg. Nitrogen 24 kg. phosphorus 25 per acre should be applied. So far is the potash is concerned if it is required on the basis of soil testing report then it should be applied. 1/3rd of Nitrogen and other fertilizers should be applied before sowing. The balance 2/3rd nitrogen should be split into two doses applied as a top dressing and should be applied about three weeks after sowing and second doze at the time of flowering. Irrigation:- Irrigate the field before sowing. For summer season about 5-6 days interval irrigation and in rainy season as per the requirement of the field and the crop. Intercultural and Weed Control:- Basalin 45% 900 ml. to make solution in 250 liter of water and should be sprayed before one day of sowing. Soon after 3-4 cm. deep raking will control the weeds to take ladyfinger crop as well as seed production of ladyfinger. Picking:- The pod of the ladyfinger should be picked in a delicate condition (fiber should not be formed). In rainy season the picking started is done on the basis of the variety from 45-50 days after sowing. In varsha uphar the picking should be done at alternate days. Insect & Pesticides Jacid (The green yellow colour larvy and adult suck the juice from the lower surface of the leave from May-September. Infested leaves turned yellow and the margin of the leave turned upward and mould cup shape. In severe attack leaves appears burnt and dried and fell down. Control:- To control the jacid treat the of seed emedachloprid 70- WS @ 5 gm per kg. Soak the seed for 6-12 hours and dry the seed in shade for half hour after soaking and add the insecticide and mixed the seed. In the standing crop to control sucking type insect if the attack is noticed the crop should be sprayed 300-500 mltr. Melathyon 50 EC in 300 liter of water per acre at 15 days interval. After start of the fruiting 400-500 melthyon 50 EC or 400500 m.gm. carbhyoryl (750 WP dissolved in 250-300 liter of water per acre to be sprayed alternatively at 15 days interval. 2. White Fly (Bemisia tabaci): - The larvy and the adult suck the juice from the lower surface of the leaves and also act as a vector of the yellow mosaic which is spread by this insect. tomato cultivation. For detail also see in Control:- Do as in case of jacid. Yellow Mosaic:- Spot stem and fruit borrower caterpillar (Earias Spp.) It is a oblong caterpillar. The body of the caterpillar contained light yellow, orange brown and black spot. At the early stage of the crop the larvy enter into the shoot and make bore and developed inside with the result of that the shoot starts wilting and drooping down followed by drying downwards. Control:- As mentioned in Jacid. Cucer Bits Musk-melon:- Variety:- Punjab Sunahari:- It is medium late variety. Its wines length is 1.502- 2-liter length and leaves are of the green colour. The fruits are oblong round, the netted skin and the fruit average rate is 700-800 gms. This variety is matured about 75 days. The fruit colour is dough white, orange flesh and very sweet. The average yield is about 30-40 qtl. per acre. Hara-Madhu: - This is a late maturity variety. The wine length is 3-4 mtr. , fruit are big, round. The skin of the fruit is light yellow in colour. The fruit is having green strips. The average rate of the fruit is one kg. and bear two fruits per wine. The flesh of the fruit is of green colour sweet and juicy. The average yield is about 30-32 qtl. per acre. Land Preparation:- The musk-melon can be grown in about all type of soil but the clay loam is most suitable for its cultivation. The soil should be well drainage. At the time of soil preparation, FYM should be added and the field should be ploughed 3-4 times ploughed by planking. Sowing Time:- Ist week of February, is most suitable but the sowing is depend upon the temperature. For germination 24degree to 29 degree Celsius temperature is most suitable. Seed Rate:- 1 Kg. seed per acre is sufficient. Method of sowing:- Sowing should be done in the raised bed of 2 metre wide and sowing should be done on the corner of the beds. The distance between the plant is kept 60cms. Sow 2-3 seeds at one place. Manure & Fertilizer:- 4-6 ton FYM 20 Kg. Nitrogen 12 kg. Phosphorus and 10 kg. potash, is sufficient for one acre. At the time of sowing 1/3rd nitrogen full potash should be applied. The balance dose of Nitrogen should be applied two times after one month and after fruit setting and the fertilizer should be put in the drain and mixed in the soil. Irrigation:- The sowing should be done in the battar sufficient moisture conditions after that 1 light irrigation is necessary. After germination, irrigate the soil 5-7 days interval. After adding the Nitrogen it is necessary to irrigate the soil. At the time of maturity of fruit stop irrigation. Picking of the fruit & Yield:- Picking should be done when the fruit turns its colour towards yellow but the picking and yield is depend upon the variety. Tuning of wines of hara madhu. The mail flower germinate on the main shoot of the plants but in the branches bears mail and perfect flower germinate appears on the 7 th note of the main shoots so the other branches before seven nod should be removed at early stage. After that all branches should be allowed to grow. Pruning of the wines results increase number and size of the fruit in comparison to the known pruned wines. By this way yield is increased 20-25% per acre. This method of the pruning is beneficial for Punjab Sunahiri variety . In the variety the secondary branches are cut before third nod. Raising of Nursery of Musk-melon in Polythene bags:- Early crops can be harvested if the seeds are sown in the polythene bags in the month of January. 15x10 cm. polythene envelop for this purpose. Make 2-3 holes in the bottom of envelop. Fill the bag with FYM and soil in the ratio of 1x1. Don‘t use poultry manure for this purpose because it has adverse affect on the germination of the musk melon. Sow 2-3 seeds in each envelop and place the envelop in a protective place where sun-light an aeration is available but we can protect the plants from the cold. Irrigate the envelop by phuwara as per the need of the time. 30-40 days seedlings are used for transplanting. Water Melon:- Variety:- Charl Stan Grey:- The fruit are large size brown, red flesh and having few seeds. The average yield is 100 qtl. per acre. Sugar Baby:- This is a variety which is recommended in whole country for the area where water melon is grown. Its leaves are of deep cut and raised leaves. The fruits are medium, small, in size and round and having deep green skin and also having light strips. The fruit is of the size 3-4 kg. which is having deep red flesh and very sweet. The average yield is 60 qtl. per acre. Land & Preparation:- As mentioned in case of musk-melon. Time of Sowing, Method & Seed Rate:- The most suitable sowing water-melon is from mid February to mid March. Soak the seed overnight before sowing which will affect on better germination. For sugar baby 3 metre wide and charlston grey four metre wide beds are prepared. The seeds are sown on the both sides of the bed at 60cm. apart and 2-4 cm. deep 1.5 to 2kg. is sufficient for one acre. Manure & Fertilizers:- Six ton well rotten FYM, 20 kg. nitrogen 10 kg. phosphorus and 10 kg. potash per acre should be added but potash should be added in potash deficient soil. Add FYM 20-25 days before sowing. Full dose of Phosphorus and Potash and 1/3rd Nitrogen should be added in the soil at the time of sowing. Less doze of nitrogen split into 2 equal part and to be applied by broadcast after 30-45 after sowing. Besides this earthing should done. Intercultural & Irrigation:- As mentioned in the musk melon cultivation. Picking of fruit & Yield:- The water-melon should be harvested when the lower surface of the fruit touching to the soil converted into yellow colour or if we thumping to the fruit hollow sound should come out. The tendered alongwih the fruit become dried shows the maturity of the fruit. The average yield as per the variety from 60-100 qtl. per acre. Use of GA as a growth regulator: - Giberalic Acid 25 PPM solution should be sprayed on the plants when the plants attained 2 and 4 true leaves which results setting of fruit sweetness, and increase yield. For this take ½ gram of giberalic acid (GA-3) dissolved in small quantity of alcohol and make the solution in 20 ltr. of water and spray in one acre. Pruning:- The plants of the water melon at the stage of 4-6 leaves, the main growing point should be removed. With the result of this, fruits are ripened 10-12 days advance and it gives 10-20% more yield in comparison of unpruned plant. Bottle-Guard:- Variety: Pusa Summer Prolifik long :- This variety is suitable for summer and rainy season crop. It gives profuse fruiting and there is a good growth of wine. The raw fruit length is 40-50 cm. and colour of the fruit is yellow green. PUSA Summer Prolific Round:- This variety is suitable for summer and rainy season crop. It gives profuse fruiting and there is a good growth of the wine. Raw fruit is 15-18 cm. round circle and green in colour. Land Preparation:- Well rotten FYM should be added in the soil before three to four weeks of sowing and the field should be prepared by giving 3/4th time ploughing followed by planking. Sowing Time:- February-March for summer crops and June-July, for rainy season is most suitable for sowing. Seed Rate:- 1.5 to 2 Kg. Seed is sufficient for one acre. The seed should be soaked in the water over night before sowing. With the result of this there is a good germination. Method of Sowing: - Sow the seed in the raised bed on the corner of fro of the raised bed and keep the width of the bed 2 mtr. and length and the distance between plant to plant is kept 60cm. Manure & Fertilizer: - 6 Ton FYM, 20 kg. Nitrogen, 10 kg. Phosphorus and 10 kg. Potash is sufficient for one acre. At the time of sowing half dose of nitrogen full dose of phosphorus and potash add in the soil in equal quantity at the point of the sowing. Half dose of Nitrogen to be divided in two equal part and should be applied after one month and at the time of flowering in the fro and properly mixed into the soil and earthing should be done. Irrigation:- Add 5-7 after interval for summer crops and 8-10 days interval for rainy season. Irrigation should be done. In rainy season irrigation depends on the basis of the rain fall during the summer. Picking the fruit & Yield: - Fruit should be picked when the fruit is in a raw stage. When the colour is yellow green more matured fruits are not fit for consumption. The yield is 40-60qtl. per acre respectively for summer and rainy season crop. Use of Growth Regulators:- At 2 and 4 leaf stages the plants are sprayed with 100 PPM (4ml. ethrayl in 50% in 20 liter of water per acre) which results in case the number of female flowers and with the result increase the yield. Add some sticker in the spray solution. Bitter-Gourd: - Variety: Coimbatore long:- This variety is most suitable for rainy season as compared to the summer season. There is a good spread of the plants and bear more number of fruits. Fruits are long white in colour and very im-mature. PUSA do Mousmi:-This variety is suitable for summer and rainy season. First picking is harvested after 55-60 days of sowing. The winds are spread profusely and having green stem deep in green colour. Fruits are long and medium thickness. Every fruit contain 6-8 state strips and the surface of the fruit slippery. Land Preparation:- As mentioned in case of Musk-melon. Time of Sowing:- Feb-March for summer crop and June-July for rainy season is suitable for sowing. Seed Rate:- 1.5.-2.00 Kg. seed is sufficient for one acre. Method of sowing:- Prepare raised bed of 1.5 mtr. wide and sow the seed on bed on the corner of the furrow. The distance between two plants is kept 45 cm. The seed should be soaked overnight before sowing which results early germination. Manure & Fertilizers:- As mentioned in case of bottle-gourd. Irrigation, Intercultural & Hawing:- As mentioned in case of musk-melon. Picking of Fruits & Yield: - Pick light green delicate fruit for eating. for summer and 40 qtl. yield for rainy season crop per acre is received. 24-30 qtl. Yield Use of Growth Regulator:- In Pusa dow mousmi variety at the stage of 2 and 4 true leaves spray of cycocil 250 PPM (10mlt. Cycocil 50% in 20 liter of water per acre. Increase the yield of the bitter gourd. ROUND GOURD Variety:- Hissar Selection:- The fruit of this variety is green, raw and soft. The average is yield is 30-40 qtl. per acre. Bikaneri Green:- This variety gives very good fruit. average yield is 30-40 qtl. per acre. Its fruits are green in colour and Hissar Tinda:-(HT-10) This is a high yielding variety and having round, light green colour, soft and juicy and fibrous. This variety can be grown in summer and rainy season. It is less affected to the downy mild-dew disease and root not disease in comparison to the other varieties. Land Preparation:- As per the bitter guard cultivation. Sowing Time:- February, March is for summer crop and June-July is suitable for sowing of rainy season crop. Seed Rate:- 1.5-2 kg. seed per acre. Method of Sowing:- As per given in the bitter-gourd. Manure & Fertilizer:- As given in case of bottle gourd. Irrigation & Intercultural:- As per musk-melon cultivation. Picking of Fruit:- For vegetable purpose the fruits are harvested in raw stage. Harvest the fruit after 3-4 days interval. The average yield is 30-40 qtl. per acre. Use of Growth Regulator:- As given in case of bottle gourd. Cucumber:- Variety:- Japenese long green :It is an early variety fruits are light green in colour and having white thorn. The length of the fruit is 25-35 cms. and the flesh of the fruits is light green colour and crispy. The average yield is 40 acre. Land Preparation:- For better germination, the field should be thoroughly prepared. Give 2-3 time ploughing following by planking. Time of Sowing:- From 1st fortnight February to Ist week of March for summer season crop and June July is for rainy season crop. Seed Rate:- One kg. per acre. Method of Sowing:-The cucumber seed are sown in the corner of furrow. The distance is kept 1-1.5 mtr. and plant to plant distance is kept 60cm . sow two seed at one point. Intercultural & Weed Control:- Like other cucurbits crop. Picking of Fruit:- Pick all raw and smooth fruits to be harvested either in morning or evening or sent to the vegetable market. Insect Pest:Red Beetle: - Its adult are yellow in colour Anthrconse and Scale: - The disease is and very shiny and larvy are in creamy spread on bottle gourd, sponge-gourd and colour. The adult of the red beetle make other cucurbits vegetable which develop round hole into the leaves but the larvy patches on the leaves and fruits. In case of remain in the soil and cut the roots and high humidity there is appearance of gum harm to the plants. With the attack of this like substances from these spots. insect the smaller plant completely died. It affects the crop badly from 2nd fortnight of Control:-This disease can control with the March to Ist fortnight of April and mid- spray of 200 gm. Endophyl M-45 in 100 June to August. liter of water to be sprayed in one acre. Control: - 5 kg. Carbonyl + 5 kg. ash to be dusted per acre or 200 ml. indosulpham 35 Gummy Colar Rot:- This disease is cc or 25 mltr. cypermethane 25 EC or specially observed in musk-melon and 60ml. cypermethane 10 EC Phenvalret EC perhaps its appears from April to May. or 100 gm. Carboryl 50WP. In 100 liter of With the affect of this disease the stem for water to be sprayed in one acre. To control touching to the ground become yellow and the grub of the red beetle 1.6 litre started splitting and from this strips a cholroperithos 20 EC or 1 ltr. endosulpham gummy types sticky substance start oozing. 30 EC to be applied after sowing with irrigation per acre. Control-The affected plant stem which is Jacid , Aphid and Mites:- These insects touching to the ground surface should be suck the juice from the leaves with the treated with 0.1% vevastin solution and this result crop become very weak and there is solution should be given as a irrigation. reduction in the yield. Control: - 250 mlt. Melatheon 50 ECC to Downy mil-dew:- Triangular spot formed be added in 200-250 liter of water. Spray on the surface of the leaves which of the per acre at 10 days interval. colour yellow or orange. These spots are Fruit Fly (Bactrocera cucubitae):- The fly restricted to the shoots of the plant in wet lay eggs in the flesh of the soft fruits. The season. The spots are developed under the larvy are born from the eggs and eat to the leaves surface in powdery white or light flesh of the fruit with the result of that violet colour. In acute cases the leaves fruits are spoiled. This affect on long become dried and the plants destroyed melon, sponge-gourd, bitter gourd, round fully. gourd, bottle gourd and musk-melon. Photo Control:250mltr. Phenytrothiane (akothiane/pholithiane/ sumithiane) 50 EC Control: - Destroy the cucurbit family or 400 mltr. Melatheyon 50 EC or 500 gm. weeds in the field. Diathene M-45 or Cabroyl (seven)/ carbon Carver Wing/ blight ox -50 2 gm. In one liter of water. Hexawing) 50 WP in 200-250 liter of water Spray the crop. Do not spray blight ox in per acre and 1.25 kg. gur/molasses to be added in the solution and do the spray at 10 days interval. Note:- Use only recommended insecticide because certain kind of cucurbits are burn by some insecticide. ii) Do not dust at dew time when there is dew on the crop. iii) At the distance of 8-10 mtr. Grow the one line of maize because fruit flies are sit on the plants in a group. Spray the recommended insecticide on the maize properly. iv)The affected and rotten fruits should be collected and buried deep into the soil. Diseases and their Control:Powdery Mil dew:- With the affect of this fungus there is a white flora type layer on the leaves stem and other part of the plant. This disease is spread in dry weather. The fruit of affected with this disease is of bad taste and there is reduction of quality. Control:- Only one dusting with 8-10 kg. of sulphur dust per acre. Dust on the affected part of the plant will control the disease. The dusting should be either in the morning or evening. When there is too hot at daytime this chemical should not be used. Never use sulphur dust on muskmelon. Instead of sulphur dust use 500 gms. vet table sulphur (sulphex or vet self.) In 200 liter water and spray in one acre. case of musk-melon. For one acre spray 200 gms. fungicides in 400 liter of water solution is prepared to cover the crop. Mosaic Disease: - The affected plant of this disease show symptoms on the leaves and the leaves become pale and regular patching of green appearance. The yield reduced very too much with this disease. This is spread vector like aphid and to prevent this disease regular spray of this insecticide to control this insect should be done. Photo Control:- As already given in case of control of insect. BEANS Variety:- Hisar Kirti HD-18:- This is an early variety which matures within 90 days after sowing. Its spots are flatly and dark colour. These parts can be stored for longer period for storage. The average yield is 85 qtl. per acre. Land Preparation:- Give 3-4 ploughing and followed by the planking. friable and leveled. Make the field Sowing Time:- Sowing is done by end of July. Seed Rate:- 2-3 kg. per acre. Method of Sowing:- Make raise beds of 1.5 mtr. white and sow the seed on the furrow of one corner at the distance of 45 cm. Sowing of the seed should be done. When the plant become 1-1.5 month old. The plant should be given the support of the bamboo stick for spreading the plant. Manure & Fertilizer:- 4 ton well-rotten FYM 6 Kg. Nitrogen, 16kg. Phosphorus should be added in the soil before sowing. After germination of one month 6 kg. Nitrogen should be applied in the soil and earthing should be done. Intercultural & Weed Control:- As far as the rainy season the light irrigation should be done at 15-20 days interval. Remove the weeds by hands 1-2 intercultural and howing are required for beans cultivation. Picking of the Pods:- Pods are appeared after 2.5 to 3 of sowing. To harvest early crop the plant should be protected from the summer and keep them alive. But in such plants less yield is produced. The average yield is 60-80 qtl. per acre Insects- pests & their control Aphid: - (Aphis craccivora): - The larvy Fruit Fly (Polyomatous boeticus; and adult of this insect is of black Helicoverpa armigera):- The larvy of colour and they suck the juice from this insect make hole in the raw fruit. branches flower and pods one by one The larvy of this insect make the hole in from November to March. With the the pods and the eats the raw seed. More result of that the plant become stunted attack is noticed in case of pods. and yield is reduced. Control:- 15 mlt. Melathene 50EC in 10 liter of water should be sprayed as per need. If it is required the second spray should be done at 10 days interval. White Fly:- As mentioned in case of Tomato Cultivation. Control:- As mentioned in case of Tomato Cultivation. Diseases & their control Enthrcnose or red spot disease spot of disease:- Dark brown colour sunken spots developed on the pods. There corner are bear red colour lining in humid season, orange colour , fungus liquid oozed from these spots and such type of a spots developed on leave and stem. Photo Control:- As mentioned in case of Pea Crop. Note:- All the pods should be harvested before spray. Mosaic:-Deep green colour of faded colour appear on the leaves The black and deep colour circular quickly developed and spread in the leaves and the leaves become sinkled and the margin starts curling and the whole of the plant become pale. Control:- Spray insecticides to control the vector of the disease time to time. Photo Control:- Seed should be treated with 2.5kg. gram emisan per kg. of seed before sowing. As symptom appeared the crop should be sprayed with diathene M-45. 400 gm. In 200 liter of water per acre. After harvesting the crop the residual of the crop should be brunt. COW-PEA Variety Pusa Barsati:- This variety is suitable for rainy season crop. Its pods are long and colour of white green. 50-60 days are required for harvesting of the crop. The average yield 16-18 qtl. per acre. Pusa Dow Phusli:-This variety is suitable for both season of summer and rainy season crop. The pods of this variety are very soft, thick and of green colour. The average yield is 12-16 qtl. per acre. Time of Sowing:- The cow pea can be taken twice in a year. February-March is suitable for sowing of summer crop and June-July is suitable for rainy season crop. Seed Rate:- 8-10 kg. seed is required for one acre sowing. Method of Sowing:- Line to line is distance is kept 30-45 cm. and plant to plant is kept 1520 cm. Manure & Fertilizers: - To harvest good crop 4-6 ton FYM 10 Kg. Nitrogen 16 Kg. Phosphorus is required for one acre. Irrigation:- For summer crop after one week interval irrigation is required. Insect-Pest & their control Diseases and their control Measures White-Fly (Jacid) & Aphid: - Aphids are Leaf Spot Disease:- Conical brown spots suck juice from the plants. They also act as a which are in the center are brown in the yellow viral disease. colour and the heads are of red violet Control:-400 ml. melathyon 50 EC in colour. These spots are appeared on the 200-250 liter of water and spray in per leaf stem and on pods. acre. If it is required the 2nd spray should be done after 10 days interval. Photo Control: - Spray the crop with endophyl M-45 or blight ox -50, 400 gms. in 200 liter of water per acre. Fungal Disease of leaf:- On the lower surface of the leaves small water soaped points are appeared with the result of that the nearby tissue starts rotting. Control:Crop should be sprayed with 50blight ox 400 gms. in 200 liter of water. Yellow Mosaic:- The disease affected plant developed yellow spots on the leave and these spots are appears green somewhere. In the severity of disease the whole leaves become pale and there is reduction in the yield of the crop. Photo Control:-White Fly is the main vector of this disease so the leaf fly should be controlled as control measures is given above to control this insect. CLUSTER BEAN Variety:- Pusa Nav Bahar:- This variety is suitable for both the season of rainy and summer. Its pods are very green and soft. For summer season crop fruiting starts after 45 days of sowing and for rainy season crop fruiting starts after 55 days after sowing. The average yield is 20 qtl. for summer crop and 30 qtl. for rainy crop. Sowing Time:- February to March is suitable for summer season crop and June-July is suitable for rainy season crop. Seed Rate:- 6 kg. seed is required for one acre sowing. Method of Sowing:- Line to line distance is kept 30-45 cm. and plant to plant distance is kept 15-20 cm. Manure & Fertilizer:- 4-6 ton FYM, 12 kg. Nitrogen and 20 kg. phosphorus is required for one acre. Irrigation:- In summer season and in the rainy season if the season is dry then the irrigation should be done at one week interval. ARBI Variety:- Local Variety Land Preparation:- This crop can be grown in variety of soil but sandy loan soil is very suitable which has the capacity of proper water drainage. The ploughing should be done with soil terming plough of disc harrow followed by harrowing. 3-4 ploughings followed by planking are required for preparation of land. Planting time:- Arbi can be grown for 2 season summer and rainy season. For summer season the right time for planting is February-March and for rainy seaon suitable time is June-July. Selection of the bulb:- The large and small bulbs are used for planting but the small bulbs are found to be good yield. About 15-20 gms. of the bulb which are quite healthy for plantation. 3-4 qtl. seed is required for one acre. Treatment of bulb:- Before planting the bulb the bulb should be treated with agalon 3 (0.5%) or emisan 6 (0.25%) for 15-20 Minutes to be treated before planting. Method of Planting:- The distance between line to line is kept for 45-60cm. and plant to plant 30 cm. to harvest a good crop After planting make the ridge 20-25 cm. width ridge on the bulb. To cover the ridges after planting with dry grass which will affect early germination and also control the weeds. With the result of this there is yield in this crop. Manure & Fertilizers:- 8-10 ton FYM 40-48 kg. Nitrogen 20 kg. Phosphorus and 20 kg. potash is required for one acre. FYM should be added into the soil before three weeks of planting which is added at the time of field preparation. ½ dose of Nitrogen and full dose of Phosphourus and Potash should be added at the time of planting of bulb and balance dose of Nitrogen should be applied in the after two months of planting and earthing should be done. Irrigation:-8-10 days interval irrigation should be given in summer crop but in the rainy season the irrigation should be applied as per the needs of the crop at 10-15 days interval. Intercultural & Weed Control:-The germination of the bulb normally completed about 2025 days. At that time it is necessary to control the weeds. For this 2-3 intercultural are required and it is also necessary earthing should be done. After top dressing of the fertilizer intercultural should be done and earthing should be completed. Digging of the Crop:- About 150 days are required to harvest the crops. At ripening leaf starting turning into yellow and drying. The bulb should be harvested carefully because cut bulbs are spoiled in the storage. In one acre small bulbs are produced 70-80 qtls. and large bulbs are produced 8-10 qtls. SWEET POTATO The following varieties are recommended for sweet potato cultivation and their characteristics. i) ii) PUSA Lal:- The colour of this variety is of red colour and having white flesh. The medium size and the shape is thick in the middle. PUSA Safed:- The colour of this variety is white in skin and flesh and of medium size and it is high yielding variety. Field Preparation:- Light loam soil is suitable for cultivation of seed potato. But the soil should have good drainage. Alkalies and Acidic soil are not fit for cultivation of seed potato. Raising of Wines in the Nursery: - To raise the wines in the nursery proper time of sowing is March-April. For one acre areas about 40 kg. medium size(125-150 gms. bulbs are required. These bulbs should be free from veeval insects. A ridge is made at 60 cm. apart and the bulbs are sown on the ridges at the distance of 25 cm. After sowing of the bulb about 45 days the length of the wines are cut leaving 20-30-cm. lengths. These wines are required 20 sq. meter areas to plant to sow in the second nursery. These wines are planted at the distance of 60x20 cm. and these wines are ready for planting of field after 45 days. Transplanting time: - The optimum time for transplanting is from June to July. Transplanting: - Cut the wines 30-40 cms. long, which should have 3-4 loads and plant these wines cuttings on the ridges which are made at 60 cm. distance and on these ridges cutting is planted at 30cm. apart. Cutting can be planted two ways in first way the corner two buds are kept above the ridges and the middle nodes are buried in the soil and in the second method lower bud portion of the cutting upto two buds are buried in the soil and rest two buds keep upward above the ground. Normally, the planting is done in the evening time and irrigation should be done after planting the cutting. Manure & Fertilizer:- Well Rotten FYM 10 ton to be added into the soil 2-3 weeks before transplanting at the time of preparation of land per acre. Though the fertilizer should be given on the basis of soil testing report but generally 32 kg. Nitrogen 36 kg. Phosphorus and 32 kg. potash per acre is recommended. The full dose of phosphorus and potash and ½ dose of Nitrogen should be added at the time of transplanting. Balance dose of Nitrogen should be added after one month of transplanting. Intercultural & Ear thing:- Though the sweet potato is a quick growing crop but Saathi weeds affects badly to its cultivation. Remove the weeds by one or two intercultural within 20-40 days of transplanting and do the earthing after 40 days of earthing should be done. Turning of Wines:- The wines of the seed potato where it touch to the soil develop into the root which results in the reduction of the size of sweet potato bulb. So the wine should be turned into 2-3 times so that they should only develop root on one place. Irrigation:- Proper moisture should be available at the time of planting of cuttings and planting of bulb. Irrigation should be done soon after planting of cutting. After this the irrigation should be done at 1-2 weeks interval. In rainy season only irrigation is done when there is dry weather. After transplanting there should be no scarcity of water atleast for six weeks. If there is deficiency of irrigation water within six weeks it adversely affect the yield of seed potato. Stop irrigation before digging of 15-20 days. In heavy soils where digging is difficult in that very soil light irrigation should be given 2-3 days before the harvesting. By this way digging required less labour. Digging:- The crop is ready for harvest depending upon the variety and it takes about 3-4 ½ months to mature the crop. For seed purpose the wines are cut one week before digging. The bulbs are kept at 29 degree centigrade at RH 85-90% for 5-7 days. Yield- About 80-100 qtl. per acre. SPICES CROP FENNEL (SOUNF): - IMPROVED VARIETIES:- PALWAI FENNEL 35 (P.F 35) - It is a medium spreading variety which is having long height but the grains are in large size in cluster. Its grains are of medium size and green in colour. Its grains are without hair but having light strips. The average yield of this variety is 6-8 qtl. per acre. 2. Gujarat Fennel 1 (G.F 1): - Its growth is spreading type and shape is of bush type plant. The grains bunches are in large size and the grains are of green colour. The average yield is 7-8qtl. per acre. 3. Hissar Fennel 33 (H.F 33): - This is a medium spreading growth and plant is having long height. The bunches size are having more number of grains and the grains are of large size and of green colour. The average yield of this variety is 8 qtl. per acre. 4. Sowing time:- For direct sowing the sowing should be done in 2nd and 3rd week of October is very suitable for sowing. For transplanting method the seedling should be ready in the month of September. 5. Seed Rate: - For direct sowing 4-6 kg. and for raising the nursery method the requirement of the seed is 2-3 kg. per acre. 6.Method of Sowing:- 30-40 cm. line to line and 20 cm. from plant to plant distance is kept. 7. Manure & Fertilizer: - For cultivation of fennel about 8-10 ton well rotten manure, 20kg. Nitrogen and 20kg. Phosphorus should apply per acre. Half dose of Nitrogen and full dose of Phousphorus should be applied at the time of sowing and half balance dose of Nitrogen should apply as a top dressing at flowering. 8. Intercultural & Weed Control: - To control of weed pendymethalion 400 gms stomp 30% 1.3 liter which should be added in 250 liter of water as spray should be done within 8 days of sowing or before the germination of the weeds. After 60 days of sowing one intercultural and hoeing should be done to control the weeds. Proper moisture condition should be available in the soil when weedy side is sprayed. Corriandurum (Dhania):Improved variety:- 1) Narnaul Selection:- This variety plants are having more number of branches. In comparison to the local varieties the grains of this variety is of bigger size and green brown in colour. One cutting will not affect the grain yield of this variety. The Yield of this variety is 6-8 qtl. per acre. Pant Haritima:- The plants of this variety is having vigorous vegetative growth. The grains are in small size of green brown in colour. This variety gives two cuttings without effecting the yield of this grain. The average yield is 6-8 qtl. per acre. Hissar Anand:- (Dhania Hissar-5):- The plants of this variety is having more number of branches and the growth is of bush type. It is a medium late maturity variety and it is very suitable for leaves and grains. The colour of the stem is light violet in colour and the stem colour converted into light green colour at the time of ripening and at flowering time. The bunches are large and in more number having large grains. The grains are brown green in colour and the yield of grain is 7-8 qtl. per acre. Sowing time:- For green leaves cultivation the sowing time is from mid September to mid December and for grain production the sowing time is first fortnight of November. The seed should be sown half grain rather than full size grain. Seed Rate:- 3-4 kg. per acre (for spices crop) and 4-6 kg. per acre for green leaves production. Method of Sowing:- Keep distance 30 cm. between line to line and 20cm. from plant to plant. Manure & Fertilizer:- About 8-10 ton well rotten FYM manure and 25kg. Nitrogen, 20kg. phosphorus per acre should apply. Half dose of Nitrogen and full dose of Phosphorus should apply before sowing or balance half dose of Nitrogen should apply as a top dressing after 6-8 days week of sowing. Control of Weeds:- To control of the weeds in Dhania cultivation one of the recommendation should be adopted. i) Flewcholorine 400-600 gm. (Basuline 45% 0.9-1.3 liter) per acre before sowing. ii) Pendimethalion 400-600 gm. (stomp 30% 1,7-2.9 liter) per acre after sowing or before germination of the weeds. iii) Flewcholorion 250-300 gram ( Basaline 45% 550-650 m.liter) + Pendimethalion 250-300 grm ( Stomp 30% 850-1000 m.liter) solution should apply per acre. Note:-1. The basaline should apply before sowing and other weedicide should apply after sowing but before germination of weeds. 2. It is necessary to maintain proper moisture condition at the time of weedy side spray. Insect Pest & their control:Insect Pest & their control Aphid (Hyadaphis corianderi):- The nymph Control:- At the start of the insect the and the adult of this insect suck the sap affected branches should be removed from from the flowers and caused damage to the time to time and destroy them. crop. 2. 400gm. carbroyl 50 WP or 120 m.liter cypermetharin 10 EC/ 50 m.liter 25 EC or 60 ml. Phenvalrate 20 EC should add in 200 liter of water and spray in one acre. FENUGREEK Recommended variety:- Pusa Early Bunching:- This is a desi variety. Its plants are grow very vigorously and straight. The flowers are germinated from the base of the leaves. The pods are long, flat and of green colour. The size of the seed is large and this is a high yielding variety. The yield of the grains and the yield of the green leaves depends upon the cutting of the crop. 2. Hissar Sonali:- (Hisar Methi-57) Its plants are having quick growing habits and grow straight and bears more number of pods and the pods having more number of seeds. Its grains are bigger in comparison to the PUSA early Bunching. The average yield is 8-10 qtl. per quintal. 3. Kasuri:- It is a high yielding variety. Its growth is bush-typed in bunches. The leaves are of three pieces; yellow flowers, which are, originate on the shoots in dense. This ia later flowering variety the pods are grassy, flats small and green in colour. Since it is a late flowering variety this variety can give more number of cuttings. Sowing time:- For green leaves the sowing time is from mid September to November and for grain production the sowing time is Ist week of October is more suitable. Seed Rate:- 8-10 kg. per acre for desi variety and 5 kg. seed per acre for kasuri variety is sufficient. Method of Sowing:- Line to line distance is kept 20-30 cm. and plant to plant distance is kept 10 cm. Manure & Fertilizer:- About 8 ton well rotten FYM and 25 kg. Nitrogen, 20 kg. phosphorus per acre should apply. Weed Control:- Before the crop and the weed germination a spray of pendimethalion 400 gms. per acre ( stomp 30% 1.3 liter) to make solution in 250 liter of water should spray per acre. To control the weeds while spraying weedyside proper soil moisture should be maintained. Yield:- The average yield of the fenugreek depends upon the number of cutting taken. For desi methi 28-32 qtl. per acre of green leaves. Kasuri methi 20-25 per quintal.of green leaves. For grain Production:For desi Methi:- 6-8 qtl. per acre For Kasuri Methi:- 2.5-3 qtl. per acre. Insect Pest Insect Pest & their Control Aphid (Aphis craccivora)(Bagla Chepa):- The black colour insect nymph and adult suck the sap from the plants and caused damage to the crop. Control:- 300 m.liter Melathion 50 EC or 400 m.l. endosulphan 35 EC should dissolved in 200 liter of water per acre to control the insect. 2. The affected branches should be cut and destroy them. COMMUNE Improved varieties:Rajasthan Selection (1) (R.S 1):- This is an early ripening variety and the plants are of dark green colour. The colour of the flower is pinkish. The grains are large shiny and brown in colour. The crop is matured from 100-110 days. The average yield is 2-3 qtls. per acre. Rajasthan Jeera (R.J-19) :- The plants of this variety is in green colour. This variety generally given more number of branches with the result there is a increase in the number of grain bunches. The flower is of dark pink. The grains are bold, attractive and dark brown in colour. The crop is ready for harvest in about 105 days. This variety is resistant to the wilt and blight disease as compare to the R.S 1 and other local varieties. The average yield is 2.5 to 3.5 quintal per acre. Time of Sowing:- Bed sowing from 15th Nov. to 15th December is most suitable. Seed Rate:- For lime sowing 3-4 kg. and for broad casting method the seed requirement is 4-6 kg. per acre. Seed Treatment:- Before sowing the seed should be treated with thiram or emisan @ 2 to 2.5 per kg. of seed. Method of Sowing: - Line to line 20 to 30 cm. and plant to plant 10 cm. distance is kept. For broadcasting method the seed should be broadcast and raking should be done to mix the seed into the soil. With the result of this, the seed should be covered by the soil. The depth of the seed should not be kept more than 2 cm. Manure & Fertilizer:- About 6-8 ton well rotten FYM and 12 kg. Nitrogen, 8 kg. phosphorus should apply in per acre. The half dose of Nitrogen and full dose of Phosphorus should be applied before sowing and half dose of Nitrogen should apply after 4 weeks of sowing as a top dressing. Control of Weeds:- The following weedicides can be used to control the weeds in commune cultivation. Phlucholorine 400 gms. per acre ( Baseline 45% 900 ml.) should be added in 250 liter of water and spray before sowing. The weedicide should be mixed in the soil by raking the soil. Irrigation:- 2-4 irrigations are required for the cultivation of the commune. No irrigation should be done after flowering of the crop. Control of the Diseases:Disease & their control Alternaria Blight or Blight:- This disease is appeared in a white patches on the corner of the leaves. These spots gradually become large and collapse together and subsequently brown and lastly converted into black colour. In case of high moisture condition in the field the symptoms are appeared on the stemp or on the pods. This disease caused great reduction in the yield of the crop and the plants become died. Fruit Rot and Dry Rot:- The symptoms are appeared on the plants become wilt and dried. These plants are uprooted by putting little pressure of pulling. This disease is spread gradually. Photo Control:- The seed should be treated before sowing with thyrum (2.5 grams chemical per kg. seed ) or cabondaizyum (bavistin) 2 gm. chemical per kg. seed. Photo Powdery Mild-Dew:- This disease is appeared on the lower surface of the leaves in a shape of white powder. Gradually the white layer is developed on the leaves. In dry and wet weather also favoured to increase the disease. As per the infestation, 2. The crop should be sprayed with intensity of disease the loss of the crop is mancazeb ( Indophyl M-45 ) 400 gms. affected. should be dissolved in 200 liter of water and spray in one acre. The spray should be Control:- 10kg. sulphur dust per acre to be repeated 10-12 days interval as per the dusted at the time of flowering which will need. And 4-5 sprays are required to control the disease. control the disease. Control:- 1. The seed should be treated with thyram or emisan ( 2.5 grams chemicals per kg. of seed) before sowing the seed. GINGER Varieties:- Local varieties is recommended. Sowing time:- April-June. Seed Rate:- 4-6 qtls. healthy rhizome per acre. Sowing Method:- Line to line distance is 45cm. and plant to plant distance is kept 30 cm. Manure & Fertilizers:- About 10 ton well rotten FYM manure, 40kg. Nitrogen 20 kg. phosphorus and 20 kg. potash per acre should apply. The FYM should apply before three weeks of sowing/planting and planting should be done on Ist July. Nitrogen:- 1/3rd dose of Nitrogen and full dose of Phosphorus and Potash should apply at the time of sowing and rest balance dose of Nitrogen two times should be applied as a crop dressing at the time of earthing. Yield:- 60-80 qtl. per acre good rhizome. Turmeric Local Varieties:Sowing time:- The sowing should be done from May-July ( before onset of monsoon). Seed Rate:- 6-8 per qtl. Plnating distance:- Line to line recommended. 40 cm. and plant to plant 15-20 cm. distance is Manure & Fertilizers:- 10 ton well rotten FYM Manure, 40 kg. Nitrogen, 20 kg. Phosphorus and 20 kg. Potash per acre applied into the field. The FYM should apply before 3 weeks of sowing/ planting on Ist July. 1/3rd of Nitrogen and full dose of Phosphorus and potash should apply at the time of planting and balance 2/3rd dose of Nitrogen should apply as a top dressing two times into equal quantity. Yield:- 60-80 qtl. Finger per acre. Disease & their control:Disease & their control Leaf Blauch:- Sanken white spots have Spot Disease:- Oval shapes spots are been appeared on the leaf surface which are developed and black strips are appeared in in large in size at later stages and dry the these spots. The leaves gradually dried. leaves. Photo Photo Control:- The crop should be sprayed at 10-12 days interval with blight ox 50 EC or Control:- As mentioned in Leaf Blauch indophyl M 45 ( 400 gms.) chemical in disease. 200 liter of water per acre. MUSHROOM Mushroom is one of the best diet, which contains protein, minerals and vitamins like Nutritive material in a sufficient quantity. Mushroom is having less quantity of fats due to this reason it is very good diet for heart patients and due to the very less carbohydrates mushroom is most suitable diet for diabetic patients. Mushroom is not required direct sunlight as it is required in case of vegetables which are having green leaves plants but the beds of the mushroom should be protected from the direct sunlight and rains so the mushroom is grown either in house or in hut or any cover and below the any cover of the root which is having sufficient aeriation. About one dozen mushroom spaces are commercially grown in the world but in Haryna mainly two spaces are cultivated which are grown at commercial level. The description detail is given in the table:Table:- On the basis of the season to popular spaces are cultivated on the basis of time and temperature. Sr. No. Mushroom Optimum Temperature Optimum time for cultivation 1. White Button or European Mushroom For spawning 2025 degree Celsius for production In Winter-Nov.February. During production 14-18 degree centigrade 2. Oaster Dhingri Mushroom or 20-30 degree Whole Year centigrade except May-June. For above all mushroom is required maximum humidity above 80% the higher temperature above than optimum temperature is harmful to all mushroom but due to low temperature the growth of the spawn germination and the growth of the mushroom slow down. Method of growing button mushroom:- To grow this mushroom three basic things are required for its cultivation which are compost, spawn (seed of mushroom)and casing mixture. It is necessary infact that these three components should have high quality but to have good yield of mushroom a good quality of compost is must required. The material on which the mushroom is grown is called compost, which are made with the many articles which are mixed in a particular proportion. The main base of the compost is weed or peddy straw but as per the recommendation of the Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, which has round the straw of mustard, is also suitable for making compost. There are two method of preparation of compost which are long or short method of composting. In both the methods, the compost mixture is made in open on the floor by furmentation but in short method compost are prepared in a specific room where the mixture is filled for two weeks which are called chamber or tunnel. The floor of the chamber is of sieve type and below this the air is passed through the blower (fan) that maintain the uniform temperature of the compost. With the result of that compost is prepared early and the compost prepared by this method about doubled productivity in comparison to the compost made by long method. Most of the farmers in Haryana is not having the facility of the chamber because mostly the farmers are small and they prepared the compost by long method. This method is explained below in detail. Methods of preparing of Compost:Formulation No. 1 Wheat Straw - 300 Kg. Wheat bran - 30 kg. Gypsum - 30 kg. Urea - 3.6 Kg. Muriate of Potash - 3 Kg. Single Super Phasphate - 3 Kg. Mollasses - 5 Kg. CAN - 9 Kg. Wheat Straw - 300 Kg. Chicken Manure - 60 Wheat Bran - 7.5 Kg. Gypsum - 30 Kg. Formula No. 2 Calcium Ammonium Nitroate- 6 kg. Urea - 2 Kg. Muriate of Potash - 2.0 Kg. Mollasses - 5 Kg. - 300 Kg. Formulation No.3 Mustard Straw Chicken Manure - 60 Kg. Wheat Bran - 8 Kg. Gypsum - 20 Kg. Urea - 4 Kg. Single Super Phasphate - 2 Kg. Time Schedule of Compost Preparation: 0+6+10+13+16+19+22+25+28 days Method of preparation of Compost: - A wheat straw which should be shiny and not without soaked should be spread on the concrete floor for 48 hours and wet the straw fully. If the pucca floor is not available then kuccha clean space may be used. 0 Day: - Spread the wet straw in 1ft. layer and put 6 kg. CAN, 2.4 kg. Urea, 3 Kg. SSP, 3 Kg. MOP and 15 kg. wheat bran on it and mixed thoroughly. After that make a heat of 5 ft. height, 5ft. width and suitable length. After 48 hours of heat formation temperature will start rise and reaches to 70-75 degree Celsius. If chicken manure is used, then wet it and mixed together. Complete quantity of chemical fertilizer may also be put on zero day. + 6th day ( Ist Turning):- Outer layer of heap get dried because of exposure to air, due to which compost do not decompose. Turning of compost is done to ensure the temperature to every part of material. It should be kept in mind during turning that no outer part of heap may go inside and inner part of heap towards outside. Spray the water on outer dry part. First turning is done on sixth day. Add 3kg. CAN, 1.2kg. Urea, and 15 kg. bran at the time of this turning. Make the heat as such as heap of zero day + 10th Day ( 2nd Turning):- Cut 1ft. layer from all five part( four sides + top of heap) and spray some water, then expose the rest of the part remained after cutting as mentioned above and leave for cooling. It should be kept in mind during turning that outer part should be turned inside and inner part should be turned towards outside. Add 5 kg. mollassis in 10 liter of water and mix it in the compost before making the heap on this turning. + 13th Day (3rd Turning):- Turn the compost like 2nd turning Spray water on outer dry part. The moisture content in the compost should be optimum. Add 30 kg. gypsum in the compost. Compost will not be sticky and greasy with adding the gypsum. Break the heap as like as turning on the 10th day. + 16th Day ( 4th Turning):- As third turning was done likewise repeate 4th turning if the proper moisture in the compost. + 19th Day (5th Turning):- If the full turning of the heap and then make the heap again. Keep the proper moisture condition in the compost. + 22nd Day (6th Turning):-Make the turning of the full heat and again make the heap. + 25th Day (7th Turning):- These days ammonia gas and moisture is examined in + 28th Day (8th Turning):-compost if there is no smell of ammonia from the compost and the compost is having proper moisture condition then the compost is ready for sowing. Before sowing the spawn the heap should be opened so that the temperature of the compost cool down. In specific circumstances, if there is a smell of ammonia then every third day turning should be done. In case of poultry manure there are a great chances of remaining of ammonia. In all circumstances no ammonia gas should be left in the compost otherwise it is very harmful for the spawn germination. The optimum moisture condition can be judged by the simple method in which the small quantity of compost is taken in hand and hand full quantity of manure and apply the pressure on the finger on the compost. If the water comes out as a drop between the fingers then it shows the optimum condition in the compost in case water is coming as a stream then it shows that there is excess moisture present in the compost. In such cases compost is open and dry till it contained optimum moisture condition before spawning. Spawning:- For cultivation of mushroom the seed which is used is called spawn. To have good production of the mushroom it is the basic requirement that the seed should be true to the type and of a good variety of high quality. In a spawn there should not be any stickyness or any smell and any foul smell. Seed Rate:- The seed of the mushroom is prepared in the empty glucose bottles or in the poly prolene bags. 500 gms. spawn is required for 100 kg. prepared compost. The seed booking should be done atleast one month before of the spawning. Method of Spawning:- 1. Mixed the spawn in whole compost. 2. Surface spawning. Spawn is mixed in the compost and this mixture is filled either in polythene bags or spread on the racks. If the spawning is done by surface method then Ist spread 2‖ thickness compost and spawning should be done. After that again put 2‖ thickness compost and then spawning should be done. Likewise make the thickness about 2‖ of compost and spread the spawn on the upper side and after that this compost bed should be covered with 2% soakedd pharmalin newspaper or cover with polythene sheet. The room temperature should be maintained 24-25 degree celsium and RH should be maintained from 80-90%. As per the requirement above the newspaper and in the room morning and evening water spray should be given by the spray pump. Cassing Mixture:- When the mycilium of a spawn can be spread on the compost completely then a cover of soil and ash of rice husk or any other mixture 1-1.5 ― thickness should be spread this covering is called cassing. Why Cassing is required:- Cassing is helped to convert vegetative growth into mushroom. If casing is not done then there is no formatin of mushroom. If there is some growth of mushroom then it is very less. Cassing also helped to maintain proper moisture condition in the compost. Cassing Mixture:- Research conducted by Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar and it is concluded that the ash of the rice husk + soil 1:1 ratio ( on the basis of the weight) is found better casing then other mixture. To sterlize the compost with 5% formalin solution and fully wet the compost and covered the compost with the polythene sheet for 3-4 days. After that the polythene sheet should be removed and compost turning should be done so that the smell of the formalin should be removed. How to spread Cassing Mixture: - Before casing remove the newspaper sheet or polythene sheet in general the thickness of casing 1-1.5‖. Cassing should be done after sowing of 15-20 days when the mushroom mycilium is spread completely. After cassing the water should be sprinkled immediately. Cassing and environment:- After casing the temperature should be maintained for one week for 23-25‖ degree Celsius. After that the temperature should be come down 17-18 degree centigrade. This temperature should be maintained till the growth of the mushroom. By the last week of December and in the month of January the temperature bit come down with the result of that there is reduction in the development of mushroom. The temperature should not be increase through the burning of smoky material. If the mushroom room temperature comes down below 12 degree Celsius then the steam should increase the temperature. The optimum moisture condition is necessary in the mushroom house. After casing the RH should be maintained about 80%when there is a production of mushroom then the RH should be maintained 80-90%. It is general observation that the mushroom growers generally sprinkle the water on the compost to maintain the optimum moisture condition. It is necessary to maintain proper condition to put the wet gunny bags on doors and windows. The outside dry air is very harmful for the growth of the mushroom. Air Circulation:- After the spread of the mycillum of the mushroom it is necessary once or twice to give fresh air to the room. The Co2 percentage should not exceed more than 2%. But for the formation of pin hold the Co2 % age should not be exceed 0.3%. At the time of production of mushroom the CO2 should not exceed 0.08- 0.1. It clearly shows that at the time of pin head formation there should be a good aeriation in the compost. Insect Pest of Mushroom :Insect Pest & their Control Disease & their Control The major insects of the Mushrooms ***After the spawning into the compost which caused damage to this crop is there are many fungal disease appeared Mushroom Flies, mite, and spring tails. in different type of compost with the result of that there is reduction in the **1.Mushroom Flies:- Three types of yield of mushroom. There are many flies have been found to cause damage pathogens which caused damage to the to mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus and mushroom crop which is given as Pleurotus sajor-caju) from time to time. under:These are small, delicate, black, yellowish or brown in colour with a. Cobweb (Dactylium dendroides):different types of wing venations and The mycelium of the pathogen is size. Larval stage is the most grayish to white when young but damaging. Adults do not cuase much reddish as it ages. The fungus grows damage except help in breeding to rapidly over the surface of the casing increase the population and soil and envelops the fruiting bodies in dissemination of disease spores and a cropping bed. The mushrooms are other smaller insects including reduced to a soft rotting mass. Soil and nematodes and mites on their hairy air are common sources of infection, body parts. The larvae feed on the and wet surface and high humidity are spawn or mycelium, pierce the hyphae the predisposing factors. The fungus and such the contents. They also enter spreads due to negligence during the fruiting bodies and make tunnels picking because left over pieces of and honecomb the pileus in the stem and top of the mushroom. Spent compost, soil and dirt are the breeding centers for these flies where from these migrate to the mushroom beds either directly or indirectly with the compost, casing and other material. The female flies are attracted by the smell of the nitrogenous material added to the compost and lay eggsand, thus, contaminate the beds. Under unfavourable conditions, the larvae remain hidden in the cracks and crevices of the wooden trays. Control:- The control of this insect is given as under:a) 20 ml. endosulpham 35 ECC or 1.2 to 1.0 gm. Diaflowbenzoran 25 WC or nimbidiseen (0.03%) 100 ml.ltr. to be added in 13-14 liter of water to mix in 100 kg. compost. This insecticide should be added in the last turning of the compost. Out of this anyone insecticide should be taken and used at the time of casing. b) At the time of the attack of the mushroom flies a spray should be done in inside of the wall of the mushroom house of melathion 50 EC or dischlorovas 76 EC 0.5ml. should be added in one liter of water at the interval of 3-4 days. c) The mushroom should not be harvested for 2-3 days after the spray and if it is consumed early it may cause mushroom should not be used/consumed earlier as it cause allergy and stomach ailments. 3) Mites:- Several species of mites have been found associated with the mushroom crop. Tyrophagus putresentiae has been recorded as the most damaging pest under our conditions. Mites are small, about the size of a pinhead, with white, yellowish, brown or mushroom can initiate infection. Photo Control:-Reduce humidity to 80% and fun fans soon after watering as a preventive measure. It c an be cbest controlled by application of Dithane Z78 (0.25%) sprayed three time at an interval of 10 days. Treatment with 20% PCNB dust or dusting localized areas with 70 % calcium hypochlorite has also been recommended. b. Drybubble (Verticillium fungicola) The most characterstic symptom is the light brown superficial spottings on the cap. These spots extend in diameter by coalescing into brown patches and are distinctly different to those produced by bacterial blotch. Spots in caps start sinking and centre is covered with a heavy spore mass of dark brown colour with age. In case of severe attack, downward splitting of the stem giving a shattered sppearance is also witnessed. Interference with proper growth of stem causes the cap to remain small, titled and misshapened. Primary source of infection appears to be spent compost lying within the premises of the cropping rooms and the disease spreads through mites and fly infestations. Temperature above 18 degree Celsius and relative humidity above 90% are predisposing factors. Photo Control:- Three sprays at 10 days interval with 0.25% dithane Z78/Dithane M-45 reduce infection. Spraying with 0.05% Benlate also helps in control of the disease. Sanitation practices which include disposal of diseased sporophores after dipping in 5% formalin solution, disinfection of tools and other implements, sterilization of used trays at 71 degree +2 degree C for 10-12 h and control of mites and flies in the cropping room help the prevention of the disease significantly. In case of the disease prevalence, the red colouration and are often seen running speedily over the surface of the mushroom beds, fruit bodies, sides of the trays, walls and floors of the mushroom houses. In some cases these have glistening bodies and also long hairs. The harmful mits damage the crop directly by feedingon the spawn and mycelium, or puncture holes in mushroom caps and stalks and also cause stunting of fruit bodies as wellas brown spots on the caps and stems. Other mites do not damage the mycelium directly as almost all types feed on weed moulds and sometimes create difficulty for the workers as they crawl over their body and may also carry spores of several diseases from bed to bed. Control:-a) Diacophal 50 EC 1.002.00 ml. Kelthane 10 liter to be added in 10 liter of water and should be sprayed from time to time in the compost and on the wall of mushroom house. crop should be harvested first from healthy cropping rooms and end up with the diseased ones. C. Bacterial blotch (Pseudomanas tolaasii) Circular, yellowish spots develop on the cap or near the margin and coalesce to form chocolate brown spots which penetrate into the fleshy tissues. In severe cases brown lesions develop even on the stems. Inadequately sterilized soil and contaminated implements are the main sources of infections. The pathogen spreads through splashing of water drops from infected to healthy sporophores,Pickers implements, flies and mites also help in spread of the disease to healthy trays. Photo Control:- High humidity (above 85%) and inadequate ventilation during cropping permit the pileus to remain wt for longer periods, which helps in the disease initiation and spread. Lowering of humidity to 80%and running fans immediately after watering to dry the caps prevent bacteria to spread on the growing sporophores. Spray the beds with 100 ppm bleaching powder. b) Cook out the exhausted compost in the tryas with steam at 71 degree d) Virus diseases:- Mushrooms are Celsius for 10.12 hours. also subjected to attack by a number of viruses which cause 4) Springtails:-Several species of disease commonly known as La springtails have been recorded to France, watery stipe, die back, Xbe damaging the mushroom disease or brown disease and crops. These are small insects (1 which may result into slight or mm long) with stout antennae and total failur of the crop. On the are silvery, reddish brown or dark basis of the size and shape of the grayish in appearance. They are particles five different viruses have active in the dark and remain been reporting attacking hidden either under the casing mushrooms and are known as virus soil, compost or fruit bodies and 1,2,3,4 and 5. These viruses may move by springing several occur alone or in any combination. centimeters when disturbed and In India there was no report about thus present a silvery appearance the occurrence of this disease, but in light. These tiny insects feeds recently it hassn reported from on the mycelium and the caps and Bangalore. The most common stems of fruit bodies and cause symptoms are the elongation of the serious damage. Use of stalk with a small, tilted cap inadequately sterilized casing soil (drumstick). Deterioration of the and dirty water during mycelium (die back) is common composting are the two main which increases with the time sources of springtail infestation. Control:- This insect can be controlled by the use of spray of 0.5 ml. melathion 50 EC or diacholorovas 76 EC ( Nuwan) 0.5 ml. @ per liter of water to be sprayed on the wall of mushrooms rooms. **( Mushroom cultivation in India by S/Shri R.K.Agarwal and C,L Jandaik‖Indian Mushroom grower association, Solan) resulting into bare patches of the crop. Sometimes small brown mushrooms develop which often open prematurely. Affected fruits bodies have a water soaked appearance (watery stipe) which are found to be totally water logged when squeezed. The viruses cannot live in soil or outside the host tissues as these are obligate parasites. Hence affected crop debris, mushroom myceliumand spores survive readily on wooden boxes and in the spent compost which can be easily carried by air to distant places. Transmission of viruses through mushroom spores has been demonstrated. Some strains of mushroom spawn are also know to contrain virus particles. Control:i) Strict hygiene inside the farm. ii) Use of filtered air inside the peak heating, spawn running and cropping rooms. iii) Mushrooms should be picked before they open. iv) All wooden parts of growing units should be thoroughly cleaned and sterilized to kill any mushroom mycelium from the earlier crop. v)Use of tolerant or resistant strains. **( Mushroom cultivation in India by S/Shri R.K.Agarwal and C.L Jandaik‖ Indian Mushroom Grower Association, Solan) Control:As per the recommendation of package practices of HAU, Hissar, the fungal disease can be controlled by the spray of bavistin or topsinM (0.5 gm. per liter of water) or endophyl M 45 ( 1 gm. per liter of water). FLOWERING CROPS Rose Soil:- Well drainage soil which is having good availability of organic contents and the pH should be from 6-8 and soil should be sandy loam soil is suitable for rose cultivation. Land Preparation: - Before planting of one month the pit should be dug at the distance of 60-90 cm. distances and pit size should be of 60-70 cm. deep. Such type of a pit can be made by the tractor drawn pit digger and which make the pit 60-70 cm. dia. Well rotten 5 kg. FYM and 20gram chloroperiphorus dust pit should be added. After filling the pit irrigation should be done or trench should be made 60-75 cm. deep and mix the above mixture and filled this trench in the same proportion. After filling the trench water should be given. If the soil is hard add sand at the upper depth of 10cm. Manure & Fertilizer in rose garden: - The plants, which are growing in the field, the following quantity of manure and fertilizer should apply. FYM: - 20 Ton per hectare Urea:- 3.6 quintal per acre Single Superphasphate:-5qtl. per acre Muriate of potash:- 1.28 quintal per acre If phosphorus is to be applied through DAP then the quantity of DAP should be applied on the basis of 1/3rd part of Single Superphasphate and also the part of the urea should be reduced 1/5th of the already given quantity. Time of Manuring:-a) Full compost, phosphorus, potash and half nitrogen should be applied after pruning which is done mid-September. The balance dose of half Nitrogen should be applied after five weeks. b) In the spring season to have a good flowering crops 10gms. Nitrogen and 10 gms. potash should apply additional dose per plant in the month of January. d) To meet the requirement of Micro-Nutrients a spray of 0.3% which is having a equal proportion of zinc sulphate , magnesium sulphate and magnese should be sprayed during last week of November. To have good crop in this season this spray should be done during February. Irrigation:- a) In summer at 5 days interval. In winter at 10 days interval. b) During spring season care should be taken that the water should not be stagnate in the field. Propagation:- I) During mid September to mid November stock plant should be prepared and for this purpose rosa barnonia. Rosa Indica variety Odorota and Rosa Multiphlora. the cuttings of these varieties are planted as a distance of 10-15cm. Collect buds from desired varieties and budding should be done on the stock and budding should be done in the month of January and February. In the area where the temperature is bit low the budding should be done successfully in the month of March. Desi Roses plants are propagated through the cuttings. Training & Pruning: - Pruning should be done at the height of 30cm. from the ground in the month of mid-September to mid-October. The plants, which are planted in summer the pruning, should be done at this time by keeping 4-5 branches per plant and each branch should have 5-6 buds. In each branches a slanting cut should be given above the last bud. Cut end should be pasted with bordo paste or blight ox or apply 25% bavistin paste. Miniature, polymath and creeper roses are not required pruning. wood, branches are cut. In these plants only dry Recommended Varieties:Name of the group of the Rose Colour of the flower Name of the Variety Hybrid-T 1. White Jawahar, Rajhans, Virgo, Paskali, Ganga, Pusa-Sania, Purnima, Priyatama, Appollo, Golden Giant, Golden masterpiece. 2. Pink Ifan Tower, President, Ramakrishananan, Mrinalini, Mridula, Dr.G.P.Paul 3. Red Rose Crimpson, Raktganda, Charles, Malrin, ChrimsonGlori. 4. Shiny blue Red Tata Centour, Bluemoon, Blue Delite, Nilambri 5.Orange Super Star, Motejuma 6. Double Colour Double Delight, Piccadily, Kiss-off-fire, Sporten, Salman 1.White Ice varg Samarsani, Chandrama, Chitchor. 2.Yellow Sonora, C-pearl, Goden times, Golden Locks 3.Pink Arunima, Queen, Elizebeth, Bridal, Pink, King Author Shiny Red Neel Neelambra 1. Red Anjana, Reshmi 2. Pink Nartak, Prati, Swati 1. Red DarkBeauty 2.Pink Dajlat, Cry Cry 3. Yellow Delhi Scarlet 4. Orange Baby Muskowred, Ramba, Samba. 1.White Delhi Height, Pearl, Sendors, Height Rambler 2.Pink Snowgirl, Dortho Parkin Flouribunda Group Polyantha Group Miniature Group Creeper Group Plucking of the flower:- When the bud developed in full colour the bud should be cut with long pedicel with sharp knife or sketcher and simultanteously these cut flowers should be put in the water basket or water tub. Packing of flowers:- 20-20 bunches should be wrapped with the newspaper sheet are packed in the boxes of size 100 cm long, 50 cm. breadth and 6 and half cm. deep and after packing it should be sent for marketing in the flower market. Insect Pest & their control Disease and their control Rose-Scale:- The main stem is covered by Dieback:- The plant shows symptoms of the brown layer and the stem starts blacknening from the top and the disease gradually drying. increase from top to bottom size and branches become drying. Control:-To prevent from this insect the spray of 0.05% oxy-dematon methyl 25 Photo EC (Metacytox). (2gm. in one liter of water. Control:- The affected branches hould be cut and the cut ends should be pasted with bavistin paste of 0.2%. GLADIOLUS Soil:- Gladulous cultivation can be done successfully in good drainage soil of sandy loam structure and having PH between 6-8 variety yellow flower variety. Variety:Yellow colour variety Appollo, Aaldibaren, topaz, samar sunshine, top brass, vincos glori, yellow stone. White colour variety Friendship, summer pearl, true love, morning kiss, amarsamdam, sincere Red and Pink Oscar, Candyman, Titonia, Red Majesty Blue and Violet colour Mayur, Har majestry, blue lily, blue sky Propagation:- By Corn Time of planting of Corn: - The right time of planting of corn is Ist week of October to 2nd week of November. Before sowing the corn the corn should be treated with 2% solution with the Captan and dipping the combs in the solution for about half hours can do this practice. After that these corns should be sown to attain the good length of flowering spice ( 4-5 cm.) 4-5cm dia con should be planted on the ridge and the depth should be kept 5-7 cm. and distance plant to plant 15 cm. and row to row 50 cm. Manuring:FYM Well Rotten- 20 ton per acre. Urea - 2.5 quintal per acre. Single superphasphate- 1.52 quintal. per acre Muriate of Potash:- 0.64 quintal per acre Full dose of well rotten FYM, half dose of Nitrogen, full dose of Phosphorus and potash should apply in the month of September before sowing the corn. Half of balance nitrogen should apply at the time of initiation of flower. Irrigation:- Irrigation should be given after the germination of the corn. irrigation should be given at the interval of 10-15 days. Subsequent Hoeing and Intercultural:- When the plant attained the height of 20cm. and earthing should be done at the height of 10-15cm. After initiation of the flowering the plant should be tied with the flowering spice. Harvesting of flower:- For distant market harvesting should be done when the first bud flower at the turning stage of colour and starts opening. For a closure market when the first bud flower starts open and flower spice should be cut. The flower spice should be treated with 400 PPM (400 mg. per liter of water) 8Hos + 3%sugar solution and these spice dipped for three hours. For sending to the market the bundles of the flowering spice should be packed in the card board boxes. Marketing of Corn:- When the plants become pale and starts drying the small and the bigger corn should be harvested and these corn should be treated with benelete or 0.2% cap tan solution and dry these corn in the shade before transferring to the cold storage. Old storage or on the layer of the sand in the shade corn can be stored. In the cold storage corn can be stored from 4 degree centigrade to 6 degree centigrade temperature for long duration without any loss in the corn quality. Disease & their control Disease & their control Corn Rot:- The affected plant of this Scorching Disease of Leaves:- A deep disease shows symptoms of yellowing of brown colour spot appeared on the margin of leaves and it also affects on the growth of the leaf. the plant and growth is arrested. Photo Photo Control:- The drenching of the ridges should be treated with the solution of 0.2% Control:- To control of this disease is to spray the crop with the chemical diathion captan or bavistin M 45 (0.2%) at the interval of one week and repeat this spray 2-3 times. Marigold Soil:- For cultivation of marigold sandy soil with PH of 7-7.5 is very suitable. Variety:- 1. African Marigold:- African giant orange, Africangiant yellow, African gian lemmon yellow, Cracker Jack, Titonia Memoth, Goldsmith French:- Rusty red, water scotch, Red bracketed and local Seed Rate:- 160-240grams per acre. Time of raising nursery:-Sowing of the seed in the raised bed of 10cm. raised bed of the size of 1x2mtr. size of the bed sow the seed from July- September. After sowing the seed covered the seed with thin layer of well rotten sieved with FYM and covered the bed with dry grass or leaves. Method of Planting and planting distance:- When the plants attained 6-8 leaves or after about 8-10 cm. height these plants are ready for transplanting. Transplanting is done at the distance of 30x40 cm. and irrigates the soil. Manuring:Well Rotten FYM - 16 ton per acre. Urea - 540 kilogram per acre. Single Superphasphate:- 500 kg. per acre. Muriate of Potash:- 64 kilogram. If DAP to be applied the quantity of DAP should be reduced to the 1/3rd of the single superphasphate and in case of urea the nitrogen is reduce to 1/5th of the Nitrogen. Full well rotten FYM and Phosphorus , Potash and 1/3rd doze of Nitrogen should be applied at the time of before transplanting of the seedling in the mid October. Balance 2/3 rddose of Nitrogen should apply after five weeks of transplanting. Irrigation:- Irrigation should be done in winter at 10-15 days interval and in summer 5-7 days interval. Pinching:- Pinching should be done after 25-30 days of transplanting so that the growth can be restricted which resulted into more number of branches and flowers. Plucking of the flowers:- The full bloom flowers should be harvested after the irrigation in the morning and evening. These plucking flowers should be packed in the polythene bags, baskets or bamboo basket and gunny bags and sent immediately to the marketing in the market. Yield:- The yield of this flower is 7.2 to 8 ton per acre. Disease and their control Damping of Disease: This disease is Scorching & Spot Disease of the leaf:observed in the nursery beds while raising The primary symptom of this disease is the nursery. light brown spot is appeared on the lower surface of the leaves and gradually the growth of the plants is restricted. Photo Photo Control:- To control this disease drenching of the seed bed should be done with 0.2% of Control:- A spray of Diathion M-45 @ the solution captan. 0.2% (2 gm. in one liter of water) should spray at the 15 days interval. CARNATION Carnation is of two types. Standard Type: - Scania, William Sim, Leena, Harvest Moon, Red Diamond, Yellow Dusty, Diamond, Red Corso, Yellow Dusty, Diamond, Dusty Pink Spray Type: - Vermilon, Peach, Delight, Height Lila, Poudh Delite, Medina, Gold Lock, Twinkle. Method of propagation of the Plant: -Cutting should be collected in the month of September from a healthy plants and the cutting should be pencil thickness of size 8x10cm. long and the lower bud 1-2 leaves should be cut the lower portion of the cutting should be treated with 0.2% bavisitin + 0.15% -Diathion M -45 and dip the cutting in the solution for five minutes. After this these cutting lower edge should be dip in 1000-PPM (100 mg. per liter) NAA solution for 5 seconds and then these cutting should be planted in Yamuna side or Badarpur which is filled in the pods or plant these cuttings in the bed. In poly houses water should be sprinkled again and again for the sake of mist. By this way cutting will develop roots within 25-30 days and the plants are ready for planting in the month of OctoberNovember. PAU has developed the protocol to propagate the plant through tissue culture. The plants, which are raised through tissue culture, are disease resistant to the type and of a bear very good quality flower. Time of Planting:- In the month of October and November root cutting are planted on the ridge. The ridges are made 1.2 mtr. Wide. The difference between 2ridge is kept 75cm. and plant-to-plant distance 30cm. Manure:- Well Rotten FYM 20 ton per acre. Urea - 320 kg. per acre Single superphasphate 500 kg. Per acre. Muriate of Potash:- 64 kg. Half Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potash should apply in the beds before planting of the plant. Balance half dose should apply after one month. Pinching of Branches:-When the branches bears 5-6 leaves about 30-35 days after planting then the top of the branches should be pinched so that the branches equally and profusely sprouted. To harvest early crop one pinching is required. But the varieties especially which gives flowers for the long period such varieties to have more flower from many times. The branches, which sprout from the main branch (when the length of these branches attained the length of about the length of the main stem) pinch the top. By this way there will be more production of the flowers so long duration bearing flowers variety should be pinched two times of the branches. In first pinching, pinching is done in the main branch and second time pinching is done from the branches which sprouted from the main branch. To have good size of the flower in carnation the unwanted branches (which are less than 2-3 cm. long) and buds which are less than 15cm. in size) to be cut and thinning should be done. Flowering time: - February to April. Harvesting of flowers: - Before sending to the market half opened flowers, which are having stock length of about 45-50 cm., should cut and keep in the buckets which are filled by water. Packing:- First the flowers are graded in different grades and bundles are made of 25 flowers are packed in the card board boxes which are of the size of 30 height and 150 cm. width and 122 cm. length. Inside the boxes edge to edge a lining of thin film of plastic lining is given. Disease and their control Leaf Spot:- This disease is caused by fungus, fungus developed spots on the upper surface of the leaves and branches starts rottening. Photo Control:- To control this disease a spray of 0.2% zenab or captan solution should be done. Tuberose Variety: - Single, Double Rajnigandha. Climate:- Normal climatic conditions where neither the high temperature nor the very low temperature is prevailing. It is very suitable for the cultivation of the tuberose. Soil:- Sandy loam soil which is having pH 6.5 to 7..5. Plant Propagation:- The bulbs are used for development of the plants. Time and Method of sowing of bulb:- Sowing of the bulb is done from April to May and the distance between plant to plant and line to line is kept 20cm.x20cm. The bulbs are sown at the depth of 5cm. and first irrigation should be given after sprouting of the bulb. Manure: - Well rotten- FYM 20 ton per acre Urea: - 160 kg. per acre Single superphasphate: - 150 kg. per acre Muriate of Potash:- 44.5 kg. Full dose of FYM, full phosphorus, potash and half dose of nitrogen should apply before sowing. Balance dose of Nitrogen should apply after 45 days of sowing. Irrigation: - In winter 15-20 days interval and in summer every week irrigation should be given. Harvesting of Spike: - When the lower flower on the spike is fully opened then the spike should be harvested by sharp knives or sketcher in early morning or late evening. These cut spikes should be kept in the water bucket. The cut portion of the spike should be dipped in the water. Packing:- The spike bundles of 20 spikes are made and these bundles are tied and wrapped with the sheet of newspaper and it should be put in the card board box and sent to the market. Harvesting of Bulb and storage:- When the growth of the plants become stopped and leaves starts drying then the harvesting should be done and bulb should be removed from the soil and kept in the dry place and sometimes do the turning so that there should be no contamination of fungus and other micro organism. To plant the bulb for the next season crop these bulbs are kept in shade and dry place. BOUGAINVILLEA The Bougainvillea grown widely throughout the Haryana as it is easy to grow, is colorful and its varieties. The bougainvillea can be divided into following groups:Standard Varieties:- Marry Pamar, Mahatama Gandhi, Subra, Lady Mary Bearing, Delite, Beghum Sikander, Roojwalt, Mahara. Potted Varieties:- Cherry Blossoms, Shrimati H.C.Bak, Garnate, Glori, Dheema, Dr. Rav, Jawahar Lal Nehru, H.B.Singh, Shole, Usha Bush type varieties:- Alok, Mahara, Partha, Meera, Gopal, Anidarnalcaster. Creeper type varieties:- Mary Pamar, Shrimati H.C.Bak, Partha, Pultony, Subra, Maharaja of Mysore, Trinidad Hedge type varieties:- Partha, Lady Mary Vieray, Anid, Lacanster, Mubra Multibracketed :- Mahara, Cherry Blossom Mohan, Alok, Roojwelt, Delite Manure & Fertilizer:- At the end of winter Ammonium Sulphate, Single Superphasphate and Pottasium Sulphate, should add in the soil in the ratio of 1:3:2 and 250 gram mixture of these fertilizer per plant. For potted plant FYM and other fertilizer mixture should be added during rainy season in the form of small-small quantity. Training & Pruning:- Specially training and pruning is required for potted plants. To retain 22-40cm. long and 4-5 branches and the rest should be cut. Propagation:- The propagation is done through cutting and the cutting of bougainvillea 1215 cm. long should be treated with 2000 PPM, IBA solution for 10 seconds and should be planted in the 2nd week of February in polythene bags, pots or beds. These cutting developed roots within 30-35 days. Subject: Setting up of Model nursery (4 Ha.) under NHM at GGN Pinangwan (Mewat). After discussion with DDH (F), I have redeveloped model of nursery (4 Ha.) to be set up at GGN Pinangwan (Mewat) which is placed at flag - B. It is supposed that 4 Ha. area is in a square and dimension of the area is 200m x 200m = 40000 sq. m. The total area is divided into 4 main blocks and one block consists 1 ha. The detail of model is given as under: 1. Windbreaks: On the West side of nursery Rai Jamun at the spacing of 9 m is proposed and in between the Rai Jamun, Karonda at 1.5 m spacing is proposed. In the north side of nursery Jamoya at the spacing of 2.0 m is proposed and between Jamoya, Karonda will be planted which will come 100 plants of Jamoya and 100 plants of Karonda. On East side of the nursery Karonda is proposed at spacing of 1.5 m and total plants would be 133. On the south side Bulgarian Roses is proposed to be placed at 60 cm spacing to develop into hedge at desired level and also the cutting will be used for further propagation for farmer fields. It will also give good look to the nursery. We can also make planting of either Bamboo or Rai Jamun or Desi Mango, Silver Oak, Mulberry, Shisham etc. as a wind break on north and west side of nursery to protect the nursery from cold and hot winds and also it maintains the temperature of the garden nursery upto some extent. It also affects the velocity of winds, which also prevents breaking of branches of trees and dropping of fruits and flowers. The detail of planting material that will be required is given as under: 1. Rai Jamun 22 plants 2. Karonda 100+133+133=366 plants 3. Bulgarian Roses 327 plants 2. Main Gate: 3.5 mt wide gate is proposed on the main road of nursery which is 200m in length and 3m is wide. It would be pakka road and East and West side of main road 50 cm wide sunken beds are proposed to be used for growing of seasonal flowers and it will also help to drain out excess water during rainy season so that the water should not stand on road. Kacha path 3. Kacha Path: On the East and West side of the nursery between 3m wide and 2m long path is proposed for necessary operations in the nursery. 4. Watchman hut: Near the main gate a watchman hut is proposed of 2m x 2m size. 5. Sale Point: On the right side of the main gate a sale point is proposed of size 4 m x 3.5 m with verandah of 2.5 m x 3.5 m. 6. Low Tunnels: Low tunnels have been proposed in area of 1000 sq. m with size of 20.8 x 48 m. 7. Shedding Net House: It has been proposed of 500 sq. m with size of 20.8 m x 24 m. 8. Polygreen House: A polygreen house of 250 sq m with size of 20.8m x 12m is proposed. 9. 9. Hi-Tech Polygreen House: A polygreen house of 250 sq m with size of 20.8 m x 12 m is proposed. 5, 6,7 and 8 projections are situated near to the nursery raising block. Dumping Unit: A dumping unit 10 m x 5 m size is proposed in the North East corner of nursery for making compost of waste material of the nursery. 10. Vermi Compost Unit: A Vermi Compost Unit is also suggested to the North East area of size 1500 sq. feet of dimension 15 m x 30.3 m. Between the dumping and Vermi Compost Unit 2 m space is left. 11. Ber Progeny Orchard: 2.5 acre area is used under Ber progeny orchard under which three varieties would be planted - 1 acre of Gola, 1 acre of Umran and ½ acre of Kakrona (selection from local Gola). The plants would be planted at 6m x 6m spacing. Total net no. of plants would be 261. 12. Guava Progeny Orchard: 2.5 acre area is proposed in guava progeny orchard, wherein 3 varieties of guava L-49 (1 acre), Alhabadi Safeda (0.5 acre), Hisar Safeda (0.5 acre) and Lalit (0.5 acre) would be planted .The plants will be planted at 6 m x 3 m spacing. The net total no. of plants is 522. Keeping in view of future demand the plant spacing may be reduced firstly 3 m x 3 m then finally to achieve the target with increase of demand. The distance may be adjusted 3 m x 1.5 m. For other fruit plant nursery like Mango, Sapota, Lichi, and citrus plants like mosammi, kinnow, malta etc. the number of plants can be decided keeping in view of the production target of these fruits. Since no data is available that by the increase in age of plant we can raise particular number of plants from one tree of each kind of fruit as I enquired this from principal scientist of rehmankhera but as per my personal experience of raising of fruit plants approximate plant can be raised from one tree at particular age approximately is given as under which also be very depending upon the growth of the particular kind of trees depending on soil type and agro climatic conditions. Varieties of fruits may be chosen either recommended by HAU Hisar or ICAR Research Stations for Haryana to meet the demand of the market. This will make clear cut guidelines how many plants of particular kind of fruits and varieties may be planted in the model nursery in the progeny orchard. So that the propagation target may be achieved and different type of a model keeping of view of the information sighted in the following table: Approximate planting materials (buds/sticks) available per year per plant. Sr. No. Kind of Fruits Planting Distance (Mtr.) 1. 2. Mango Sapota 6‘x3‘m 5‘x5‘m 3. 4. 5. Litchi Citrus Aonla 6‘x3‘m 6‘x6‘m 6‘x6‘m 6. Guava 50 100 200 7. Peach/ Plum Ber 6‘x3‘m 3‘x3‘ 3‘x1½ 5‘x5‘m - 500 6‘x6‘m 100 500 8. 13. Age of Trees 3 4 5 30-40 50-100 100150 20-25 500 600 500 800 6 150-200 200-250 7 300-400 400-500 8 400-450 500-600 100-150 1000 1000 500 200-250 1000 12001500 700-800 250-300 1000 12001500 8001000 1000 1000 1000 1000 600 1000 1000 1000 Nursery Raising Block: In this block 1m x 5m size beds will be prepared and total no. of beds would be 630 which will accommodate 68,750 plants in polythene bags. 0.40 m area would be left between two beds. After three beds length side 1.20 metre path is made. 1 bed of 1m x 5m would accommodate about 125 plants in polythene bags. Between the nursery beds, after 35 beds 1.5 m wide path has been proposed. At present existing orchard of Ber may be used for propagation of plants. Regarding guava propagation bud sticks of desired varieties may be collected from reliable sources till our own planting material is ready for propagation. For other model of the nursery existing orchard of mother plant available may also be taken into consideration for making the propagation plan to achieve the targets. The requirement of the particular years and side by side new developed nursery planting material may be used when it is ready for propagation. 14. Soil Sterilization Platform: 20.8m x 15m = 312m2 area is left for sterilization of soil and FYM. 15. Future Nursery Area: About 2.5 acre area is left for future expansion of raising of fruit plants and vegetable nursery. At present this area will be used for vegetable seed production. 16. Raising of Vegetable Seedlings: The area of 20.8m x 42.5m and of area 1334 sq. m would be used for raising vegetable seedlings. 10m x 45m 17. Landscaping: 6.5m x 55m = 357.5 sq. m would be used for landscaping. Keeping in view of the 65 to 70 % survival rate of propagation it is expected that there would be production of above 50000 fruit plants of Ber and guava and rest target of the large model nursery will be achieved by raising different types of vegetable seedlings. Alterations may be made keeping in view of the existing dimension and area of the nursery and revision of the plots may be made accordingly in the progeny orchards. Drip irrigation system may be used. The target of the fruit plants will depend on future demand. Cost of Components: Sr. No. *1. *2. *3. *4. *5. *6. 7. *8. 9. Amount Component Main road 200m x 3m = 600 sq. m at the rate of Rs. 350 per sq. m. Fencing 6 ft high a) Chain link with m s angle bon paste @ Rs. 500 running metre. b) With barbed wire fencing @ Rs. 400 per running metre. Either a) or b) may be used for fencing. Watchman hut 2m x 2m. Sale Point Platform seeding sterilization at rate of Rs. 250 per square metre. Main Gate Vermi Compost Dumping Unit 10 m x 5 m = 50 sq. m at rate of Rs. 40 per square metre. Cost of Planting Material a) Ber: to under 61 plants @ Rs. 50/b) Guava: to under 522 plants @ Rs. 50/c) Rai Jamun: to under 22 plants @ Rs. 40/d) Karonda: to under 366 plants @ Rs. 25/- 210000 400000 320000 30000 150000 78000 25000 150000 2000 13050 26100 880 9150 9810 e) Bulgarian Rose: to under 327 plants @ Rs. 30/10. 162500 11. Polygreen House of 250 m2 @ Rs. 650/- per m2 450000 12. Hi-Tech Polygreen House of 250 m2 @ Rs. 1800/- per m2 200000 13. Shading Net 500 m2 @ Rs. 400/- per m2 100000 14. Low Tunnel 1000 sqm. @ Rs. 100/- 50000 Drip Irrigation 2 ha. @ Rs. 25000/- per hectare * Rates are calculated as per norms of Consultant Civil Engineer, HSHDA. Other operations to be carried out in the nursery time to time may be calculated on the basis of the assignment submitted to the Department for raising of nursery and maintenance of orchard and budget may be allotted accordingly. The other models may be developed on the basis of above model for small and large nursery in different parts of the Haryana, wherever it is required. Submitted for necessary action please. DDH (F) Consultant Horticulture (P&E) PROPAGATION AND NURSERY MANAGEMENT IN HORTICULTURE India is the largest producer of fruits and the second largest producer of vegetables in the world. It produces about 40% of world‘s cashew nut. It has dominated the world trade in spices providing 80% of total world‘s black paper. Also, it is the largest producer of ginger and turmeric accounting for 65% and 75%, respectively. However, it is a fact that we do not meet the minimum requirement of fruits and vegetables of out people. Our productivity per unit area is poor, out performance in export and processing is poor due to inferior quality of produce and great variability therein. In floriculture we are yet to make a real beginning. The single most important cause for these is inadequate and poor quality of planting material. What is required is proper exploitation of natural prowess in environment-friendly manner. Therefore, in recent years there has been emphasis on crop diversification and this has brought potentials of horticulture to lime-light in terms of its capability for improving returns per unit area, uplifting rural horticulture to lime-light in terms of its capability for improving returns per unit area, uplifting rural economy, earning foreign exchange through export and generating large employment opportunities in rural sector. It has therefore, been targeted to produce 50 million tones of fruits and 100 million tones of vegetables by the turn of the century. To achieve these enhanced targets, the government has provided matching grant for R and D in horticulture with a provision of 1000 million rupees for horticultural research and 10,000 million rupees for horticultural development during VIII plan which is being achieved through investment in creation of research would be of interest to mention the areas which are related with ―Propagation and Nursery Management‖. In Haryana the area under fruit crops is 34752 ha. and while the next year target is to increase the area under fruit crops is ha. In the Department there area quite good numbers of fruit nurseries and private registered nurseries. But, Haryana is facing great shortage of good planting material in almost, in all the crops in general particularly in citrus crop. Our nursery mother plants are very old and they are infested with the many diseases particularly this is a great problem in case of citrus plants which is badly affected with the viral diseases. Non-availability of good planting material would adversely effect on the productivity in our future programme. The main thrust of the country in general and Haryana particularly is to produce high quality planting material by way of new technology even if the technology is not available we can outsource that technology to produce quality planting materials. The following points emerge in this regard for propagation of the plants: 1. Establishment of nurseries and tissue culture laboratories in private and public sector and support to ongoing programme of progeny orchardscum-nurseries of large scale multiplication of important crops. 2. Fruit tree planting in wasteland. 3. Replacement of old plantation. The following methods are adopted for propagation of fruit plants: Different method of vegetative propagation. Sr. Method No. 1. By Cutting a) Fruits Stem Cutting i) Hard Cutting ii) Semi-Hard Cutting iii) Soft Wood Cutting b) Root Cutting 2. By Budding a) T Budding Pomegranate, Grapes, Pear, Strawberry and Fig etc. Mulberry, Fig, Grapes and Citrus Family Fruits etc. Peach, Mulberry and Gooseberry etc. Apple, Pear and Plum etc. Ber, Mulberry, Peach and Pear etc. b) Patch Budding c) Ring Budding d) Chip Budding 3. Grafting a) Whip/Tongue b) Cleft/Vedg c) Vineer 4. Layering i) Tip ii) Normal iii) Trench iv) Mound/Stool v) Micro Propagation vi) Runners vii) Suckers Aonla, Guava, Well net and Peeken Nut etc. Well net, Peach and Peeken Nut etc. Mango, Grapes and Apple etc. Apple, Pear, Peach and Plum etc. Apple, Almond, Well nut and Peach etc. Mango, Sapota etc. Black gooseberry, trailing black, gooseberry, etc. Baramasi Lemon, Fillburt etc.s Apple, pear, Cherry etc. Apple, Guava, gooseberry, air layering, Guava, Litchi, Pomegranate, Kagazi Lime, Cashew nut etc. Banana, Papaya, Citrus Fruit, Grapes, Strawberry etc. Strawberry Date, Banana, Pineapple etc. PRECAUTIONS FOR PROPAGATION 1. Scion should be collected from the known palliative and good productive mother plant. 2. The scion and stock should be free from diseases. 3. In one bed the same plant should not be raised for many years because there is a great chances of infestation of soil born diseases. Therefore, the bed should be shifted after 2-3 years for other kind of the fruits. 4. In the nursery beds optimum irrigation and nutrition should be supplied time to time. 5. Trained Mali should be engaged for propagation. 6. As soon as the disease and pest is noticed immediately appropriate control measures should be taken up. ROOT STOCK FOR PROPAGATION OF FRUIT PLANTS Usually the plants are not propagated on the same kind of the fruit root stock. In the modern science there is a specific use of fruit stock for specific fruit plant propagation. The propagated plant will depend upon the root stock and the progeny record of the mother plant. The advantage of vegetative propagation in comparison to the seedling plants is given as under:- i) ii) iii) iv) v) vi) vii) viii) ix) x) For the proper development of the root in the soil and strong standing of the trees. Observation of optimum water and nutrient from the soil. Translocation of nutrients and water in the plant system. For synthesis of more food material and there distribution in the all part of the plant. For Better storage capacity. Propagation of true to the type plant. Early, regular bearing and more productivity. Uniform production of fruit. Uniform ripening of the fruit. Comfortability in different agro-climatic conditions. The growth regulators are used for propagation of fruit plants which are depicted in the below table:Kind of fruit Method of propagation Name of Chemical Concentration (P.P.M) Time and duration of treatment Grapes Stem cutting IBA 500 Before planting the cutting. IAA 500 Before planting the cutting. Pomegranate Stem cutting IBA 50-200 6-12 hrs Before planting of the cutting. Citrus Fruit Stem cutting IBA 100-200 15-20 minutes Before planting of the cutting. Mulberry Stem cutting IBA 100 30-60 minutes Before planting of the cutting. Litchi Air layering IBA 50 As a time of the layering. Citrus fruit Air layering IBA 50 As a time of the layering. Chikoo Air layering N.A.A+IBA 10000 As a time of the layering. Fruit stock is become the backbone of the fruit industries nowadays and it is evident that there is a more contribution of rootstock whether than the progeny orchard in the development of fruit industry. The good root stock should have the following quality for propagation of any fruit plant:Quality Relating Raising Nursery:- Early propagation through seed or cutting. More Precocity in less time. Polyembrony. More Comfortability between the sign and stock. Strong grip of the root into the soil. Quality relating raising of Orchard:- As per the soil condition. Moist condition. Drought condition. Salty soil condition. Stony soil. As per the climatic condition Hot and Cold. Moist. Resistance to disease pest and nematode. Free from the restrout of the root stock. Early bearing habit. For draftness. Good quality of the fruit. For more productivity. In practical not such type of rootstock is available which can meet the all requirement which are given above. The rootstock is used for the following advantages:- 1. Precocity of the progeny. 2. To control the nutrients into the plants. 3. Abiotic factors. 4. Biotic factors. The following rootstock are used for the different fruit plant which are given below:1. Mango a) Sour mango or Mangefera Indica and wild species of mango. b) Cylon wild mango or Mangefera Geelanica species. c) Desi kalapari Mango. Rootstock Banglora Progeny Neelam Effect of the Rootstock Polyembrony plants give better growth rather than monopoly plants. Seedlign Dusheri Yaleicolanban Dusheri Superior growth Dusheri Draft trees Polyembrony variety 13-1 Chamoor, Nakare & Kurukan Chausa, S.T.-9 Haden, Maya & Mabroka for all species Haden, Maya & Mabroka for all species Salt tolerance and superior in all quality. Draft trees 2. Haden, Maya & Mabroka for all species Rootstock for Guava Chinee Guava For all species Lucknow-49 For all species 3. Superior growth Salt tolerance, draft plants and resistance to nematode Tolerance to vilt disease. Rootstock for Citrus (A) Effect on the growth of the Rootstock Rootstock Effect on the Rootstock Acid Orange Medium growth Rough lime & Rangpur lime Superior growth, draft plant Carrigo & Trier Superior growth in all type of soil Grape Fruit Cuba Sheddack Superior growth, Sandy soil & good for dry land Very draft plants Coleopetra Draft plant of Kinnow Tyrpholiate orange Jatti-Khatti Superior growth of the malta Swingal Draft plant of grape fruit. (B) The effect of the rootstock on the absorption of the nutrient Rough lime More absorption of sulphar and Tolerance to the Borane, Malta & Acid Orange More absorption of nitrogen Trypholiate orange More absorption of Phosphorous. More absorption of calcium & magnesium More absorption of calcium & less absorption of magnesium Grape fruit, Cintrange & Malta Acid orange & Trypholiate Orange Acid orange & rough orange Lime All Rootstock Rough lime Carrigo, Strewmelo & Hy. Rootstock Trypholiate orange Acid Orange Effect on micro nutrients in comparison to the main nutrients. Concentration of phosphorus & nitrogen Malta species More absorption of phosphorus For absorption of nitrogen & magnesium Superior for absorption of phosphorus, calcium, magnesium & Iron & MN C) The effect of root stock on non-living factors which affect on the progeny: Acid Orange Cleopetra Lime Trypholiate orange Swingal Citromello Malta Rough Lemon Sandy, Clay and tolerance to salt, soil, suitable for stony soil, and resistant to cold Resistant to cold Superior for sandy loam soil, Tolerance to medium salt or cold tolerance but not fit for stony soil Drought resistant, tolerance to medium salt, resistant to cold and tolerance to the boron deficiency Philistine sweet lime Rangpur lime Citrus Tolerance to the salt and boron deficiency, Not resistant to the cold, Tolerance drought Salt, Stony soil or tolerance to the cold climate, superior for clay soil Tolerance to severe cold Citrus Volkamarina Frost resistant Jatti Khatti Superior for valenasia orange Cleopatra d) The effect of root stock on living factors which affect on the progeny:Acid Orange Less effect on Damping of but susceptible citrus nematodes, resistant to excortics and xclohosoaris Bitter-sweet Orange Tolerance Phyophotora fungus and Tristezza virus Malta Phyophotora fungus and susceptible to the drought Tolerance to Tristezza Excortics and xclosoasis, resistant to damping of disease. Rough Lime Phyophotora fungus and susceptible citrus nematodes, Tolerance to Tristezza Cleopetra Tolerance to Tristezza, Excortics and xclosoarsis. Triopholiate Orange No affect on Xclosoaris and tristezza. Swingal Tolerance to Citrus Nematodes and phytophotora Citrus Volcamarina Tolerance to Tristezza virus RELATION BETWEEN ROOTSTOCKS & PEDIGREE OF THE GRAPES. Root stock Riaparia Glore Roopcitrus (Saint George) 420 A 5 BB 110-R 99R 3309 C 3306 /c 1616 Easy initiation the root 3 to Easy of budding 2 to Compatibility Pedigree to Vitus growth Viniphira 2 2 3 3 4 4 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 1 4 4 2 2 - 2 4 3 4 3 3 2 1613-C Dogriz Salt Creek Harmony Freedom 2 1 1 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 - 3 4 4 2 3 Scale 5= Superior 1= Unsuitable. ** In Haryana the grapes has been introduced by Late Shri Pansare four decades back and vegetative propagation is being done in grape cultivation by way of cutting and it is very suitable method in Haryana. PEAR:- For pear propagation, many kinds of stock material are being used which leave affect different on the propagated material. Particular stock material besides the size and shape of the plants and also decide the distance between plant to plant. The different kind of stocks which are used in the propagation of pear the description is given as under:Resistance against temperature & Resistance against the soil based Temperature for different root stock of pear Root stock European Chris Chancellor Barlette Anzoo Old Home Organ-1 Pyrus Pashia P.dimorpho phylla P.Pyrifolia 1. Summer Severe Winter and Winter severe season summer/ summer season 4 4 Yellowing of leave Wet Leave Dry Sandy soil Clay 3 5 6 7 8 4 4 4 4 5 2 4 4 5 4 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 - 4 4 4 4 4 - 1 3 2 2 - 4 2 Root Stock of Peach (Prunus persica) Main rootstock of peach and their speciality The effect of family on growth Rootstock Family Higama G M 305 Montclar More More More Hared Lovel Beli Alberta Haro Blood Syberian Sea Pisa -2 Rubira More More Medium Medium Medium Below medium Below medium Below medium The hybrid rootstock between peach and almond __ G.F. 557 G.F. 677 More More The hybrid rootstock between peach and wild peach Nimagourd More Plum G.F. 43 Bramputtan More Medium Effect of rootstock on non living factors Factor Water logging Peach, Almond, Apricot Hybrid rootstock between Peach and almond Resistance More Ceptible Seedling peaches are more resistant Plum Damas G.F 1869, G F 655/2 More resistant Resistant Saint Julian Hybrid 1,2, Saint julian 655-2 Wild peach, Nimagourd G F 305 Resistant Medium resistant Sensitive of Rootstock of plum towards living factors Rootstock Resistance Myrobalan and peach towards Resistant of bacterial canker centeroza Meriana and seedling maroblan Resistant towards above disease Meriana and Bio plant seedling Highly resistant towards prunun brown disease spread by virus G F 43 Resistant to trunk rotting 2. Rootstock for cheeku Khirni 3. Rootstock for Ber Ziziphus rotundifolia Ziziphus Mauritana variety tikri Ziziphus Numelaria 4. Rootstock of Aonla Seedling aonla 5. Rootstock for Jamun Seedling of Jamun 6. Rootstock of bel Seedling of bel Note: Since there are many hybrids of Horticulture crops available in the market which are being used by the farmers with their experience and own risk because farmers are getting good return of their crop. These hybrids are not recommended by the HAU, Hisar. But keeping in view of the trade the majority of the growers are using hybrids in Horticulture in general and in vegetables particularly. These hybrids to be included in the package practises with their detail and their cultivation requirement to complete the website. Since JDH/G desired to submit whatever the material is written so far is being supplied to your goodself which may need further improvement to give it in a final shape. This information could not fully completed because of the non availability of steno as per the requirement. B.K.Wadhwa Consultant Hort. (P&E) JDH/G