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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE, BHUBANESWAR

for

NO. 177/ 2018

Issued on : 05^thOctober,2018 (Friday)

Forecast period : 05.10.2018 – 10.10.2018

Issued by

India Meteorological Department

State Agro-meteorological Advisory Services Unit

Meteorological Centre , Bhubaneswar

in collaboration with

Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar &

Department of Agriculture , Govt. of Odisha

FOR METEOROLOGICAL PURPOSE ODISHA STATE IS THE SINGLE MET SUB- DIVISION

The state consists of 30 (thirty) districts:

Coastal districts :- ( 11 districts ) :

Balasore, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsingpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati

Interior districts :- ( 19 districts ) :

Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal ,Nuapada, Bolangir, Sonepur, Boudh, Kandhamal (Phulbani), Kalahandi, Nawarangpur, Rayagada ,Koraput, Malkanagiri

Agroclimatic Zones of the state:

Zone No.	Agroclimatic Zones	Districts	AMFU location
AZ1	East & South East coastal plain	Kendrapada, Jagatsingpur, Khurda, Puri , Nayagarh , part of Cuttack & Ganjam	Bhubaneswar
AZ2	North Eastern coastal plain	Balasore, Bhadrak, parts of Jajpur	Ranital,
AZ3	Western central table land	Sonepur, Bargarh, Bolangir, Boudh,Parts of Jharsuguda & Sambalpur	Chiplima,
AZ4	Western undulating zone	Nuapada, Kalahandi	Bhawanipatna
AZ5	North Central plateau	Mayurbhanj ,Major parts of Keonjhar ,	Keonjhar
AZ6	North western plateau	Sundergarh , part of Deogarh &Sambalpur , Jharsuguda	Kirei
AZ7	North Eastern Ghat	Rayagada, Gajapati, parts of Ganjam , Kandhamal ,small patches of Koraput	G.Udayagiri,
AZ8	Eastern Ghat highland	Nawarangpur, Major parts of Koraput	Similiguda
AZ9	Mid central table land	Angul,Dhenkanal , parts of Cuttack & Jajpur	Mahisapat
AZ10	South Eastern Ghat	Malkangiri , parts of Koraput	Kalimela/Malkangiri

10 Agroclimatic Zones of Odisha

AMFU-KIREI (1)

REALISED WEATHER RECORDED IN THE OBSERVATORIES DURING THE PERIOD:

29.09.2018

05.10.2018

MAX TEMP (DEG C)

MIN TEMP (DEG C)

RAINFALL (MM)

DATES

JHARSUGUDA

SAMBALPUR

SUNDERGARH

N/A

Agroadvisory for AMFU:- KIREI

JHARSUGDA

SAMBALPUR

SUNDARGARH

DEOGARH

Agromet Advisory

According to the SPI map, mild dry is observed, so irrigation may be provided at critical stages of kharif crops.

Transplanting Paddy: Maximum Tillering to PI stage.

1. At PI stage of Paddy, apply balance 25% i.e 18 kg Urea and 17 kg MOP per acre. Do not allow water to over flow from the field after fertilizer application for 3-4 days.

2. Keep 3-5 cm water in the paddy field.

3. Keep water in the critical stages of tillering , Panicle emergence , anthesis and milking stage.

4. Due to forecasted dry and hot weather, there is chances of BPH attack in Paddy. To manage this, make alleys in east-west direction for proper sunshine and light. In case of beyond ETL , apply Piometrizine 50 WP @ 300 g/ac in 200 liters of water or Buprofezine 25% SC @ 1ml in 1 liter of water to be applied to the base of the plant.

5. In paddy, when 85% of panicle turns yellow, than go for harvesting and dry it under sun for 2-3 days for proper moisture

Ragi

Drain out excess water from the field.

Toria:

1. It is right time to sow toria.

2. Good varieities are Anuradha, Parvati, M 27,.

3. Seed rate is 3-4 kg per acre and spacing is 30 X 10 cm.

4. Prepare the field to fine tilth and before sowing treat the seeds with PSB @ 200 g per acre.

5. Apply 2 ton well decomposed FYM and half of Nitrogen i.e 8 kg N , 8 kg P and 8 kg K as basal dose at final land preparation.

Pulses:

1. Early sown mung and blackgram, the pods are matured than go for harvesting.

2. This is right time for sowing Pre rabi Mung and Horsegram in vacant upland area. Good varieties are Urmi, DS2-2.

Groundnut:

1 . When the inner side of kernel turns dark black, than go for harvesting & dry it under sun for 4-5 days keeping upside down.

Vegetable: This is right time for nursery raising of Radish, Cauliflower and tomato. The nursery should be a raised bed type to avoid water stagnation due to unseasonal rain.

If the seedlings are 4-5 leaf stage than transplant in main field.

Livestock:. Provide sufficient clean drinking water to animals. Contact departmental personnel for vaccination.

Pisciculture: To take Pisciculture activities in new pond, clean the pond from predator fish by application of mahua cake @ 1000 kg/ha pond. After cleaning the pond, collect the quality fish fingerlings and release Catla: Rohu: Mrigal at the ratio of 3:4:3 @ 4000 fingerling/acre. Provide feed @ 2-3 % of body mass of fish. Go for false netting to get good growth of fish. To correct acidity, apply 40 kg lime per acre meter of water.

AMFU-KEONJHAR (2)

REALISED WEATHER RECORDED IN THE OBSERVATORIES DURING THE PERIOD:

29.09.2018

05.10.2018

MAX TEMP (DEG C)

MIN TEMP (DEG C)

RAINFALL (MM)

DATES

BARIPADA

KEONJHAR

BALASORE

Agroadvisory for AMFU:- KEONJHAR

MAYURBHANJ

KEONJHAR

Agromet Advisory For Keonjhar District

PADDY The upland early sown short duration paddy is at milking to maturity stage. Keep the water pounded. Drain out water seven days before harvesting .Go for harvesting at 85% maturity of the panicles. Medium duration paddy at panicle initiation stage. Apply 8 kg Nitrogen per acre.

PLANT PROTECTION IN PADDY High humidity, low temperature and cloudy weather favours the infestation of blast. Spray 0.6 g Beam in 1 litre water twice at 15 days interval. Stem borer infestation has been found in rice. Spray 2 ml Tryzophos or Chloropyriphos per litre water to control it. The paddy has also been affected by Bacterial Leaf Blight. Go for spraying of 200 g Plantomycin of 20 g Streptocyclin in 200 litre water per acre. To control leaf folder, spray 400 ml Tryzophos in 200 litre water per acre. To control BPH, spray any one of the pesticide such as Acephate 1.5 g or Monocrotophos 2.2 ml or Etofenprox 2 ml or Fenobucarb 2 ml or Thiomethoxam 0.2 g or Buprofezin 1.6 ml or Imidacloprid 0.25 ml per litre of water.Use 200 litre water per acre. Spray should be directed towards base of the plant. Avoid spraying of synthetic pyrethroids or combination of pesticides.

NIGER The Niger crop is at 3 to 4 week stage. Go for weeding, hoeing and thinning and apply 8 kg N per ha.

GROUNDNUT Early sown kharif groundnut crop is at maturity stage. Go for harvesting of the crop. Make them bundles. Keep the bundles in such a way that the pods will remain up side and the plants down under sun for drying of pods and thresh them. It is also the optimum time for sowing of rainfed groundnut in river bank. Go for land preparation. Grow high yielding varieties like Smruti and JL-24. Use 60 kg pods /acre. Treat the seeds with 1.5 g Carbendazim or 3 g Thiram/kg of seeds one week before sowing. Use PSB culture and Rhizobium culture one week after fungicidal treatment i.e. on the sowing day. Apply 2 ton FYM along with 8:16:8 kg NPK per acre as basal. Sow the seeds 10 cm apart maintaining a row spacing of 30cm.

MARIGOLD The marigold crop is at one month stage. Remove the top portions of the plant to accelerate the lateral branching to give the bushy shape of the plant. Go for hoeing and weeding. Apply 40 kg N per acre.

GREEN FODDER Go for harvesting of fodder crops such as hybrid Napiar, Guinea grass, etc. Cut the plants leaving 15-18 cm above the ground level. Apply 16 kg N per acre just after cutting. Irrigate the crop after top dressing in absence of rainfall.

KHARIF GREENGRAM AND BLACKGRAM-Kharif Green gram and Black gram crop at maturity stage. Go for picking of pods as the weather is favourable for harvesting and drying of pods. Dry them under sun for 2 to 3 days and thresh. Clean the seeds and dry again to reduce the moisture content of seeds to 8 % for safe storage. Go for sowing of pre-rabi pulse crops like green gram, black gram, horse gram in the fallow up lands with suitable varieties like Green gram- Samrat, PDM-54, PDM-11,TARM-1 and OUM-11-5 Black gram- T-9, Pant-u-19, and Pant-u-30 Horse gram- Urmi, DS-1-2, and DS -2-2.Seed rate-8-10 kg/ac. Spacing-25X10 cm. Fertiliser dose- 8:16:8 kg NPK per acre. Before sowing seeds are to be treated with 2 g Bavistin/kg seeds. Go for pre-emergence spraying of Pendimethalin @ 0.75 Kg. a.i /ha one day after sowing.

VEGETABLES: Go for early planting of cole crops like raddish, cabbage, cauliflower, beans, cluster bean and tomato. Grow the high yielding varieties. Raddish: Pusa chetaki, Pusa Rashmi, and Pusa Himani, Cauliflower: Pusa Ketaki, and Pusa Deepali., Sada Bahar, Madhuri, Maharathi, Rashmi and navin. For cabbage and cauliflower. It is now optimum time for nursery raising of tomato and brinjal up to September last. Grow resistant varieties like BT-2, BT-10, BT-12, Niladri, Sadabahar, Madhuri, Maharathi, Rasmi, Naveen, etc. Use 150-200 g seeds/acre. 100 sq. ft is sufficient for trasnsplanting 1 acre. 5-7 leaf stage seedlings are right time for planting.

MUSTARD: Now it is optimum sowing time of mustard under rain fed condition. Grow high yielding varieties like Parbhati, Anuradha, TS-29 & M-27. Use 3 to 4 kg seeds/acre. Before sowing treat the seeds with 1.5 g Carbendazim or 3 g Thiram/kg of seeds. Use 200 g PSB culture per acre one week after fungicidal treatment. Apply 2 ton FYM along with 16:8:8 kg NPK per acre before sowing. Sow the seeds 10 cm apart maintaining a row spacing of 30cm.

PAPAYA : Grow Honeydew, Kurg honeydew, Coimbatore-1, Coimbatore-2, Pusa Delicious, Pusa Majestic, Pusa Dwarf, Pusa Giant, Sholey and Ranchi etc. Use healthy seedlings raised from seeds. Plant the seedlings in 0.5x0.5x0.5 m pit at 2.5x2.5 m distance. Plant 3 seedlings per pit. Before planting apply 400 g CAN, 250 g Super Phosphate and 300 g MOP and two baskets of compost/pit.

CASHEWNUT: Apply fertilizer @ 500-250-250 g N:P₂O₅:K₂O per plant. 1/3rd portion of the above recommended dose is to be applied during the first year, 2/3rd portion during second year and full dose from the third year onwards. Fertiliser should be applied in two split doses during pre-monsoon (May-June) and post monsoon (Sept-October). For controlling Tea Mosquito bug & leaf miner Monocrotophos 25% EC - 0.05% (1.5ml /litre of water may be sprayed.

MANGO: Grow Baiganpalli, Totapuri, Bombay green, Suvarnarekha, Neelam, Himsagar, Langra, Dusheri, Amrapalli, Mallika, Ratna, Ramkella, Alphanso and Keshar, etc. Use healthy unbranched grafted seedlings. Plant the seedlings in 1x1x1 m pit at 10 x10 m distance. Before planting apply 80:100:60 g of NPK and two baskets of compost/pit.

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY: Rainy season favours the infestation of Bacterial diseases like Haemorrhagic septicemia (Sahana). Body temperature rises from 104⁰F to 106 ⁰F in infected adult Cattle. The cattle sneeze and swelling of necks occur. Treatment – Antibiotics like Sulphamiddon, Ampicillin, Oxytetracycline should be given in form of injections for 3 to 5 days.

PISCICULTURE: It is right time to go for pisciculture as the reservoirs are now full of water. Collect fingerlings. After releasing the fingerlings in the ponds keep a bag full of FYM or paddy husk. Depending upon the size of the ponds, apply 5-10 kg of limes to newly developed pisciculture. Maintain 6 ft water depth with pH 6.8-7.5, turbidity 20-30 cm and plankton growth of 2.5/50 liter water. Avoid overcrowding. The fishes should be fed daily with oil cake bran mixture at the rate of 2-3 % of their total biomass.

AMFU-RANITAL (3)

REALISED WEATHER RECORDED IN THE OBSERVATORIES DURING THE PERIOD:

29.09.2018

05.10.2018

MAX TEMP (DEG C)

MIN TEMP (DEG C)

RAINFALL (MM)

DATES

BALASORE

CHANDBALI

0.6

CUTTACK

Agroadvisory for AMFU:- RANITAL

JAJPUR

Agromet advisory

The SPI outlook of Jajpur district till 31^st October, 2018 reveals that the SPI condition will gradually change from mildly wet to mildly dry indicating deficient rainfall. Under such situation, moisture conservation practices need to be followed up and water should be impounded in paddy field.

Kharif rice

Transplanted rice: Panicle initiation stage

· Maintain 2-3cm standing water in the field.

· Apply 43.5kg Urea and 17 kg MOP per hectare at panicle initiation stage and impound water in the field for two days.

· Do not apply excess dose of nitrogenous fertilizer to avoid plant susceptibility to blast and sheath blight diseases.

· Current weather favours attack of Bacterial Leaf Blight and Bacterial Leaf Streak. To control it, spray Copper oxychloride @1.0 kg/ha with Streoptocycline@50g/ha. Always use 500litres of water per hectare to control the disease effectively.

· Monitor the adult population of Stem borer in the field. Use Pheromone traps to reduce initial population. Go for need based spraying of Fipronil 5SC @400ml/acre if the population cross the ETL.

· Due to intermittent dry weather the problem of paddy thrips has aggravated in some patches causing rolling of leaves and in advance stages burning of leaf tips. To control it spray Fipronil 5SC@400ml/acre or Carbosulfan@400ml/acre.

Direct seeded rice

· Apply 25%N as second top dressing at panicle initiation stage

Sugarcane

· Wrapping and propping should be done when the crop becomes 4-5 months old in medium and late duration varieties.

· Top shoot borer –

o Release bio agent Trichograma chilonis @ 50000/acre at a time for 4-6 times.

o Spray Fipronil @ 400 ml/acre in 200 litre of water.

· Pyrilla – Spray Chloropyriphos or Fipronil @ 400 ml/acre in 200 litre of water.

· Red rot - Avoid ratooning in red rot affected area, spray the crop with Mancozeb 75%WP@ 3gm/litre at 15 days interval.

Vegetables

v Fruit and shoot borer in Brinjal- Spray Neem based pesticide 1500ppm@600ml/acre at initial stages. Later on go for alternate spray of Spinosad 45%SC@70ml/acre and Thiodicarb@250g/acre at 15 days interval.

v Fruit borer in Okra- Spray Neem based pesticide 1500ppm @600ml/acre. At later stages spray of Spinosad 45%SC@70ml/acre.

v YMV in Okra- Current weather favours YMV disease in okra. To control the disease, following practices should be taken up.

- Rogue the infested plants.

- Spray Imidacloprid@80ml/acre or Thiomethoxam@80g/acre

- Install yellow sticky trap in the crop field

Animal Science

o Calves above three months and sheep and goat above two months should be vaccinated against Foot and Mouth disease.

o Deworming in animals should be done.

o For the control of tick, spray Deltamathrin or Amitaz 20 ml/10 litres of water.

BALASORE

The SPI outlook till 31^st October, 2018 for Balasore district reveals that the SPI condition will gradually change from mildly wet to mildly dry indicating deficient rainfall. Under such situation, moisture conservation practices need to be followed up and water should be impounded in paddy field.

*Kharif rice*	*Transplanted rice: Panicle initiation stage · Maintain 2-3cm standing water in the field. · Apply 43.5kg Urea and 17 kg MOP per hectare at panicle initiation stage and impound water in the field for two days. · Do not apply excess dose of nitrogenous fertilizer to avoid plant susceptibility to blast and sheath blight diseases. · Current weather favours attack of Bacterial Leaf Blight and Bacterial Leaf Streak. To control it, spray Copper oxychloride @1.0 kg/ha with Streoptocycline@50g/ha. Always use 500litres of water per hectare to control the disease effectively. · Monitor the adult population of Stem borer in the field. Use Pheromone traps to reduce initial population. Go for need based spraying of Fipronil 5SC @400ml/acre if the population cross the ETL. · Due to intermittent dry weather the problem of paddy thrips has aggravated in some patches causing rolling of leaves and in advance stages burning of leaf tips. To control it spray Fipronil 5SC@400ml/acre or Carbosulfan@400ml/acre. Direct seeded rice* · Apply 25%N as second top dressing at panicle initiation stage
Sugarcane	· Wrapping and propping should be done when the crop becomes 4-5 months old in medium and late duration varieties. · Top shoot borer – o Release bio agent Trichograma chilonis @ 50000/acre at a time for 4-6 times. o Spray Fipronil @ 400 ml/acre in 200 litre of water. · Pyrilla – Spray Chloropyriphos or Fipronil @ 400 ml/acre in 200 litre of water. · Red rot - Avoid ratooning in red rot affected area, spray the crop with Mancozeb 75%WP@ 3gm/litre at 15 days interval.
Vegetables	v *Fruit and shoot borer in Brinjal-* Spray Neem based pesticide 1500ppm@600ml/acre at initial stages. Later on go for alternate spray of Spinosad 45%SC@70ml/acre and Thiodicarb@250g/acre at 15 days interval. v *Fruit borer in Okra- Spray Neem based pesticide 1500ppm @600ml/acre. At later stages spray of Spinosad 45%SC@70ml/acre. v YMV in Okra*- Current weather favours YMV disease in okra. To control the disease, following practices should be taken up. - Rogue the infested plants. - Spray Imidacloprid@80ml/acre or Thiomethoxam@80g/acre - Install yellow sticky trap in the crop field
Betel vine	· Leaf rot is likely to appear due to high humidity and recent rain. In case of appearance of the disease, spray Bordeaux mixture @ 0.5% at 15 to 20 days interval or drench the soil with 1% solution of Bordeaux mixture at one month interval.
Animal Science	o Calves above three months and sheep and goat above two months should be vaccinated against Foot and Mouth disease. o Deworming in animals should be done. o For the control of tick, spray Deltamathrin or Amitaz 20 ml/10 litres of water.

BHADRAK

Agromet advisory

The SPI outlook till 31^st October, 2018 for Bhadrak district reveals that the SPI condition will gradually change from mildly wet to mildly dry indicating deficient rainfall. Under such situation, moisture conservation practices need to be followed up and water should be impounded in paddy field.

Kharif rice

Transplanted rice: Panicle initiation stage

· Maintain 2-3cm standing water in the field.

· Apply 43.5kg Urea and 17 kg MOP per hectare at panicle initiation stage and impound water in the field for two days.

· Do not apply excess dose of nitrogenous fertilizer to avoid plant susceptibility to blast and sheath blight diseases.

· Monitor the adult population of Stem borer in the field. Use Pheromone traps to reduce initial population. Go for need based spraying of Fipronil 5SC @400ml/acre if the population cross the ETL.

Direct seeded rice

· Apply 25%N as second top dressing at panicle initiation stage

Sugarcane

· Wrapping and propping should be done when the crop becomes 4-5 months old in medium and late duration varieties.

· Top shoot borer –

o Release bio agent Trichograma chilonis @ 50000/acre at a time for 4-6 times.

o Spray Fipronil @ 400 ml/acre in 200 litre of water.

· Pyrilla – Spray Chloropyriphos or Fipronil @ 400 ml/acre in 200 litre of water.

· Red rot - Avoid ratooning in red rot affected area, spray the crop with Mancozeb 75%WP@ 3gm/litre at 15 days interval.

Vegetables

v Fruit borer in Okra- Spray Neem based pesticide 1500ppm @600ml/acre. At later stages spray of Spinosad 45%SC@70ml/acre.

v YMV in Okra- Current weather favours YMV disease in okra. To control the disease, following practices should be taken up.

- Rogue the infested plants.

- Spray Imidacloprid@80ml/acre or Thiomethoxam@80g/acre

- Install yellow sticky trap in the crop field

Animal Science

o Calves above three months and sheep and goat above two months should be vaccinated against Foot and Mouth disease.

o Deworming in animals should be done.

AMFU-BHUBANESWAR (4)

REALISED WEATHER RECORDED IN THE OBSERVATORIES DURING THE PERIOD:

29.09.2018

05.10.2018

MAX TEMP (DEG C)

MIN TEMP (DEG C)

RAINFALL (MM)

DATES

CUTTACK

PARADIP

BHUBNESWAR

GOPALPUR

PURI

Agroadvisory for AMFU:- BHUBANESWAR

CUTTACK, GANJAM,

JAGATSINGPUR,

KENDRAPADA,

PURI, NAYAGARH & KHORDA

Agromet Advisory for Cuttack District

Almost dry weather or scattered rainfall is likely to occur the state for next two days and dry for nest three days . Farmers are advised to keep the unirrigated rice fields ponded checking all the leakings from the bund.

· Go for sowing of pre-rabi crops like green gram, black gram, horse gram in the up and up–medium lands and grow garden pea for green

pea in rainfed up land in Keonjhar, Koraput and Phulbani dicstricts.. Grow HYVs such as Green gram- Samrat, PDM-54, PDM-

11,TARM-1 and OUM-11-5, Blackgram- T-9, Pant-u-19, and Pant-u-30and B-3-8-8, Horsegram- Urmi, DS-1-2, and DS -2-2 and for

Pea- Rachana, Arkel. and T -163 . Use 10 kg seed /acre for Green gram and black gram and 8 Kg for horse gram and 30 kg for pea. Before

sowing seeds are to be treated with fungicides. Go for pre-emergence spraying of Pendimethalin @ 0.75 Kg. a.i /ha one day after Apply

the recommended dose of fertilizer as basal.. Sow the seeds in lines at 30X 10 cm spacing for green gram, black gram and pea and 25X8

cm for horse gram.

· The weather is optimum time for sesame sowing in the fallow uplands . Grow High Yielding varieties suitable for Orissa climate such

as Prachi, Nirmala, Kanak, Kalika, Vinayak, Uma and Usha. Use 4 kg seeds/acre . Before sowing seeds are to be treated with fungicides

Apply 6:8:8 kg NPK/acre as basal along with 2 tons of FYM. Sow the seeds in line 30 cm apart.

· Swarming caterpillar has been found in rice in some districts. Apply chloropyriphos around the bunds of the affected field to prevent

the entry of pest to the unaffected field. Spray 400 ml Chloropyriphos in 200 litre water per acre during the afternoon. High day and

night temperature differences favours the infestation of blast in rice .

· It is time to go for pisciculture as the reservoirs are now full of water. Collect fingerlings from the College of Fishery

Sciences, OUAT at Rangeilunda, Berhampur, Orissa or from block. After releasing the fingerlings in the ponds keep a bag

full of FYM or paddy husk. Depending upon the size of the ponds, apply 5-10 kg of limes to newly developed pisciculture.

· Green gram and black gram crops are at maturity stage. Go for picking of pods as the weather may not be favourable for

delay in harvesting and drying of pods. Dry the pods under sun or shade under rainy condition.

· It is now optimum time for nursery raising of tomato and brinjal up to September last. Grow resistant varieties like BT-2,

BT-10, BT-12, Niladri, Sadabahar, Madhuri, Maharathi, Rasmi, Naveen, etc. Use 150-200 g seeds/acre. 100 sq. ft is

sufficient for trasnsplanting 1 acre. 5-7 leaf stage seedling are right time for planting.

· To control tika infestation in groundnut, spray 3 g Mancozeb or 2 g Thiopheneb per litre water.

· Medium duration paddy is at panicle initiation stage. Apply 6- 8 kg Nitrogen per acre. To control case worm in rice. Spray 400 ml

Endosulphan /Tryzophos per acre in 200 litre water.

· Cotton crop is at 6-9 week stage. Go for hoeing and weeding. Apply 16 kg each of N & K for HYVs and 24 kg each of N & K forhybrids followed by earthing up. Spray 10 ppm planofix at 45 days old cotton.

Agromet Advisory for Ganjam District

· Go for sowing of pre-rabi crops like green gram, black gram, horse gram in the up and up–medium lands and grow garden pea for green

pea in rainfed up land in Keonjhar, Koraput and Phulbani dicstricts.. Grow HYVs such as Green gram- Samrat, PDM-54, PDM-

11,TARM-1 and OUM-11-5, Blackgram- T-9, Pant-u-19, and Pant-u-30and B-3-8-8, Horsegram- Urmi, DS-1-2, and DS -2-2 and for

Pea- Rachana, Arkel. and T -163 . Use 10 kg seed /acre for Green gram and black gram and 8 Kg for horse gram and 30 kg for pea. Before

sowing seeds are to be treated with fungicides. Go for pre-emergence spraying of Pendimethalin @ 0.75 Kg. a.i /ha one day after Apply

the recommended dose of fertilizer as basal.. Sow the seeds in lines at 30X 10 cm spacing for green gram, black gram and pea and 25X8

cm for horse gram.

· Go for niger sowing. Grow High Yielding varieties suitable for Orissa climate such as Deomali and IGP-76. Use 4 kg seeds/acre .

Separate out the Dodder seeds from the seeds by fine mesh sieve. Apply 8:8:8 kg NPK/acre during final land preparation. Sow the seeds

in line 30 cm apart with 10 cm plant to plant distance.

· The weather is optimum time for sesame sowing in the fallow uplands . Grow High Yielding varieties suitable for Orissa climate such

as Prachi, Nirmala, Kanak, Kalika, Vinayak, Uma and Usha. Use 4 kg seeds/acre . Before sowing seeds are to be treated with fungicides

Apply 6:8:8 kg NPK/acre as basal along with 2 tons of FYM. Sow the seeds in line 30 cm apart.

· Swarming caterpillar has been found in rice in some districts. Apply chloropyriphos around the bunds of the affected field to prevent

the entry of pest to the unaffected field. Spray 400 ml Chloropyriphos in 200 litre water per acre during the afternoon. High day and

night temperature differences favours the infestation of blast in rice .

· Cotton crop is at 6-9 week stage. Go for hoeing and weeding. Apply 16 kg each of N & K for HYVs and 24 kg each of N & K for

hybrids followed by earthing up. Spray 10 ppm planofix at 45 days old cotton.