All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture (AICRPDA)
Month
Fortnight
Crop/ Intercropping system (Varieties)
August
II Fortnight
2. Cotton • • • • •
Jayadhar Renuka Suyodhar RAHS-14 DLSA-17
August
II Fortnight
3. Fodder crops
September
I Fortnight
1. Sunflower • • • • • •
KBSH-1 KBSH-44 DSH-1 RSFH-1 MSFH-17 SH-41
Cultural operations
Remarks
• Spray Zineb or Mancozeb (2g/litre) for the control of Alternaria leaf spot and rust. • Use 7.5 – 10 kg seeds/ha for sowing at 60 x30 cm or 90 cm x 20 cm • Treat the seeds with 375 g Azospirillum and 375 g PSB per ha seeds • Apply FYM (5t/ha) before 15 days of sowing and entire chemical fertilizer (25:25:12 kg NPK/ ha) at sowing
• Soak the seeds in Cacl2 solution (2%) for 8 hours, dry under shade, then treat the seeds with Imidachloprid (5 g/kg seeds) and 500 g Azospirillum • Sow 5.0 kg seeds/ha at 60 cm x 20 cm or 135 cm x 10 cm spacing • Applying FYM (8t/ha) before 15 days and entire chemical fertilizer (35:50:35 kg NPK/ha) at the time of sowing • Take up frequent deep intercultivation • Spray borax (0.25%) at flowering stage. • Spray Methylparathian(2%) or Quinalphos (2 ml/litre) for the control of spodoptera • Spray Endosulfan 35 EC (2ml/litre) or Phosalon (2ml/litre) for control of Helocoverpa • Spray Zineb or Mancozeb (2g/litre) for the control of Alternaria leaf spot and rust.
Recommended rabi Contingency plans for absence or delayed rains or failed kharif. Month
Fortnight
Crop/ Intercropping
Cultural operations
system (Varieties) For shallow black/red soils September I Fortnight 1. Cotton • • • • • September
I Fortnight
1. Sunflower • • • •
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Jayadhar Renuka Suyodhar RAHS-14 DLSA-17
KBSH-1 KBSH-44 DSH-1 RSFH-1
• Use 7.5 – 10 kg seeds/ha for sowing at 60 x30 cm or 90 cm x 20 cm • Treat the seeds with 375 g Azospirillum and 375 g PSB per ha seeds • Apply FYM (5t/ha) before 15 days of sowing and entire chemical fertilizer (25:25:12 kg NPK/ ha) at sowing • Soak the seeds in CaCl2 solution (2%) for 8 hours, dry under shade, then treat the seeds with Imidachloprid (5 g/kg seeds) and 500 g Azospirillum • Sow 5.0 kg seeds/ha at 60 cm x 20 cm or 135 cm x 10 cm spacing
Remarks