Crop and Contingency Planning for Rainfed Regions of India
Month
Fortnight
Crop/ Intercropping system (Varieties) • • • •
October
I Fortnight
DSH-1 RSFH-1 MSFH-17 SH-41
2.Rabi sorghum • M 35-1 • 5-4-1 • DSV-4
October
I Fortnight
3. Safflower • • • •
October
I Fortnight
A-1 A-300 S-144 H-2
4. Chickpea
Cultural operations
Remarks
• 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 (2 ml/litre) or Phosalon (2ml/litre) for control of Helocoverpa • Spray Zineb or Mancozeb (2g/litre) for the control of Alternaria leaf spot and rust. • Close the cracks by frequent intercultivation • Apply FYM (3t/ha) before 15 days of sowing and chemical fertilizer (50:25 kg N & P) at the time of sowing • Use 7.5 kg seeds/ha for sowing at 60 cm x 10 cm spacing • Soak the seeds in the solution of CaCl2 (3%) for 8 hours and dry under shade. Then treat the seeds with sulphur ( 2g/kg seeds) or Tricoderma (24 g/ha seeds) and Azospirillum (500 g/ha seeds) • Incorporate phorate granules (40 kg/ha) or carboheran granules (30 kg/ha) for the control of shoot fly at the time of sowing • Frequent intercultivation helps to conserve moisture • Top dress with 10 to 15 kgN /ha if moisture is available to rabi sorghum • Use only 50% of RDF for rabi sorghum and sunflower • Apply FYM (5t/ha) before 15 days of sowing and chemical fertilizer (40:40:12 kg NPK/ha) at the time of sowing • Use 7.5 kg seeds/ha for sowing at 60 cm x 30 cm spacing • Treat the seed with 200 g Azospirillum per ha • Frequent intercultivation helps to conserve moisture • Spray Dimethoate 30 EC (1.7 ml/litre or parathion 50 EC (1ml/litre) or Monocrotophos 36 SL (1ml/litre) for the control of Aphids, leaf eating caterpillars and capsule borer. • Spray Mancozeb (2g/litre) for the control of alternaria leaf spot • Sow 50 kg seeds/ha at 30 cm x 10 cm spacing
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