Wheat-
- Sow the seeds in lines with a spacing of 22 cm and seed rates of 100 Kg/ha and 150 Kg/ha for timely and late planted sitautions
- For weed management spray Vesta @ 400g/ha or Chlodinafop @ 400g/ha, followed by 2, 4- D @ 1.25 kg/ha after 2-3 days of Clodinofop spray as weeds cause significant economic losses to wheat crops
Lentil-
Sow the Lentil cultivars Vipasha and Markandey between the end of October and middle of Nobember
Brown sarson and Gobhi Sarson–
- Brown and Gobhi Sarson cultivars KBS 3, HPBS 1 and HPN 3, ONK 1, GSC 7 are recommended, respectively.
- Seed rate should be 6 kg per hectare with sowing spacing of 30 cm line to line and 10 cm plant to plant.
- To manage the weed, two hand weeding between 40 and 70 days after sowing are required
- To manage the most common pest with this crop i.e. aphid, spray 1ml/L of water with methyl Demeton 25 EC or dimethoate 30 EC
Onion and Garlic-
- Sow the onion varities by mid October- mid November
- GHC-1, Agrifound Parvati, Large Segmented, and Solan Selection garlic cultivars are recommended.
- To increase storage life harvest the onions by last week of May
Stone Fruits (Peach, Apricot, Plum)-
- Spray appropriate Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potash
- Apply half of nitrogen dose (500 gm per tree) 2-3 weeks before flowering, and apply the remaining dose (500 gm per tree) one month later
- Apply methyl-demeton or dimethoate (1ml/L) at the pink bud stage to control aphid-caused leaf curl.
- After scarifying the gum lesion during dormancy, use Mashobra paste.
Mango-
- To prevent crawling of mealy bug nymphs/ adults apply sticky bands to the tree trunk
- To control mango malformation, remove infected braches, leaves, and inflorescence and spray with potassium metabisulhite (120 gm/200 L water) in October and January.
Animal Husbandry-
- Maintain hygiene in sheds to keep animals free from ectoparasites
- Vaccinate your animals against diseases like foot and mouth, hemorrhagic septicemia, and black quarter. The Department of Animal Health and Breeding provides free vaccinations at regular intervals.
- To avoid mastitis, wash your hands and clean the udder of the animal with an antiseptic solution before milking.
- Feed a mineral mixture to dairy animals at a rate of 50 grammes per animal per day to help them develop strong immune, increase milk production, and maintain reproductive health.
- Add Urea Molasses Mineral Blocks to the feed of dairy cows. These building blocks provide a low-cost supply of energy, protein, and minerals.