Davinder Preet Singh Live Stock Management During Extreme Summer Wallowing arrangements should be made in the farm itself during the hot summer months. Various cooling systems, such as fans, wet curtain or panels, air coolers or conditioners, can be utilized on big commercial dairy farms during extremely hot conditions. Providing chilled potable drinking water helps to alleviate heat …
Fish farming is a type of aquaculture where fish are bred in enclosures with the purpose of being sold as food. It is the sector of animal food production that is expanding at the highest rate. Approximately half of the world’s fish is now raised in these artificial habitats. Salmon, tuna, cod, trout, and halibut …
About Sugarcane Sugarcane, is a perennial grass. It is a member of the bamboo family and is native to India. Sugar, Jaggery, and Khandsari are all produced there. Only one-third of the sugarcane grown in India is used to make jaggery and khandsari, with the remaining two-thirds going to sugar refineries. It also serves as …
In the nursery business, Thirum should be applied on seed at a rate of 2 gm/kg to help prevent seed-borne disease and damping off in the nursery. Zayad veggies include smooth gourd luffa, bitter gourd cucumber, and others. Spray Imidacloprid 70 percent WG 1.05 gms in 15 liters of water to combat these crop sucking …
About Sesamum cultivation Growing Season and varieties Improved cultivars should be grown. According to the availability of growth period and purpose, Type-4, Type-12, Type-13, Type-78, Shekhar, Pragati, Tarun, and RT-351 were developed. It takes 90-95 days to complete. It should be sown between the last week of June and the second fortnight of July, with the …
General Advisory Due to the lack of rain in the district, summer ploughing is recommended. Irrigation with sprinklers reduces the heat effect. Irrigate in two rows at a time. To avoid high temperatures, vegetable transplanting should be done in the afternoon. Farmers can go ginger and turmeric harvesting. If you’ve harvested your ginger, stack it …
Paddy Cultivation in Jharkhand Complete the seeding of highland paddy varieties Vandana, Virendra, Abhishek, Swarna Shreya, Anjali, Sahbhagi, and others in upland areas using the DSR method. Farmers are encouraged to begin nursery rearing of long-duration paddy varieties such as Swarna sub-1, Rajendra Masuri, BPT-5204, and others in July for timely transplanting and maximum yield. …
Paddy Cultivation For seedling preparation, choose a paddy variety. Choose long-lasting varieties like Swarna sub-1, Rajendra Masuri, Sabour Deep, Sabour Sampan for low-land areas, and medium-lasting types like Rajendra Sweta, Sonam, BPT-5204, Arize -6444, Rupali, MTU-1001 for medium-land areas. Raise the nursery in June so that it can be transplanted in July. Short duration paddy …
Pest Management for fruits Spray thiacloprid 0.75 ml or Novalurone 1.5 ml per litre of water in litchi plantations to guard against fruit-bearing pests. To keep litchi fruits from exploding, use 4 granules of borax per litre of water. They should plant bananas in July and utilise fertiliser in April; they should use 140 kg …
About Tomatoes: Tomatoes are a summer crop. Temperatures between 21 and 24°C produce the optimum fruit colour and quality. Tomatoes may be grown in a variety of soil types, ranging from sandy to heavy clay. However, well-drained, organic-rich sandy or red loam soils with a pH range of 6.0-7.0 are considered excellent. Because of its …