Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences
and Technology – Jammu
RARS, Tandwal, Rajouri – 185131
GRAMIN KRISHI MAUSAM SEWA
Agromet Advisory Bulletin for District Poonch
(29th October to 02nd November, 2014)
(Issued jointly by Regional Agricultural Research Station- Rajouri, SKUAST-Jammu and India Meteorological Department)
Date: 28th October, 2014
Bulletin No: 302-306/2014-15/Tuesday
Significant past weather for the preceding 5 days (23rd October to 27th October, 2014)
Rainfall (mm)
NA
Maximum Temperature (ºC)
NA
Minimum Temperature (ºC)
NA
Relative Humidity (%)
NA
Medium range weather forecast for Poonch (29th October to 02nd November, 2014)
DATE
29/10/14
30/10/14
31/10/14
01/11/14
RAINFALL (mm)
Maximum Temperature (ºC)
5
23
3
24
0
26
0
26
02/11/14
0
25
Minimum Temperature (ºC)
8
7
7
7
8
Cloudiness (okta)
6
6
3
3
5
RH (Max) (%)
90
80
80
90
90
RH (Min) (%)
60
50
50
50
60
Wind Speed in kmph
5
5
5
5
5
Wind Direction
60
60
50
60
60
Weather forecast summary: The sky will remain mainly cloudy. Chances of light rainfall on 29th & 30th of
October. Wind will blow slightly above its normal speed by 5 km/hr. Maximum temperature shall range between
23 to 26 oC whereas minimum temperature shall range between 07 to 08 oC. The relative humidity during
morning will be 80 - 90 % and during afternoon may range between 50 - 60 %.
Agro meteorological Advisory
Advisory for coming 5 days: Chances of light rainfall on 29th & 30th of October. Postpone all intercultural
and weed control operations on 29th & 30th of October.
Crop
Stage
Wheat
Sowing
Insect pest/
Agro meteorological advisory
Diseases & other
operations
- Sowing of wheat varieties VL-738 and PBW-175 under the
rainfed conditions and VL-738, VL-804, HS-240 for both
irrigated and rainfed areas are recommended for Intermediate
lower zone.
Disease
Management
Barley
Sowing
Disease
Management
-
For Intermediate higher zone sowing of varieties HD-1553,
HS-277, HS-240, VL- 616 & SKW-196 are recommended.
-
Treat the seed with carboxin (Vitavax), carbendazim (2g/kg
seed) or tebuconazole (1.25g/kg seed) for managing the seed
borne diseases like loose smut, flag smut, hill bunt, Karnal bunt
and leaf blight.
-
Sowing of Barley varieties Ratna, Jyoti and Sonu can be taken
up in Intermediate lower zone and Intermediate higher zone.
-
Treat the seed with captan or thiram @3g/kg seed for leaf
blight, flag smut and covered smut and with carbendazim or
carboxin @ 2g/kg seed for loose smut and covered smut.
Sow varieties Kent and Sabzar under Intermediate lower zone
and Intermediate higher zone.
Sowing
-
Toria
Vegetative
-
Give one weeding and hoeing. Apply first irrigation to one
month old crop. The toria crop which at present has attained
about one month age should be top dressed using nitrogen
i.e.@15kg/ha when the soil is at optimum moisture.
Mustard
Sowing
-
Sowing of Kranti, RLM 514, RLM 619, Varuna and RH 30 is
recommended in Intermediate lower zone.
-
Apply Fluchloralin @ 0.70 kg a.i./ha as Pre plant incorporation
(PPI) or Pendimethalin @ 1.0 kg a.i./ha (pre-emergence)
dissolved in 500-600 during non rainy day for effective control
annual grasses and broad leaved weeds in mustard.
-
Advised sowing/transplanting of cauliflower (Pusa Synthetic,
Giant Snowball, Punam, Pusa Hybrid-2 and NS-60), cabbage
(Golden Acre, Pride of India and Pusa Mukta) and knoll- khol
(White Vienna, Purple Vienna and King of Market) in
intermediate lower zone of the region.
-
In Intermediate higher zone sowing of radish (Japanese White,
Pusa Reshmi & Pusa Himani). Transplanting of knolkhol (White
Vienna, Purple Vienna & King of Market) is advised.
-
Do timely weeding in all vegetable crops for good yield.
-
Sowing of pea varieties (T-163, PG-2 and Rachna) is
recommended.
Sowing of gram (C-235, Gaurav, K-468, SCS-3 and PBG-1) is
recommended.
Sowing of lentil (L-9/12 and PL-406) is recommended.
Oat
Oilseed Crops
Weed Control
Vegetable
Crops
Rabi pulses
Sowing &
Transplanting
Sowing
-
Treat the seed with captan or thiram (3g/kg seed) for the
management of collar /root rot, rust and wilt in pea, chick pea
and lentil. Inoculate with Rhizobium culture (200-250g/acre)
before sowing.
Harvesting &
Lay out
-
Farmers are advised for harvesting of delicious cultivars of
apple in Intermediate higher zone. Collect diseased fallen
fruits for destruction by burning of the same as advance
measures for control of scab and other diseases. Lay out for
establishing new apple orchards are advised.
Stone fruits
Lay out
-
Advised lay out for establishment of new orchards of stone
fruits (peach, plum and apricot) in Intermediate lower and
higher zone.
Almond,
Walnut &
Pecan nut
Lay out
-
Advised lay out for establishment of new orchards in
Intermediate higher zone.
-
Keep the basins of the plants free from weeds. While doing
weed eradication it is very important to be careful that plant
roots are not injured in anyway.
-
Farmers can go for transplanting of winter annuals and marigold
in beds when they attain four-leaf stage.
Disease
Management
Horticulture
Apple
Weed Control
Floriculture
Winter
annuals &
marigold
Transplanting
Fodder
Sowing
-
Farmers are recommended to go for sowing of berseem (var.
Mescavi, Pusa Giant, BL-1 and Vardan). Use 25-30 kg seed per
hectare.Mix one kg of mustard with berseem in order to increase
the quantity of fodder during first cut.
Mushroom
Casing
-
After one week of casing, bring down the cropping room
temperature to 13+ 20 C to initiate fruiting, give frequent air
circulation during fruiting.
Apiculture
Care
-
Protect the bees from the birds by scaring. Advised to
give artificial food to honeybees. For protection of ants put the
legs of apiary into water so that ants could not attack apiary.
Live stock
(Dairy animals
& sheep and
goats)
Poultry
Care
-
Avoid moldy feed and fodder to animals. Clean the cowshed
with phenyle other wise it causes mastitis disease to animals.
Care/Feed
supplement
-
The poultry shed should be dry & clean and ensure drinking
water to the birds. Ensure proper space for egg laying of birds
Normal feeding schedule should be continued and add protein,
minerals and vitamins in the diet if stress is seen.
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AMFU, RARS
Rajouri