AGROMET ADVISORY BULLETIN GRAMIN KRISHI MAUSAM SEWA, AMFU, KOLHAPUR ZONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION, SHENDA PARK, KOLHAPUR

Ph. No. 0231 2692416 E-mail: [email protected]

Weather based Agromet Advisory committee meeting dated 23.06.2020

District: Last Week Weather Summary Weather Weather Forecast (17.06.2020 to 23.06.2020) Parameters (24.06.2020 to 28.06.2020) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Date 24 25 26 27 28 - 10.0 9.0 24.0 0.0 0.0 - Rainfall (mm) 8 7 5 7 12 - 28.2 27.1 29.6 30.8 31.4 - Max. Temp. ( 0C) 32 31 33 33 32 - 22.4 21.8 22.1 23.1 23.2 - Min. Temp. ( 0C) 23 24 23 23 23 - 8 6 7 8 5 - Cloud Cover 8 8 7 6 8 - 98 98 98 94 92 - Max. RH (%) 93 93 90 92 92 - 98 92 94 80 80 - Min. RH (%) 80 74 72 67 71 - 0.0 1.9 3.7 1.9 1.9 - Wind Speed(km/hr) 15 16 15 17 15 ------Wind Direction SW WSW SW WSW WSW Agromet Advisory Based on Weather Forecast Prediction Crop Stage Advisory Weather Summary/ Alert Weather forecast given by IMD has indicated that there is possibility of light rainfall at scattered places from 24h to 28th June in . Maximum and minimum temperatures will remain 31.0 to 33.0 and minimum up to 23.0 to 24.0 OC respectively. Wind speed will remain up to 15 to 17 km/hr. General Advisory  If there is availability of sufficient moisture in soil carry out sowing of kharif crop in , Walva, Kadegaon, , Vita and Kavate Mahakal tahsil of Sangli.  Carry out seed treatment before sowing. Advice regarding protection and prevent infection from Coronavirus (COVID 19) disease.  While going to purchase agricultural inputs in market follow social distancing, always wear mask. Sanitize hands with sanitizer or wash hands frequently. th SMS Advisory  Possibility of light rainfall up to 28 June at scattered places in Sangli district. If there is availability of sufficient moisture in soil carry out sowing of kharif crop in Shirala, Walva, Kadegaon, Tasgaon, Vita and Kavate Mahakal tahsil. Maize Sowing  Very Early maturing:- Vivek-9, Vivek-21, Early maturing:- Panchganga, Prakash, Kiran, Midlate:Karvir, Manjari, Navjyot and Late maturing: Prabhat varieties should be selected for sowing.  Treat the seeds with 2 to 2.5 gram of Thiram/kg of seed also carry out seed treatment of Azotobactor. Green gram Sowing  Carry out sowing at vapasa condition soil. and Black  Use Vaibhav, A.K.M-4, B.M.2003-2,B.M.2002-1 and Utkarsha varieties for sowing of Green gram gram.  Use B.D.U-1 and T.P.U.-4 varieties for sowing of Black gram.  Treat the seeds with Trichoderma @5 gram/kg of seeds and then apply 25 gram Rhizobium (Cowpea group) by mixing it with cold water of Jaggary. Groundnut Sowing Select the seeds of following varieties of groundnut  S.B.11, J.L.-24,(Phule Pragati), T.A.G.-24, J.L.-501, Phule Unnati, Phule Bharti  To protect crop from seed borne diseases apply 3 gram Mancozeb or 5 gram Trichoderma biological fungicide for 1 kg of seed then apply 25 gram rhizobium and 25 gram Phosphorus solubilising bacterial culture and dry it under shade. Soybean Sowing  Sowing of soybean should be carried out at distance 45x5cm in Heavy soil and 30x10cm in light soil. Use J.S.-335, MACS-1188,Phule Kalyani, Phule Agrani, Phule Sangam, J.S.9305 varieties for sowing.  To protect crop from fungal diseases apply 5 gram Trichoderma biological fungicide for 1 kg of

AGROMET ADVISORY BULLETIN GRAMIN KRISHI MAUSAM SEWA, AMFU, KOLHAPUR ZONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION, SHENDA PARK, KOLHAPUR

Ph. No. 0231 2692416 E-mail: [email protected]

seed and for nitrogen fixation apply rhizobium @250 gram + Phosphorus solubilising bacterial culture @250 gram for 10 kg of seeds. Give 50 kg Nitrogen, 50 kg Phosphorus and 45 kg Potash at the time of sowing.  Intercrops: Soybean + Pigeon pea (3:1) Sugarcane Growth  Keep the sugarcane field weed free. Animals Growth  Possibility of rainfall thus keep the animals at safe places.  Carry out vaccination to animals for prevention of diseases like Foot and Mouth Disease, Black Quarter and Hemorrhagic Septicemia.  To prevent nuisance from ectoparasites spray Deltamethrin (Ex. Butox) by taking advice from Veterinary doctor in goat shade and on the goats.

Source: 1) Weather Forecast : Research Section, 2) Last week weather summary : IMD observatory (ZARS,KOLHAPUR) Place : ZARS, KOLHAPUR Sd/- Date :23.06.2020 Nodal Officer, GKMS, & Associate Director of Research, ZARS, Kolhapur