Agro met Advisory Bulletin for the State of Himachal Pradesh

Bulletin No. 100/2018 Dated: - 28.12.2018 Issued on Friday Valid for 28.12.2018 to 02.01.2019

Rainfall forecast for the next five day (29th Dec-02nd Jan. 2019)

Weather Summary (23th December to 28th December,2018) Weather was dry over the state. Maximum temperatures & Minimum temperatures were below normal.

STATE RAINFALL FORECAST (FOR THE NEXT 72 HRS.) (VALID TILL 08:30 IST of the next day)

Date Plains/Low Hills Middle Hills High Hills

Today Weather will be dry Weather will be dry Weather will be dry

29th Dec.2018 Weather will be dry Weather will be dry Weather will be dry

30th Dec.2018 Weather will be dry Weather will be dry Rain/Snow at isolated places

Outlook for next 4 days (up to 0830 hrs. of 03th January 2018) Rain/Thunder showers in mid hills and rain/snow in high hills and weather will remain dry in low hills of the state.

भारत सरकार पथृ्वी ववज्ञान मतं्रालय

मौसम कें द्र, शिमला

भारत सरकार पथृ्वी ववज्ञान मतं्रालय

मौसम कें द्र, शिमला

भारत सरकार पथृ्वी ववज्ञान मतं्रालय

मौसम कें द्र, शिमला

कें द्र

Government of India

Ministry of Earth Sciences

Meteorological Centre, Shimla

Lahaul & Spiti

Kinnaur

Shimla

Kangra

Solan

Sirmaur

Kullu

Mandi

Chamba

Una

Hamirpur

Bilaspur

Crop Information and Agro met Advisories

Mid Hills Sub Humid

Districts Kiwi, Persimmon,

Pomegranate and

citrus fruits

Vegetables

Floriculture Agro-forestry

Shimla H V S/St SC

Solan H V S/St SC

Sirmaur H V S/St SC

Districts

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Hamirpur V G

F

S NS&

TS

S V&F S H S - V F

S

S C

B

R HE

Bilaspur V G

F

S NS&

TS

S V&F S H S - V F

S

S C

B

R HE

Una V G

F

S NS&

TS

S V&F S H S - V F

S

S C

B

R HE

Kangra V G

F

S NS&

TS

S V&F S H S TP V F

S

S C

B

R HE

Chamba V G

F

S NS&

TS

S V&F S H S TP V F

S

S C

B

R HE

High Hills Temperate Wet

Apples & Others

Districts

(Crop stages of major crops and state as collected from AMFUs and State Department of

Agriculture, Himachal Pradesh)

NP: Nursery Preparation; DS: Direct Sowing; P: Planting; V: Vegetative Stage; S: Sowing Stage; PF:

Potato Formation; G: Germination; TD: Tuber Development; HF: Head Formation; FD: Fr Development;

TP: Tea Picking; V&F: Vegetative and Fruiting stage; TS: Transplanting Stage; R: Rearing; SC: Seed

Collection; CB: Chick Brooding.

Crop Advisories and Plant Protection

Field preparation should be started for early mustard sowing. Farmers are advised to do

arrangement for quality seeds. Sowing of gram and lentil should be completed in lower areas.

Make preparations for early wheat sowing in lower regions

Sowing of turnip and radish in lower rained areas are advised. In mid hill region nursery

sowing of Chinese cabbage and direct sowing of radish, carrot, broccoli, and lettuce is

advised.

Sowing berseem, lucerne and oats for fodder of Rabi season also advised.

Nursery sowing of cauliflower (late group), cabbage, Knol Khol, Broccoli and Chinese

cabbage and direct sowing of radish, carrot, turnip, palak and methi can be done in mid

hill areas of the State.

Kullu P&C

Mandi

High Hills Temperate Dry

Districts

Fruits

Apple

Poly house

Oats

Vegetables

Potato Cauliflower/cabbage/to

mato

Kinnaur FD FD&H V H FD&H

Lahaul & Spiti FD FD&H V H FD&H

Complete pinching and stalking in carnation. Advised for transplanting of marigold

seedling in fields for summer crop. Earthling up operation in gladiolus and disbudding

in carnation can be taken up.

It is optimum time to resume picking in tea at 8 days interval to maintain the quality and

productivity. Lopping of shade tress advised in tea orchards.

Maintain room temperature 18-22oC for successful cultivation of dhingri mushroom.

Plant protection measures

Apply Ektara (200gms) or Marshal (200ml) in 200litres of water against the attack of woolly apple

aphid in apple.

In peach gum is coming out from tree trunk, for control Bordeaux paint may be applied in the

affected area.

Keep the basins of the plants free from weeds ensuing weather is conducive for the attack of leaf

minor in new growth of citrus. For its control, spray 10 ml metasystox or Malathion 10 ml in 10

litre of water.

The new growth appearing below bud union of newly budded plants may be cut. For control

citrus canker, spray malathion 10 ml or metasystox 10 ml per 10 Lwater.

In case there is attack of Mealy bug in Pome granate apply Imidacloprid@ 200ml/200 L of water.

Give a spray of Magister (50ml)/Omite (200ml) or Madain (200ml) or Ovaran 60ml in 200litres of

water against mite attack in apple.

Monitoring paddy against attack of blast and brown spot is advised. Spraying of Carbendazim @

2.0 gram per litre of water is advised.

Smut may appear in paddy with symptoms of grains size brown coloured fungus lesion inside. For

control spraying of Blitox 50 @ 500 grams per hectare at 10 days interval (2-3 times) is advised.

Hairy caterpillar is also appearing in mash and til crops for control spray cypermethrin 25 EC (0.5

ml /litres of water. In soybean, moong, urd crops regularly, if white flies or sucking pests seen,

spraying of Imidacloprid 17.8 % SC @ 1.0 ml / 3 lit. of water or thiamethoxam 25 WG @40

gram/acre is recommended.

In present weather, termites may damage crops and vegetables. Farmers are advised to spray

Chlorpyriphos 20 EC @ 4ml/litre of water.

In case of severe problem of cutworms in vegetable crops, apply chlorpyriphos 20 EC @

2 litrs of water mixed with 25 kg sand per hectare.

In cucurbitaceous crops, if attack of red pumpkin beetle is found than, spraying of Diclorvos 76

EC (DDVP) @ 1 ml /litre of water is advised or Malathion 50 EC 1 ml in one litres of water.

Farmers are advised to monitor their fields regularly. Spray of Imidacloprid 17.8 % SC@ 1.0 ml /

3 lit of water is recommended against white flies and other sucking pests in all crop and

vegetables when sky is clear.

Leaf spot/blight is expected in shimla mirch and tomato for control spray tilt 1ml per liters of

water

In vegetables (brinjal, cauliflower, cabbage, tomato etc), for monitoring of borer insect,

farmers are advised to use pheromone trap @ 3-4/acre.

Give a spray of mancozeb (250gms) or Ridomil gold (250gms) in 100 litres of water at

8-10 days interval against fruit rot disease in tomato.

For shoot and fruit borer in brinjal and tomato crops, infested fruits and shoots should

be collected and buried inside the soil. If pest population is high, spraying of Spinosad 48

EC @ 1 ml /4 litres of water is advised.

Blue beetle attack is seen in Balsam, Zennia, cleome and rose, for control spray

cypermethrin 20 ml in 10 liters of water. In poly houses against attack of thrips and mites

spray rogar 20 ml in 10 litres of water and for beetle spray diclofol 20 ml in 10 litres of

water.

Weather is conducive for attack of blister blight in tea in shady and high humid areas, for

precautionary measure spray calixin @0.2% or folicure 0.1% and if attack is severe then

repeatspray at 15 days with alternate spray of blitox 0.3% at seven days interval.

Livestock:

New born calfves may have breathing & Endosperms problems so give them Fentus Plus tablets @ 1 tablet of per 10 kg of body weight but give albundajol @ 7.5 mg according to the body weight of pregnant animals.

Get their animals veccination against FMD diseases. Clean the cowshed with phenyle other wise .it causes mastitis disease to animals.

Weather is conducive for ticks and mites attack on animals. For control spray Butox @ 2.0 ml per litres of water. Add mineral mixture in dry hay for feeding to animals in these days. Advised to get your calves disbudded within 7-10 days after calving.

Consult local veterinarian for the control of ecto as well as endo parasites in animals, especially calves.

The weather is suitable for the attack of pink eye disease in newly born calves, for control prepare the solution of 1% boric acid in boiled water and wash eyes at regular interval of three hours.

Poultry:

Protect the birds from cold as temperature is expected to fall in next week.

Attack of Diarhiria and cocksedia expected so, consult the nearby veterinarian. In case of

poultry, save them from cold winds by providing curtains so that temperature of shed does

not fall below 160 C.

Provide artificial heat to chicks. Increase energy contents of ration by 5-8 per cent. Also add

coccidiostats in the ration, to prevent its occurrence. Provide 15-16 hrs. of light in the shed

Ensure proper space for egg laying of birds and provide 14-to 16 hours light including day

light .

Normal feeding schedule should be continued and add mineral in the diet if stress is seen

Fisheries:

It is time to disinfect the fish tank by draining out the water and exposing the

bottom floor of the tank to direct sunlight.

Maintain water depth of at least 5 feet. Ensure feed according to their body

weight.

It is better to agitate water with stick from side early in morning before sun rise

and after sun set.

Floriculture

Rotting disease in marigold crop is monitored.

If symptoms is found spraying of Bavistin @ 1 gram\litre or indofil-M45@ 2 ml\litre

water is recommended.

When the seasonal flowers attain height of 10-15 cm then do pinching of terminal

growing buds 1-2 cm so as to encourage the side branching for profuse flowering.

For the control of blue beetle in roses and balsam, spray endosulphon @0.1% or

cypermythrin @0.05%. T