Dissemination of Need Based Agro Advisories through Video Conference by KVK, Bellampalli on 27-07-2020
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bellampalli, Mancherial district in collaboration with the Reliance Foundation has organized a need based agro advisories through Video Conference with the farmers of Mancherial and Kumram Bheem Asifabad (Aspirational) districts on “Nutrient, weed management in Cotton and Nursery Management in Rice” during Vanakalam, 2020. In this conference, farmers from different villages of Mancherial and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts were participated to clarify their doubts by communicating with the expert personnel directly. The conference was held at KVK, Bellampalli on 27th July, 2020 with the involvement of KVK staff, Reliance foundation organizers and 42 No. of farmers. In this video conference, Dr. M. Rajeshwar Naik, Programme Coordinator addressed and delivered the need based agro advisories to the farming community on fertilizer management, weed management, sucking pest management and precautionary measures for the management of pink boll worm in Bt Cotton and fertilizer, weed and pest management in Rice nurseries during vanakalam, 2020-21. In this video conference, Subject Matter Specialists of the KVK, Bellampalli were given the following crop wise advisories to the farmers as detailed below
Cotton- 25 kg of Urea and 10 kg Potash will be applied for every 30, 60, 90 days in case of varieties and for hybrids the scheduled application will be on for every 20, 40, 60 & 80 aays after sowing (DAS).
- Quizalofop Ethyl @ 400ml or Propaquizafop @ 250 ml per acre along with 250 ml of Pyrithiobac Sodium in 200 ml of water for the effective management of grasses and broad leave weeds and suggested to not mix any pesticide without expert recommendation.
- Stem application with Fipronil 1:4/Acetamiprid 1:20 for aphids at 30 DAS and Flonicamid/Imidacloprid, water @ 1:20 at 45 and 60 DAS for Jassids and other sucking pests.
- Need based or intermittent spraying of Azadirachtin 1500 ppm @5ml or 5% NSKE with surf (1g) or sandovit (1ml).
- Install or erect pheromone traps at 45 days after crop sowing @ 4/acre for monitoring of pest or @ 8/acre for mass trapping & control of the pest.
- Continue nursery sowings up to August for Extra Short Duration Varieties.
- Apply 2 kg Nitrogen, 1 Kg Phosphorus and 1 kg Potash for 5 cents nursery area.
- Apply Carbofuran 3 G granules @ 160 gm per cent 1 week before transplanting in the main field.
For this particular video conference, Dr. Shivakrishna Kota, SMS (Agricultural Extension), Sri. A. Nagaraju, SMS (Plant Protection), Dr I. Tirupathi, SMS (CP) Smt. U. Sravanthi, SMS (Horticulture) were attended.
