Farm Operation for Month of July PADDY 1. Complete transplanting of Punjab Basmati 3, Pusa Basmati 1121, Punjab Basmati 2 & Punjab Mehak 1 during the first fortnight of July and Pusa Punjab Basmati 1509, Basmati 370 and Basmati 386 should be transplanted during the second fortnight of July. Apply first dose of 9 kg urea/acre after 3 weeks of transplanting to Basmati 370 and Basmati 386, 18 kg to Pusa Basmati 1121, Punjab Basmati 2 and Punjab Basmati 3 and 27 kg to Punjab Mehak 1 and Pusa Punjab Basmati 1509. 2. For the control of foot rot of basmati rice treat the seed with Bavistin @ 0.2% + Streptocycline @ 0.01% for 12 hours and then dip the roots in Bavistin @ 0.2% (200 g Bavistin in 100 litres water) for 6 hours before transplanting. 3. For control of weeds, use 1200 ml of any recommended brand formulation of butachlor 50 EC or Thiobencarb 50 EC or Stomp 30 EC (pendimethalin) 1000-1200 ml or pretilachlor 50 EC 600 ml or pretilachlor 40 EW 750 ml or Topstar 80 WP (Oxadiargyl) 45 g or anilofos 30 EC 500 ml or Sathi 10 WP (Pyrazosulfuronethyl) 60g/acre by mixing with 60 kg of sand. Broadcast any one of the above herbicides uniformly in 4-5 cm deep standing water within 2-3 days of transplanting. For controlling weeds in bed transplanted paddy, spray Nominee Gold 10 SC at 120 ml/acre after 20-25 days of transplanting in 150 litres of water. 4. For the control of broadleaf weeds, spray metsulfuron 20 WP 30 g or Sunrice 15 WDG 50 g or Londex 60 DF 40g or Segment 50 DF 16 g/acre in 150 litres of water after 20-25 days of transplanting. Before spray, the standing water from the field should be drained out and irrigation may be applied one day after spray. The spray should be done on a clear and calm day. 5. In transplanted rice, apply 37 kg urea per acre each after 3 weeks and 6 weeks of transplanting. For need based nitrogen application by using Leaf Color Chart (LCC), match the color of randomly selected 10 fully expanded new leaves after 2 weeks of transplanting. If the color of 6 or more leaves out of 10 is less than the shade 4 on LCC, apply 25 kg urea per acre. On the other hand if color of 6 or more leaves out of 10 is darker than shade 4 on LCC do not apply urea. Follow the procedure at 7-10 days interval till flower initiation and apply urea if needed. In ‘Direct Seeded Rice’ apply 33 kg urea per acre each at 2,4,7 and 10 weeks of sowing. 6. On coarse textured soils (sandy soils) iron deficiency may appear as interveinal chlorsis of younger leaves along with poor growth. In excessive iron deficiency, the new leaves turn white. To correct it, spray 1% Ferrous Sulphate solution ( I kg ferrous sulphate in 100 litres of water) 2-3 times at weekly intervals. Soil application of Ferrous Sulphate is not effective. 7. The rice fields showing more than 5% dead hearts due to attack of stem borer should be sprayed with either of the insecticide i.e. 350 ml of sutathion 40 EC or 560 ml monocrotophos 36 SL or one litre of chlorpyriphos 20 EC in 100 litres of water per acre. Further application of any of these insecticides may be repeated as and when damage reaches economic threshold level. These insecticides also control leaf folder. Leaf folder infested plants show white streaks on leaves. When the leaf damage reaches 10 per cent then spray either of the insecticides. 8. The crop planted early, may show the Kresek phase of bacterial leaf blight. In case of Kresek attack, the whole plant wilts and become straw coloured. Avoid excessive use of nitrogen and flooding of fields.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 05:48:36 +0000
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