Agro Met. Advisory Bulletin for the State of Himachal Pradesh Bulletin No037/2018 Dated 11.05.2018

Issued on Friday Valid For 11.05.2018 to 15.05.2018

Rainfall forecast for the next five day (11thMay –15th May 2018)

भारत सरकार Government of India

पृथ्वी ववज्ञान मंत्रालय Ministry of Earth Sciences

मौसम कें द्र, विमला Meteorological Centre,Shimla

Weather Summary (06th May to 11th May 2017) Precipitation occurred at many places on 07

th &08

th May, most places on 09

th May, few places on 06

th May, isolated places on

10th May and Weather was dry on 11

th May 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 mainly dry Weather will be mainly dry Weather will be mainly dry

12th May.2018 Rain/Thundershowers at isolated places Rain/Thundershowers at isolated places Rain/snow at isolated places

13th May.2018 Rain/Thundershowers at few places Rain/Thundershowers at few places Rain/Thundershowers at few places

Outlook for next 4 days (up to 0830 hrs. of 17th May 2018) Scattered to fairly widespread precipitation on 14th & 15th May, thereafter isolated precipitation will occur over the state.

Crop information and Agro met Advisories

Mid Hills Sub Humid

Districts Fruits

Apple &pear/stone

fruits,

Vegetables

Floriculture

Shimla FS/H S/TS F/S

Solan FS/H S/TS F/S

Sirmaur FS/H S/TS F/S

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H &Th SF S CS/HF S SP NS& T PF H FS - NS FS H CB SS LP

Bilaspur H &Th SF S CS/HF S SP NS& T PF H FS - NS FS H CB SS LP

Una H &Th SF S CS/HF S SP NS& T PF H FS - NS FS H CB SS LP

Kangra H &Th SF S CS/HF S SP NS& T PF H FS T&P NS FS H CB SS LP

Chamba H &Th SF S CS/HF S SP NS& T PF H FS T&P NS FS H CB SS LP

High Hills Temperate Wet

Apples & Others

Districts

Kullu P&C

Mandi

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

Pradesh)

H: Harvesting; Th: Thrashing; SF: Seed Formation; RT: Root Transplanting Stage; FS: Fruiting Stage; V: Vegetative

Stage; S: Sowing Stage; PF: Potato Formation; SS: Start Stocking; CS: Curd Formation Stage; HF: Head Formation; F:

Fruiting Stage; T&P: Training and Pruning; NS: Nursery Sowing; T: Transplanting; P&C: Pruning and Cutting; DS:

Dormant Stage; FA: Fertilizer Application; LP: Lean Period; B&R: Breeding and Rearing; PH: Post Harvesting Stage;

CB: Chick Brooding.

Crop Advisories and Plant Protection

Advised to complete harvesting of wheat on clear days and store the grains at appropriate (12 % )

moisture

Sowing of green manure crop is advised where harvesting of rabi crop is over. For green manuring

cluster bean, daincha, senai, lobia etc may be sown.

In high hilly regions sowing of peas, turnip, carrot palak etc advised.

Advised to sowing of fodder maize alongwith cowpeas and soybean in irrigated areas.

In mid hill areas, advised transplanting of tomato brinjal, chilli and capsicum.

Advised to transplant summer flowers. Complete pinching and stalking in carnation. Advised for

transplanting of marigold seedling in fields for summer crop.

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

Maintain room tempearture18-22oC and relative humidity around 85% for successful mushroom

cultivation.

Artificial feed of 50% sugar and 50% water solution should be given to honey bees. Also insert empty

frame /combs for egg laying to the queen as the population starts builds up.

Fisheries:

After adding stock maintain after level of five feet. Add supplementary feed (rice/wheat bran &

mustard oil cake and rice/wheat bran) @ 2-3% of total fish biomass on daily basis

High Hills Temperate Dry

Districts

Fruits

Apple

Poly house

Vegetables

Peas

Kinnaur FA V S

Lahaul & Spiti FA V S

Plant protection measures

Rainfall is expected in the region therefore, farmers are advised to watch for rain before applying

pesticides.

Place bee boxes in the orchard for proper pollination.

Spray horticultural mineral oils @ 4l/200L of water against attack of San Jose scale in apple.

On Mango plant hopper may attack for control spray, BUPROFEZIN 25% SC 1-2 ml per litres of water Or

DELTAMETHRIN 2.8% EC 0.03 to 05% solution. In mango give the application of wettable sulphur

against powdery mildew.

Pomegranate fruit is in flowering stage and anar butter fly is the major problem in this weather for

control spray cypermethrin 10 EC @ 1 ml per litre of water at 15 days interval.

In litchi fruit borer is appearing for control spray cypermethrin 10 EC @ 1 ml per litre of water at 15

days interval. Apply carbendazim/hexaconazole @100ml/200l of water to control the leaf spot disease

in strawberry.

Apply second dose of nitrogen in tomato, okra, capsicum and vegetables of cucurbitaceous family.

In seed crop remove the diseased part (leaf/fruit). Spray Bavistin-50 (50g/100 l water) or Dithane M-45

(250 g/100 l water) till the seed production stage.

Spray magister or fenazaquin @30ml/15L against attack of mites in vegetables.

For late blight appears, for control spray Dithane M-45 0.2% at 7 days interval. For Control of Potato

tuber moth cypermethrin 25 EC @ 1 ml/litres of water with sticker or spray methyl demeton 25 EC @

0.03%.

Spray 750 ml cypermethrin or metasyatox in 750 litre water/ha for the control of aphids in oil crops.

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.

The downy mildew is expected in cruciferous vegetables, for control spray redomil M-Z @ 25 g per

litres of water at 15 days interval.

In case of attack of aphids on mustard, spray dimethoate 30 E.C. or cypermethrin 10 E.C. @ 1 ml/lit.).

Spray malathion 50 E.C. (@ 1 ml/itre) for the control of aphids & leaf eating caterpillars in cauliflower,

cabbage etc.

The flowers affected with aphids, spray malathion @ 0.05% for the control. Red scales is appearing in

roses for control put carbofuran @ 1 teaspoon per plant,

Livestock:

Ensure cleanliness in cows having advanced pregnancy to avoid mastitis. Get the animals vaccinated

against Foot and Mouth disease.

Poultry:

Make sure to deworm your older flocks every month against round-worms. Reduce feeding and

increase the protein content in feed.