Thursday, July 12, 2012 - Agricultural Meteorology Division

‣ In Madhya Maharashtra, due to subdued rainfall activity during the season, sowing could not be done in many
parts of the districts like Pune, Solapur, Sangli and Satara; farmers are advised to undertake contingency plans as
mentioned in Annexure III:
‣ All districts of Konkan and most of the districts of Vidarbha and some districts of Madhya Maharashtra and
Marathwada received significant rain during last week.
• In Konkan, farmers are advised to continue transplanting of rice.
• In Madhya Maharashtra (Nashik, Kolhapur, Satara districts), farmers are advised to continue transplanting of
rice and finger millet, sowing of kharif groundnut, soybean and red gram. In remaining districts of Madhya
Maharashtra, continue sowing of kharif bajra, soybean, cotton and red gram.
• In Marathwada (Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Hingoli and Nanded districts) farmers are advised to continue
sowing of kharif soybean, red gram and cotton.
• In East Vidarbha undertake transplanting of rice (dhan) and also continue sowing of kharif soybean, redgram
and cotton.
‣ Famers in Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar districts are advised to continue sowing of kharif bajra, soybean, cotton,
red gram with the help of recent monsoon showers.
‣ In south Saurashtra region, 35% sowing of cotton, groundnut and 5% sowing of maize completed. Sowing is
presently withheld due to subdued rainfall. Due to receipt of sufficient rainfall in north Gujarat region farmers are
advised to start sowing of pearl millet (recommended upto 15 July); pulses viz. green gram, cow pea, black gram,
kidney bean, cluster bean and groundnut (erect variety GG.2), maize, sesamum as a part of contingency planning.
In dry farming area, farmers are also planning for sowing of castor. Sowing of maize in South Gujarat region
(Dahod, Panchmahal, Vadodara) is continued and in Anand district, sowing of kharif crops is in full swing. In
Navsari district, normal sowing of rice, bajra, maize, tur, moong, urad is continued and 50% sowing of groundnut
is completed.
‣ In view of occurrence of significant rain during last week, farmers in Middle Gujarat Zone are advised to
undertake sowing of groundnut, green gram and castor.
‣ Farmers in Bhal and Coastal Zone of Gujarat are advised to continue sowing of kharif crops and prepare nursery
for kharif vegetables. Carry out hand weeding / inter-culturing in kharif crops followed by thinning operation in
early sown crops.
‣ Farmers in North West Zone of Gujarat are advised to land preparation and sowing of kharif crops after receiving
sufficient rain.
‣ Farmers in South Saurashtra Zone of Gujarat are advised to spray 100 gm Ferrous Sulphate and 10 gram Citric
Acid in 10 liter of water, if groundnut crop is showing yellowishness. Carry out intercultural and weeding in
cotton. Take pigeon pea as intercrop in groundnut.
‣ In area of North Saurashtra Zone of Gujarat where monsoon sowing is over and crops are suffering from moisture
stress, farmers are advised to carry out inercultural operation, weeding and thinning in green gram, black gram,
sesame and bajra. Farmers with irrigation facility, apply lifesaving irrigation under acute moisture stress.
‣ Due to occurrence of sufficient rain and likely occurrence of rainfall at most places in South Gujarat Heavy
Rainfall Zone of Gujarat State, farmers are advised to carry out sowing of castor, bajra, sorghum, kharif pulses
like green gram, black gram, pigeon pea, cow pea and transplanting of kharif rice. Carry out weeding and
intercultural operation in early sown crops.
‣ As Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar and Mehsana districts in North Gujarat Zone received sufficient rain,
carry out sowing of pearl millet, pulses like green gram, cow pea, black gram, kidney bean and cluster bean;
ground nut (errect variety GG.2), maize, sesamum and transplanting of papaya. Carry out interculturing and hand
weeding operations in groundnut and cotton to conserve soil moisture.
‣ Varieties of kharif crops are mentioned in Annexure II.
‣ Due to subdued rainfall activity in Kolhapur region during last 2-3 days, there may be attack of white woolly
aphids in old adsali sugarcane, farmers are advised to remove lower dried leaves and apply Themate@4 kg/acre.
‣ Stages of major crops are mentioned in Annexure-I.
Animal Husbandry:
‣ Due to likely occurrence of rainfall at most places in South Gujarat Heavy Rainfall Zone of Gujarat, keep animals
indoors during rainfall. Keep fodder in safe place to avoid spoilage due to rainfall.
CENTRAL INDIA [M.P., CHHATTISGARH]
Realised Rainfall: Significant rainfall occurred in all districts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh (except
Dhamtari district).
Rainfall Forecast: Rain/thundershowers would occur at a few places over Punjab, Chhattisgarh, East Madhya
Pradesh and at one or two places over rest of the region.
Advisories:
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