10 East Uttar Pradesh 26 26 26 26 2711 West Uttar Pradesh 26 26 25 26 2712 Uttaranchal 15 15 13 14 1413Haryana,Chandigarh andDelhi27 27 25 26 2614 Punjab 27 27 24 26 2615 Himachal Pradesh 17 17 16 17 1616Jammu & Kashmir*26 (18) 25 (19) 23 (17) 25 (19) 25 (18)17 West Rajasthan 28 28 26 27 2718 East Rajasthan 26 25 25 25 251920West MadhyaPradeshEast MadhyaPradesh23 22 23 23 2325 24 24 24 2521 Gujarat region 26 26 25 26 2522Saurashtra andKutch26 26 25 25 2523 Konkan and Goa 24 26 25 25 2424MadhyaMaharashtra22 23 22 22 2225 Marathwada 23 23 23 23 2226 Vidarbha 24 23 23 23 2227 Chattisgarh 24 23 23 23 2328Coastal AndhraPradesh26 27 27 25 2629 Telangana 24 24 24 23 2330 Rayalaseema 24 24 25 23 2431Tamil Nadu andPondicherry25 25 25 25 2532 Coastal Karnataka 23 24 24 23 243334North InteriorKarnatakaSouth InteriorKarnataka21 21 21 21 2121 21 21 21 2135 Kerala 24 23 24 23 2436 Lakshadweep 26 25 26 25 26* Figures within parenthesis indicate mean minimum temperature for Kashmir divisionCROP – STATE – STAGE & ADVISORIESREGIONWISE toCROPWISE AGRICULTURAL to AGROMETEOROLOGICALADVISORIES
IÉäjÉ to ¡òºÉ±É +xÉÖºÉÉ®ú EÞò‡¹É to EÞò‡¹É ¨ÉÉèºÉ¨É ‡´ÉYÉÉxÉ ºÉ±ÉɽåþZonewise Agromet AdvisoriesCROP – STATE – STAGE & ADVISORIES FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST <strong>2011</strong>NORTH WEST INDIA [J & K, H. P., UTTARAKHAND, PUNJAB, HARYANA, DELHI, UP]ZonewiseAgromet AdvisoriesEAST INDIA [JHARKHAND, BIHAR, ORISSA, WEST BENGAL &SIKKIM]• Sugarcane (early vegetative to vegetative), rice, kharif maize, kharif arhar, sesame, sorghum, jowar, lobia forgreen fodder, mishrikand (sowing to vegetative), onion, radish (sowing), cauliflower and fruit trees(transplanting) in Bihar.• Sugarcane (early vegetative to vegetative), papaya (transplanting), turmeric, ginger, elephant foot yam(planting to vegetative), rice (nursery sowing to transplanting), rainy season vegetables like bhindi, bean,tomato, French bean, cauliflower, cabbage etc. (sowing to vegetative), maize, pigeon pea, urd, moong bean,groundnut (sowing to early vegetative) and sweet potato (transplanting to vegetative) in Jharkhand.• Arhar and maize (sowing to early vegetative), papaya, marigold, tuberose (planting), cowpea (sowing to earlyvegetative), kharif vegetables (sowing to vegetative), sugarcane (vegetative), kharif rice (transplanting),groundnut (sowing to early vegetative), chrysanthemum, ragi (sowing), turmeric and ginger (planting to earlyvegetative), yam (sowing), sesamum, green gram, black gram, niger (sowing to early vegetative), mango,banana, lemon, cashew nut (planting) in Orissa.• Aman rice (transplanting), tomato, cauliflower (nursery preparation to transplanting), aus rice (tillering topanicle initiation), kharif maize (sowing to early vegetative), jute (vegetative), mango, coconut, guava, banana(planting) and kharif vegetables (sowing to planting to vegetative) in West Bengal.• Large cardamom (secondary flowering to capsule formation), kharif vegetables (late vegetative), orange(flowering to early fruiting.), ginger (germination to early vegetative), rice (transplanting to early tillering),maize (tasseling to silking to cob formation to cob maturity), seed potato (tuberization) in Sikkim.• Farmers are advised to:‣ In view of likely occurrence of fairly widespread rain to thundershowers over the States of the regionduring the period, farmers are advised to postpone irrigation, intercultural operation and application of plantprotection measures and fertilizers to the standing crops in these States. In view of isolated heavy to veryheavy rainfall over Bihar and Sub Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during next 24 hours, farmers areadvised to arrange for adequate drainage to avoid water stagnation in the fields.‣ In Jharkhand, farmers are advised to complete transplanting of rice within a week through SRI method. Underpresent situation prepare nursery of medium duration rice varieties instead of long duration varieties inSouth Eastern Plateau Zone of Jharkhand. Undertake sowing of urd and improved & short duration varietiesof horse gram in upland in Central and North Eastern Plateau Zone of Jharkhand.‣ Farmers in Western Plateau Zone of Jharkhand are advised to continue sowing of kharif crops like rice,maize, groundnut, urd, arhar etc. utilizing monsoon rain. Prepare the land and undertake sowing totransplanting of kharif vegetables like bhindi, bean, tomato, French bean, cauliflower, cabbage etc.‣ In South Eastern Plateau Zone of Jharkhand, farmers are advised to undertake sowing of maize, arhar, greengram, black gram, groundnut. Also complete sowing of arhar as sole crop as well as intercrop with any ofthe crops like jowar, maize, groundnut, soybean, urd, moong bean and okra.‣ Undertake sowing of maize, arhar, vegetables like okra, bitter gourd, cluster bean, cow pea, ridge gourd,lady’s finger, brinjal, tomato and chillies and transplanting of rice in Orissa utilizing monsoon rain. Alsoundertake sowing of ragi and sesame as the weather is optimum for sowing of these crops.‣ Farmers in West Bengal are advised to undertake sowing of maize, early tomato and cauliflower,transplanting of aman rice and start cultivation of mushroom. Drain out excess water from already plantedginger and turmeric field in Terai Zone.‣ In New Alluvial Zone of West Bengal, if aman rice seeds are not yet sown, sow short duration varietiesutilizing the realized rainfall.‣ Farmers in Bihar are advised to undertake sowing of kharif maize, kharif fodder crops (jowar, Dinanathgrass and bajra), mishrikand, onion and transplanting of fruit trees.‣ Farmers in the districts of North West Alluvial Plain Zone of Bihar are advised to give top priority intransplanting of rice seedlings in low and medium land areas where water for transplanting is available inthe field.‣ Farmers in South Bihar Alluvial Zone are advised to undertake transplanting of vegetables crops like
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