Conducted Diagnostic field visit and suggested weather based Agro Advisory to the Farmers of Mancherial District by KVK, Bellampalli on 19-08-2020

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bellampalli, Mancherial Distrct organized the diagnostic field visit to the different villages such as Malagurjala, Tallagurjala and Perkapalli of Bellampalli mandal and Yellaram of Kannepalli mandal along with department officials on 19.08.2020 to different flood effected fields (cotton and rice) and interacted with the farmers. During the interaction, Dr. Rajeshwar Naik, Programme Coordinator, KVK Bellampalli Mancherial suggested the ameliorating measure as follows:
Paddy: * Prevailing weather conditions are favourable for Bacterial Blight in paddy. To stop the apply of Nitrogenous fertilizers to crop temporarily. In early stage to control the spreading of disease to spray copper oxy chloride @ 3 gr + Plantomycine @ 0.2 gr per litre of water.
* In nursery if hispa damage observed. To control, spray profenophos @ 2ml /lit water is recommended.
* Take up transplanting of rice in east west direction with 20 cm alleyway at 2 cm interval to minimize the incidence of BPH during crop season.
* Prevailing weather conditions are favourable for stemborer in paddy. To control apply of carbofuron 3 G@ 10 kg or cartap hydrochloride @ 8 kg/acre
Cotton:
* Make the channels to drainout excess water in fields.
* Heavy rains may cause the wilt in cotton crop. To control, drench with the copper oxy chloride @ 30 gr + plantomycine @ 2 gr per 10 liter of water.
* The Prevailing weather conditions are favourable for pest & diseases in cotton crop. To control, spray Acephate @ 1.5 gr +lgr carbendazim per litre of water is Recommended.
* The prevailing conditions are favourable for leaf spot disease in cotton. To control spray carbendazim +mancozeb @ 2.5 gr / lit or propiconozole @ 1ml /lit of water is recommended.
* Prevailing weather conditions are congenial for the incidence of sucking pests in cotton. To prevent the pests apply monocrotophos and water in 1:4 ratio (or) imidaclopride and water in 1:20 ratio with a soft brush on tender part of the stem for 30 days old crop.
* Application 25 kg urea & 10 kg MOP per acre after 40 days sowing as top dressing.
VEGETABLE:
* Raise the nursery bed and sow the seeds in a row at a distance of 10cm.
* Provide adequate drainage.
* Treat the seed with Imidacloprid @ 5g and Captan 3g per kg seed to prevent the incidence of seedling pests and leaf spot disease in nursery.
Tomato: * Incidence of early blight is noticed in tomato crop. To control spray pyraclostrobin @ 1 gr/ lit of water.
In this diagnostic visit, Sri. Vinod Kumar, District Agricultural Officer, Mancherial district, Smt. Sureka, ADA, Bellampalli division, Dr. Shivakrishna Kota, SMS (Extension) Srikanth MAO Nennel mandal and AEOs and 40 number of farmers attended.