Training & Visit through Zoom Meeting App Dissemination of Need Based Agro Advisories to the Department of Agriculture, Mancherial District

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bellampalli, Mancherial district participated in Training and Visit meeting with Department of Agriculture, Mancherial district including District Agricultural Officer, Assistant Directors of Agriculture, Mandal Agriculture Officers and Agriculture Extension Officers for the timely dissemination of agro advisories on “ Integrated Nutrient Management, Integrated Pest Management in Cotton and Rice, which are the major crops during Vanakalam, 2020. This conference allowed the Extension personnel of Department of Agriculture, Mancherial district from the different divisions to clear their doubts by communicating with the expert personnel directly. The conference was held at KVK, Bellampalli on 1st September, 2020 and has involved with the participation of 60 No. of officers. In this video conference, Dr. M. Rajeshwar Naik, Programme Coordinator addressed and delivered the need based agro advisories on the fertilizer management, sucking pest and disease management and precautionary measures for the management of pink boll worm in Bt Cotton and fertilizer, weed and pest management in Rice vanakalam, 2020-21. On this occasion, based on the queries raised by the officers, the following crop wise advisories given are as follows:

Crop	Nutrient Management	Insect Pest Management	Disease Management
Cotton	Application 25 kg urea &10 kg MOP per acre after 40 days sowing as top dressing.	The Prevailing weather conditions are favourable for pest & diseases in cotton crop. To control, spray Acephate @ 1.5 gr + 1gr carbendazim per litre 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 45 - 60 days old crop. Install the pheromone traps @ 4 per acre and suggested to spray with Azadiractin 1500 ppm @ 5 ml per litre of water for the effective management of Pink Boll Worm.	The prevailing conditions are favourable for leaf spot disease in cotton can be managed by spraying with carbendazim + mancozeb @ 2.5 gr / lit or propiconozole @ 1ml /lit of water is recommended. Heavy rains may cause the wilt in cotton crop and can be managed by drenching with the copper oxy chloride @ 30g + plantomycin @ 2g per 10 litre of water.
Rice	-	Prevailing weather conditions are favourable for stemborer in paddy.To control apply of carbofuron 3 G@10 kg or cartap hydrochloride @ 8 kg /acre.	Prevailing weather conditions are favourable for Bacterial Leaf Blight in paddy and suggested to spray with Agromycin @ 0.4gm per litre of water. 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 g + Plantomycine @ 0.2 g per liter of water.
Redgram	-	-	Incidence of leaf spot in redgram, which can be managed by spraying with Carbendazim @ 1gm per litre of water.

For this particular conference, Sri A. Nagaraju, SMS (Plant Protection), Dr. I. Thirupathi, SMS (Crop Production) and Smt.U. Sravanthi, SMS (Horticulture) interacted with the extension personnel and delivered the need based advisories.