Expert Advisory Details

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Posted by Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
Punjab
2021-11-12 11:39:56

Advisory for farmers cultivating Wheat crops

WHEAT- Farmers are advised to start sowing of wheat varieties PBW 869, PBW 824, PBW 803, Sunehri (PBW 766), PBW 1 Chapati, DBW 222, DBW 187, HD 3226, Unnat PBW 343, Unnat PBW 550, PBW 1 Zinc, PBW 725, PBW 677, HD 3086, WH 1105, HD 2967 and durum wheat WHD 943 and PDW 291 under irrigated conditions.

  • Prefer to use happy seeder or super seeder for the sowing of wheat crop.
  • Treat 40 Kg seed with Raxil easy/ orius @13 ml (dissolve in 400 ml of water ) or Tebuseed or Seedex or Exzole @ 40 g Or vitavax power @120 g or vitavax @ 80g.
  • In termite infested fields, treat the seed with 1 g Cruiser 70 WS or 2 ml Neonix 20 FS or 4 ml Dursban/Ruban/Durmet 20 EC per kg seed and dry in shade.
  • Seed treated with Neonix also controls smuts of wheat.