Expert Advisory Details

Farmers cultivating paddy and maize should take care of these things

RICE- To control weed in rice field, farmers should spray Butachlor 50 EC @ 1200 ml/acre or Pretilachlor 50 EC @ 800 ml /acre, Metsfluron + Chlorimuron @ 8 g/acre, or 2, 4-D @ 400 ml /acre when sky is clear.

MAIZE- Farmers are advised to drain out excess rain water or make trench around the kharif maize field. Farmers are also advised for hand weeding in early sown kharif maize. When sky is clear farmers can also apply Topramizon @ 40 g ai/ha or Atrazine @ 1.5 kg ai/ha as early control of weeds.