Expert Advisory Details

Farmers cultivating Tomato, Paddy and Maize should keep these things in mind

TOMATO- Proper drainage, staking and weeding.

• Pruning of lower leaves upto 15-20 cm height to control the attack of late blight in Tomato. To control the attack of late blight spray Mancozeb or Dithane-M-45@ 250 gm/100 L of water. Collect the damaged fruits and leaves and buried them in the soil to avoid the attack of the shoot borer in Tomato.
• Install pheromone trap @ 25 per hac if pest population is high.
• Keeping in view the weather conditions, spraying of recommended chemicals is advised.

RICE- Use PAU-Leaf colour chart for need based urea application.

• Complete transplanting of rice immediately if not done.
• To control the attack of rice stem borer (July to October) spray Coragen 18.5 SC (Chlorantraniliprole) 60 ml in 100 L water per acre.

MAIZE- To control the attack of maize borer uproot and destroy the damaged plants.

• To control the attack of shoot borer release Trichogramma 8 cards/ha at 15 days after germination.
• To control the attack of shoot borer spray Coragen 18.5 SC (Chlorantraniliprole) 30 ml in 60 L water per acre.
• To control the attack of termites apply 160 chloropyriphos 20 EC mixed with 2 kg sand.
• Proper drainage channels to avoid stagnation of water in maize field.