Expert Advisory Details

PAU Advisory for Groundnut and FODDER PRODUCTION Crop

Groundnut:

Do not allow the crop to suffer for want of water at the pod development stage. Any stress at this stage cause drastic reduction in yield of groundnut. Control Tikka disease by spraying with wettable sulphur @ 500-750 g/acre in 200-300 litres of water per acre or Bavistin/ Derosal/Agrozim @ 50-60 g/acre in 100 litres of water per acre. Give 3-4 sprays at 15 days interval starting from August.

FODDER PRODUCTION:

• Sow maize for fodder production upto mid September to have fodder for the scarcity period.
• Prepare the land for the sowing of berseem during last week of September. Mix oats and sarson/raya in berseem to get first cutting early. Berseem seed should be free from Kashni seed. Inoculate the berseem seed with Rhizobium culture. Apply 22 kg urea and 185 kg super phosphate/acre at the time of sowing berseem. If 6 tonnes of FYM has been applied then 125 kg superphosphate/acre will be sufficient. Where rye grass has been mixed in berseem apply 22 kg urea/acre after each cuttting.
• Preserve the surplus green fodder of maize or bajra as silage or hay to supplement the shortage of green fodder.