Posted by Ministry of Earth Sciences, Meteorological Centre, Shimla
Punjab
2020-10-14 11:01:33
Advisory for crops
Ravi Crops:-
Field preparation should be started for early mustard sowing.
Farmers are advised to do arrangement for quality seeds.Sowing of gram and
lentil should be completed in lower areas.
Make preparations for early wheat sowing in lower regions.
Fodder Crops:
Cut grasses before flowering and dry for future needs.
African tall variety of maize and makchari can be sown as catch crops for animal fodder.
Sowing berseem, lucerne and oats for fodder of Rabi season also advised.
Prepare silage out of extra fodder of maize to meet the requirement of fodder during lean periods, especially in the month of December and January.
The lantana weeds in the grasslands may be cut so that regenerated growth during September can be sprayed with 1% glyphosate for its control Advised to sowing of fodder maize.