Expert Advisory Details

Advisory related to Vegetables and Fruits for next days

VEGETABLES: Rogue out virus affected potato plants from the seed crop.

• To check potato scab, prevent drying of soil by regular irrigation from tuberization to maturity.
• To protect potato crop from late blight, spray Indofil M-45/Mass M-45/Markzeb/Antracol/ Kavach @ 500- 700 g or Copper Oxychloride 50 WP/Mark copper @ 750- 1000 g/acre in 250- 350 litres of water at 7 days interval.
• Sowing of cucumber can be done under low tunnel technology to get early yield.

FRUITS: The temperature is decreasing day by day, so protect the cold sensitive and young fruit plants such as mango, papaya, guava, litchi etc.

• Apply 1-2 irrigations to fruit trees laden with fruits e.g. guava, ber, citrus.
• Start application of well rotten farm yard manure in all fruit crops except guava and ber.