Expert Advisory Details

Suggestions to prevent Sugarcane crop from falling

Sugarcane: To prevent lodging, prop up the crop at the end of this month by using the trash twist method.

• Iron deficiency is observed both in the ratoon and plant crop on light textured and calcareous soils. Deficiency symptoms first appear on young leaves as yellow stripes between the green veins, later the veins also turn yellow. In severe cases, leaves become white and the plants remain stunted. To correct this deficiency, 1 % ferrous sulphate solution (one kg ferrous sulphate in 100 litres of water per acre) may be sprayed 2-3 times at weekly intervals soon after the symptoms appear.
• Release bio-agent, Trichogramma chilonis @ 20,000 per acre from July to October (10-12 releases) at 10 days intervals for the management of stalk borer in sugarcane. 
• Collect and destroy the infected shoots affected with different borers particularly that of Gurdaspur borer at weekly intervals regularly to prevent further infestation of the healthy canes.
• For the management of Sugarcane Pyrilla, use Dursban 20EC (chlorpyriphos) @ 600 ml/acre in 400 litres of water.