Season, Seed Rate, Planting & Spacing

1] Sowing Time

§  June July

§  15 Sept -15 Oct (Rabi)

§  15 Jan -15 Feb (Summer)

2] Seed Rate

§  Irrigated         7.5 Kg/Ha

§  Direct Sown    10-15kg/Ha

§  Rainfed           15kg/Ha

3] Spacing      15cm x 45cm

Fertilizer Requirement(Per Hectare)

Shoot Fly - Atherigona approximata

ü  Seed treatment with KARGIL (Imidachloprid 30.5 % SC) 20 gm /kg of seeds

ü  Methyl Demeton 25% EC 500 ml/ha

ü  Dimethoate 30% EC 500 ml/ha

ü  Neem Extract Azadirachtin 1000 ppm EC 1.7 ml/lit of water

Stem borer - Chilo partellus

ü  Neem Extract Azadirachtin 1000 ppm EC 1.7 ml/lit of water

ü  Banlarva (Emamectin Benzoate 5 % SG) 4 g/10 lit of water

ü  Bell (Fipronil 5 % SC) 2-5 ml/lit of water

Shoot Bug Peregrinus maidis

ü  Spray with 0.04% Diazine or Dimethoate 0.02%

ü  Phosphomidon @ 250 ml in 450-500 litres water/Ha

Head Smut Sphacelotheca reiliana

ü Seed treatment with DEFENSE (Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP) 2g/kg seeds 

Covered Kernel Smut Sphacelotheca sorghi

ü  Seed treatment with DEFENSE (Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP) 2g/kg seeds. 

Rust Puccinia purpurea

ü  Spray ZEB-75 (Mancozeb 75% WP) 2g/ litre of water

ü  Spray  K-SULF (Sulphur 80% WDG) 3g/ litre of water , Repeat fungicidal application after 10 days

Cereal Grain Molds (A complex of several fungal species)

ü  DEFENSE (Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP) 2g/ litre of water

ü  K-SULF (Sulphur 80% WDG) 3g/ litre of water    

ü  FUNGUS-G  1.5 g/ litre of water

ü  Haldi-Baan 1.5 ml/ litre of water

ü  LAXYCO (Metalaxyl 8%  + Mancozeb 64% WP) 2g/ litre of water               

ü  ZEB-75 (Mancozeb 75% WP) 2g/ litre of water     

Anthracnose & Red Rot Colletotrichum graminicola

ü  Seed treatment with DEFENSE (Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP) 2g/kg seeds.

ü  Spray ZEB-75 (Mancozeb 75% WP) 2g/ litre of water

Yeild

15-20 Tn/Ha