Castor
General Information
Season, Seed Rate, Planting & Spacing

Season :- May-July

Seed Rate

Adopt a seed rate of 10 kg/ha for varieties and 5 kg/ha for hybrid.

Spacing

Ø  Rainfed situation 

§  Varieties   90 cm x 60 cm

§  Hybrids     120 cm x 90 cm

Ø  Irrigated situation

§  Varieties   90 cm x 90 cm

§  Hybrids     150 cm x 120 cm

Fertilizer
Fertilizer Requirement(Per Hectare)

Conditions & Stages

Urea 46-0-0

Katra Nano Mono Potassium Phosphate 0-52-34

Katra Nano Potassium Sulphate  0-0-50

Rainfed

Varieties

Basal

50 Kg

25 Kg

12 Kg

Top Dressing

50 Kg

-

11 Kg

Hybrids

Basal

60 Kg

50 Kg

25 Kg

Top Dressing

60 Kg

-

25 Kg

Irrigated

Varieties

Basal

60 Kg

50 Kg

25 Kg

Top Dressing

60 Kg

-

25 Kg

Hybrids

Basal

100 Kg

85 Kg

35 Kg

30th DAS

50 Kg

-

15 Kg

60th DAS

50 Kg

-

15 Kg

Zinc Sulphate (ZnSO4)  - 12.5 kg (If the soil available Zn is < 1.2 ppm)

Ferrous  Sulphate  (FeSO4) - 25 kg [If the soil available Fe is < 3.7 ppm (non-calcareous) & < 6.3 ppm (calcareous) ]

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Pests
Serpentine Leaf Miner - Liriomyza trifolii

§  Castor Semilooper -  Achaea janata, Paralelliaalgira

ü  Malathion 50 EC 5ml/lit of water

ü  Carbaryl 50 WP 5 gm/ lit of water

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

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Castor Semilooper - Achaea janata, Paralelliaalgira

§  Castor Semilooper -  Achaea janata, Paralelliaalgira

ü  Malathion 50 EC 5ml/lit of water

ü  Carbaryl 50 WP 5 gm/ lit of water

Red Hairy Caterpillar - Amsacta albistriga, A. mooreii

§  Red Hairy Caterpillar - Amsacta albistriga, A. mooreii

ü  Dusting of Carbaryl or Quinolphos 25-30 kg/ha to control young larvae

ü  Dichlorovos 100 EC dissolved in 200 ml/400 litres of water/ha

ü  Spray QuinalPhos or Dimethoate 2 ml/lit of water

Tobacco Caterpillar - Spodoptera litura

§  Tobacco Caterpillar - Spodoptera litura

ü  Dusting with Chlorpyriphos 1.5 % DP 25-30 kg/ha

ü  Dusting with Fenvalerate 0.4% or Quinolphos 1.5% 25-30 kg/ha

ü  Spray Chlorpyriphos 1.5 % DP 3-4 ml/ lit of water 

Bihar Hairy Caterpillar - Spilosom aobliqua

§  Bihar Hairy Caterpillar - Spilosom aobliqua

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

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

ü  Spray KARGIL (Imidachloprid 30.5 % SC) 1.6 ml/Litre of Water

ü  Flemingo (Emamectin Benzoate 3% + Thiamethoxam 12% WDG)  0.4 - 0.5 g/ ltr of water

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Capsule Borer - Conogethes punctiferalis

§  Capsule Borer - Conogethes punctiferalis

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

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

ü  Dimethoate 30% EC 1237 ml/ha

ü  Indoxacarb 15.8% SC 333 ml/ha

ü  Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC 150ml/ha

ü  Spinosad 45% SC 125-162 ml/ha

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Castor Spiny Caterpillar - Ergolis merione

§  Castor Spiny Caterpillar - Ergolis merione

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

ü  Spray chlorpyriphos 2.5ml/lit of water

ü  Quinolphos 2ml/ltr of water

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Diseases
Seedling Blight - Phytophthora colocasiae

§  Seedling Blight - Phytophthora colocasiae

ü  Seed dressing with LAXYCO (Metalaxyl 8%  + Mancozeb 64% WP) 2g/ kg seeds

ü  Soil drenching with LAXYCO (Metalaxyl 8%  + Mancozeb 64% WP) 2g/lit

Powdery Mildew - Leveillula taurica

§  Powdery Mildew -  Leveillula taurica

ü  FUNGUS-G  1.5 g/ litre of water

ü  Haldi-Baan 1.5 ml/ litre of water

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

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

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

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

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Alternaria Blight - Alternaria ricini

§  Alternaria Blight - Alternaria ricini

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

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

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

Yield
Yield

2-3 Ton/Hac

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