Season, Seed Rate, Planting & Spacing

1] Sowing Time   June-July

2] Seed Rate   4-5 kg/Ha    

3] Spacing     12cm x 45cm

Fertilizer Requirement

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

Grain Midge - Geromyia penniseti

ü  Apply any one of the following at 50 % flowering

ü  Carbaryl 10 D 25 kg/ha

ü  Malathion 5 D 25 kg/ha

ü  Carbaryl 50 WP 750 g/ha

Downy Mildew Sclerospora graminicola

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

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

Ergot Claviceps fusiformis

ü  Spray DEFENSE (Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP) 2g/ litre of water at 5 - 10% flowers have opened and again at 50% flowering stage

Rust Puccinia substriata

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

ü  ZEB-75 (Mancozeb 75% WP) 2g/ litre of water ,Repeat application 10 days after if necessary.

Curvularia Leaf Spot - Curvularia penniset

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

Yeild

3-4 T/Ha