In next five days weather will remain dry & clear sky. Maximum temperature 31-
32oC & minimum temperatures 12-13 oC is expected. Relative humidity will remain
between 40 to 68 per cent and wind speed between 8-9 km/h from NE direction.
General Advisory
In view of prevailing dry weather condition farmers are advised to prepare nursery
beds, by treating properly for crops like onion garlic etc.
Crop Advisory
Fruit Crop:-Pomegrante, Apple Stage: Harvesting/Picking
To control the Sanjoas Scale/ Wooly Aphid in apple spray Chloropieriphos 400ml @
20EC/ 200 ltr of water.
Right time for removal of bushes and undesirable vegetation from fruit orchards of
temperate & sub temperate region.
Collect all fallen and rotten fruits from the orchards and bury them in deep pits to
destroy.
Vegetables:- Pea Stage: Sowing
Use healthy & disease free seed for sowing pea crop. Treat pea seeds with Trichoderma
formulation @ 10g/kg seed before sowing.
Soil Science:-
In those area where the crops of peas and garlic are to be sown. Prepare the field &
apply 15 kg 12:32:16, 400 g urea and 4.0 kg MOP/bigha in peas.
Floriculture:-
In the low and mid hill zone of HP transplant the nursery of winter season annuals in
permanent beds.
Forestry:-
Harvesting of Tulsi should be started & drying should be done under shade
prepration of beds for winter sowing of medicinal crops like Matricaria & Lepidium
be done.
Dr M.S. Jangra Nodal Scientist, Dr S K Bhardwaj
GKMS, AMFU, Nauni,Solan Nodal Officer
