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Main Rice Research Station, Nawagam

Research Recommendation (Approved in Joint AGRESCO)

             (A) CROP PRODUCTION:

1.      Recommendation for farming community

Response of different levels of nitrogen, phosphorus and bio-fertilizers on rice ( Oryza sativa L.) under middle Gujarat condition. 

                                          

The farmers of AES-V (Nawagam area) and  AES-II (Thasra area) of middle Gujarat agro Climatic Zone growing paddy (GAR 13) are recommended to fertilize the crop only with120 kg N/ha. Whereas 100 kg N/ha. For  farmers of AES-III (Dabhoi area) to get higher yield and net return. Application of  phosphorus is not beneficial to the crop

New Technical Programme

Sr. No

Title

Suggestion

Remarks

1

Management of nitrogenous fertilizer through need based application by using Leaf Colour Chart (LCC) in rice varieties with different maturity group.  

1.      Change title as “Nitrogen management through need based application by using using Leaf Colour Chart (LCC) in rice varieties with different maturity group.

2.      Initial soil samples should be analyzed for N, S, Fe and Zn and if found deficient, should be supplemented before experiment.   

Approved

       (B)  CROP PROTECTION:

         AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY:

1.   Recommendation for farming community

     Title- : Evaluation of new molecules of insecticides against leaf folder of paddy.

Farmers of middle Gujarat growing transplanted rice are recommended to spray  flubendiamide 480 SC 0.015 per cent (3 ml/10 litre of water; 72 g a.i./ha) or indoxacarb 15.8 EC 0.015 per cent (10 ml/10 litre of water; 79 g a.i./ha) or acephate 75 SP 0.075 per cent (10 g/10 litre of water; 375 g a.i./ha) for the control of leaf folder at iniation of pest incidence.

 


Year

Crop

Pest

Insecticides with Formulation

Dosage

Appli.   schedule

Waiting period/

PHI (Days)

g.a.i./ha

Quantity of formulation /ha

Conc. (%)

Dilution in 10 litre water

2015

Rice

Leaf Folder

flubendiamide 480 SC

72

150 ml

0.015

3 ml

Initiation of  pest incidence

Safe at harvest as       per CIB

indoxacarb 15.8 EC

79

500 ml

0.015

10 ml

acephate

75 SP

375

500 g

0.075

10 g

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Recommendation for Scientific community

Title- : Evaluation of different miticides against paddy mites.

               One spray  of spiromecifen  240 SC, 0.024  per cent (10 ml/10 litre of water, 120 g.a.i./ha) or propargite  57 EC, 0.057 per cent (10 ml/10 litre of water, 285 g.a.i./ha) or fenpyroximate 5 SC, 0.005 per cent (10 ml/10 litre of water, 25 g.a.i./ha)  at the time of initiation of yellow leaf mite of  paddy was found effective.  

 

 

 

 

 
 
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