Rabi & Horticulture Crop Guides
Explore Rabi and horticulture crop guides with practical tips on cultivation, nutrition, pest control, disease management, and better crop growth.
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8 minChana Sowing: Seed Treatment to Prevent Wilt
Treat chana seed in this order: a fungicide or Trichoderma first, an insecticide if termites are a problem, and Rhizobium plus PSB last, just before sowing. Typical doses are carbendazim-based fungicide at 2 to 2.5 g per kg, Trichoderma at 4 to 10 g per kg, and Rhizobium and PSB at about 200 g per 10 kg seed.
6 minMustard Sowing and Fertilizer Schedule for High Oil Yield
For irrigated mustard, ICAR recommends 80 kg N, 40 kg P2O5, 40 kg K2O and 40 kg sulphur per hectare. Apply half the nitrogen and all P, K and S at sowing, and the rest of the nitrogen at the first irrigation, 30 to 45 days after sowing. Add zinc and boron where soils are deficient.
7 minWheat Sowing Planner: Sowing Time, Seed Rate, Varieties and Basal Dose by Zone
Sow timely wheat from 1 to 15 November in the north-western plains and 10 to 20 November in central and eastern India, at 100 kg seed per hectare (40 kg per acre). For late sowing after 25 November, raise seed to 125 kg per hectare and choose a late-sown variety recommended for your zone.
