Season, Seed rate, Planting & Irrigation

Season

§  Kharif      June - July

§  Summer  Feb - March

Seed Rate   800 kg/ha

Planting
Plant at a spacing of 45 cm in furrows.The cormels may be planted to a depth of 2.5 to 7.5 cm.

Irrigation
Irrigation is done once in a week

Fertilizer Requirement(Per Hectare)

Aphids & Worms

§  Aphids  & Worms

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

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

ü  Dimethoate 30 % EC 7.0ml/10 lit 

ü  Apply Phorate 10 % G 20 kg /ha 

Leaf Blight (Phytophthora colocasiae)

§  Leaf Blight (Phytophthora colocasiae)

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

ü  Seed treatment the tubers with DEFENSE (Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP) 2g/Kg Seeds

Harvesting & Yield

Harvesting
6 - 8 months after planting. Harvesting is done by carefully uprooting the plants and the mother corms and cormels are separated.

Yield    8-10 t/ha within 180 days