INTRODUCTION:-
Ø Jowar is the most important food and fodder crop of dry land agriculture.
Ø Jowar is important as food and as fodder for livestock.
Ø Jowar is the fifth most important cereal crop in the world after wheat,
maize, rice and barley.
Ø Jowar is adapted to hot and dry climates, but the largest area of the crop is cultivated in
drought-prone regions of the world.
Ø In these areas, sorghum is usually grown in conditions of scanty rainfall,
low soil fertility with limited inputs, and a wide range of diseases and pest
problems.
Ø Feeding as food in poultry farming
1] Sowing time -
Kharif - June to July
Zayed :- February to March
2] Seed rate - 4 to 6 kg per acre
3] Spacing - 60 cm × 15 cm or 45 cm × 15 cm
4] Irrigation - Weekly interval as per requirement
5] Application of
fertilizers (per acre)
|
FERTILIZERS |
Per
acre |
|
FYM |
15 t/ acre |
|
Urea
[46-0-0] |
60 Kg |
|
DAP
या SSP |
40 Kg |
|
MOP |
40 Kg |
|
ZnSO4 |
10 Kg |
Stem fly
Stem borer
Grain mould
Smut
Leaf blight
Anthracnose
Downy mildew
rust
Ergut
| Days | Stage | Solution | Potential Disease | Potential Pest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 - 20 | Seedling stage | Bavistin Captan in 1:1 ratio @ 2 to 3 g/kg of seed.
Katra Nano NPK 19-19-19 @ 200 gm per acre +
Micronutrient containing microgold 2 gm/Litre water + Saaf powder (Carbendazim 12% Mancozeb 63% WP) @ 2
gm/Ltr of water + Acetamipride 20% @ 1gm/Litre |
Seed and seedling rot |
White fly, aphid |
| 30 - 45 | Vegetative growth stage | Katra Nano Mono Ammonium Phosphate (12-61-0)
@200 g/acre + Flamingo (Emamectin Benzoate 3% Thiamethoxam 12% SG) 0.5 to 1
g/Lit of water + Fungus-G 1.5 g/Lit of water |
Leaf blight, downy mildew |
white
fly, stem fly, caterpillar |
| 55 - 65 | Tasseling stage | Katra Nano NPK Potassium Nitrate 00-52-34 @200
gm per acre + Zincotek (Zinc Oxide 39.5%) @ 2 ml/l of water + Banlarva (Emamectin
Benzoate 5% SG) 4 gm/10 ltr of water + Bayer Foliar (Tebuconazole 25.5%) @
1-1.5 ml / l of water |
Powdery
Mildew, Rust, Leaf Blight |
Stem fly, Stem borer, Green
mosquito, Worm |
| 80 -85 | Milking stage | Katra Nano Potassium Phosphate 0-52-34@200gm per
acre + Isabion Tonic (Sygenta) 300ml + Bayer Vaygo (Tetraniliprol 200SC) @100
gm per acre + Neem Extract Azadirachtin 1000 ppm EC 1.7ml/Lit of water |
Ergut, Anthracnose, Rust, Leaf
Blight |
Stem
fly, ear head bug |
| 100 - 115 | Maturity stage | Sygenta Ampligo (Chloentraniliprole 10%
Lambdacyhalothrin 5%) 80 ml per acre + Bayer Antracol @ 2g/Lit of water +
Neembean 1000 ppm EC 1.7 ml/Lit of water |
Grain mold, Anthracnose,
Leaf Blight,
Tidal Smut, Argut |
Ear head bug, leaf borer,
semilooper |
