COMPOSITE BULLETIN OF AGROMETEOROLOGICAL ADVISORY

KARNATAKA STATE

ISSUED BY METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE, BENGALURU (IMD)

IN COLLABORATION WITH

STATE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT &

AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITIES OF KARNATAKA

FOR THE PERIOD 09th DECEMBER TO 13th DECEMBER 2017

ISSUED ON FRIDAY, THE 08th DECEMBER 2017

AGROCLIMATIC ZONES OF THE STATE

SL.NO. AGROCLIMATIC

ZONE

DISTRICTS AGROMET

FIELD UNIT

(AMFU)

LOCATION

1. North East Transition

Zone

Bidar Bidar

2. Northeastern Dry Zone Kalaburgi, Raichur, Ballari, Yadgiri,

Koppal

Raichur

3 Northern Dry Zone Vijayapura, Gadag, Bagalkot

Vijayapur

4. Central Dry Zone Tumkuru, Chitradurga, Davangere

Hiriyur

5. Eastern Dry Zone Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru Urban,

Kolar, Ramanagara , Chikballapura

Bengaluru

6. Southern Dry Zone Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar,

Kodagu

Naganahalli

7. Southern Transition

Zone

Hassan, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru Navile,

Shivamogga

8. North Transition Zone Dharwad, Belagavi, Haveri

Dharwad

9. Hill Zone Uttara Kannada

Sirsi

10. Coastal Zone Dakshina Kannada, Udupi

Bramhavar

Summary for the past 4 days over the State:

On 06th December, Rainfall occurred at most places over Coastal Karnataka and at isolated places over Interior Karnataka. There was no large change in Minimum temperatures over the State. They were above normal at most places over North Interior Karnataka & at many places over South Interior Karnataka and were normal over Coastal Karnataka.

On 07th December, Rainfall occurred at isolated places over Coastal Karnataka and North Interior Karnataka. Dry weather prevail over South Interior Karnataka. There was no large change in Minimum temperatures over the State. They were above normal at most places being appreciably so at many places over South Interior Karnataka & at above normal at most places over North Interior Karnataka and were normal over Coastal Karnataka.

On 08th December, Rainfall occurred at isolated places over Interior Karnataka. Dry weather prevailed

over Coastal Karnataka. Minimum temperatures appreciably fell at many places over North Interior Karnataka & at a few places over

South Interior Karnataka and there was no large change over Coastal Karnataka. They were above normal at a few places over North Interior Karnataka and were normal over Coastal Karnataka & South Interior Karnataka.

Lowest Minimum Temperature: Haveri has recorded 15.4 deg C on 08.12.2017 .

State Rainfall forecast: Day 1 valid until 0830 hrs IST of December 09th: . Dry weather likely to prevail over the state Day 2 valid until 0830 hrs IST of December 10th: . Dry weather likely to prevail over the state Day 3 valid until 0830 hrs IST of December 11th: . Dry weather likely to prevail over the state Day 4 valid until 0830 hrs IST of December 12th: Dry weather likely to prevail over the state Day 5 valid until 0830 hrs IST of December 13th: Rain /thundershowers likely to occur at isolated places over South Interior Karnataka. Dry weather likely to prevail over Coastal Karnataka & North Interior Karnataka. Heavy rainfall Warning: Day 1 valid until 0830 hrs IST of December 09th: NIL Day 2 valid until 0830 hrs IST of December 10th: NIL Day 3 valid until 0830 hrs IST of December 11th: NIL

Day 4 valid until 0830 hrs IST of December 12th: NIL Day 5 valid until 0830 hrs IST of December 13th : NIL

Outlook: No large change is expected over the State.

Rainfall forecast for the next 5 days: 09-12-2017 to 12-12-2017:

13-12-2017:

PART II

AGROCLIMATIC ZONEWISE AGRICULTURAL AGROMETEOROLOGICAL

ADVISORIES

NORTH EAST TRANSITION ZONE, BIDAR

BIDAR: Main crops Stage Agricultural Advisories

General

For the effective management of Gram pod borer,application of 0.2 gram Emamectin benzoate 5SG or

0.1 ml spinosad 45SC or 0.15ml cloroantraniliprole 18.5SC dissolved in one liter of water and then

sprayed.

Sorghum vegetative 20-25 days after sowing of sorghum,shootbug menace can be countered by spraying with

Cypermethrin10EC i.e by dissolving 2ml in one liter of water

Application of Lambda cyaloholothrin at the rate of 1ml per liter of water to protect the crop from the

menace of Army worm.

.

Blackgram

,Green gram&

Soybean

Storage Bruchid Management in the storage

In order to protect the pulse seeds from the ravage of bruchids ,Farmers are advised to take up seed

treatment measures by the use of non drying oils such as Castor oil and Honge oil (10gm) per kg of seeds.

Sugarcane New

plantation

& Ratoon

crop

Farmers are advised to take up improved sugarcane variety Co-86032 for new plantation. Setts required

for one acre is treated with carbendazim 40gm plus chloropyrifos40mlplus urea 40 gram,all these

ingradients are dissolved in 40 liters of water for 10 minutes shade dried and used.

4 kg of Azospirillum and 4 kg of PSB mixed thoroughly with vermicompost required for one acre prior

to the sugarcane planting

Integrated Management of Woolly aphid in Sugarcane ratoon crop

1.These pest management tactics must be followed on community basis.

2 Don’t use infected setts for planting.

3 .Adoption of paired row system of planting.

4 .providing better drainage facilities to flush out the standing water in the field.

5 .Excess use of nitrogeneous fertilisers must be avoided

Always adopt judicious use of chemical fertilisers.

6. Biological control:Release of adults of Micromus egoratus or

pupa of Dipha aphidivora into the infested field.

7 Application of Acephate and neem by dissolving 1 gram and 2ml in one liter of water

gives good control.

Pigeon pea Flowering

&

Pod setting

Integrated pigeon pea pod borer management 1.Installation of two Pheromone traps per acre.

2.Use of 5%Neem based Insecticdes (dissolving 2ml in one liter of water)and then sprayed

Or chloroantaniliprole 18.5sc (60 gram dissolved in 350-400 liters of water for one acre

3).Spraying of Flubendiamide 480sc (40ml dissolved in 350-400 litres of water for one acre).

4.) Emamectin benzoate (80 gm dissolved in 350-400 litres of water for one acre)

5) For the effective management of pigeonpea podfly, application of 0.2 gram Thiamethoxam

25WG+10 gram jaggery solution dissolved in one liter of water and then sprayed.

Chickpea Flowering

&

Pod setting

For the effective management of Gram pod borer,application of 0.2 gram Emamectin benzoate 5SG or

0.1 ml spinosad 45SC or 0.15ml cloroantraniliprole 18.5SC dissolved in one liter of water and then

sprayed.

Animal Husbandry For effective management of livestock ectoparasites, application of Flumethrin 1% is recommended.

Integrated Management of Foot &Mouth Disease in Cattles

Honey or 2gram of boric acid powder dissolved in 100 ml of glycerol solution, carefully

apply to the affected part of the tongue.

Infected animals were treated with 1% potassium Permanganate or 0.5% sodium

carbonatesolution along with lukewarm water once in a day about 3-4 times the infected

part must be cleaned .As a preventive measure,the healthy animals must be given

FMD Vaccination twice a year.In case of severe fever,antibiotics along with pain reliever

vaccination is undertaken.Cattleshed must be always kept clean,in order to protect the

animals from such a terrible disease by applying 4% sodium carbonate.

NORTHEASTERN DRY ZONE, RAICHUR

KALABURGI/ YADGIRI/ RAICHUR/KOPPAL/ BALLARI :

Crops Stage Agricultural Advisories

Bengal

gram flowering

For control of leaf eating caterpillar spray insecticides like Profenophos or

Chlorpyriphos 2ml/liter or Indoxacarb @ 0.3 ml/l or Spinosad @ 0.2ml per liter of

water

Pigeon

pea Pod filling

Spray Rogor (Dimethoate) 2 ml per liter of water to avoid the pod fly damage which

was noticed throught out the district

Safflower Vegetative For control of sucking pest (aphids) spray Dimethoate (Rogor) @ 1.75 ml per liter of

water

Paddy Harvest After harvest of paddy go for land preparation for rabi/summer paddy tranplanting

Maize Sowing Sowing of Maize can be taken up after harvest of paddy under irrigation

NORTHERN DRY ZONE, VIJAYAPURA

VIJAYAPURA/ BAGALKOTE: Not Received

CENTRAL DRY ZONE, HIRIYUR

Chitradurga/Davanagere/Tumkur :

Pomegranate

� To manage Bacterial blight disease, spray the crop with Streptomycin Sulphate 0.5 g+ Copper oxy-chloride 2 g.

dissolved in one liter water. Then take up spraying of micro nutrients viz., 1 g. Zinc Sulphate + 1 g. Magnesium

Sulphate + 1 g. Borax + 1 g. Calcium dissolved in one liter of water.

� To manage leaf and fruit spot disease, spray the crop with 2 ml Chlorothonil dissolved in one liter of water.

Red gram: � To Control the Pod borer in Red gram spray the crop with 0.4 gm hemamectin benzoate in one litre of water

Rabi / Summer Ragi

� Suggested for nursery bed preparation for those who have planned under irrigated condition by using Indof-7 and

Indof-15 varieties.

Bengal gram: � To control the leaf eating caterpillar in Bengal gram spray the crop with 0.4 gm hemamectin benzoate in one litre of water

� 25 days after sowing to spray the crop with in 19:19:19 @ 2g/litre

Chilli � To control Powdery mildew in chilli spray 3.0 gram wettable sulpur in one litre of water

� To Control the Pod borer in chilli spray 1.0 ml Methyl parathion in one litre of water

Tomato � To control leaf spot disease in tomato spray 2.0 gram Mancozeb (75 W.P) in one litre of water and To control Powdery

mildew in chilli spray 3.0 gram wettable sulpur in one litre of water

Flower crops � To control flower borer in Flower crops to spray 1.5 ml Monocrotophous (36.SL) in one litre of water

EASTERN DRY ZONE, BENGALURU

BENGALURU URBAN/ BENGALURU RURAL/RAMANAGARA/CHIKBALLAPURA

KOLAR:

SOUTHERN DRY ZONE, NAGANHALLI

MYSORE/ MANDYA/CHAMARAJNAGARA

Crop / Animals Stage/

Condition Pest and Disease Agro advisories Animals Keep the cattle shed clean & warm. For maintenance of healthy milch animal provide a mineral

mixture along with concentrated feeds.Vaccinate the dairy cow against the mastitis diseases � Farmers are advised to postphone harvesting of Paddy, Ragi and other crops for next 3 days � Due to clody sky in the district Mites,Thrips and White flys are seen in vegetable crops, for control spray 2 ml chloropyriphose per litre of water � Cold weather condition effect the growth of vegetables for control mix Urea, MOP, Rock phosphate and apply half feet far from the rootstem for good growth. � In Tomato,Brinjal,Chilli, crops wilt disease seen at flowering stage for control spray mixture of copper oxychloride+ 500 ml streptomycin . � For Ginger and Termeric Root rot disease is seen for control spray Indofil M 45 @ 2.5 gm/ltr of water

SOUTHERN TRANSITION ZONE, NAVILE, SHIVAMOGGA

SHIVAMOGGA / HASSAN / CHIKKAMAGALURU:

Crops/

Components

Stage /

Condition

Pest and

Disease Agro advisories

Paddy Maturity/

harvesting stage

Army worm Prepare and keep poison baiting by using rice bran or wheat bran @

1 kg mixed with jaggery solution and 6 ml of Monocrotophos.

-

Go for sowing of short duration pulses like Horse gram, chickpea,

green gram and block gram, wherever the residual soil moisture is

there after harvest of paddy crop or availability of one irrigation

facility.

Maize Harvesting

stage

- Go for harvesting of matured cobs

-

Go for sowing of short duration pulses like Horse gram, chickpea,

green gram and block gram, wherever the soil moisture is there after

harvest of maize crop or availability of one irrigation facility.

Redgram Flowering/pod

formation stage

Leaf Webber Spray methomyl 2 gm per litre of water

Pod borer

Spray Chloropyriphos 20 EC @ 2 ml/ litre or Indaxacorb 14.5 SC @

2 ml/litre or Spainosad 45 SC @ 0.25 ml/liter of water or Melathion

dust % during the flowering period and also 15 days after the first

spray.

Ragi Harvesting - Go for harvesting of matured ragi crop

Areca

nut

Maturity

/harvesting

stage

Leaf spot Spray Mancozeb @ of 2 g/lit or copper oxychloride at 3g/lit

Yellow leaf

disease

Physical condition of the soil should be improved by deep digging

and adding sand/organic matter. In heavy sticky soils, gypsum @

500 kg / ha may not be incorporated, once in two years prior to

normal fertilizer application. Adequate drainage should be provided,

especially during monsoon season. Phyto-sanitary and plan-

protection measures should be adopted to control Anabe, bud rot,

spindle bud and mite infestation. Sun-scorching of the stem should

be avoided by covering with arecanut leaves or painting with lime

slurry. Application of NPK fertilizers as per schedule along with

lime and zinc @ 8.5 g each per palm.

Anabe roga

(Ganoderma)

Pouring of 0.3% of Calixin in 15-20 litre of water at three month

intervals or root feeding of 1.5% calixin solution or drench

Hexaconozole (Contof) solution @ 1 ml/lit.

Hidimundige

disease

Spray 225 gm/palm equal proportion of copper sulphate + lime

twice in a year.

Bud rot For infected plant use 10 Bordeaux paste @ or 3 percent copper

oxychloride after cleaning of infected part by using clean water.

Spindle bug Keep 10 g Phorate granules in polythine bag and make small hole

and placed near spindle or spray 2 ml/litre Quinolphos

Coconut

Mites

Spray water soluble sulphur @ 5 g/liter of water or spray a mixture

of neem oil (20 ml) + garlic solution (20 g) + soap powder solution

(5 g) per liter of water to the coconut flower and fruit bunch.

Leaf spot Spray Mancozeb 75 W P @ 2 g/litre or copper oxychloride 50 WP 3

g/litre on leaf.

Black headed

hairy

caterpillar

Spraying of bioagentsviz.,Metarhiziumanisopliae @ 20 g/litre or

Baeuarea bassiana @ 20 g/litre or Goniozous nephentidis @ 1

adult/ palm

Anabe roga

(Ganoderma)

Pouring of 0.3% of Calixin in 15-20 litre of water at three month

intervals or root feeding of 1.5% calixin solution or drench

Hexaconozole (Contof) solution @ 1 ml/lit.

Rhinoceros

beetle

Remove the beetle from infected part and fill 2 % Quinolphos or 5

% Melathion in sand @ 1:1 ratio.

Ginger/

Turmeric

Development

stage

Anthracnose

in turmeric

Spray 2% Mancozeb or 0.1% Carbondizim/ liter of water

Banana -

Leaf

spot/Sigatoka

As a precautionary measure spray carbendizim + mancozeb (SAAF)

@ 2.0 g / litre of water followed by (15 days after) chlorothalanil@

2.0 g/ litre of water

Panama wilt Drenching of Carbendizim 0.2% or Propiconozole 0.5 ml/ litre once

in a month.

Sugarcane Maturity/harvest

stage - Go for harvesting of matured crop

NORTH TRANSITION ZONE, DHARWAD

BELAGAVI/DHARWAD/:

Rabi Sorghum • Attend Intercultivation to control weeds and conserve moisture.

• Provide irrigation in critical stages if there is a water source.

Wheat • Attend Intercultivation in 30 days old crop.

• Provide irrigation in critical stages if there is a water source.

Bengal gram

• Attend Intercultivation.

• Provide irrigation in critical stages (Flowering) if there is a water source.

• Spray 2% Urea (20 gm Urea / litre of water) at flower initiation stage in which increase the yield of

Bengal gram and it can be sprayed along with pesticides.

HAVERI:

• For control of pod borer, Spray 0.15 ml. Rinyxifire 20 SC or 0.2 gm Imamectine Benzoate 5 SG or 0.1

ml. Spinosad 45 SC per litre of water.

Maize • Maize cobs may be shelled with the help of machine.

Sugarcane

• Provide irrigation if harvesting is delayed and harvested cane should be sent to the factory

immediately or for jaggery preparation.

• After the harvest of Sugarcane, trash should not burn; it should be kept between the lines of

ratoon crop, which improves the organic matter and nutrient content of the soil.

Chilli/Tomato

Brinjol

Pest and Diseases management in Tomato

• If the Crop is at fruit initiation to fruit development stage.

• Tomato If fruit borer is noticed- spray Thiodicarb 1gm 75WP per litre of water.

• For control of Powdery mildew in Tomato Spray 3 g water soluble Sulphur per litre of water.

• Growing of one line Radish in every two lines of Tomato Reduces the fruit rot in tomato.

Animals

• For milch animals regularly follow schedule of 1 kg feed + 50 g mineral mixture per 2 litres of milk

yield. Feed animals with a mixture of green grass + hay + minerals + dry feed like a khichri.

• Proper ventilation should be maintained for free circulation of air in the sheds.

• Maintain optimum moisture of 60 to 70 per cent in vermin compost pits and drain out the excess water

from the vermipits.

• Farmers are advised to keep the animal habitation dry to avoid hoof infection & to prevent fly breeding.

Rabi Sorghum • Attend Intercultivation to control weeds and conserve moisture.

• Provide irrigation in critical stages if there is a water source.

Wheat • Attend Intercultivation.

• Provide irrigation in critical stages if there is a water source.

Bengal gram

• Attend Intercultivation.

• Provide irrigation in critical stages (Flowering) if there is a water source.

• Spray 2% Urea (20 gm Urea / litre of water) at flower initiation stage in which increase the yield

of Bengal gram and it can be sprayed along with pesticides.

• For control of pod borer, Spray 0.15 ml. Rinyxifire 20 SC or 0.2 gm Imamectine Benzoate 5 SG

or 0.1 ml. Spinosad 45 SC per litre of water.

Maize • Maize cobs may be shelled with the help of machine.

Cotton • Attend picking up of cotton and keep the kapas separately picking wise.

Sugarcane

• Provide irrigation if harvesting is delayed and harvested cane should be sent to the

factory immediately.

• After the harvest of Sugarcane, trash should not burn; it should be kept between the lines

of ratoon crop, which improves the organic matter and nutrient content of the soil.

Chilli/Tomato

Brinjol

Pest and Diseases management in Tomato

• If the Crop is at fruit initiation to fruit development stage.

• Tomato If fruit borer is noticed- spray Thiodicarb 1gm 75WP per litre of water.

• farmers taking seed production in tomato should inspect regularly for pest and disease and take

control measure.

• For control of Powdery mildew in Tomato Spray 3 g water soluble Sulphur per litre of water.

• Growing of one line Radish in every two lines of Tomato Reduces the fruit rot in tomato.

Animals

• For milch animals regularly follow schedule of 1 kg feed + 50 g mineral mixture per 2 litres of

milk yield. Feed animals with a mixture of green grass + hay + minerals + dry feed like a

khichri.

• Proper ventilation should be maintained for free circulation of air in the sheds.

• Farmers are advised to keep the animal habitation dry to avoid hoof infection & to prevent fly

breeding.

HILL ZONE, SIRSI

UTTARA KANNADA: Paddy

• In some parts of the districts paddy harvesting is in progress. Farmers are advised to continue the harvesting and

threshing.

Arecanut

• The incidence of button dropping, inflorescence dieback will occur. For the control of these spraying of

Carbendezim @ 1 gm/lit or Mancozeb @ 2 gm/lit of water can be taken. Ginger and Turmeric

• For the control of tube rot in ginger and turmeric, treat the tubers with 3 gm Copper Oxychloride per litre of

water and remove excess water from the field.

• The stem borer is likely to attack the Ginger, Turmeric and Cardomom. For the control of this insect, spray 1.2

ml Monocrotophos or 2 ml Chloropyriphos per litre of water.

Pinapple

• For the control of tube rot in pineapple, treat the tubers with 3 gm Copper Oxychloride per litre of water and

then take up the planting.

Cocoa

• For control of fruit rot remove the rotted fruits and spray with 1% Bordeaux mixture for control.

Cardamum

• For control of Leaf spot and rot, spray with 1% Bordeaux mixture or 3 gm copper oxy chloride per lit of water.

COASTAL ZONE, BRAMHAVAR

UDUPI/DAKSHINA KANNADA : Crop Congenial Atmosphere Operations/ Agro advisories

Black pepper

(slow wilt) Hot humid moisture

scarcity condition &

increased temperature

• Apply carbofuran granules during October & November @

15gm/vine. Before applying please ensured that moisture level of the

soil.it should be at field capacity.

• Spray with copper oxy chloride @3gm/liter & drench the soil with

same chemical 2 liter solution near the vine.

Cashew

(Tea mosquito bug) Hot humid condition &

increased temperature

• Spray with lambda cy hakothrin @0.6ml/liter.

Paddy

• Harvest of paddy leave about 15c.m height of straw from ground. surface over

period of time it decomposes to add neotrance in soil.

Okra

(Shoot and fruit borer) • Installation of pheromone traps 12 per hectare.

• Using 40 days old African marigold as trap crap in the ratio of 10:1

• Spraying a chemical like indoxicarb 0.5ml/liter

Jasmine

(leaf spot) • To control the leaf spot disease a liquid mixture of the pesticide should

be sprayed twice daily an interval of 15 days, about 2 time of this

pesticide mixture is liquid for one acre ( 200/liter).

Coconut:

(Rhinoceros beetle/Red Palm

weevil)

At all weather

condition

• Treat the affected plants with Carbaryl solution at 4 g/ltr to bored

holes and later fill with mud. OR

• Treat the affected plants with one aluminum phosphate into the bored

holes and latter fill with mud.

• 4-5 Pheromone traps are kept around the farm.

Coconut

(budrot) • Scrape the infected part and apply a mixture of metalaxyl plus

mancozeb at 2 gram per liter or apply 1 percent bordeaux paste,

protect the infected part from rainfall.

Areca nut

(Nut root)

• Spray 1% Bordeaux mixture to areca nut plantation

• 13th round of nut root disease will Started on October last week.