Year 31, No: - 94/2024-25/Fri.                                                                                                                            Time: 2.30 PM                                                                                                   Date- 21st February, 2025

Weather during current week (From 15th February to 21st February, 2025)

             Clear weather conditions were observed during the week.  except a rainfall of 1.0 mm on 20th February, was recorded at the institute observatory. Maximum temperature ranged between 25.5 °C and 29.2 °C (weekly normal 23.4 °C). Minimum temperature ranged between 9.1 °C and 14.8 °C (weekly normal 9.3 °C). Relative humidity at 7.21 AM ranged between 71 and 95 percent and that at 2.21 PM ranged between 54 and 71 percent. The average bright sunshine hour during the week was 7.6 hours per day (weekly normal 6.0 hours). The average wind speed recorded was 3.5 km/h (normal 3.8 km/h). Mean evaporation rate during the period was 3.9 mm/day (weekly normal 3.0 mm/day). Wind during morning was from calm and evening was from different directions.

Weather based Agromet-Advisories (for the period ending on 26th February, 2025) 

Advisory based on advices received from the subject matter specialists of agromet-advisory committee:

• Keeping dry weather forecast in view, farmers are advised for light irrigation in all Rabi crops and vegetables. Irrigation should be done in the morning or evening hours.
• In present weather condition farmers are advised to procure quality seeds of green gram and black gram from certified source for sowing in the first week of March. Recommended Varieties: - Green gram – Pusa Visal, Pusa Vaisakhi, PDM-11, SML-32 and Black gram – Pant Urd 19, Pant Urd 30, Pant Urd 35, PDU-1. Seed treatment with crop specific Rhizobium culture as well as phosphorus solubilishing bacteria is advised to enhance crop growth and yield.
• Keeping weather in view, farmers are advised to start field’s preparation for sowing of early crop of lady finger- A-4, Parbani Kranti and Arka anamika cultivars. Ensure optimum soil moisture before sowing for proper germination. Recommended seed rates 10-15 kilogram per acre. 
• In present weather condition constant monitoring of the wheat crop against rust disease is advised. If symptoms of black, brown or yellow rust appears spraying the crops with Dithane M- 45 @ 2.5 grams per litre of water. Yellow rust occurs at temperature between 10-20°C and does not spread above 25°C. Brown rust occurs in temperature between 15-25°C with humid condition. Black rust occurs at temperature above 20°C with low humidity.
• Keeping weather in view, farmers are advised to monitor their vegetable and mustard crops for aphid infestation. To control the increasing pest population, spraying Imidacloprid @ 0.25 to 0.5 ml per litre of water in vegetable crops after harvesting of mature fruits is advised. In vegetable crops a waiting period of one week should be followed after spraying. Constant monitoring of oil seed mustard crop is advised as damage by this insect is very high. 
• In present weather condition farmers are advised to sowing of French bean, cluster bean, summer radish. as present temperature is suitable for seed germination. Procurement of seeds should be done from a certified source. 
• In present weather conditions, transplanting of young seedlings of tomato, chilli and cole crop may be done in this week.
• Keeping weather in view, farmers are advised for constant monitoring of timely sown onion crop for purple blotch disease if symptom appears than spraying of Dithane-M -45 @ 3 grams per litre of water with sticky material (Tipol 1.0 gram /litre) are advised.
• Keeping weather in view, farmers are advised to install of bird perches in tomato crop to control fruit borer insect. Hand picking of damaged fruit and burying are advised. Installation of pheromone trap @ 2-3 traps per acre of crop field is advised for monitoring the tomato fruit borer. 
• In brinjal crop, to control shoot and fruit borer in brinjal crop, farmers are advised to collect and burry infested fruits and shoots. If pest population is high, spraying Spinosad 48 EC @ 1.0ml/4 litres of water is recommended.
• Keeping weather in view, farmers should regularly monitor marigold crops for inflorescence rotting disease. If symptoms are detected spraying of Bavistin @ 1 gram\litre water is recommended.

Members of Agro advisory Committee

Dr. Ananta Vashisth (Nodal Officer, Agricultural Physics)

Dr. Subash Nataraja (Head, Division of Agricultural Physics)

Dr. P. Krishnan (Professor, Division of Agricultural Physics) 

Dr. Deb Kumar Das (Principal Scientist, Agricultural Physics)

Dr. B. S. Tomar (Head, Division of Vegetable Science)

Dr. Sachin Suresh Suroshe (Project coordinator, AICRP on Honeybee)

Dr. Dinesh Kumar (Principal Scientist, Agronomy)

Dr. P. Sinha (Principal Scientist, Plant Pathology)

Dr. A.K. Singh (Principal Scientist and Incharge, CATAT)