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Agromet Advisory (English)

Weather Based Agromet
Advisory Bulletin
Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa
(Applicable for Delhi and NCR)
Division of Agricultural Physics
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute
PUSA, New Delhi – 110 012
www.iari.res.in (Weather Advisory)


Year 30, No: -101/2023-24/Tue.                                                                               Time: 2.30 PM                                                                 Date: 19th March, 2024 

Weather during current week (From 13th to 19th March, 2024)

     Clear weather conditions were observed during the week. Maximum temperature ranged between 28.2°C and 30.9°C (weekly normal 28.8°C). Minimum temperature ranged between 10.5°C and 14.2°C (weekly normal 13.4°C). Relative humidity at 7.21 AM ranged between 73 and 84 percent and that at 2.21 PM ranged between 30 and 39 percent. The average bright sunshine hour during the week was 8.4 hours per day (weekly normal 7.2 hours). The average wind speed recorded was 3.1 km/h (normal 4.1 km/h). Mean evaporation rate during the period was 4.5 mm/day (weekly normal 4.6 mm/day). Wind during morning was Calm and evening was from different directions.


Weather Forecast for next five days received from India Meteorological Department, Regional Meteorological Centre, Agromet Advisory Unit, Lodhi Road, New Delhi is given belows
Weather parameter/Date2024-03-202024-03-212024-03-222024-03-232024-03-24
Rainfall (mm)0.00.00.00.00.0
Maximum Temperature (°C)3333343434
Minimum Temperature (°C)1313141414
Average Cloud Cover (Okta)24244
Maximum RH. (%)8585858585
Minimum RH. (%)3535353535
Average Wind Speed (kmph)0406162214
Predominant Wind directionsSSESSEEWN
Cumulative Weekly Rainfall (mm)
0.0 mm
Special weather

Weather based Agromet-Advisories (for the period ending on 24th March, 2024) 

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

  • Keeping increasing temperature in view, farmers are advised for light irrigation in standing crops and vegetables as per requirement.
  • Farmers are advised to start sowing of green gram. Variety: - Pusa Visal, Pusa Ratna, Pusa 5931, Pusa Baisakhi, PDM-11, SML-32, SML-668, Samrat. Seed treatment with crop specific Rhizobium culture as well as phosphorus solubilizing bacteria is also advised. Farmers are advised to ensure proper moisture before sowing for optimum germination.
  • Installation of bird perches in tomato, pea, brinjal and gram crops is advised 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 fruit borer. If pest population is high, spraying of Bt. 1.0 gram/litre of water is advised, when sky remain clear. After 15 days, if pest population is more than ETL, farmers are advised to spray Spinosad 48 EC @ 1 ml. /4 litres of water, when sky remain clear.
  • Monitoring of vegetables crops against attack of aphid is advised. In present temperature conditions, aphid population will gradually diminish. Control measures should be initiated if pest population is high. Spraying of Imidacloprid @ 0.25 ml per litre of water in vegetable crops after harvesting of mature fruits should be done, when sky remain clear. In vegetable crops a waiting period of one week should be followed after spraying. 
  • Present temperature is suitable for incidences of powdery mildew disease in cucurbitaceous crops and late pea. If symptoms found than, spraying of Carbendazim @ 1.0 gram per litre is advised, when sky remain clear. In cucurbitaceous crop which are 20-25 days old, application of 10-15 gram urea/plant is advised. 
  • Present temperature is suitable for germination of french bean (Pusa parvati, Contender), vegetable lobia (Pusa komal, Pusa sukomal), amaranthus (Pusa kiran, Pusa lal chaulai), lady’s finger (A-4, Parbani Kranti and Arka Anamika), bottle gourd (Pusa naveen, Pusa sandesh), cucumber (Pusa uday), ridge gourd, sponge gourd (Pusa sneha) and summer radish (Pusa chetki). Procurement of seeds should be done from a certified source. Farmers are advised to ensure proper moisture before sowing for optimum germination.
  • In present weather condition constant monitoring of timely sown seed onion crop against attack of thrips should be done. Monitoring of seed onion crop against infection of purple blotch should also be done. If population is more, than spraying of Dithane M -45 @ 2 grams per litre of water with sticky material (Tipol 1.0 gram /litre) are advised as per requirement, when sky remain clear. 
  • Temperature is suitable for sowing of fodder maize (Variety – African Tall) and lobia. Sowing of HM-4, hybrid cultivar of baby corn may also be done in this week. 
  • In mango and citrus, irrigation should be avoided during flowering for good fruit setting. Constant monitoring of mango mealy bug and leaf hopper are advised.

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)


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