Farmers Corner
Agrometeorological Advisories (Kozhikode District)
(Period: 05.0.2022 to 09.01.2022) |
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General Condition |
The sky will be cloudy to partially cloudy. Low night temperature and high day temperature will be experienced. Hence there will be large difference between day time temperature and night temperature. The atmospheric humidity also will be high. |
Cashew |
Seedlings (up to four years): Tea mosquito attack and associated fungal diseases |
Coconut |
Various stages: Red palm weevil |
Tomato |
Growing stage: Fusarium wilt |
Black pepper |
All stages: Mealy bugs on the roots: Syptoms: Older leaves turns dark yellow. While opening soil in the rootzone, mealy bugs can be seen (as shown in the piture) sticked on the roots. Open the top soil. Drench the soil (only if the bug is seen sticked on the roots) with Chlorpyriphos @ 2ml/litre or apply Fipronil granule @ 20g/vine. |
Cucurbits |
All stages: Powdery mildew on cucurbits |
Bitter gourd |
All stages: Fruit fly |
Cucurbitaceous vegetables |
All stages: Yellow mosaic virus |
Amaranths |
All stages: Leaf blight Avoid overhead irrigation. Irrigate gently the basal regions of the plants. If disease is severe, apply cow dung slurry supernatant (2%) as foliar spray and Pseudomonas flourescens (2%) or Trichoderma viridae (2%) as soil application. |
Animal Husbandry |
Location specific vaccination and de-worming have to be given with the consultation of nearby veterinary doctor. Spray copper sulphate to control snails. Keep the surroundings dry and clean. The litters in the poultry house should be kept dry and turned frequently. Source: KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, VELLANIKKARA, KAU POST, THRISSUR, KERALA AAS BULLETIN FOR KOZHIKODE DISTRICT AMFU,AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION |
Banana plants of varieties Nendran and Rasthali grown in about three hectares of leased land at Poozhithode of Kozhikode district has been found to be severely infested with root mealy bug. Symptomatology- The plants were at six months old stage. Five thousand five hundred plants were grown in the area of which about 120 plants were showing symptoms like creamy white discolouration of the last unfurled leaf and the leaf remaining unopened for longer duration, with a burnt like appearance at the tip. The feeder roots were found to be severely damaged with dead root hairs. Live stages of mealy bugs including immatures and adults were collected from the soil, confirming the severe incidence of mealy bugs in the soil. The banana suckers which were brought from nurseries of Mukkom and Kuttiadi areas and planted without proper curing is suspected to be the possible source of infestation. Similar cases have also been reported from Kelothvayal and Chathamangalam areas of the district.