Agro Met. Advisory Bulletin for the State of Himachal Pradesh Bulletin No037/2018 Dated 11.05.2018
Issued on Friday Valid For 11.05.2018 to 15.05.2018
Rainfall forecast for the next five day (11thMay –15th May 2018)
भारत सरकार Government of India
पृथ्वी ववज्ञान मंत्रालय Ministry of Earth Sciences
मौसम कें द्र, विमला Meteorological Centre,Shimla
Weather Summary (06th May to 11th May 2017) Precipitation occurred at many places on 07
th &08
th May, most places on 09
th May, few places on 06
th May, isolated places on
10th May and Weather was dry on 11
th May over the state. Maximum temperatures & Minimum temperatures were below normal.
STATE RAINFALL FORECAST (FOR THE NEXT 72 HRS.) (VALID TILL 08:30 IST of the next day)
Date Plains/Low Hills Middle Hills High Hills
Today Weather will be mainly dry Weather will be mainly dry Weather will be mainly dry
12th May.2018 Rain/Thundershowers at isolated places Rain/Thundershowers at isolated places Rain/snow at isolated places
13th May.2018 Rain/Thundershowers at few places Rain/Thundershowers at few places Rain/Thundershowers at few places
Outlook for next 4 days (up to 0830 hrs. of 17th May 2018) Scattered to fairly widespread precipitation on 14th & 15th May, thereafter isolated precipitation will occur over the state.
Crop information and Agro met Advisories
Mid Hills Sub Humid
Districts Fruits
Apple &pear/stone
fruits,
Vegetables
Floriculture
Shimla FS/H S/TS F/S
Solan FS/H S/TS F/S
Sirmaur FS/H S/TS F/S
Districts
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H &Th SF S CS/HF S SP NS& T PF H FS - NS FS H CB SS LP
Bilaspur H &Th SF S CS/HF S SP NS& T PF H FS - NS FS H CB SS LP
Una H &Th SF S CS/HF S SP NS& T PF H FS - NS FS H CB SS LP
Kangra H &Th SF S CS/HF S SP NS& T PF H FS T&P NS FS H CB SS LP
Chamba H &Th SF S CS/HF S SP NS& T PF H FS T&P NS FS H CB SS LP
High Hills Temperate Wet
Apples & Others
Districts
Kullu P&C
Mandi
(Crop stages of major crops and state as collected from AMFUs and State Department of Agriculture, Himachal
Pradesh)
H: Harvesting; Th: Thrashing; SF: Seed Formation; RT: Root Transplanting Stage; FS: Fruiting Stage; V: Vegetative
Stage; S: Sowing Stage; PF: Potato Formation; SS: Start Stocking; CS: Curd Formation Stage; HF: Head Formation; F:
Fruiting Stage; T&P: Training and Pruning; NS: Nursery Sowing; T: Transplanting; P&C: Pruning and Cutting; DS:
Dormant Stage; FA: Fertilizer Application; LP: Lean Period; B&R: Breeding and Rearing; PH: Post Harvesting Stage;
CB: Chick Brooding.
Crop Advisories and Plant Protection
Advised to complete harvesting of wheat on clear days and store the grains at appropriate (12 % )
moisture
Sowing of green manure crop is advised where harvesting of rabi crop is over. For green manuring
cluster bean, daincha, senai, lobia etc may be sown.
In high hilly regions sowing of peas, turnip, carrot palak etc advised.
Advised to sowing of fodder maize alongwith cowpeas and soybean in irrigated areas.
In mid hill areas, advised transplanting of tomato brinjal, chilli and capsicum.
Advised to transplant summer flowers. Complete pinching and stalking in carnation. Advised for
transplanting of marigold seedling in fields for summer crop.
It is optimum time to resume picking in tea at 8 days interval to maintain the quality and productivity.
Maintain room tempearture18-22oC and relative humidity around 85% for successful mushroom
cultivation.
Artificial feed of 50% sugar and 50% water solution should be given to honey bees. Also insert empty
frame /combs for egg laying to the queen as the population starts builds up.
Fisheries:
After adding stock maintain after level of five feet. Add supplementary feed (rice/wheat bran &
mustard oil cake and rice/wheat bran) @ 2-3% of total fish biomass on daily basis
High Hills Temperate Dry
Districts
Fruits
Apple
Poly house
Vegetables
Peas
Kinnaur FA V S
Lahaul & Spiti FA V S
Plant protection measures
Rainfall is expected in the region therefore, farmers are advised to watch for rain before applying
pesticides.
Place bee boxes in the orchard for proper pollination.
Spray horticultural mineral oils @ 4l/200L of water against attack of San Jose scale in apple.
On Mango plant hopper may attack for control spray, BUPROFEZIN 25% SC 1-2 ml per litres of water Or
DELTAMETHRIN 2.8% EC 0.03 to 05% solution. In mango give the application of wettable sulphur
against powdery mildew.
Pomegranate fruit is in flowering stage and anar butter fly is the major problem in this weather for
control spray cypermethrin 10 EC @ 1 ml per litre of water at 15 days interval.
In litchi fruit borer is appearing for control spray cypermethrin 10 EC @ 1 ml per litre of water at 15
days interval. Apply carbendazim/hexaconazole @100ml/200l of water to control the leaf spot disease
in strawberry.
Apply second dose of nitrogen in tomato, okra, capsicum and vegetables of cucurbitaceous family.
In seed crop remove the diseased part (leaf/fruit). Spray Bavistin-50 (50g/100 l water) or Dithane M-45
(250 g/100 l water) till the seed production stage.
Spray magister or fenazaquin @30ml/15L against attack of mites in vegetables.
For late blight appears, for control spray Dithane M-45 0.2% at 7 days interval. For Control of Potato
tuber moth cypermethrin 25 EC @ 1 ml/litres of water with sticker or spray methyl demeton 25 EC @
0.03%.
Spray 750 ml cypermethrin or metasyatox in 750 litre water/ha for the control of aphids in oil crops.
In cucurbitaceous crops, if attack of red pumpkin beetle is found than, spraying of Diclorvos 76 EC
(DDVP) @ 1 ml /litre of water is advised.
The downy mildew is expected in cruciferous vegetables, for control spray redomil M-Z @ 25 g per
litres of water at 15 days interval.
In case of attack of aphids on mustard, spray dimethoate 30 E.C. or cypermethrin 10 E.C. @ 1 ml/lit.).
Spray malathion 50 E.C. (@ 1 ml/itre) for the control of aphids & leaf eating caterpillars in cauliflower,
cabbage etc.
The flowers affected with aphids, spray malathion @ 0.05% for the control. Red scales is appearing in
roses for control put carbofuran @ 1 teaspoon per plant,