Based on : National Agromet Advisory Service Bulletin

Date of Issue : Thursday, 4 th September 2025 (For the period 4 th to 8 th September 2025)

Issued by : Agricultural Meteorology Division, India Meteorological Department, Pune.

Detailed Agromet Advisories are as under

 South, North-East, East, West & Central India

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This document provides detailed agrometeorological advisories for various regions across India, including Southern, North-Eastern, Eastern, Western, and Central India. These advisories are based on realized rainfall data and weather forecasts, offering guidance on crop management, pest and disease control, and animal husbandry practices.

General Advisories for All Regions

• Rainfall and Thunderstorms: Due to expected rain/thundershowers, it is advised to postpone irrigation, intercultural operations, and the application of plant protection measures and fertilizers to standing crops.

• Waterlogging Prevention: Provide adequate drainage in standing crop fields to avoid waterlogging.

• Mechanical Support: As thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds are very likely in many areas, provide mechanical support to banana and papaya plantations and staking to young plants and vegetables. Undertake propping in sugarcane.

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SOUTH INDIA [TAMIL NADU, TELANGANA, ANDHRA PRADESH, KARNATAKA, KERALA]

Kerala

• Central Zone:

  • Paddy: Weather is congenial for rice bug. Spray fish jaggery extract (20 ml/litre of water) or chitin-based Pseudomonas flurescens (20 gram in one litre of water). For severe attacks, spray Azadirachtin (10 ml) or Malathion (2 ml per litre of water). Apply pesticides before 9 am or after 3 pm.

• Southern Zone:

  • Banana: As a prophylactic measure against leaf-eating caterpillar, collect and destroy young larvae. For severe attacks, apply Quinalphos 25 EC@ 1.5 ml/litre at leaf axils.

• High Altitude Zone:

  • Arecanut: Attack of Red mites and incidence of Mahali (fruit rot) & Bud rot are observed. Take phyto-sanitary measures and ensure proper drainage. Spray 1% Bordeaux mixture with sticker as a prophylactic measure.

• Problem Area Zone:

  • Rubber: To protect young leaves of budded seedlings from shedding due to fungal diseases, spray Copper oxy chloride @ 4g in 1 litre of water.

• Northern Zone:

  • Banana: To prevent rhizome rot, ensure good drainage and drench with Streptocycline antibiotic (@ 2g/10 L) or Copper hydroxide (@ 20g/10 litres) at the plant basin.

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Karnataka

• Coastal Zone: Undertake planting of new arecanut saplings and sowing of vegetable seeds in upland areas after rains. Avoid waterlogging in orchards.

• Hill Zone: Utilize rainfall for transplanting paddy and healthy arecanut saplings. Maintain proper drainage in arecanut fields. For yellowing maize leaves, spray water-soluble fertilizer 19-19-19 @ 5 g/litre of water.

• North Transition Zone: Harvest green gram immediately after rain reduction. For Para wilt in cotton due to excess moisture, drench with Saaf @ 2g and 5gm 19:19:19 per litre of water. Monitor for fall armyworm in maize; spray Imamectin benzoate 5% SG or Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC @ 0.3 g per litre of water.

• North East Dry Zone: Undertake transplanting of chilli, dipping seedlings in Trichoderma and Psuedomonas solution. To manage color rot/stem rot in groundnut, avoid water stagnation and maintain organic matter with Trichoderma. For physiologically mature green gram /black gram, spray Paraquat (5ml/L of water) for easy pod picking.

• North Dry Zone: For pigeon pea, pearl millet, and maize at vegetative stage, undertake repeated intercultivation. Harvest green gram. For severe fall army worm in maize, spray Spinetoram 11.7 % SC @ 0.5ml/l or Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 @ 0.3ml/lit of water or Thiamethoxam 12.6 % + Lambda cyhalothrin 9.5% ZC @ 0.25 ml/litre of water.

• North East Transition Zone: Harvest green gram. Undertake transplanting of brinjal and tomato. Spray pulse magic (micronutrient mixture) @ 5g per litre of water in black gram and soybean at flowering and pod formation stage.

• Eastern Dry Zone: Carry out intercultural operations in red gram, maize, groundnut, sunflower, tomato, chilli. Carry out earthing up. Install sticky yellow traps in tomato for pest reduction.

• Southern Dry Zone: Ensure proper drainage, support banana and pepper plants, protect vegetables from fruit rot and blight. Maintain 5 cm water level in paddy fields. Undertake earthing-up for sugarcane. Monitor for sucking pests and fungal diseases in vegetables; spray neem-based formulations or need-based pesticides.

• South Transition Zone: Drain stagnated water in black pepper, ginger, turmeric, maize, and cotton seedlings. Maintain drainage in arecanut fields.

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Andhra Pradesh

• North Coastal Zone: Continue transplanting aged rice nurseries @ 4-5 seedlings per hill. Clip leaves before transplanting to avoid stemborer and leaf folder.

• High Altitude Tribal Zone: Drain excess water from rice, sugarcane, maize, finger millets, groundnut, ginger, turmeric, fruit orchards and vegetable fields. Undertake light earthing-up for groundnut.

• Scarce Rainfall Zone: Continue transplanting rice. Maintain 20 cm wide footpaths for fertilizer and spraying. For Mg deficiency in cotton, spray 10g of MgSO4 twice at 45 and 75 DAS.

• Southern Zone: Current weather favors zinc deficiency in paddy; spray zinc sulphate @ 2 g + 5 g of urea twice @ 5-day intervals. For leaf folder in tillering paddy, spray Cartap hydrochloride @ 2g/litre of water.

• Krishna Godavari Zone: Excess moisture causes iron chlorosis in young pigeon pea & black gram; manage by spraying FeSO4+citric acid.

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Telangana

• General: Provide extensive drainage channels in rice, maize, cotton, soybean, pigeon pea, turmeric fields.

• Northern Telangana: Heavy rains may cause phosphorus deficiency in maize; after rains, spray 19-19-19 @ 5g or DAP@ 20g per 1 litre of water.

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Tamilnadu

• North Eastern Zone: Apply gypsum 160kg/acre at 40-75 days after groundnut sowing. For early leaf spot in groundnut, apply Chlorothalonil @ 400g/acre.

• Western Zone: Detrashing and propping in sugarcane to avoid lodging. For sucking pest in Samba paddy nurseries, spray Fipronil 05% SC @ 1.5 litre /ha.

• Coastal Zone: Weather is congenial for tobacco cutworm in brinjal; spray Bacillus thuringiensis @ 2g/litre or Novaluron 10% EC @ 1ml/litre or Flubendiamide @ 0.2 – 0.3 ml/litre.

• Cauvery Delta Zone: Continue nursery preparation for samba paddy. Provide support to banana.

• High Rainfall Zone: Provide mechanical support to banana. Store harvested paddy grains in a dry place.

• High Altitude Hilly Zone: Weather is congenial for basal rot in garlic; soil drenching with Carbendazim @ 1g/litre or Copper oxychloride @ 2.5g/litre during rain-free periods.

• North Western Zone: Apply enriched paddy micro nutrient mixture @ 10 kg/acre with 100 kg of Farm Yard Manure (FYM) as basal dose during transplanting.

Animal Husbandry (Tamil Nadu)

• Provide enough drinking water to cattle, dairy cows, sheep, goats, and poultry birds. Vaccinate animals against foot and mouth disease.

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NORTHEAST INDIA [ARUNACHAL PRADESH, ASSAM & MEGHALAYA, NMM&T]

Arunachal Pradesh

• Harvest mature maize cobs during dry weather. For Fall Army Worm in maize, remove infested parts, encourage natural predators, and spray Neem oil (Azadirachtin 0.15%) @ 5ml per litre of water during dry intervals. Maintain 5–7 cm standing water in Wetland rice.

Assam

• Hill Zone: Continue sowing green gram and black gram. Provide mechanical support to orchards, staking in vegetables, and harvest mature vegetables. Remove old leaves from sugarcane and tie canes together. For damping off in early cauliflower seedlings, drench seedbeds with 0.01% Captan or 4% Formalin solution. For rice hispa in tillering Sali rice, spray Quinalphos @ 2 teaspoonfuls per 5 litres of water.

• Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone: Harvest jute and prepare seedbeds for finger millet. Continue sowing black and green gram. For stem borer and case worm in tillering Sali rice, spray Fipronil 5 SC @ 50 ml per bigha or Thiamethoxam 25 WG @ 13 gm per bigha.

• Upper Brahmaputra Valley Zone: Complete sowing sesamum. Direct sow sprouted seeds of short-duration Sali rice varieties. Continue sowing black gram, green gram, and radish seeds. To control hispa in rice, spray Emamectin benzoate 1.9 EC (@ 108 ml per 127 litres of water per bigha).

• Barak Valley Zone: Continue sowing green gram and black gram. For stem borer and leaf folder in tillering Sali rice, spray Acephate @1.5g/litre of water or Cartap Hydrochloride @ 2g/litre of water or Chlorantraniliprole @4g/litre of water if pest crosses ETL.

• Central Brahmaputra Valley Zone: Continue nursery bed preparation and sowing of early cauliflower, black gram, and green gram. Maintain 3–5 cm standing water in fields. For stem borer and caseworm in Sali rice, drain excess water or spray Chlorantraniliprole 0.4G @ 10kg/ha or Flubendiamide 20% SG @125g/ha. Insert bamboo ‘T’ perches in paddy fields. Extract and dry jute fiber.

• North Bank Plain Zone: Continue sowing black/green gram. For severe infestation of Army worm, rice hispa, leaf folder, case worm, spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC or Monocrotophos 40EC @ 1.5ml per litre of water. Remove excess nurseries and weeds.

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Meghalaya

• Maintain 2-3 cm stagnating water in transplanted rice. Reapply light dry mulch in ginger fields. Provide support (staking) to banana plants. Prune dead or weak branches. Ensure orchard drains are free flowing.

Manipur

• Monitor insect pest infestation in Kharif rice during booting stage and water level. To prevent bacterial wilt in ginger, drench soil with Copper oxychloride @3g/litre water. Harvest green ginger. Avoid waterlogging in black gram. For red hairy caterpillars in black gram, apply DiPel @ 1g/litre water.

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Mizoram

• Continue harvesting maize. Maintain 5-8 cm water level for Lowland rice. Monitor upland/Jhum rice from Gundhi bug; clear weeds and spray Cypermethrin 25 EC @ 2 ml/litre of water for severe infestation. For tikka and rust diseases on groundnut, spray Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% W.P @ 1g per litre of water.

Nagaland

• Harvest matured Jhum rice, sesame pods, and Naga King chilli. Prepare nursery beds for cabbage. Monitor Brown Plant Hopper (BPH) or other insect infestation in lowland rice. Take sanitation measures to prevent blast disease.

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Tripura

• Undertake land preparation and sowing of black gram and green gram. For Blast disease on rice, spray Tricyclazole @ 0.6g per litre water. Keep bunds clean to control rodents.

Animal Husbandry (Northeast India)

• Ensure proper vaccination and provide fresh drinking water. Spray phenol in animal sheds.

Fisheries (Northeast India)

• Provide supplementary feeds (rice bran, mustard oil cake, fish meal, minerals, vitamins) to fish. Splashing water is recommended to maintain dissolved oxygen.

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EAST INDIA [JHARKHAND, BIHAR, ODISHA, WEST BENGAL & SIKKIM, ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS]

Bihar

• North East Alluvial Zone: Avoid waterlogging in maize; use 30 kg nitrogen per hectare as first top dressing. Transplant brinjal and chilli on ridges.

• North West Alluvial Plain Zone: Carry out propping in sugarcane. Sow radish varieties at 4-5 kg/hectare , apply FYM (150 to 200 t/ha), Nitrogen (60 kg/ha ), Phosphorus (40kg/ha), Potash (40 kg/ha ). If sucking insect pests (white fly, leaf hopper, aphid) are seen in vegetables, spray Imidacloprid @ 0.3ml/liter of water. Complete plantation of mango and litchi by September 1st week.

• South Bihar Zone: Ensure proper drainage in pigeon pea (arhar), turmeric, yam, sunflower, maize, and vegetable nurseries. Monitor for Brown Plant Hopper (BPH) in paddy; if observed, spray Imidacloprid @ 0.3ml per litre of water. Prioritize weed control in late-transplanted paddy.

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Jharkhand

• Western Plateau Zone: Maintain optimum drainage in standing crops/vegetables. Carry out weeding and hoeing. Maintain rice field bunds. If stem borer arises in rice, apply Flubendiamide 48 SC @ 1ml per litre of water. Undertake sowing of cauliflower or cabbage seeds; add cow dung manure @ 80 to 100 kg, urea @ 105 kg, phosphorus @ 150 kg and potash @ 40 kg per acre. Undertake sowing of indigenous radish varieties.

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Odisha

• Western Undulating Zone: For paddy at tillering to panicle initiation, use neem-based sprays or leaf extracts. If pest levels exceed ETL, apply Flubendiamide 20 WG @ 50 g/acre in 200 liters of water. Sheath blight can be managed with Tebuconazole 50% + Trifloxystrobin 25% WG @ 80 g/acre . To control sucking pests in cotton, spray neem oil 600–800 ml/acre. Monitor arhar for leaf webber and spray Profenophos 50% EC @ 2 ml/liter.

• East and South-Eastern Coastal Plain: Withhold fertilizer and pesticide application during rains. For blast in tillering paddy, spray Hexaconazole @ 400 ml/acre or Azoxystrobin + Difenoconazole @ 200 ml/acre. Control stem borer with Chlorantraniliprole 0.4% GR @ 4 kg/acre mixed with sand. For early aphid attack in black gram and green gram, use neem-based pesticide (Azadirachtin 1500 ppm @ 600 ml/acre) or, if severe, spray Thiamethoxam 25% WG @ 40 g/acre in 200 liters of water. Sugarcane red rot may be checked with Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP @ 400 g/acre .

• West Central Table Land Zone: Withhold irrigation and pesticide spraying. Ensure drainage in paddy, maize, and vegetables. For stem borer and fall armyworm in maize, spray Chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC @ 0.4 ml/litre of water. Drain excess water from mango orchards.

• Mid-Central Table Land Zone: Drain excess water from fields. Postpone fertilizer and pesticide application. For iron toxicity in paddy, drain water and apply 10 kg of MOP and 10 kg of Zinc Sulphate 21% per acre. To control downy mildew in cucurbits, spray Copper Hydroxide 77% WP @ 3g per litre. For wilting and root rot in vegetables, drench root zone with 10g Plantomycin and 20g Metalaxyl 8% + Mancozeb 64% WP in 10 litres of water.

• North Central Plateau Zone: Avoid insecticide and pesticide sprays. For rice stem borer, stop urea and spray Neem oil 1500 ppm @ 1.5 ml/litre. To manage Sheath blight, spray Carbendazim @ 1g/litre.

• North Eastern Coastal Plain Zone: Drain excess water from rice, sugarcane, and vegetable fields. Do not spray pesticides/herbicides during rains. For Yellow Stem Borer and Leaf Folder, install pheromone/light traps and apply Cartap Hydrochloride 4G @ 8 kg/acre or Chlorantraniliprole 0.4% GR @ 4 kg/acre . For Blast, drain water and spray Hexaconazole @ 400 ml/acre. For BLB, avoid excess nitrogen and use Copper Oxychloride @ 500 g + Streptocycline @ 6g/acre or Plantomycin @ 1g/litre. For Red Rot in sugarcane, spray Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP @ 400 grams per acre. For aphids in bananas, spray Imidacloprid 30.5% SC @ 0.5ml per litre or Thiamethoxam 25% WG @ 0.5g per litre.

• North Eastern Ghat Zone: Drain excess water from ragi, maize, and cotton. For wilt and root rot in vegetables, drench root zone with 1.5 grams of Streptocycline and 20 grams of Metalaxyl 8% + Mancozeb 64% WP in 10 litres of water. For fall armyworm in maize, spray bio pesticide Beauveria bassiana @1200g per acre. For aphids and jassids in cotton, if population is above ETL, spray Flonicamid 50% WG @ 60g per acre or Thiamethoxam 25% WG @ 40g per acre.

• North Western Plateau Zone: Maintain water in paddy fields. To prevent boron deficiency in sunflower, mix 10 kg of borax per acre with dry manure. If stem rot appears on sunflowers, drench soil with Metalaxyl and Mancozeb mix @ 2g / litre of water.

• Eastern Ghat High Land Zone & South Eastern Ghat Zone: In rice, manage leaf folders and stem borers with Cartap Hydrochloride 4G @ 8 kg/acre , and control sheath blight with Tebuconazole + Trifloxystrobin @ 80 g/acre in 200 litres of water. In maize, maintain drainage and spray Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG @ 80 g/acre for fall armyworms. For ginger and turmeric, ensure drainage and apply Metalaxyl + Mancozeb @ 400 g/acre .

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West Bengal & Sikkim

• Sub-Himalayan West Bengal

  • Hill Zone: Gradually increase water level in rice. Spray Lambda-cyhalothrin 5% EC @ 2ml/litre of water or Thiamethoxam 25% WG @ 5g/15 litre of water against Thrips and Leaf folder. Monitor for rhizome rot in ginger; remove infected plants and spray Bordeaux mixture (1%). Collect and burn Anthracnose infected chilli fruits.

  • Terai Zone: Drain excess water and reduce nitrogen fertilizer for sheath blight in rice. Keep jute in a dry place. Support okra plants.

  • Old Alluvial Zone: Cloudy and humid weather is conducive for Blast and Brown spot disease in rice; use nitrogen judiciously and manage weeds. For powdery mildew in pointed gourd, spray Carbendazim @ 5g or Zineb @ 20g per 10 litres of water.

• Gangetic West Bengal

  • Coastal Saline Zone: For bacterial disease in rice (yellowing leaves), apply Potash @ 6g + chelated Zinc @ 1g + Sulphur @ 2-3g mixed with 1 litre of water after 20-25 days after transplanting. For Fungal blight in bitter gourd, apply Dithane M-45 @ 2.5g per litre of water.

  • Laterite and Red Soil Zone: Cloudy and humid weather is conducive for Blast and Brown spot disease in rice. To control tikka disease in groundnut, spray Carbendazim @ 1g + Mancozeb @ 2g per litre water at 15-day intervals.

  • New Alluvial Zone: Ensure timely fertilizer application and good drainage. Crizaf-Sona powder may be added during retting for jute fiber quality.

• Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Use yellow sticky traps for stem borer in rice; apply neem oil @ 2ml per litre. Remove old dried leaves of banana. Sow cowpea as border crop for whitefly in okra; spray neem oil (3%) for jassids and aphids. Remove yellow-veined mosaic virus affected plants.

Animal Husbandry (Bihar & Odisha)

• Bihar: Give 50-60g of mineral mixture daily to animals.

• Odisha: Keep sheds clean, dry, and ventilated. Use smoke to repel insects. Vaccinate cattle against FMD, HS, BQ, and Enterotoxaemia. Vaccinate poultry chicks against Ranikhet. Provide balanced feed.

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WEST INDIA [GOA, MAHARASHTRA, GUJARAT]

Maharashtra

• Konkan: Drain excess water from rice, finger millet, turmeric, vegetables, and fruit orchards. Maintain 10 cm water level in rice fields during panicle emergence. Postpone fertilizer and pesticide application. Provide mechanical support to newly planted sapota, mango, and arecanut. In Sindhudurg, rotate empty drums in groundnut fields. Apply third split dose of N fertilizer @ 440 g Urea per R to 70-80 days old transplanted rice.

• Madhya Maharashtra: Drain excess water from rice, soybean, cotton, maize, vegetable fields, and orchards. Maintain 3 to 5 cm water level in rice fields. Provide mechanical support to newly planted vegetables and banana plantations. Postpone fertilizer and pesticide application. Continue harvesting matured green gram and black gram. For leaf-eating caterpillar (Spodoptera) in soybean, spray Flubendamide 20% WG @ 6 g or Flubendamide 39.35% AC @ 3 ml or Indoxacarb 15.80% EC @ 6 ml or Spinetorum 11.70% SC 10 ml per 10 litres of water. For leaf folder in rice, spray Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 S.C. @ 3 ml per 10 litres of water.

• Marathwada: Drain excess water from cotton, pigeon pea, sugarcane, vegetables, and orchards. Continue harvesting matured green gram and black gram. For fall armyworm in maize, spray Emamectine Benzoate 5 % @ 4 g or Spinetoram 11.7 SC @ 4 ml per 10 litres of water.

• Vidarbha: Drain excess water from pigeon pea and vegetables. Maintain 3 to 5 cm water level in rice fields. Avoid/postpone intercultural operations, fertilizer application, and chemical spray. Provide mechanical support to orchards and vegetables. Continue harvesting matured green gram. For para wilt in cotton, drench Copper Oxychloride 50 WP @ 25 g + urea @ 100 g per 10 litres of water. For yellowing leaves in soybean, foliar spray potassium nitrate 13:00:45 @ 100 g per 10 litres of water. For rhizome fly in turmeric, spray Quinalphos 25 % @ 20 ml or Dimethoate 30 % @ 10 ml per 10 litres of water. For bacterial leaf blight in rice, spray Copper oxy-chloride 25 g + Steptocycline 0.5 g per 10 litres of water.

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Gujarat

• South Gujarat Heavy Rainfall Zone: Drain excess rain water from rice, sugarcane, okra, tuber crops, and vegetables. Postpone interculturing, weeding, irrigation, and agrochemical spraying. Prop sugarcane canes.

• South Gujarat Zone: Drain excess rain water from rice, cotton, pigeon pea, and fruit orchards (banana and mango). Postpone interculturing, weeding, irrigation, and agrochemical spraying.

• North Gujarat Zone: Drain excess rain water from standing crops. Postpone inter-culturing, weeding, irrigation, and agrochemical spraying.

• Middle Gujarat Zone: Drain excess rain water from rice, pearl millet, pigeon pea, cotton, soybean, maize, and castor.

• Bhal and Coastal Zone: Drain excess rain water from cotton, green gram, black gram, pigeon pea, pearl millet, and vegetables.

• South Saurashtra Zone: Drain excess rain water from groundnut, cotton, soybean, black gram, green gram, sesame, and pigeon pea.

• North Saurashtra Zone: Drain excess rain water from pulses, groundnut, cotton, soybean, and sesame. Carry out picking of matured pods of green gram and cow pea.

Animal Husbandry (Gujarat)

• Keep animals in sheds during rainfall. Keep fodder safe. Spray Deltamethrin or Amitraz @ 2ml/litre of water for tick control. Spray phenyl in sheds. Provide 6-8 kg dry roughage with 15-20 kg green fodder. For milch animals, feed 1 kg feed + 50g mineral mixture per 2 liters of milk yield. Ensure vaccination.

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CENTRAL INDIA [M.P, CHHATTISGARH]

Madhya Pradesh

• Satpura Plateau Zone: Postpone insecticides, fungicides, and fertilizers. Arrange proper drainage in pulses, oilseeds, and vegetables. Provide physical support for banana, tomatoes, and climbers. Tie sugarcane canes.

• Nimar Valley Zone: Postpone spraying insecticides, fungicides, and applying fertilizers. Maintain proper drainage. Lift creepers on a trellis. For Pink Caterpillar in flowering cotton, spray Thiodicarb @ 22.5ml or Spinosad @ 7.5ml or Emamectin Benzoate @ 6g per pump.

• Jhabua Hills Zone: Drain excess rainwater. Use ‘T’ shaped bird postures and Pheromone traps in soybean for caterpillars. To control sucking pests and yellow vein mosaic disease in black gram, spray Thiamethoxam 25% WG @ 150ml/ha.

• Gird Zone: For girdle beetle and semilooper in soybean at flower initiation, spray Triazophos @ 750ml in 500 to 600 liters of water. For fruit borer in ladyfinger, spray Dimethoate @ 750ml drug per hectare 500 to 600 litres of water.

• Bundelkhand Zone: For plant hopper, stem borer in paddy, spray Carbaryl 10 D @ 25 kg/ha (or) Methyl demeton 25 EC @ 1000 ml/ha. Build pavilions for vine vegetables. Spray N.A.A. in cucurbits crop @ 10-15g/litre of water.

• Central Narmada Valley Zone: Uproot and destroy Sheath Blight infested maize plants and spray Carbendazim + Mancozeb @ 1000g/ha. If thrips observed in paddy, spray Thiamethoxam 25 WG @ 40g/acre. Do intercultural operations in sugarcane. For early shoot borer, apply Carboryl Sevidol 4% G @ 12.5 kg per hectare.

• Malwa Plateau Zone: For Tobacco caterpillar in soybean, spray Chlorantraniliprole 18.50 % SC @ 150 ml/ha or Emamectin benzoate 01.90 % EC @ 425ml/ha. For fall armyworm/stem borer/Cob borer in maize, use recommended insecticides like Emamectin Benzoate 1.5% + Profenophos 35% w/w WDG.

• Kymore Plateau and Satpura Hill Zone: For growth and to eliminate yellowing in standing crops, foliar application of N P K 19:19:19 water soluble fertilizer @ 100 grams per pump. Arrange proper drainage. For Fall army worm in maize, spray Emamectin Benzoate 5 SG @ 100g per acre in 150 liters of water.

• Vindhya Plateau Zone: Install light trap / insect specific pheromone trap. For white fly and caterpillars in soybean and other Kharif crops, spray pre-mixed insecticide Beta cyfluthrin + Imidacloprid @ 350ml/hectare or Thiamethoxam + Lambda cyhalothrin @ 125ml mixed in 500 to 550 litres of water.

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Chhattisgarh

• North Hill Zone: For yellow stem borer in paddy, destroy pests, pull out dead heart; use pheromone trap @ 2nos per acre; for boat-shaped spots, spray Tricyclazole @ 0.6g/litre of water. Provide mechanical support to orchards and tall/weak crops. Adopt ladder like bamboo structure for cucurbit crops. Carry out earthing up for maize. In Okra, spray Imidacloprid 17.8 SL @ 0.5 ml per litre or Emamectin @ 0.5 ml per litre water.

• Bastar Plateau Zone: Drain excess rainwater from transplanted paddy. If sheath blight disease seen in paddy, spray Hexaconazole @ 1g/litre of water. Place T-shaped bamboo perches @ 10 pc per acre for caterpillar population in maize. Provide poles and ropes to support vines. If powdery mildew disease seen in cucurbitaceous crops, spray Dinocap @ 1ml/litre or Carbendazim @ 1g/litre. Spray Acetamiprid 20% SP @ 50- 100g/hectare insecticide for controlling thrips in Chilli.

• Chhattisgarh Plain Zone: For rice at tillering stage, apply second dose of nitrogen fertilizer (urea) (30 kg/hectare ). To prevent BLB disease in rice, use balanced fertilizers; apply potash fertilizer @ 8-10 kg/ha . Carry out intercultural operations in vegetable crops for weed control. If powdery mildew disease seen in black gram, spray soluble sulphur @ 3g per litre of water. Provide mechanical support to banana plants.

Animal Husbandry and Agro-Meteorological Advisory

Madhya Pradesh

• Vaccinate cattle to control FMD and HS diseases.

• Vaccinate goats with ETV vaccine.

Chhattisgarh

• Vaccinate poultry birds against Ranikhet disease (first dose F-1 at 7 days old & second dose R2B at 8 weeks old).

• Vaccinate animals against foot and mouth disease, strangles, stamp disease, and Fadakiya disease if not already done.

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North India Agro-Meteorological Advisories

(Jammu & Kashmir (UTs), Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh & Rajasthan)

State-Specific Advisories

Himachal Pradesh

• High Hill Temperate Dry Zone:

  • Drain excess water from rajmash, potato, barley and vegetable fields.

  • Avoid chemical sprays.

  • To control late blight in potato, spray Copper Oxychloride 50% WP @ 2.0-2.5 g per litre or Mancozeb 35% SC @ 2ml per litre of water during clear weather.

• Mid Hills Sub Humid Zone:

  • Carry out earthing up operation in ginger and turmeric during clear weather.

  • Provide staking to cucurbits.

  • Carry out weeding in colocasia.

• Sub Montane and Low Hills Sub Tropical Zone:

  • Provide support to tall and creeping maize to avoid lodging.

  • Postpone spraying of pesticides.

  • Improve field drainage in cucurbits to prevent fungal infections.

• High Hills Sub Temperate Wet Zone:

  • Drain excess water from maize, cucurbits and vegetable fields.

  • Harvest French bean pods when tender.

  • Undertake timely harvesting of ripened tomato, capsicum, brinjal and chilli.

  • Carry out hoeing and weeding in cauliflower, rajmah and finger millets.

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U.T. of Jammu & Kashmir

• Sub Tropical Zone:

  • Drain excess water from rice, maize, green gram and black gram.

  • Postpone application of fertilizers and chemical plant protection measures until clear weather.

  • Postpone sowing of radish and transplanting of cabbage, cauliflower, knol khol.

• Intermediate Zone:

  • Ensure proper drainage in maize, kharif pulses, rice and vegetable fields.

  • Provide mechanical support to young vegetable plants.

  • If Bacterial Leaf Blight is observed in rice, spray Streptocycline Sulphate @ 1g per 10 litres of water after rain.

• Valley Temperate Zone:

  • After semi-dough stage of rice, follow alternate wetting and drying.

  • Make proper drainage channels for maize and pulses.

  • Avoid harvesting fodder maize and sorghum during heavy rains.

  • Continue transplanting healthy seedlings of knol khol, kale, cabbage and cauliflower.

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U.T. of Ladakh

• Cold Arid Zone:

  • Complete harvesting of matured barley.

  • Carry out hoeing, followed by second earthing up operation in potato.

  • Continue picking of filled pea pods.

  • Postpone irrigation in vegetables due to recent rainfall.

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Uttarakhand

• Bhabar and Tarai Zone:

  • Maintain proper drainage channels in sugarcane, black gram, green gram, soybean and maize fields.

  • Carry out weeding in black gram and green gram.

  • Treat Tikka disease in groundnut using Chlorothalonil 2 kg / Mancozeb 80% 2 kg / Propiconazole 25 EC @ 500 ml dissolved in 800 to 1000 litres of water per hectare at 10-12 day intervals during clear days.

• Hill Zone:

  • Maintain proper drainage in finger millets and red gram.

  • Harvest matured brinjal fruits.

  • Provide staking to cucurbits.

• Sub Humid Sub Tropic Zone:

  • Carry out weeding in green gram and black gram.

  • Ensure drainage of excess water from barnyard millet and finger millet.

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Punjab

• Western Zone: Drain excess water from cotton fields. Avoid sowing radish, carrot and turnip during heavy rainfall.

• Western Plain Zone:

  • Drain excess water from cotton fields and periphery of fruit plants/orchards.

  • Prop up sugarcane crop using trash twist method.

• Sub Montane Undulating Plain Zone:

  • Drain excess water from green gram & soybean fields.

  • Prop up sugarcane crop using trash twist method.

  • Control maize borer by spraying 30 ml Coragen 18.5 SC (Chlorantraniliprole) in 60 litres of water per acre on 2-3 week old crop after rain.

• Undulating Plain Zone:

  • Drain excessive rainwater from periphery of fruit plants/orchards.

  • Maintain proper drainage in chilli fields.

• Central Plain Zone: Drain excess water from cotton, maize, vegetables fields and periphery of fruit plants/orchards.

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Haryana

• Western Zone:

  • Maintain water level in paddy fields by draining excess water.

  • Monitor leaf folder larva in rice; if observed, spray Quinalphos 20 AF @ 400 ml or Monocrotophos 36 SL @ 200 ml in 200 litres of water per acre when sky is clear.

  • Drain excess rainwater from cotton.

  • Monitor white fly, leafhopper, thrips infestation in cotton; if white fly infestation is above ETL, spray Dimethoate 30 E.C. @ 400 ml or Oxydemeton-methyl 25 E.C. @ 500 ml with 1 litre Nimbecidine in 250-litres water per acre when sky is clear.

• Eastern Zone:

  • Drain rainwater from bajra, cotton fields.

  • Monitor paddy for leaf folder or stem borer; if above ETL, broadcast Cartap 4% granules @ 10 kg/acre during clear weather.

  • Install pest specific pheromone traps @ 3-4/acre in paddy for stem borer.

  • Monitor white fly in cotton; if above ETL, spray 1 liter Nimbecidine mixed with 200-250 litres water per acre when sky is clear.

  • Control leaf hopper by spraying 40 ml Imidacloprid (Confidor) 200SL mixed with 120-150 litres water per acre during clear weather.

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Delhi

• Avoid any type of spray and ensure proper management in standing crops and vegetable nurseries.

• Monitor brinjal, cauliflower, cabbage, tomato etc., use pheromone traps @ 3-4/acre.

• Constantly monitor ladyfinger, brinjal and chilli crops against mite and jassid attack.

Uttar Pradesh

• Western Plain Zone:

  • Continue transplanting brinjal, chilli, tomato and early cauliflower during fair weather.

  • Carry out planting of new saplings of mango, guava, amla, lemon, etc.

  • Provide proper drainage in all vegetable crops; make scaffolding in cucurbitaceous vegetables.

  • To reduce waterlogging in paddy, spray 2% solution of NPK mixture (19:19:19) two to three times.

  • If Khaira disease in paddy, spray a solution of 2.25 kg Zinc sulphate and 2.5 kg slaked lime in 800 litres of water.

  • Cultivate cucurbit vegetables on trellises (6-8 feet high).

  • In sugarcane, apply urea @ 50 kg/acre in late planted crop.

  • For top borer management in sugarcane, remove affected cane tops; apply Carbofuran 3G @ 12 kg/acre and install light traps.

  • For mealy bug management in sugarcane, spray Imidacloprid @ 250 ml + Cypermethrin @ 50 ml in 250 litres of water.

• Central Zone:

  • Continue transplanting seedlings of brinjal, chilli, tomato and early cauliflower during fair weather.

  • Carry out planting of new saplings of mango, guava, amla, lemon, etc.

  • To control leaf and pod borer in sesame, spray Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG @ 200g / hectare in 500-600 litres water on clear weather.

  • In paddy, apply second and last top dressing of urea @ 60 to 65 kg per hectare (55-60 days after transplanting) with 2-3 cm water.

  • Use pheromone traps @ 4-6 per acre to monitor stem borer in paddy; if severe, apply Cartap 4% granules @ 10 kg/acre .

  • Ensure proper water drainage in urad and sesame fields.

  • Use pheromone traps @ 3-4/acre for fruit borer, top borer in vegetables and diamond back moth in cauliflower and cabbage.

• Bundelkhand Zone:

  • Undertake weeding in pigeon pea, green gram and black gram under vapsa conditions.

  • To control citrus canker in lemon, spray copper oxychloride @ 2.5g per litre of water.

  • For stem borer in paddy, apply Carbofuran @ 20 kg per hectare or Chlorpyriphos 20 EC @ 1.5 litres per hectare in 600 litres of water during clear weather.

  • To control leaf sucker or hopper in sesame, spray Neem oil @ 5ml/litre of water or Imidacloprid 17.8 SL @ 0.3ml/litre of water when weather is clear.

  • Monitor mites and jassids in okra, chilli and cucurbitaceous crops.

• Eastern Plain Zone:

  • Continue sowing cabbage, capsicum, tomato, etc. in nursery; transplant ready seedlings.

  • Continue planting improved varieties of mango, guava, litchi, amla, bael, jamun, lemon, chironji, lasora, mahua and other fruit plants.

  • Continue sowing guar, spinach, cucumber, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, ridge gourd, ash gourd, amaranth and radish.

  • Undertake sowing of carrot by machine.

  • Ensure proper drainage.

  • Undertake transplanting of brinjal, tomato, chilli and early cauliflower on ridge.

  • Undertake transplanting of rainy season onion.

  • For monitoring borer, Diamond Back moth (DBM) in vegetables, use pheromone trap @ 3-4/acre.

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Rajasthan

• • Sub Humid Southern Plain and Aravali Hill Zone:

    • Avoid plant protection measures in cotton.

    • To control Fall Army Worm in maize, spray Emamectin Benzoate 5 SG @ 0.4g/litre of water during clear weather.

    • For girdle beetle in soybean, spray Acephate 75 SP @ 1g/litre or Triazophos 40 EC @ 1 ml/litre at 20-day intervals during clear weather.

  • Flood Prone Eastern Plain Zone:

    • Ensure proper drainage in all fields, especially vegetable nurseries.

    • Take extra care of seedbeds and transplant seedlings at the right time.

    • Postpone pesticide spraying and arrange for adequate drainage.

  • Transitional Plain Zone of Inland Drainage Zone:

    • To control pod borer in green gram, spray Flubendiamide 20WG @ 250g or Emamectin Benzoate 5SC @ 90-120g per ha when weather clears.

    • To protect pearl millet from ergot disease, spray 2.5 kg Zineb or 2kg Mancozeb per hectare, 2-3 times at 3-day intervals after weather clears.

  • Hyper Arid Partially Irrigated Western Plain Zone:

    • When yellowing appears in groundnut, spray 0.5 percent Ferrous Sulphate and 0.1 percent citric acid.

    • Apply gypsum 60 kg/bigha as dusting.

  • Semi-Arid Eastern Plain Zone:

    • To control bacterial blight in green gram, moth bean and cowpea, spray Streptocycline @ 1g and Copper fungicide @ 20g per 10 litres water during clear weather.

    • To control yellowing of foliage in groundnut, spray 0.1 % Sulphuric acid or 0.5 % Ferrous Sulphate (Harakasis).

  • Arid Western Plain Zone:

    • Arrange for drainage in standing kharif crops.

    • Avoid insecticide and fungicide spray.

  • Irrigated North Western Plain Zone:

    • Avoid spraying and fertilizer application in Kharif crops.

    • To control jassids and thrips in moong, spray Dimethoate (30 EC) @ 2.5 ml per litre of water.

  • Southern Humid Plain Zone:

    • Arrange for drainage of excess rainwater and water harvesting.

    • Postpone transplanting paddy, chilli, brinjal and early cauliflower.

    • For Fall Army Worm in maize, spray Thiomethoxam 12.6 + Lambda cyhalothrin 9.5ZC per hectare during clear weather.

    • To prevent white fly in tomato, spray Malathion 50 % EC @ 1ml per litre of water during clear weather.

  • Southeastern Humid Plain Zone:

    • Arrange for drainage of water from crop fields.

    • Apply fertilizers and chemical sprays according to weather.

    • To control semi coil caterpillar and girdle beetle in soybean, spray Profenophos 50 EC @ 2 ml per litre during clear weather.