Uttarakhand Current Crop Advisory
Actionable guidance for farmers across agro-climatic zones of Uttarakhand. Suitable for website, newsletter, or print handouts.
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Bhabar & Tarai Zone
Crop management and field operations.
- Continue planting of autumn sugarcane.
- Apply irrigation to soybean, groundnut, black gram and green gram, as per crop requirement.
- Carry out weeding & hoeing in cauliflower.
- Perform weeding & thinning in radish, carrot & beetroot.
- Undertake sowing of spinach and fenugreek (methi).
Notes: Schedule irrigations based on soil moisture and crop stage; avoid waterlogging. Use mechanical or manual weeding early to reduce competition.
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Hill Zone
Seasonal sowing and nursery preparation.
- Undertake sowing of wheat and barley.
- Prepare land for nursery sowing of onion.
- Undertake planting of garlic.
Notes: Use well-decomposed farmyard manure for nurseries and ensure terraces have good drainage to prevent erosion.
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Sub Humid Sub Tropic Zone
Harvesting and field preparation.
- Continue harvesting of matured finger millet (ragi).
- Undertake harvesting of green gram and black gram.
- Undertake field preparation for sowing of rapeseed (mustard).
Notes: For rapeseed sowing, prepare a fine seedbed and consider seed treatment to prevent early-season diseases.
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