Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, Nov 19, 2003
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Wednesday, Nov 19, 2003 |
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Agri-Biz & Commodities
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Pests Alert on pest attacks Our Bureau
WITH the North-East monsoon in a lull, the Agromet Advisory issued by the Met Office, Thiruvananthapuramhas sounded a general alert to farmers on a possible threat of infestations to their crops. The advisory was issued by the Met Office, Thiruvananthapuram, on November 13. The monsoon was weak on November 13 and 16, with rain being reported from isolated places. While rain was reported at a few places on November 15, more or less dry weather prevailed over the State on November 16. Chief amounts of rainfall in cm were: November 13: Neyyattinkara-1. November 15: Mavelikara - 3, Nilambur and Haripad - 2 each, Kozhikode, Munnar, Mannarkad and Kollam - 1 each. November 16: Nedumangad - 7 and Munnar - 1 Mean minimum temperature varied between 22 deg C and 25 deg C, with the lowest minimum temperature of 20.8 deg C being recorded at Punalur on November 15. Mean relative humidity ranged between 62 per cent and 84 per cent, mean cloud coverage between 4 oktas and 6 oktas and mean wind speed, 2 kmph and 10 kmph. Forecast valid until November 19 spoke of rain/thundershowers at isolated places in all districts. No significant change was indicated for the two subsequent days. Farm advisory: Weeding and top dressing may continue in paddy fields, while a close watch is needed against possible infestation of gall midge in newly planted areas and leaf roller in established fields. Should the infestation exceed the threshold level, spraying with Quinalphos at 1.5 ml/litre of water has been recommended. Monocroptophos at 1.2 ml/litre of water may be administered in the paddy fields to keep leaf roller and stem borer at bay. In coconut gardens, stem bleeding has been indicated as a possibility. Affected portions should be cleaned and smeared with hot tar or Bordeaux paste. The dreaded Mahali disease in arecanut and the quick wilt in pepper can be brought under control by spraying 1 per cent Bordeaux mixture. Similarly, quenchable sulphur at 4 gm/litre of water can be effectively used against mite infestation in coconut. Intercultural operations and top dressing may be continued in banana, tapioca and seasonal vegetables. Weeding and a second dose of fertiliser application can be resorted to in coconut, arecanut, cashew and rubber. State and stage of crops: The Mundakan paddy is in the tillering stages. Intercultural operations, weeding and a second dose of fertiliser application were in progress in coconut, cashew and rubber. Pepper was in the berry maturing stage. Harvesting and drying of nuts were the main concerns in arecanut. Plant protection measures against wilt disease were in progress in arecanut, thrips in cardamom, mite infestation in coconut and stem borer in paddy.
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