Possibility of Rainfall during first week of January 2021

 There is possibility of light rain at few places in Bundelkhand Agroclimatic zone during first week of January 2021. This may be the first rainy day of the year 2021. This rainfall would be beneficial for rabi crops specially for wheat, mustard, linseed etc. This rain may be provide congenial weather condition for early blight in potato, powdery mildew in mustard and pod borer in chickpea crops. 

Farmers are advised to delay irrigation in rabi crops and monitor crops for disease and insect incidence and their multiflication.

Early wheat sowing window in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh

 The drop in minimum temperature during last week of October, 2020 was very sharp. The minimum and maximum temperatures were recorded around 12 and 32 degree Celsius respectively. The decrease in temperature has continued during first week of November, 2020. The minimum and maximum temperatures were recorded around 10 and 31degree Celsius respectively. The mean temperature is recorded around 21 degree Celsius, which is optimum for wheat sowing. Due to this temperature drop optimum wheat sowing started during November 2020, which one week earlier of its normal time.