Number of dry days will be more during September put a adverse effect on soybean yield

Passive phase of monsoon will be started in Bundelkhand due to which possibility of scattered rainfall  in this zone. Maximum temperature will be increased and minimum will be decreased. This type of situation put little be stress on translocation of biomass from sink to source if maximum temperature  is above 33-34°C for more than 6-7 days. YMV infection has been observed in local and old cultivars of soybean, which might be increased.

Wide spread rainfall and pest -disease in Bundelkhand

In next two days there is change of medium to heavy rainfall at many places of  Bundelkhand zone of M.P. This rain spell will decrease the activity and number of pest like white fly, green semi lopper and increase the griddle beetle incidence in Soybean.

Yellow mosaic virus symptoms will deceased in Soybean but may be same in Moonbean.

Farmers are advised to stop the pesticide spray in these crops.   

YMV infection is started in Urd crop in Tikamgarh district of Bundelkhand zone

Though the white fly population is low on the Urd crop, but YMV symptoms is appeared on the crop. The 2 to 3 % plants are expressed this symptom. There is possibility of moderate to heavy rainfall during next 48 hours and after that weather remains dry. If dry weather and maximum temperature after 17^th July is above 32°C for than a 5-6 days. The YMV symptoms on soybean crop will be expected to start at the ending week of July month in Tikamgarh district. Farmers are advised to keep watch the white fly population and keep field weed fry as much possible during July month. 

Low to moderate incidence of YMV in Soybean during kharif 2016 in Bundelkhand of M.P

Heavy rainfall and Low to moderate incidence of YMV in Soybean during kharif 2016 in Bundelkhand of M.P.

This year just after onset of monsoon white fly has migrated from other crops, weed, & habitats towards this region during last week of June (23-30). Their early arrival may be harmful and would be created an early infection on weeds and crops (Soybean). But thanks to very active monsoon period during the early July (1-8), which not only deeply recharge the soil, ponds, rivers and other and brings down the soil, water and air temperature. The heavy to very rainfall negatively impact the number of white fly population, and thus delay their activity and infections on plants.

The white fly infection may be delayed by two weeks. There is possibility in dry and sunny sky conditions during second and third week of July, which may has positive impact on white fly population but again there is possibility in wet and cloudy sky during last week of July and first week of August. These conditions may control not only white fly population but YMV on Soybean after 10^th August to 25^th August, which will coincide with the pod formation and pod development phase of Soybean.  

Above normal Temperature and water crisis in Bundelkhand in April 2016

The high temperature was recorded in Bundelkhand zone from 1 to 17 April 2016. The maximum temperature is 5-6 °C above normal and minimum is above 7-9°C above normal. The high temperature load created much more pressure on water demand, the vegetable and summer crops water demand have been increased. The water level is reported to be much lower than previous summers due to below normal rainfall in monsoon 2015.

The high temperature and low ground water together has created a crisis for water in this zone both for agriculture and human need.   

Bundelkhand will experience another spell of high wind,rainfall at the end of March

After two day between 28 and 29^th  March 2016, Bundelkhand area will experienced a W.D. effect and affected by high wind, thunder ,cloud and rain. Farmers are advised to keep the harvested crop in safe places and delay the harvesting of mature crop by three days. Irrigation and pesticide application may be stopped for three days.  

Possibility of rain during 13-15 March in Bundelkhand zone of M.P.

There is possibility of rainfall between 13-15 March 2016 at many place in Bundelkhand Agroclimatic zone of Madhya Pradesh. The rainfall will be occurred in Datia, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, Rewa, Panna, Lalitpur and many place with moderate to high wind speed. Farmers are adviced not to irrigate their crop field and also quickly harvest the mature crops and keep it at safe place. Avoid spraying of pesticide and insecticide during this period of wet period.