Saturday, January 30, 2021

Possibility of rain in Bundelkhand Agroclimatic zone during first week of February 2021

 There will be possibility of light to moderate rainfall in Bundelkhand Agroclimatic zone of M.P. during first week of February (4-6 February,2021). Framers are advised not to irrigate their crops during first week of February. The spraying of pesticide and insecticide will be stopped or be delayed . The transplanting of brinjal and other vegetable crops may be started during second week of February. 

Saturday, December 26, 2020

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.


Monday, November 9, 2020

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.

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Possibility of rain in Bundelkhand agroclimatic zone of MP

There is possibility of form a induced western disturbance near western Rajsthan during next 36 hours. Due to this western disturbance, there is possibility of light rain associated with thunderstorm/hailstorm  at few places during 13-14 December 2019. Farmers are advised to withhold the irrigation and use of pesticides in the crops for next 4-5 days. Just after rainfall, there may be occurrence of fog during early morning hours.
Acitivity of pod borer in chickpea, aphid in mustard. Possibility of early blight in potato is also possible.


Friday, April 12, 2019

Possibility of rain and thunderstorm activity in Bundelkhand

 There is possibility of thunderstorm activity during 16-18th April,2019 in Bundelkahnd Agroclimatic zone. A western distarbance is approacing the central India and will hit the Bundelkhand after 3-4 days and due to this there may possibility of rain and high wind speed at a few places during 16 -18th April,2019.
The difference between day maximum and night minimum will be decrese as well the high day temperature after 15th April,2019.

Farmers of this zone are advised not to keep the harvested crop if any, in the field. If not harvested , may advised to harvest during next 3 days  and keep them in a protected place or otherwise threshed th crop immediately after harvest.

Irrigation frequency in vegetables may be decresed in view of the decrese in day temeprature, cloudy conditions and possibility of rainfall.

Friday, February 8, 2019

Possibility of light to moderate rainfall in Bundelkhand Agroclimatic zone

There is possibility of light to moderate rainfall during 14-16th February, 2019 in Bundelkhand Agroclimatic zone due to inflence of Western distabance.

Farmers are advised to hold the irrigation and insecticide-pesticide spray in crops during 13-16 February,2019.

Still the infestation of pod borer in chickpea and aphid in mustard is low. 

Sunday, January 20, 2019

Possibility of rainfall during 25-29 Jan 2019 in Bundelkhand of MP

A western disturbance is passing from upper northern part of India, and after 3-4 days when it wiil crossed the middle part of the country its affects weather conditions of the Bundelkhand Agroclimatic zone of Madhya Pradesh during 25-29th January 2019. There is possibility of light to moderate rainfall in this zone and could be benificial for the crops like wheat, mustard, vegetable and other crops. The rainfall, which will recieved after 4-5 days could minimize the aphid population on mustard crop and also minimize the pod borer activity in pea and gram.

The incresed humidity could be congenial for late blight attack in potato. Framers of this zone are adviced top stop irrigation in crops and also delayed the insecticide and pesticide spray for a week.