GRAMIN KRISHI MAUSAM SEWA

Agromet Advisory Bulletin for Sub Tropical Conditions of Jammu Region

Issued Jointly by Sher-e-KashmirUniversity of Agricultural Sciences & Technology Jammu and

India Meteorological Department

Agromet Research Centre, SKUAST-Jammu, Chatha-180009

No. AUJ/Agromet/GKMS/F-1/17-18/2876-78 / Bulletin No: 72/2017-18 / Dated 07-12-2017
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Weather summary of previous 5 days (02nd to 06th December , 2017) / Range of Max. Temperature (0C) / 19.8-21.1
Range of Min. Temperature (0C) / 8.2-9.3
Range of Relative Humidity (%) / 44-74
Rainfall (mm) / 0.0
Ensembled forecast for next 5 days (0830 hrs, 08th to 12th December, 2017) / Date / 08/12/17 / 09/12/17 / 10/12/17 / 11/12/17 / 12/12/17
Rainfall (mm) / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 20
Max. temperature (oC) / 20 / 19 / 19 / 18 / 14
Min. temperature (oC) / 9 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 6
Total cloud cover (Okta) / 2 / 2 / 6 / 7 / 8
RH Max (%) / 75 / 75 / 75 / 75 / 90
RH Min(%) / 55 / 55 / 55 / 55 / 75
Wind speed (km/hr.) / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
Wind direction (degrees) / 130 / 215 / 75 / 45 / 110
WEATHER FORECAST BASED ON AGROMETADVISORIES W.E.F08th to 12th December, 2017
Crop / Stage / Weather based Agro- advisories
Oilseeds
Mustard / Early vegetative / Withhold irrigation due to chances of rainfall on 12th of December.
Apply 1st dose of nitrogen fertilizer as top dressing after rainfall.
Wheat
Normal sown
Late sown
(Irrigated) / CRI
Sowing/germination / Postpone Irrigation due to chances of rainfall. Apply second dose of fertilizer after receipt of rain at optimum soil moisture condition.
Due to chances of rainfall, farmers are advised to sowing of wheat crop (varieties:WH-1021, PBW-590, PBW-373, Raj-3077, Raj-3765, DBW-16)
Rabi pulses
Pea
Chickpea
Lentil / Pod formation
Vegetative
Early Vegetative / Hoeing and weeding is recommended.
Hoeing and weeding is recommended.
Give hoeing and weeding to 20 days old.
Fodder (Berseem)
Irrigated / Vegetative/first Cut / Postpone Irrigation due to chances of rainfall. Apply urea @ 2.2kg/kanal as top dress after first cut.
Vegetables:
Radish/Broccoli / Cauliflower/ Knolkhol
Coriander, fenugreek, Palak
Potato / Seed stage
Seed stage
(Tuber formation) / Postpone irrigationdue to chances of rainfall.
Select good roots, knobs, curds from the main field and transplant them in another field at a spacing of 60×60cm.
Take 2-3 cuts from these crops and maintain spacing of 40cm between the roots and leave the crops for seed production.
Carry out earthing up operation after receipt of rainfall. Watch aphid population properly.
Horticulture
Mango/ Citrus/ Guava / Young
Bearing / Postpone irrigationdue to chances of rainfall.
Protect young plants from low temperature.
Old & senile plants can be headed back
Keep the orchard clean
Prune the citrus orchard wherever harvesting is complete
Floriculture
Chrysanthemum/
Gladiolus
Rose / Vegetative
Vegetative
Vegetative / Postpone irrigationdue to chances of rainfall. Apply nitrogenous fertilizer after receipt of rain.
Staking is recommended in chrysanthemum.
Earthing up of plantsafter receipt of rain is recommended.
Prune the dry and old shoots.
Sericulture
Mulberry
Cocoon crop / Tree plantation
Chawki / late age rearing / Mulberry Farm /individual mulberry trees should be irrigated periodically at an interval of 15-20 days.
Cocoons harvested if not sold/utilized, should be kept away from rodents and pests attack.
Button mushroom
(A bispora)
Oyster mushroom / Compost preparation
Spawn run
Spawn arrangement / Compost preparation for for taking last crop of Button mushroom
may be started at an earliest.
Bags in which spawn run is full in compost bags may be cased. Casing may be properly sterilized.
Spawn may be arranged at an earliest for cultivation of Oyster mushroom after second fortnight of January.
Apiculture / Provide winter packing to bee colonies to protect them from cold. Reduce the entrance Give sugar feeding (1:1).Sulphur dusting/oxalic acid spray @ 3.5% in one litre of water is recommended at fortnight intervals to control ectoparasitic mites. Migrate colonies to areas having floral resources (near toria/vegetable crops).
Fisheries / Fingerlings/ yearlings / In case of yearlings (marketable size fish), farmers may go for partial harvesting.
Avoid unnecessary netting to safeguard the fish livestock especially small size fishes from cold shock/injuries.
In case of appearance of algal bloom, farmers should not add any manure/fertilizers feed for some days.
Live stock:
Dairy animals/
Sheep & Goat
Poultry / Put some bedding material like puaal etc. to keep animals warm.
Donot allow animals to leave khurli early in morning directly to open area.
Provide hay of green forage like stala, lobia, maize, jowar and bajra etc. with kadbi and other green grasses to the milch animals in order to enhance milk production and also to prevent from bloat (aafara).
Cover the poultry shed with gunny bags in order to protect the birds from cold weather.

Dr Mahender Singh Dr Veena Sharma

I/C Agrometeorology Technical Officer