PACKAGE OF PRACTICES - Punjab Agricultural University

1 PACKAGE of PRACTICES for Crops of PunjabKHARIF 2022 ISSN 2278-3725 Punjab Agricultural UNIVERSITYLUDHIANAISSN 2278-3725 PACKAGE OF PRACTICESFOR THE CROPS OF PUNJABK harif 2022 Volume 39 March 2022 Agricultural UNIVERSITYLUDHIANAThe PACKAGE of PRACTICES for the Crops of Punjab Kharif 2022 contains the latest recommendations and readily-usable information provided by the specialists of various departments of PAU through the coordination of the Director of Research. These improved farming techniques for stepping up productivity of cereals, pulses, cotton, sugarcane, oilseeds, fodders and some other crops in Punjab have been discussed and finalised in the Research Evaluation Committee.

2 It is purposely written in a simple and easy-to-understand language because these recommendations are intended for the use of the field level extension workers and the farmers of and edited byDr Ashok KumarDirector of Extension EducationDr Simerjeet Kaur Principal AgronomistAdvertisements given are not necessarily the recommendations of the Punjab Agricultural University , LudhianaAll matter published in this PACKAGE is part of it should be reproduced without the prior permission of and Published by Additional Director of Communication for Punjab Agricultural University and Printed at Printvizion, Ludhiana.

3 (March No. 4233/84 IMPORTANT NOTICE The information on performance of recommended technologies given in this book holds good only when used under optimal conditions. The performance of the technologies may vary with many reasons including weather conditions, soil health, quality and availability of irrigation water, management level, negligence, mishandling of recommendations etc. The Punjab Agricultural University , Ludhiana accepts no legal responsibility in this per copy Rs. for life Rs. for Kharif and Rabi for the Institutions forever Rs. Pages1.)

4 Major 1-72 1 Basmati ..17 Unpuddled Direct Seeded Rice (DSR)..21 Fodder Sorghum (Fodder)..74 Bajra (Fodder)..76 Maize (Fodder)..783. Other 101 Other Fodder 108-114 Napier-bajra Guinea Fodder Silage Hay 5. Organic Multiple Integrated Farming Soil Testing Based Fertilizer Rational Use of Poor Quality Irrigation Spray Management of Rodents and 142 Annexure - I to - I Minimum Support Prices of Different - II District-wise area, yield and production of various Kharif crops in Punjab during 2020-21.

5 147 Annexure - III Seed Certification Standards for Foundation and Certified - IIIA field Standards for the Production of Foundation and Certified - IV Agricultural - V Grain Storage and Management of Stored Grain - VI Fertilizer Sources for the supply of Plant - VII Agricultural Accidents- Preventive and Curative - VIII Antidotes for Pesticides for Human - IX Important Telephone Numbers of the Punjab Agricultural RECOMMENDATIONSCROP VARIETIESPR 131 (Rice): This variety is released on adhoc basis and matures in about 110 days after transplanting. Its average yield is 130 (Rice): It is a high yielding, mid-early and lodging tolerant variety and matures in about 105 days after transplanting.

6 Its average yield is Bt 3 (Cotton): It is a Bt cotton variety with inbuilt resistance against spotted and American bollworms. Its average seed cotton yield is quintals per acre. PAU Bt 2 (Cotton): It is a Bt cotton variety with inbuilt resistance against spotted and American bollworms. Its average seed cotton yield is quintals per acre. Punjab Baby Corn 1 (Baby Corn): This single cross hybrid is the most suitable for baby corn and gives an average of quintals per acre yield of dehusked ears. This hybrid gives 128 q/acre fodder yield after the completion of ear 883 (Mash): This variety matures in about 77 days and average grain yield is about quintals per 45 (Sorghum): It is a single cut late maturing variety with 271 quintals per acre of green fodder yield.

7 PCB 166 (Bajra): This is a dual-purpose composite variety and gives 282 quintals per acre of green TECHNIQUESRice: Continuous incorporation/retention of rice straw improves soil health and rice yield. Whenever, the soil organic carbon content come under high (as per soil test report) category or after 8 years, reduces urea by 20 kg per acre in rice. Nursery of short duration cultivar PR126 can be sown up to 20 June (25-30 days old seedlings) and transplanted up to 10 July in lines at 20 15 cm spacing for getting higher yields. Direct seeding of rice on raised beds in tar-wattar fields is : Maize-Potato/Peas-Spring Groundnut cropping system is recommended for higher optimum temperature ranges during different crop stages is worked of PAU-LCC is recommended in baby corn for need-based use of.

8 Apply 25 kg magnesium sulphate as basal dose at the time of sowing for higher soils irrigated with sodic water (RSC > meq/L), treat seed with the liquid bioformulations (Azo+PSB+ZnSB) along with gypsum (25% GR) scarcity of good quality irrigation water, alternate use of good quality canal water and saline tubewel water through surface drip irrigation is recommended in light-textured : Intercropping of broccoli/cauliflower is recommended in autumn Sugarcane planted in paired row trenches either at 90:30 cm or 120:30 cm. Moong: Moong-Potato/Peas-Spring Groundnut cropping system is recommended for higher productivity.

9 Soybean: Foliar application of ferrous sulphate ( ) at 30 days and mixed foliar application of ferrous sulphate ( ) and urea (2%) at 60 days after sowing is recommended for synergetic effect on yield and ameliorating iron : Soil application of 5 kg Borax per acre is recommended for obtaining higher yield in boron deficient Farming: Technique for preparing vermicompost has been TECHNIQUESRice/Basmati rice: Use 50 g per acre Takumi 20 WG (flubendiamide) for control of stem borers and 80 g per acre Token 20 SG (dinotefuran) for control of 80 ml neem-based bio-pesticide, Ecotin (azadirachtin 5%) or 4 litres per acre PAU Homemade Neem Extract at pest initiation stage for control of 150 ml per acre Iglare 24 SC (thifluzamide) for control of sheath Rice/Basmati Rice: Use 80 ml neem-based bio-pesticide, Ecotin (azadirachtin 5%) or 4 litres per acre PAU Homemade Neem Extract for control of.

10 Pre-emergence application of 1000 g per acre Authority NXT (sulfentrazone+clomazone) is recommended for control of weeds in spring planted sugarcane. Cotton: Use SPLAT technology and cultural control method for control of pink 300 ml per acre Danitol 10 EC (fenpropathrin) for control of pink and spotted 100 g per acre Proclaim 5 SG (emamectin benzoate) for control of pink, spotted and younger larvae of American : Treat the seeds with 2 ml Neonix 20 FS (imidacloprid + hexaconazole ) per kg seed before sowing for control of MACHINERYT ractor operated seeder for mat type paddy nursery is recommended for raising mat type nursery for mechanical paddy operated pneumatic planter is recommended for planting four rows of maize crop along with provision of bed making.