GOVT. OF INDIA

INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE, SRINAGAR.

Agromet Advisory Bulletin for Srinagar, Jammu, Leh and Rajouri Issued Jointly by

India Meteorological Department and SKUAST- K and SKUAST Jammu.

Bulletin No. 84 Dated: 18.10.2016.

Medium range weather forecast from (19th to 23rdOct.2016)

According to the weather forecast Issued by Indian Meteorological Department, the weather in:

Srinagar:Weather will be mainly dry.Day and night temperature will be around24 to 25oC and5 to 60C respectively. Wind speed will be around 1km/hr in East North Easterly to East South Easterlydirection. Relative humidity will range from 40% to 65%.

Anantnag.Weather will be mainly dry.Day and night temperature will be around 23 to 240C and6 to 7oC, respectively. Wind speed will be around 1km/hr inEast North Easterlydirection. Relative humidity will range from 40% -50%.

KupwaraWeather will be mainly dry. Day and night temperature will be around25 to 260C and3oCrespectively. Wind speed will be around 1km/hr inNorth North Easterly toSouth South Easterlydirection. Relative humidity will range from 40% - 85%.

JammuWeather will be mainly dry.Day and night temperature will be around 30 to 310Cand16 to 17oC, respectively. Wind speed will be around1km/hrinNorth North Easterlydirection. Relative humidity will range from 55% - 70%.

KathuaWeather will be mainly dry.Day and night temperature will be around31 to 32oC and 16 to 17oC, respectively. Wind speed will be around 1kmin North Easterly toEasterlydirection. Relative humidity will range from 55% - 75%.

Rajouri Weather will be mainly dry.Day and nighttemperature will be around28 to 290C and160C respectively.Wind speed will be around1 km/hr inNorthNorth Easterlydirection. Relative humidity will range from 55% - 75%.

UdhampurWeather will be mainly dry. Day and night temperature will be around30 to 310C and13 to 14oCrespectively.Wind speed will be around 1km/hr in North Easterlydirection. Relative humidity will range from55% - 70%

Doda Weather will be mainly dry.Day and night temperature will be around24 to 250C and7 to 8oC, respectively. Wind speed will be around1km/hr inNorth Easterlydirection.Relative humidity will range from 45% - 75%

District-wise agro advisory bulletin

Srinagar

Crop / Stage / Advisory
Wheat
Oat
Pea
Lentil
Brown sarson
Berseem
Saffron / Arrangement of inputs/ field preparation/ seed sowing
Vegetative phase /
  • Arrangement of inputs for wheat, oat, and pea viz seed, fertilizer, etc. If not done yet, start field preparation for these crops.
  • Sowing of wheat, oats, and peas may be done wherever fields are ready.
  • Sowing of Brown Sarson should be started wherever fields are ready.
  • Provide drainage channels in the fields wherever there is probability of water accumulation during winter months.
  • Pick saffron flowers on 2nd day of emergence in early morning hours in craft paper bag /willow baskets for substantial saffron recovery and quality.
  • Stigma should be separated within 10-12 hours of flower picking for maximum pistil recovery.
  • Dry saffron at temperature range of 40 –500C in hot air dryers for 4-7 hours or in solar dryers.
  • Store saffron at 100C and 8% moisture content in air tight containers.

Vegetables / Sowing /
  • Sowing of peas may be continued.
  • Onion seedlings may be transplanted when soil is workable.
  • Land may be prepared for sowing leafy vegetables and planting bulb crops if soil is workable.

Apple & Pear / Post harvest/storage rots/ /
  • Staking of branches with heavy fruit load
    of apple if not harvested.
  • Maintain orchard sanitation

Cattle
Sheep and goat
Poultry /
  • Offer plenty of fresh and clean water 3-4 times in a day to the animals.
  • Observe animals for different infections particularly the new born ones.
  • Ensure silages are properly made to avoid wastage of fodders.
  • Ensure that ewes and rams are properly managed prior to breeding.
  • Give sufficient roughage and concentrate diets to the breed animals.
  • Ensure that the silages are properly made to avoid wastage of fodders.
  • Ensure that the brooder room has been properly disinfected before introduction of new batch.
  • Give broad spectrum antibiotics to avoid different infections in chicks during brooding like Taxim @1g/100 chicks once daily.
  • Ensure enough ventilation is being provided to the birds to avoid different respiratory problems.
  • Give broad spectrum antibiotics to check different infection particularly during first week.
  • Check the condition of the litter regularly to avoid coccidiosis problem.

Flowers / Various stages /
  • Keep the lawns well swept.
  • Prepare land with incorporation of well rotten FYM for planting spring flowering bulbous bulbs.
  • Keep the trees and shrubs well hoed.
  • Make preparations for protection of house plants during winter season.

Apiculture /
  • Protect colonies from wasps by flapping or destruction of wasp nests.
  • Maintain proper hygiene.
  • Control wax moth in empty stored combs by sulphur dusting @ 2g/frame.
  • Protect colonies from Varroa mite by applying formic acid 85% @ 34 ml/napkin pads per colony in porous polythene bags placed on the top brass or install drone combs (frames).

Sericulture:
Mulberry /
  • Dry cocoon in sunlight using black cloth.

Mushroom Cultivation / For button type mushroom /
  • Compost should be properly and hygienically prepared on clear floor. Over-composting or under- composting should be avoided.
  • Before spawning the compost and its temperature, moisture and pH should be checked.
  • Layer or thorough spawning should be adopted. The rate of spawning of compost should be 0.5-0.75% (500-750g for 100kgs compost).
  • The compost trays/bags should be incubated at 23+20C and humidity around 90% should be maintained during incubation of trays/bags.
  • After the complete spawnrun in the bags/trays should be cased with the properly sterilized casing material. For sterilization of casing material heat treatment over chemical sterilization should be preferred.

Ganderbal

Crop / Stage / Advisory
Wheat
Oat
Pea
Lentil
Brown sarson
Berseem
Saffron / Arrangement of inputs/ field preparation/ seed sowing
Vegetative phase /
  • Arrangement of inputs for wheat, oat, and pea viz seed, fertilizer, etc. If not done yet, start field preparation for these crops.
  • Sowing of wheat, oats, and peas may be done wherever fields are ready.
  • Sowing of Brown Sarson should be started wherever fields are ready.
  • Provide drainage channels in the fields wherever there is probability of water accumulation during winter months.
  • Pick saffron flowers on 2nd day of emergence in early morning hours in craft paper bag /willow baskets for substantial saffron recovery and quality.
  • Stigma should be separated within 10-12 hours of flower picking for maximum pistil recovery.
  • Dry saffron at temperature range of 40 –500C in hot air dryers for 4-7 hours or in solar dryers.
  • Store saffron at 100C and 8% moisture content in air tight containers.

Vegetables / Sowing /
  • Sowing of peas may be continued.
  • Onion seedlings may be transplanted when soil is workable.
  • Land may be prepared for sowing leafy vegetables and planting bulb crops if soil is workable.

Apple & Pear / Post harvest/storage rots/ /
  • Staking of branches with heavy fruit load
    of apple if not harvested.
  • Maintain orchard sanitation

Cattle
Sheep and goat
Poultry /
  • Offer plenty of fresh and clean water 3-4 times in a day to the animals.
  • Observe animals for different infections particularly the new born ones.
  • Ensure silages are properly made to avoid wastage of fodders.
  • Ensure that ewes and rams are properly managed prior to breeding.
  • Give sufficient roughage and concentrate diets to the breed animals.
  • Ensure that the silages are properly made to avoid wastage of fodders.
  • Ensure that the brooder room has been properly disinfected before introduction of new batch.
  • Give broad spectrum antibiotics to avoid different infections in chicks during brooding like Taxim @1g/100 chicks once daily.
  • Ensure enough ventilation is being provided to the birds to avoid different respiratory problems.
  • Give broad spectrum antibiotics to check different infection particularly during first week.
  • Check the condition of the litter regularly to avoid coccidiosis problem.

Flowers / Various stages /
  • Keep the lawns well swept.
  • Prepare land with incorporation of well rotten FYM for planting spring flowering bulbous bulbs.
  • Keep the trees and shrubs well hoed.
  • Make preparations for protection of house plants during winter season.

Apiculture /
  • Protect colonies from wasps by flapping or destruction of wasp nests.
  • Maintain proper hygiene.
  • Control wax moth in empty stored combs by sulphur dusting @ 2g/frame.
  • Protect colonies from Varroa mite by applying formic acid 85% @ 34 ml/napkin pads per colony in porous polythene bags placed on the top brass or install drone combs (frames).

Sericulture:
Mulberry /
  • Dry cocoon in sunlight using black cloth.

Mushroom Cultivation / For button type mushroom /
  • Compost should be properly and hygienically prepared on clear floor. Over-composting or under- composting should be avoided.
  • Before spawning the compost and its temperature, moisture and pH should be checked.
  • Layer or thorough spawning should be adopted. The rate of spawning of compost should be 0.5-0.75% (500-750g for 100kgs compost).
  • The compost trays/bags should be incubated at 23+20C and humidity around 90% should be maintained during incubation of trays/bags.
  • After the complete spawnrun in the bags/trays should be cased with the properly sterilized casing material. For sterilization of casing material heat treatment over chemical sterilization should be preferred.

Budgam

Crop / Stage / Advisory
Wheat
Oat
Pea
Lentil
Brown sarson
Berseem
Saffron / Arrangement of inputs/ field preparation/ seed sowing
Vegetative phase /
  • Arrangement of inputs for wheat, oat, and pea viz seed, fertilizer, etc. If not done yet, start field preparation for these crops.
  • Sowing of wheat, oats, and peas may be done wherever fields are ready.
  • Sowing of Brown Sarson should be started wherever fields are ready.
  • Provide drainage channels in the fields wherever there is probability of water accumulation during winter months.
  • Pick saffron flowers on 2nd day of emergence in early morning hours in craft paper bag /willow baskets for substantial saffron recovery and quality.
  • Stigma should be separated within 10-12 hours of flower picking for maximum pistil recovery.
  • Dry saffron at temperature range of 40 –500C in hot air dryers for 4-7 hours or in solar dryers.
  • Store saffron at 100C and 8% moisture content in air tight containers.

Vegetables / Sowing /
  • Sowing of peas may be continued.
  • Onion seedlings may be transplanted when soil is workable.
  • Land may be prepared for sowing leafy vegetables and planting bulb crops if soil is workable.

Apple & Pear / Post harvest/storage rots/ /
  • Staking of branches with heavy fruit load
    of apple if not harvested.
  • Maintain orchard sanitation

Cattle
Sheep and goat
Poultry /
  • Offer plenty of fresh and clean water 3-4 times in a day to the animals.
  • Observe animals for different infections particularly the new born ones.
  • Ensure silages are properly made to avoid wastage of fodders.
  • Ensure that ewes and rams are properly managed prior to breeding.
  • Give sufficient roughage and concentrate diets to the breed animals.
  • Ensure that the silages are properly made to avoid wastage of fodders.
  • Ensure that the brooder room has been properly disinfected before introduction of new batch.
  • Give broad spectrum antibiotics to avoid different infections in chicks during brooding like Taxim @1g/100 chicks once daily.
  • Ensure enough ventilation is being provided to the birds to avoid different respiratory problems.
  • Give broad spectrum antibiotics to check different infection particularly during first week.
  • Check the condition of the litter regularly to avoid coccidiosis problem.

Flowers / Various stages /
  • Keep the lawns well swept.
  • Prepare land with incorporation of well rotten FYM for planting spring flowering bulbous bulbs.
  • Keep the trees and shrubs well hoed.
  • Make preparations for protection of house plants during winter season.

Apiculture /
  • Protect colonies from wasps by flapping or destruction of wasp nests.
  • Maintain proper hygiene.
  • Control wax moth in empty stored combs by sulphur dusting @ 2g/frame.
  • Protect colonies from Varroa mite by applying formic acid 85% @ 34 ml/napkin pads per colony in porous polythene bags placed on the top brass or install drone combs (frames).

Sericulture:
Mulberry /
  • Dry cocoon in sunlight using black cloth.

Mushroom Cultivation / For button type mushroom /
  • Compost should be properly and hygienically prepared on clear floor. Over-composting or under- composting should be avoided.
  • Before spawning the compost and its temperature, moisture and pH should be checked.
  • Layer or thorough spawning should be adopted. The rate of spawning of compost should be 0.5-0.75% (500-750g for 100kgs compost).
  • The compost trays/bags should be incubated at 23+20C and humidity around 90% should be maintained during incubation of trays/bags.
  • After the complete spawnrun in the bags/trays should be cased with the properly sterilized casing material. For sterilization of casing material heat treatment over chemical sterilization should be preferred.

Anantnag

Crop / Stage / Advisory
Wheat
Oat
Pea
Lentil
Brown sarson
Berseem
Saffron / Arrangement of inputs/ field preparation/ seed sowing
Vegetative phase /
  • Arrangement of inputs for wheat, oat, and pea viz seed, fertilizer, etc. If not done yet, start field preparation for these crops.
  • Sowing of wheat, oats, and peas may be done wherever fields are ready.
  • Sowing of Brown Sarson should be started wherever fields are ready.
  • Provide drainage channels in the fields wherever there is probability of water accumulation during winter months.
  • Pick saffron flowers on 2nd day of emergence in early morning hours in craft paper bag /willow baskets for substantial saffron recovery and quality.
  • Stigma should be separated within 10-12 hours of flower picking for maximum pistil recovery.
  • Dry saffron at temperature range of 40 –500C in hot air dryers for 4-7 hours or in solar dryers.
  • Store saffron at 100C and 8% moisture content in air tight containers.

Vegetables / Sowing /
  • Sowing of peas may be continued.
  • Onion seedlings may be transplanted when soil is workable.
  • Land may be prepared for sowing leafy vegetables and planting bulb crops if soil is workable.

Apple & Pear / Post harvest/storage rots/ /
  • Staking of branches with heavy fruit load
    of apple if not harvested.
  • Maintain orchard sanitation

Cattle
Sheep and goat
Poultry /
  • Offer plenty of fresh and clean water 3-4 times in a day to the animals.
  • Observe animals for different infections particularly the new born ones.
  • Ensure silages are properly made to avoid wastage of fodders.
  • Ensure that ewes and rams are properly managed prior to breeding.
  • Give sufficient roughage and concentrate diets to the breed animals.
  • Ensure that the silages are properly made to avoid wastage of fodders.
  • Ensure that the brooder room has been properly disinfected before introduction of new batch.
  • Give broad spectrum antibiotics to avoid different infections in chicks during brooding like Taxim @1g/100 chicks once daily.
  • Ensure enough ventilation is being provided to the birds to avoid different respiratory problems.
  • Give broad spectrum antibiotics to check different infection particularly during first week.
  • Check the condition of the litter regularly to avoid coccidiosis problem.

Flowers / Various stages /
  • Keep the lawns well swept.
  • Prepare land with incorporation of well rotten FYM for planting spring flowering bulbous bulbs.
  • Keep the trees and shrubs well hoed.
  • Make preparations for protection of house plants during winter season.

Apiculture /
  • Protect colonies from wasps by flapping or destruction of wasp nests.
  • Maintain proper hygiene.
  • Control wax moth in empty stored combs by sulphur dusting @ 2g/frame.
  • Protect colonies from Varroa mite by applying formic acid 85% @ 34 ml/napkin pads per colony in porous polythene bags placed on the top brass or install drone combs (frames).

Sericulture:
Mulberry /
  • Dry cocoon in sunlight using black cloth.

Mushroom Cultivation / For button type mushroom /
  • Compost should be properly and hygienically prepared on clear floor. Over-composting or under- composting should be avoided.
  • Before spawning the compost and its temperature, moisture and pH should be checked.
  • Layer or thorough spawning should be adopted. The rate of spawning of compost should be 0.5-0.75% (500-750g for 100kgs compost).
  • The compost trays/bags should be incubated at 23+20C and humidity around 90% should be maintained during incubation of trays/bags.
  • After the complete spawnrun in the bags/trays should be cased with the properly sterilized casing material. For sterilization of casing material heat treatment over chemical sterilization should be preferred.

Kupwara

Crop / Stage / Advisory
Wheat
Oat
Pea
Lentil
Brown sarson
Berseem
Saffron / Arrangement of inputs/ field preparation/ seed sowing
Vegetative phase /
  • Arrangement of inputs for wheat, oat, and pea viz seed, fertilizer, etc. If not done yet, start field preparation for these crops.
  • Sowing of wheat, oats, and peas may be done wherever fields are ready.
  • Sowing of Brown Sarson should be started wherever fields are ready.
  • Provide drainage channels in the fields wherever there is probability of water accumulation during winter months.
  • Pick saffron flowers on 2nd day of emergence in early morning hours in craft paper bag /willow baskets for substantial saffron recovery and quality.
  • Stigma should be separated within 10-12 hours of flower picking for maximum pistil recovery.
  • Dry saffron at temperature range of 40 –500C in hot air dryers for 4-7 hours or in solar dryers.
  • Store saffron at 100C and 8% moisture content in air tight containers.

Vegetables / Sowing /
  • Sowing of peas may be continued.
  • Onion seedlings may be transplanted when soil is workable.
  • Land may be prepared for sowing leafy vegetables and planting bulb crops if soil is workable.

Apple & Pear / Post harvest/storage rots/ /
  • Staking of branches with heavy fruit load
    of apple if not harvested.
  • Maintain orchard sanitation

Cattle
Sheep and goat
Poultry /
  • Offer plenty of fresh and clean water 3-4 times in a day to the animals.
  • Observe animals for different infections particularly the new born ones.
  • Ensure silages are properly made to avoid wastage of fodders.
  • Ensure that ewes and rams are properly managed prior to breeding.
  • Give sufficient roughage and concentrate diets to the breed animals.
  • Ensure that the silages are properly made to avoid wastage of fodders.
  • Ensure that the brooder room has been properly disinfected before introduction of new batch.
  • Give broad spectrum antibiotics to avoid different infections in chicks during brooding like Taxim @1g/100 chicks once daily.
  • Ensure enough ventilation is being provided to the birds to avoid different respiratory problems.
  • Give broad spectrum antibiotics to check different infection particularly during first week.
  • Check the condition of the litter regularly to avoid coccidiosis problem.

Flowers / Various stages /
  • Keep the lawns well swept.
  • Prepare land with incorporation of well rotten FYM for planting spring flowering bulbous bulbs.
  • Keep the trees and shrubs well hoed.
  • Make preparations for protection of house plants during winter season.

Apiculture /
  • Protect colonies from wasps by flapping or destruction of wasp nests.
  • Maintain proper hygiene.
  • Control wax moth in empty stored combs by sulphur dusting @ 2g/frame.
  • Protect colonies from Varroa mite by applying formic acid 85% @ 34 ml/napkin pads per colony in porous polythene bags placed on the top brass or install drone combs (frames).

Sericulture:
Mulberry /
  • Dry cocoon in sunlight using black cloth.

Mushroom Cultivation / For button type mushroom /
  • Compost should be properly and hygienically prepared on clear floor. Over-composting or under- composting should be avoided.
  • Before spawning the compost and its temperature, moisture and pH should be checked.
  • Layer or thorough spawning should be adopted. The rate of spawning of compost should be 0.5-0.75% (500-750g for 100kgs compost).
  • The compost trays/bags should be incubated at 23+20C and humidity around 90% should be maintained during incubation of trays/bags.
  • After the complete spawnrun in the bags/trays should be cased with the properly sterilized casing material. For sterilization of casing material heat treatment over chemical sterilization should be preferred.

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