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Q: What are the important high yielding varieties of rice suitable for West Garo Hills?

A: Ranjit, Bahdur, Aghoni bora, KRH-2

Q: What are the methods of growing rice in unflooded West Garo Hills condition?

A: System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method.

Q: What is the seed rate of rice in SRI method?

A: 5-6 kg/ha

Q: What is the optimum time of nursery raising of rice?

A: 2nd week of June to last week of June

Q:; What is the time of sowing maize in West Garo Hills?

A: March-April (Jhum), April-May (Kharif) & Oct-Nov (Rabi)

Q: What are the high yielding varieties of maize suitable for West Garo Hills?

A: Vijay composite, VSM-11, RCM-1-2, RCM-1-1, RCM-1-3 etc

Q: What are the suitable high yielding varieties of mustard in West Garo Hills?

A: TS-36, TS-38, M 27

Q: What is the optimum time of sowing of Wheat in West Garo Hills?

A: October-November

Q: What are the high yielding varieties of wheat suitable for West Garo Hills?

A: Sonalika, UP-262, HD-2733 etc

Q: How to reclaim the soil acidity to get higher yield of crops?

A: Furrow application of lime or dolomite @ 500 kg/ha at or before 15 days of sowing crops?

Q: What are the needs to maintain spacing in crops?

A: Spacing is maintained to avoid competition for space, nutrient, light, air, etc

Q: What is the spacing for the sowing of maize?

A: Row to Row: 50-60 cm, Plant to Plant: 25-30 cm

Q: What is the seed rate of maize?

A: 20-22 kg/ha

Q: What are the latest improved varieties for tosa and white jute?

A: Tossa Jute: JRO-632, JRO-524, JRO-3690, JRO-66, JRO-8432, JRO-128
White Jute: JRC-321, JRC-212, JRC-7447

Q: Whether pruning helps in higher seed production?

A: Yes

Q: Which one is the suitable variety of jute under low land condition?

A: JRC-321

Q: How and where certified seeds of jute are available?

A: It is available from any government registered seed merchants

Q: What is the optimum age of harvesting for getting better quality fibre?

A: Optimum age for getting better quality fibre is 110 days.

Q: Why line sowing of jute is better than broadcast sowing?

A: In line sowing method plant population can be regulated conveniently, cultural operations become easier and higher yield can be achieved.

Q: How to control weeds in jute field?

A: Post-emergence application of Quizalofop ethyl (Trade name: Targa Super) @ 1.5-2.0 ml of formulation at 15-21 days after emergence can control grassy weeds in jute. In line-sown crop use of organic mulch in between rows can also control weeds.

Q: How weeds can be controlled in paddy by using herbicides?

A:Butachlor(1.0-1.5 kg/ha) , Anilophos(0.4-0.6 kg/ha) , Pretilochlor(0.6-0.8 kg/ha) are some of the widely used pre emergence herbicides. These are generally applied 4-7 days after transplanting. Propanil(2.0 kg/ha) -Post emergence application can control weeds effectively when applied at 20 days after transplanting.

Q: What are the suitable varieties of blackgram & greengram?

A: Blackgram: Pant Urd-19, Pant Urd-35, T-9, PDU-1
Greengram: K-851, SG-1

Q: What is the recommended seed rate for blackgram & greengram?

A: 20-25 kg/ha

Q: What is the right time for sowing blackgram & greengram?

A:July-Aug

Q: What are the suitable varieties of pea?

A: Rachna, Arkel, DMR-7

Q: What are the suitable varieties of ricebean?

A:RCRB 1-6, MNPL-2, RBL-1, RBL-6

Q: What are the suitable varieties of sesamum?

A:AST-1, Vinayak, local white & black

Q: What are the important high yielding varieties of rice suitable for West Garo Hills?

A: Ranjit, Bahdur, Aghoni bora, KRH-2

Q: What are the methods of growing rice in unflooded West Garo Hills condition?

A: System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method.

Q: What is the seed rate of rice in SRI method?

A: 5-6 kg/ha

Q: What is the optimum time of nursery raising of rice?

A: 2nd week of June to last week of June

Q: What is the time of sowing maize in West Garo Hills?

A: March-April (Jhum), April-May (Kharif) & Oct-Nov (Rabi)

Q: What are the high yielding varieties of maize suitable for West Garo Hills?

A: Vijay composite, VSM-11, RCM-1-2, RCM-1-1, RCM-1-3 etc

Q: What are the suitable high yielding varieties of mustard in West Garo Hills?

A: TS-36, TS-38, M 27

Q: What is the optimum time of sowing of Wheat in West Garo Hills?

A: October-November

Q: What are the high yielding varieties of wheat suitable for West Garo Hills?

A: Sonalika, UP-262, HD-2733 etc

Q: How to reclaim the soil acidity to get higher yield of crops?

A: Furrow application of lime or dolomite @ 500 kg/ha at or before 15 days of sowing crops?

Q: What are the needs to maintain spacing in crops?

A: Spacing is maintained to avoid competition for space, nutrient, light, air, etc

Q: What is the spacing for the sowing of maize?

A: Row to Row: 50-60 cm
Plant to Plant: 25-30 cm

Q: What is the seed rate of maize?

A: 20-22 kg/ha

Q: What are the latest improved varieties for tosa and white jute?

A: Tossa Jute: JRO-632, JRO-524, JRO-3690, JRO-66, JRO-8432, JRO-128
White Jute: JRC-321, JRC-212, JRC-7447

Q: Whether pruning helps in higher seed production?

A: Yes

Q: Which one is the suitable variety of jute under low land condition?

A: JRC-321

Q: How and where certified seeds of jute are available?

A: It is available from any government registered seed merchants.

Q: What is the optimum age of harvesting for getting better quality fibre?

A: Optimum age for getting better quality fibre is 110 days.

Q: Why line sowing of jute is better than broadcast sowing?

A: In line sowing method plant population can be regulated conveniently, cultural operations become easier and higher yield can be achieved.

Q: How to control weeds in jute field?

A: Post-emergence application of Quizalofop ethyl (Trade name: Targa Super) @ 1.5-2.0 ml of formulation at 15-21 days after emergence can control grassy weeds in jute. In line-sown crop use of organic mulch in between rows can also control weeds.

Q: How weeds can be controlled in paddy by using herbicides?

A: Butachlor(1.0-1.5 kg/ha) , Anilophos(0.4-0.6 kg/ha) , Pretilochlor(0.6-0.8 kg/ha) are some of the widely used pre emergence herbicides. These are generally applied 4-7 days after transplanting. Propanil(2.0 kg/ha) -Post emergence application can control weeds effectively when applied at 20 days after transplanting.

Q: What are the suitable varieties of blackgram & greengram?

A: Blackgram: Pant Urd-19, Pant Urd-35, T-9, PDU-1
Greengram: K-851, SG-1

Q: What is the recommended seed rate for blackgram & greengram?

A: 20-25 kg/ha

Q: What is the right time for sowing blackgram & greengram?

A:July-Aug

Q: What are the suitable varieties of pea?

A: Rachna, Arkel, DMR-7

Q: What are the suitable varieties of ricebean?

A: RCRB 1-6, MNPL-2, RBL-1, RBL-6

Q: What are the suitable varieties of sesamum?

A: AST-1, Vinayak, local white & black

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