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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