Pearlmillet Cultivation (English)-II
v Irrigation- F Pearl millet required five irrigation - (1) Sowing time (2) Tillering (3) Panicle initiation (4) Flowering (5) Dough stage v Weed Management- F 1-2 deep weeding should be done 4-5 cm deep with the help of Khurpi / Cultivator. F Atrazine 0.5 kg / ha as a pre-emergence, spray the solution in 800-1000 litters of water. F After the first weeding, prune the plants and keep a distance of 10-15 cm. v Plant Protection- v Green Ear disease of Bajra - Caused by Sclerospora graminicola fungus. F Seed and soil borne disease. F Control: - Apron SD @6g/kg seed treatment F Mencozeb 2kg/hac spray. v Urgot of Bajra ( चिपका रोग)- F Caused by claviceps fusiformis fungus. F A sticky substance like honey sticks on the seeds F It is seed borne disease. F Control: - Seed treatment by thiram/captan@3g/kg seed. F Follow 3-4 year crop cycle v Smut Disease ( कंड रोग)- F Ca...