INTRODUCTION:-
Ø Jowar is the most important food and fodder crop of dry land agriculture.
Ø Jowar is important as food and as fodder for livestock.
Ø Jowar is the fifth most important cereal crop in the world after wheat, maize, rice and barley.
Ø Jowar is adapted to hot and dry climates, but the largest area of the crop is cultivated in drought-prone regions of the world.
Ø In these areas, sorghum is usually grown in conditions of scanty rainfall, low soil fertility with limited inputs, and a wide range of diseases and pest problems.
Ø Feeding as food in poultry farming
1] Sowing time –
Kharif – June to July
Zayed :- February to March
2] Seed rate – 4 to 6 kg per acre
3] Spacing – 60 cm × 15 cm or 45 cm × 15 cm
4] Irrigation – Weekly interval as per requirement
5] Application of fertilizers (per acre)
FERTILIZERS | Per acre |
FYM | 15 t/ acre |
Urea [46-0-0] | 60 Kg |
DAP या SSP | 40 Kg |
MOP | 40 Kg |
ZnSO4 | 10 Kg |
Solutions
| Days | Stage | Solution | Potential Disease | Potential Pest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 – 20 | Seedling stage | Bavistin Captan in 1:1 ratio @ 2 to 3 g/kg of seed. Katra Nano NPK 19-19-19 @ 200 gm per acre + Micronutrient containing microgold 2 gm/Litre water + Saaf powder (Carbendazim 12% Mancozeb 63% WP) @ 2 gm/Ltr of water + Acetamipride 20% @ 1gm/Litre | Seed and seedling rot | White fly, aphid |
| 30 – 45 | Vegetative growth stage | Katra Nano Mono Ammonium Phosphate (12-61-0) @200 g/acre + Flamingo (Emamectin Benzoate 3% Thiamethoxam 12% SG) 0.5 to 1 g/Lit of water + Fungus-G 1.5 g/Lit of water | Leaf blight, downy mildew | white fly, stem fly, caterpillar |
| 55 – 65 | Tasseling stage | Katra Nano NPK Potassium Nitrate 00-52-34 @200 gm per acre + Zincotek (Zinc Oxide 39.5%) @ 2 ml/l of water + Banlarva (Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG) 4 gm/10 ltr of water + Bayer Foliar (Tebuconazole 25.5%) @ 1-1.5 ml / l of water | Powdery Mildew, Rust, Leaf Blight | Stem fly, Stem borer, Green mosquito, Worm |
| 80 -85 | Milking stage | Katra Nano Potassium Phosphate 0-52-34@200gm per acre + Isabion Tonic (Sygenta) 300ml + Bayer Vaygo (Tetraniliprol 200SC) @100 gm per acre + Neem Extract Azadirachtin 1000 ppm EC 1.7ml/Lit of water | Ergut, Anthracnose, Rust, Leaf Blight | Stem fly, ear head bug |
| 100 – 115 | Maturity stage | Sygenta Ampligo (Chloentraniliprole 10% Lambdacyhalothrin 5%) 80 ml per acre + Bayer Antracol @ 2g/Lit of water + Neembean 1000 ppm EC 1.7 ml/Lit of water | Grain mold, Anthracnose, Leaf Blight, Tidal Smut, Argut | Ear head bug, leaf borer, semilooper |