Pomegranate is being cultivated in about 5 thousand hectares in Balotra, Rajasthan. Hundreds of farmers left conventional farming and began pomegranate cultivation underneath horticulture. However, now bacterial blight has come on pomegranate cultivation. For the second consecutive 12 months, resulting from Tikdi illness, the farmers cultivating pomegranate are dropping sleep. This time the farmers are attempting to avoid wasting their crop from this illness. Seeing the growing concern of the farmers, now the Agriculture Department has additionally develop into alert. Agricultural scientists carried out a survey with their staff.
There is big demand for Balotra’s pomegranate in international nations
Actually, final 12 months, heaps of rotten pomegranates have been piled up on the Budhiwara, Jagsa, Padru street. Due to this bacterial blight, the pomegranates bought stained and their high quality additionally decreased, resulting from which the merchants refused to purchase them. After this, the crop was compelled to be bought at very low costs. There is a requirement for Balotra’s pomegranates in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Gulf nations. There can be an ideal demand for pomegranates from right here in Maharashtra and Bengal. The farmers right here promote it in non-public markets. The merchants additionally examine their pomegranate gardens and determine the value.
Agricultural scientists carried out crop survey
Last 12 months, the rain brought on by the Biparjoy cyclone and the cloudy climate for a very long time led to the onset of Tikri illness and because of the farmers not having the proper details about this illness, the crops have been affected on a big scale. After the crop was broken final 12 months, this time the Agriculture Department is alert about bacterial blight (Tikri illness). Along with gathering details about the illness in these villages, the division can be telling the measures to stop it. The agricultural scientists of the Horticulture Department and Agriculture University Jodhpur are constantly inspecting the pomegranate gardens. During the inspection, the outbreak of Tikri illness and Cercospora leaf spot illness was present in pomegranate.
Advice for spraying these medicines
Scientists suggested to spray Streptomycin Sulphate 0.5 grams per liter and Copper Oxychloride 2.5 grams per liter for prevention of Tikdi illness (Bacterial Blight). Along with this, to stop leaf spot illness (Sarcospora Leaf Spot), farmers have been suggested to spray Tebuconazole Diaphen Conazole 1 ml per liter or Propiconazole 1 ml per liter or Hexaconazole 1 ml per liter or Carbendazim and Mencozab 2 grams per liter or Tebuconazole plus Triflexo Astrobin 2 grams per liter.
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