Surendranagar: Cotton cultivation completed in 3.66 lakh hectares out of 5.7 lakh
By yash chouhan 2025-08-02 11:58:32
Cotton cultivation: Out of a total of 5.7 lakh hectares in Surendranagar district, cotton has been cultivated in 3.66 lakh hectares
Sucking insects in cotton, blight in groundnut
This year, the monsoon season started with a bang in Surendranagar district. Later, the rain gradually decreased. So far, 3825 mm i.e. 64.07 percent of the season's rain has occurred. In the hope of good rains this year, farmers have sowed in a total of 5,07,250 hectares in the district so far.
Out of which, cotton has been cultivated in the highest 3,66,919 hectares and groundnut in 39,706 hectares. But due to continuous cloudy and rainy conditions, the crop is getting affected. Meanwhile, the infestation of sucking insects in cotton and scab, blight, leaf spot disease, root rot disease and aphids in groundnut is increasing.
Due to this, farmers are afraid of getting sick from the diseases they have already contracted. Therefore, District Agriculture Officer MR Parmar has asked them to take crop disease control measures including use of chemical fertilizers and spraying of medicines for disease control.
If epidemic is detected, the effect can be reduced by giving nitrogen-rich fertilizers.
If epidemic is detected in the current crop, inter-cropping should be done and weeds should be removed. Along with this, the effect of epidemic can be reduced by giving urea and nitrogen-rich fertilizers to prevent the crop from getting affected. Janakbhai Kalotra, Retired Agriculture Officer
Apply neem seed solution on cotton. Uproot and destroy weeds in paddy field. For biological control of leafhoppers and thrips, apply 2 to 3 days old caterpillars of predatory green moth (Chrysopa) at the rate of 10,000 per hectare twice at an interval of 15 days.
Use a non-chemical agent like 5% neem seed solution or Azadirachtin.
Use yellow sticky traps to survey and control leafhoppers and whiteflies. Spray Verticillium wilt or Beauveria bassiae.
