Agromet Advisory Bulletin by CIARI

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Port Blair, Aug 18: Medium Range Weather Forecast: (19th to 23rd Aug, 2022)

Cloudy weather with moderate to heavy rainfall is likely to occur during next five days in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The maximum temperature will be 30.2 to 31.6 °C with minimum temperature of 23.5 to 25.4 °C, whereas the maximum and minimum relative humidity is expected to be in the range of 80 to 82 % and 78 to 80 %, respectively in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Wind speed of 20.6 to 31.1 kmph is expected mostly from South Westerly direction.

Weather based agro advisories (19th to 23rd Aug, 2022)

For South Andaman(Blocks: Prothrapur, Little-Andaman and Ferrargunj)

· Setup light traps @ 4/ha in transplanted rice to attract and kill stem borer.

· Do hand weeding and earthing up in vegetable field and spray 1% vermiwash to increase growth and fruit set in brinjal.

· Collect and destroy the affected fruits of cucurbits and spray neem oil @ 3.0 % to manage fruit fly as the weather is conducive.

· Do manuring in fish pond to improve primary production and feed @ 2-3 % of body weight of fingerlings.

· Provide anthelmintic treatment to livestock (cow) with the consultation of veterinary doctors.

For North and Middle Andaman

(Blocks: Rangat, Mayabunder and Diglipur)

· Setup light traps @ 4/ha in transplanted rice to attract and kill stem borer.

· Do hand weeding and earthing up in vegetable field and spray 1% vermiwash to increase growth and fruit set in brinjal.

· Collect and destroy the affected fruits of cucurbits and spray neem oil @ 3.0 % to manage fruit fly as the weather is conducive.

· Do manuring in fish pond to improve primary production and feed @ 2-3 % of body weight of fingerlings.

· Provide anthelmintic treatment to livestock (cow) with the consultation of veterinary doctors.

For Nicobar

(Blocks: Nan-Cowrie, Car-Nicobar and Campbell-Bay)

· Farmers of Campbell-Bay are advised to setup light traps @ 4/ha in transplanted rice to attract and kill stem borer.

· Do hand weeding and earthing up in vegetable field and spray 1% vermiwash to increase growth and fruit set in brinjal.

· Collect and destroy the affected fruits of cucurbits and spray neem oil @ 3.0 % to manage fruit fly as the weather is conducive.

· Do manuring in fish pond to improve primary production and feed @ 2-3 % of body weight of fingerlings.

· Provide anthelmintic treatment to livestock (cow) with the consultation of veterinary doctors.

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