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Isolated rainfall is expected over Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal whereas Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and UP to remain dry

The low pressure area which was persisting over East Bihar has weakened now but the cyclonic circulation is persisting over eastern parts of Bihar and adjoining areas of sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim. The axis of monsoon trough is passing through Ganganagar, Hisar, Bareilly, Varanasi, Patna, Malda then to Arunachal Pradesh across Assam. In Bihar, undertake nursery sowing of late cauliflower and transplanting of midduration cauliflower. Monitor paddy crop for Brown Plant Hopper (BPH); if damage is more, spray Imidacloprid. Gundhi bug may appear in early sown rice field; it causes appreciable losses to crop during milky stage; to control, apply Folidol dust at early morning or late evening on clear days. Also keep harvesting period in mind; don’t spray any chemical if harvesting time is approaching. Withhold irrigation, spray and harvest operations till clear weather.

Under the Influence of the weather systems Western disturbance is over north Pakistan and adjoining Jammu and Kashmir as a cyclonic circulation. A trough is extending from north east Bihar to Andhra Pradesh coast across Jharkhand and Odisha. In Jharhand, start land preparation for cultivation of short duration early potato. Undertake nursery sowing of mid-duration and late variety cauliflower. Pigeon pea crop is at active vegetative stage; in areas facing deficient rain during the last week, crop is prone to various leaf eating and sucking pests; to control, spray Monochrotophos. Isolated light rains are possible over Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, and parts of South Gujarat. Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan and Punjab to remain dry.

In East Uttar Pradesh, Start transplanting of brinjal, tomato, chilli and early cauliflower on ridge is advised for those farmers whose seedlings are ready. maintain optimum moisture in maize and soybean fields. If farmers observe that paddy leaves are yellowing, water-soaked streaks are spreading from leaf tips and margins, becoming larger and sometimes leaves completely becomes yellow, then spray solution of copper hydroxide. In Haryana, monitor paddy crop regularly for leaf folder or stem borer. Install pest specific pheromone traps@3-4 per acre in the paddy fields for monitoring of stem borer. To save the rice crop from sheath blight, keep the bunds of the field clean by removing grass. In view of variable weather, apply needful irrigation in the cotton crops. Monitors the cotton crop for white fly attack carefully. In Punjab, continue transplanting of mid-season cauliflower and also the best time for sowing of carrot, broccoli, Chinese cabbage, spinach. Suitable time for planting of evergreen fruit plants like citrus, mango, guava, litchi, loquat, sapota, etc. Save the rice crop from sheath blight by keeping the bunds of the field clean; if the symptoms are observed, spray Nativo by keeping harvesting period in mind. Fairly widespread rainfall over Telangana, Karnataka and Kerala. Fairly widespread rainfall over Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh. Store cattle feeds in dry places. Keep the cattle shed floor dry as far as possible. Cattle sheds should be well protected from flies and mosquitoes to maintain milk production and prevention from disease.

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