Suryaa Andhra Pradesh Desk: Anandapuram, Surya: Agricultural scientists have suggested that farmers should take adequate precautions to avoid damage to their crops due to the impact of Cyclone Arnab. To this extent, Bhimili, Visakha... Anandapuram, Surya: Agricultural scientists have suggested that farmers should take adequate precautions to avoid damage to their crops due to the impact of Cyclone Arnab. To this end, a joint team of the Regional Agricultural Research Station and the Department of Agriculture visited various villages under the agricultural sub-divisions of Bhimili and Visakha on Thursday and inspected the crops. Farmers were made aware of crop protection measures. Regional Agricultural Research Station in Anakapally under the direction of Chief Scientist Dr. Appalaswamy, Chief Scientist Dr. Ravikumar, Entomologist Dr.
R. Sarita, Kokkirapalli Agricultural Research Station Scientist Dr. ABM Sirisha participated in the visit. Bhimili mandal Dakamarri, T. Nagarapalem, Anandapuram mandal Boni, Chandaka, Gottipalli villages visited the crop fields and gave many suggestions to the farmers. Scientists have suggested that excess standing water in rice fields should be released immediately. He said that steps should be taken to restore the fallen paddy crop as much as possible. Depending on the condition of the crop, 25 kg of urea and 15 kg of potash fertilizers are suggested per acre.
They should be vigilant as there is a possibility of the spread of dry rot in the rice crop. For prevention, 400 milliliters of hexaconazole or 200 milliliters of propiconazole mixed with 200 liters of water should be sprayed per acre. Scientists have suggested that the water should not be stored in cauliflower, eggplant, papaya and other crops and should be released immediately. Preventive measures should be taken to prevent the spread of root rot due to rains. For this, copper oxychloride should be mixed at the rate of two grams per liter of water and used to wet the soil near the plants. Bhimili Agriculture Officer Komali, Anandapuram Agriculture Officer Sandhyaratnaprabha, Village Agriculture Assistants Rajeshwari and Kripa along with Abhyudaya farmers participated in this visit. Keeping in view the impact of the cyclone, the scientists asked the farmers to follow the instructions of the Agriculture Department officials and preserve the crops.
