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Seed Rate |
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1.5 – 2 kg seed per acre depending upon the type of soil.
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Soil |
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Pearl Millet can be grown on almost all types of soils. However, well-drained sandy loams or loamy soils are most suited for its cultivation.
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Field Preparation and Transplanting |
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Land should be ploughed and harrowed to make it a fine tilth. |
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Spacing |
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Between rows |
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45 cm |
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10 cm |
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Irrigation |
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Sufficient soil moisture at germination, tillering, flowering and early grain filling lead to attractive yields.
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Fertilizer |
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Apply 30: 16: 10 (NPK) kg per acre under normal fertility conditions as follows: |
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MOP
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Planting |
22 kg
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100 kg
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17 kg
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3-4 weeks after planting |
22 kg
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6-7 weeks after planting
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22 kg
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Thinning |
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Two-week old seedlings should be thinned to one plant per hill. If necessary, thinned out seedlings can be used for gap filling and for maintaining optimum plant population. |
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Weeding |
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Pre-emergence spray of Atrazine 50% W.P. @ 0.5 to 1.0 kg per acre controls dicot weeds effectively. If necessary, two hoeings at 3 and 6 weeks should be done. |
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Earthing |
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Earthing up of soil should be done when the crop is 25–30 days old. |
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Plant Protection |
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Need based.
– Spray Ridomil 8 W.P. @ 1 g per litre of water to 20 day old crop to control downy mildew.
– Spray with Ziram (0.1 – 0.15%) or Benlate (0.1%) to reduce ergot incidence.
– Apply carbofuran 3% granules @ 5 kg per acre at the base of plants to control stem borer and shoot fly. |
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CAUTION |
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Do not use the grain harvested from hybrid seed based crops as seed for the next crop. Doing so will cause a drastic reduction in crop yields due to segregation and loss of hybrid vigor. |
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