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Valid for 30thJune to 13th July, 2017
Date of Issue: 30th June, 2017
National Agromet Advisory Service Bulletin
based on
Extended Range Weather Forecast (ERFS)
Issued by
Earth System Science Organisation India Meteorological Department
& Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
All India Coordinated Research Project on Agricultural Meteorology (AICRPAM), Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), Hyderabad
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Realized Rainfall
(15th
to 28th
June2017)
Normal or above normal rainfall occurred during last two weeks in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal
Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, West Rajasthan, Odisha, Nagaland, Manipur,
Mizoram, Tripura, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Telangana and Tamil Nadu.
Normal or above normal rainfall occurred in either of the last two weeks in Uttarakhand, East
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya,
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Gujarat
Region, Karnataka and Kerala.
Below normal rainfall occurred in the last two weeks over Bihar, Saurashtra & Kutch and
Vidarbha.
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Extended Range Forecast System
District wise rainfall forecast and anomaly maps for the next 2 weeks (IC =28 June)
Extended Range Forecast (ERF) indicates that during week 1 (30 June -6 July),the
monsoon is expected to be active over northern parts of central India (northern parts of
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Gujarat region, Konkan region, coastal
Karnataka), Jharkhand, Bihar, Gangetic West Bengal, Northeastern States and north India
(Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, East Rajasthan).
During week 2 (7–13 July), monsoon will be active over Indo-Gangetic belt and North-
eastern States. Above normal rainfall is likely over Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand,
Uttarakhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Northeastern States, Chhattisgarh and Coastal
Andhra Pradesh. Below normal rainfall is expected over central India, Northwest and
south peninsula.
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Advance of Southwest Monsoon - 2017
30th
June, 2017
The Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM) continues to pass through Lat. 26.0 N / Long.
70.0 E, Barmer, Chittorgarh, Guna, Satna, Siddhi, Patna and Lat.27.0 N / Long. 85.0 E.
Favourable conditions are developing for the further advance of southwest monsoon into
remaining parts of Bihar and some more parts of Madhya Pradesh, East Uttar Pradesh
during next 48 hours and subsequently towards West Uttar Pradesh, National Capital
Region (NCR) and some parts of Uttarakhand and Haryana during next 72 hours.
Strategic Agricultural Planning based on rainfall during next two weeks till 13th
July
Salient Agromet Advisories
There was good monsoon rainfall over North-eastern States, Southern States,
EasternStates, and Central Statesandlikely to continue during succeeding week. This
rainfall situation facilitates to continue sowing of kharif crops in the above regions.
States like Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana,
Chandigarh & Delhi, many parts of West Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, East Uttar Pradesh
received good pre-monsoon showers during last fortnight; conditions are favourable for
advance of southwest monsoon into remaining parts of Bihar and some more parts of
Madhya Pradesh, East Uttar Pradesh during next 48 hours and subsequently towards West
Uttar Pradesh, National Capital Region (NCR) and some parts of Uttarakhand and Haryana
during next 72 hours.This facilitates land preparation / sowing of kharif crops in these
regions.
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South Region
Kerala
Advisories
Paddy: Continuation of transplanting of rice. As heavy rainfall continues, postpone
application of fertilizer.
Plantation crops: Continuation ofplanting of coconut, pepper and arecanut in the High
Altitude Zone.
Coconut: Apply one-third dose of the recommended fertilizers and 50 kg organic manure
per palm. As a prophylactic measure to control bud rot apply 1% Bordeaux mixture in the
tender leaf axils. Farmers are advised to keep vigilance against red palm weevil,
rhinoceros beetle and mealy bugs. In hilly tracts, there are chances for the occurrence of
‘yellowing of coconut leaves’ due to deficiency of secondary and micro nutrients, which
may cause bud rot disease, as weak palms may get infected easily. Apply lime @ 2
kg/palm and 500g of Ayar® (micro nutrient mixture) along with the recommended dose of
NPK fertilizers, two weeks after lime application.
Arecanut: There is a chance of Leaf and Inflorescence rot. Ensure good drainage in the
gardens. Prune the shade trees surrounding the palms and ensure good light penetration in
the gardens. Apply 1kg lime per vine in the basins. Application of 100gm potash per palm,
in addition to the normal dose also is recommended. Apply Bordeaux mixture (1%) to the
inflorescences and leaves. Apply 500 grams of lime per plant. Spray 1% Bordeaux mixture
as a prophylactic measure to control mahali and bud rot diseases.
Banana: Ensure good drainage in the plantation. Apply lime in the basins at the rate of
1kg per plant. If disease is seen, cut and burn the effected leaves and spray Contaf @ 1 ml
+ wetting agent 1ml per litre of water. Apply 1% Bordeaux mixture + wetting agent also
within a week.
Pepper: Drench the soil and with 0.2 % Copper oxy chloride and spray the aerial part with
1% Bordeaux mixture as a prophylactic measure to control Quick wilt and pollu disease.
Application of Trichiderma / Psuedomonas culture will control the quick wilt infestation.
Ginger: Remove weeds and apply urea @ 33 Kg per acre. To control soft rot, drench the
soil with 1% Bordeaux mixture or 0.3% mancozeb. Apply green leaf mulching to prevent
soil erosion and to increase the organic matter content in the soil. Mulching with Lantana
camera plants will reduce the attack of stem borer.
Cardamom: Ideal time for main field planting. Take necessary phyto-sanitary measures to
manage capsule rot (Azhukal disease) and spray 1% Bordeaux mixture (500-1000ml/
plant) before the onset of monsoon. As a prophylatic measure to control rhizhome rot
drench the soil with 2-3 liters of copper oxy chloride (0.25%) solution. Application of
Trichoderma can control the azhukal and rhizome rot to some extent. Apply mulch and
clean the drainage channels.
Coffee: Leaf rust disease may become severe due to increase in relative humidity. Apply
0.5% Bordeaux mixture or plant wax 20 EC @1-2 ml per litre to control the disease. Spray
40-54 ml Ethrel in 200 litres of water to reduce fruit fall in coffee.
Tamil Nadu
Continuation oftransplanting of kuruvai rice in Western Zone; SRI cultivation of rice in
Cauvery Delta Zone.
Continuation of sowing of small millets in the foothills of Western Ghats areas.
Cultivation of small onion in the North Western Zone.
Mulching in pineapple fields for moisture conservation.
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Continuation of pruning in vineyards in Western Zone.
Weeding in groundnut.
Karnataka
Strengthening of the bunds with fodder grass for conservation of rainwater.
Agroforestry on the bund with Meliadubia (Hebbevu), Silver oak and Causurinais
recommended for sustainable income under abnormal extreme rainfall events.
Coastal Karnataka
Continuationof transplanting of rice in Coastal Zone and drill sowing of rice in Hill Zone
with proper drainage facilities.
Maintain optimum water level in transplanted rice.
Continuation of planting of arecanut seedlings.
South Interior Karnataka
The following crops are suggested for sowing in Eastern Dry Zone & Central Zone:
Under monocropping the long duration crops:
Redgram : TTB-7, BRG-1,2,4&5
Castor: DCS-9 (Jyothi), DCH-177&32
Under double cropping the short duration crops:
Ragi: Indaf -9, ML-365
Seasamum : Navile-1, T-7
Groundnut : TMV-2, JL-24, KCG-6
Cowpea: TVX-944, KBC-1
Green gram: PS-16, PDM-84,178
Black gram: Karagao-3, T-9, Rashmi (LBG-625).
Continuation of nursery sowing of rice in Southern Transition Zone.
Continuation of sowing of minor millets like foxtail millet, Kodo millet, prosomillet,
jowar, ragi, maize and cowpea in Southern Dry Zone with sufficient rainfall.
Continuation of sowing of green gram, sunflower, maize, Bt. cotton, red gram, bajra,
sorghum, sesamum, navane and groundnut (bunch type) with sufficient rainfall.
Drain out excess water from crop fields (Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru and Kodagu
districts).
Intercultural operations in green gram, sesamum, maize and onion in Central Dry Zone.
Strengthen the bund which will facilitate conservation of monsoon showers before sowing.
North Interior Karnataka
Completion of nursery sowing of rice. Land preparation for transplanting in North East
Transition Zone.
Continuation of sowing of green gram, black gram, sunflower, maize, Bt. cotton, red gram,
bajra, sesame, soybean, jowar and groundnut (bunch type) with sufficient rainfall.
In light and medium black soils adopt intercropping of cotton + onion (1:5), cotton + chilli
(1:1), cotton+ groundnut (1:3), cotton + green gram (1:1), cotton + soybean (1:1), kharif
jowar+ red gram (2:1), groundnut + castor (3:1), bajra + red gram (2:1), sesamum + red
gram (2:1), groundnut + red gram (3:1), green gram / black gram + red gram (2:1),
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groundnut + castor (3:1), bajra + groundnut (2:4), chilli + onion (2:4), red gram + soybean
(2:4), hybrid cotton + soybean (1:2), maize + soybean (1:2) row proportion.
Andhra Pradesh
Coastal Andhra Pradesh
Completion of sowing of rice nurseries.
Continuation of sowing of groundnut, maize, bajra, ragi red gram, green gram, black gram,
groundnut in North Coastal Zone of Andhra Pradesh.
Continuation of sowing of maize, bajra, redgram, green gram, black gram, cotton,
groundnut, turmeric in Krishna and Godavari zones.
Continue nursery preparation of chilies.
Planting of rainfed sugarcane.
Removal of excess water from sesamum and mesta crop fields.
Rayalaseema
Continuation of sowing of groundnut (Chittoor, Nellore, Kadapa districts, Ananthapuramu
and Kurnool).
Continuation of sowing of millets like ragi, bajra, jowar and korrain Chitoor and Kadapa
districts.
Continuation ofsowing of maize, castor, korra, red gram in Scarce Rainfall Zone.
Telangana
Continuation of nursery preparation of rice (medium duration varieties).
Continuation of sowing of jowar, bajra, black gram, red gram, maize, green gram and
soybean in North Telangana Zone.
Continuation of sowing of jowar, bajra, maize, soybean, green gram, cotton, red gram etc.
in South Telangana Zone.
Intercropping of red gram in cotton or maize fields.
Drain out excess water from vegetable nurseries and other crops.
West Region
Maharashtra
Konkan
Continuation oftransplanting21-25 days old rice seedlings in South Konkan
Provide adequate drainage in already sown rice and nagli fields.
Madhya Maharashtra
Completion of nursery sowing of rice/finger millet in Western Ghat region and main land
preparation for transplanting of rice.
Continuation of sowing of soybean, tur, cotton, groundnut and sunflower.
Marathwada
Continuation of sowing of pigeon pea, green gram, black gram, groundnut and maizewith
expected rainfall.
Continuation of nursery preparation for kharif onion.
Vidarbha
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Sowing of sorghum, cotton, green gram, black gram, soybean with sufficient rainfall.
Sowing of crops be undertaken after sufficient pre-soaking rains, when 2 to 3 days of
about 60-75mm rainfall has occurred.
Continue nursery sowing of kharif rice in Eastern Vidarbha Zone.
For cotton, recommended deshi varieties include AKA-7 with seed rate 12 to 15kg/ha and
spacing of 60 x 15 cm. American improved varieties include AKH-081, AKH 9916 with
seed rate of 12 to 15 kg/ha and spacing 60x15cm OR 60x30 cm depending on the soil type.
Cotton deshi hybrid PKVDH-1 is recommended with seed rate @ 3.0 to 3.5 kg/ha and
spaced at 60x45 cm. Recommended Bt cotton varieties may also be preferred.
Recommended soybean varieties are JS-335, JS 93-05, JS 9560, JS 97-52, MAUS-71,
MAUS-81.
Pigeon pea varieties to be chosen as per the soil type are - early duration varieties for
medium soil type(TAT-10, ICPL 87, AKT-8811) , medium duration varieties for medium
to heavy soil type(BSMR-736, PKV Tara, BSMR-853) and long duration varieties for
heavy soil type (ICPL-87119, C-11).
Recommended sorghum varieties are: early duration- CSH-14 and CSH-17, medium
duration- CSH-9 CSH-16, SPH-1635 and improved- SPV-669, CSV-20.
Recommended green gram varieties are PKV- green gold, PKV mug -8802, TARM-18 and
for black gram PKV-15, TAU-1, TAU-2 and TPU-4.
Appropriate risk minimizing intercropping systems include cotton + greengram/blackgram
(1:1), pigeon pea + green gram / black gram/soybean (2:4), sorghum + green gram/pigeon
pea (3:3) and cotton + sorghum+ pigeon pea+sorghum (3:1:1:1), cotton+soybean+pigeon
pea+soybean (3:2:2:2).
Crop specific seed treatment/inoculation is advisable at the time of sowing for that use
Azotobacter @ 25 gm/kg, Rhizobium @ 25 gm/kg, PSB @ 25 gm/kg and bio-fungicide
Trichoderma @ 4 gm /kg of seed.
As far as possible, follow BBF layout for sowing of kharif crops, particularly soybean,
green gram and black gram.
Gujarat
Gujarat Region
Completion of nursery sowing of kharif rice/ transplanting of rice in South Gujarat.
Sowing of pulses like green gram, black gram, pigeon pea, pearl millet, groundnut,
cowpea, red gram, maize, sorghum and cotton in Gujarat Region
Drain out excess water from maize, sugarcane, green gram, black gram, ginger, turmeric
and vegetable crop fields where heavy rainfall occurred.
Rain water harvesting.
Saurashtra& Kutch
Sowing of cotton, groundnut, sesame, pearl millet, black gram, green gram, cowpea and
pigeon pea with realized rainfall in Saurashtra.
Land preparation / sowing of kharif crops groundnut, cotton, pearl millet, green gram,
moth bean, castor etc. in North West Zone withreceipt of sufficient rainfall.
NortheastRegion
Assam
Continue main field preparation and start transplanting of Sali rice, continue transplanting
of Bao rice and sowing of red gram.
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Continue planting of banana.
Nine Districts of Assam have been affected by flood, Karimganj district being the worst hit. Other
flood hit districts are Lakhimpur, Sivasagar, Golaghat, Jorhat, Sonitpur, Hojai and Cachar
Community nursery may be raised to meet the seedlings requirement of flood affected areas.
Late and staggered planting with the old seedlings (50-60 days old seedlings) of varieties like
Profulla and Gitesh (If field is heavily damaged) is recommended.
Hoeing in between lines for aeration in root Zone after flood is recommended as apost flood
management strategy.
Meghalaya
Sowing of maize in high and mid altitudes and land preparation for transplanting of Sali
rice.
Continue sowing of groundnut and soybean.
Provide bamboo structure to bottle gourd, ash gourd and pumpkin plants.
Arunachal Pradesh
Transplanting of finger millet and rice, sowing of cowpea, French bean and soybean.
Maintain proper drainage in already sown crop fields.
Nagaland
Nursery sowing of TRC/WRC paddy. Gitesh, short duration variety can also be
incorporated as it can be transplanted with 40 – 60 days old seedlings.
Manipur
Transplanting of rice and completion of nursery sowing of rice.
Sowing of cowpea, black gram.
Avoid water logging in and around the ginger and turmeric field.
Mizoram
Transplanting of rice.
Maintain proper drainage in the Jhum rice, cowpea, okra and maize fields.
Continue sowing of kharifpulses like green gram, black gram and rajma.
Tripura
Complete sowing of maize.
Continue land preparation and planting of banana.
Undertake nursery sowing of Amanrice.
East Region
West Bengal
For the areas receiving scanty rainfall:
Prepare nursery and collect IET-4094, Swarna, Shatabdi, Lalat, IET 9947, IET 1444, IET
2233 seed.
For low lying areas (the area prone to flash flood):
The areas where flood or stagnation occurred, there tall variety like Ranjit may be selected.
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Short duration variety (like Daya, which matures in 95 days) may be selected.
Other Practices
Continue raising lowland rice nursery. Make proper bunding to maintain optimum water in
the fields.
Undertake main field preparation and transplant the seedlings of rice after cutting the tips
as far as possible.
Complete nursery sowing of Aman rice.
Prepare land for planting of banana suckers.
Undertake sowing of direct seeded long duration rice varieties like Sabita Foundation,
Swarna sub-1 certified, IR-64, Hira T.L. etc., after proper tillage operation like ploughing,
weeding etc.
Prepare pits for plantation of saplings of mango, guava and coconut.
Due to humid and warm weather, infestation of blight in vegetable crops is likely to
increase; spray Mancozeb @ 2 g per liter of water.
Bihar
Rice
Nursery sowing in the upland areas is advised for early varieties of rice such as Sahbhagi,
Prabhat, Dhanlakshmi, Richariya, Saket-4 and Rajendra Bhagwati.
Complete nursery sowing of medium duration rice varieties such as Sita, Santosh, Saroj,
Rajendra Sweta, Rajendra Suhasni, Rajendra Kasturi, Kamini and Sugandha at the earliest.
Weeding is advised in 10-12 days old rice nursery.
Land preparation and transplanting
Onion
Sowing of kharif onion in raised bed. Agrifound Dark Red (ADR), N-53, Bhima super,
Arkakalyan are recommended varieties for sowing.
Weeding in 15-20 days old onion nursery.
Vegetables
In uplands, sowing of kharif vegetables such as lady’s finger, pumpkin, cucumber, sponge
gourd, bottle gourd and bitter gourd.
Weeding in 15-20 days old kharif vegetables.
Other crops
Sowing of maize and minor millets.
Completion of nursery sowing of long duration rice varieties such as Rajshree,
Rajendrasweta, Rajendramansuri, BPT-5204, Swarna sub-1, Swarna, Satyam and Kishori.
Complete the sowing of kharif maize, continue planting of turmeric, ginger and elephant
foot yam at the earliest. Devki, Suwan, Shaktimaan-1, Shaktimaan-2, Rajendrashanker
makka-3 and Ganga 11 varieties of maize, Rajendra Sonia and Rajendra Sonali varieties of
turmeric, Maranand Nadia varieties of ginger and Gajendra variety for elephant foot yam
are recommended for sowing.
Jharkhand
Nursery sowing of rice, sowing of maize, red gram and black gram.
Sowing of direct seeded upland rice. Recommended varieties are Birsa Dhan 108, Birsa
Vikash Dhan 109, 110, 111 and Vandana.
Continue planting of turmeric, ginger and yam with improved varieties.
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Odisha
Complete sowing of direct seeded paddy in low land and medium low land.
Complete nursery sowing of rice. Select short duration varieties of rice like Sahabhagi,
Khandagiri, Kalinga-3, Jogesh, Sidhant etc. for bonded upland and medium duration rice
varieties like MTU-1010, Lalat, Konarka, Surendra, Nabin, MTU-1001etc. in medium
land.
Land preparation/transplanting of rice from 1st week of July.
Land preparation and sowing of medium duration crops likegroundnut, maize, red gram,
green gram and cotton in upland. Undertake sowing of vegetables.
Undertake planting of fruit crops like Mango, Coconut, Citrus, Guava, Sapota, Papaya,
Banana, Litchi and Pineapple in uplands and in marginal lands.
Central Region
Madhya Pradesh
Continue sowing of soybean, maize, mung, urd, arhar and groundnut in Satpura Plateau
Zone. Prepare nursery of onion. Continue line sowing of rice.
Sowing of kharif crops like soybean, pigeon pea, urad, moong, maize, sorghum and
cotton in Malwa Plateau Zone.
Continue nursery sowing of rice in Jhabua Hill Zone. Sowing of soybean, black gram
and maize.
Continue nursery sowing of rice in Central Narmada Valley Zone. Sowing of soyabean,
maize and arhar.
Continue nursery sowing of rice and onion in Bundelkhand Zone. Sowing of soybean,
maize, moon, urad, sesame and groundnut.
Chhattisgarh
Completion of nursery sowing of rice.
Sowing of Soybean, maize, groundnut crops.
Priority should be given to line sowing method in khurraboni (dry seeding).
Land preparation and transplanting.
Vegetables:
Looking to the weather condition of previous days vegetable growers are advised to
arrange proper drainage facility in their field.
High yielding variety seeds should be arranged for direct sown vegetables and field
preparation should be done accordingly.
Mulching should be done in ginger and turmeric crops
Fruit :
Pruning should be done in the fruit orchards like guava, mango, citrus and pomegranate.
Application of Bordo paste should be done on the pruned branches after this operation.
Plantation of papaya and bananas can be done. FYM application can be done @ 10 Kg./
pit.
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North Region
Punjab
Nursery sowing of basmati rice.
Transplanting of rice.
Sowing of arhar, maize and soybean.
In view of realised rainfall during last fortnight and expected monsoon showers in next fortnight in
Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana & Delhi, following advisories are suggested.
Uttar Pradesh
Continue nursery sowing of paddy in Central Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh. Continue
sowing of groundnut, maize and arhar.
Continue nursery sowing of rice in Eastern plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh. Continue sowing
of maize and arhar and nursery sowing of kharif onion.
Continue nursery sowing of rice in Bundelkhand Zone of Uttar Pradesh. Sowing of kharif
maize, jowar, groundnut, arhar, urad, mung, sesame and fodder crops.
Continue nursery sowing of rice in Western Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh. Undertake
sowing of guar, bajra and maize.
Uttarakhand
Complete nursery sowing of basmati rice, sowing of maize and groundnut.
Transplanting of rice seedling which is about 20-25 days old.
Sowing of pigeon pea and nursery sowing of onion.
Sowing of soybean (PS-1024, PS-1042 PS-1092, PS-1241, PS-1347, PS-1225, PS-19 etc.).
Sowing of maize and cowpea.
Haryana
Transplanting of rice.
Sowing of guar, bajra, maize, cluster bean.
Delhi
Transplanting of rice.
Sowing of bajra, maize, cluster bean.
Himachal Pradesh
Land preparation / transplanting of rice.
Continue sowing of bhindi and French bean in the field.
Jammu & Kashmir
Sowing of maize.
Transplanting of paddy seedlings. Apply the basal dose of fertilizer at time of
transplanting.
Farmers are advised to bund their fields for insitu storage of rain water for utilizing the
same for puddling.
Sowing of moong and mash and transplanting of tomato, brinjal and chilli.
Strengthen and raise the dike height of field bunds during the preparation of land to retain
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rain water as much as possible.Continue sowing maize.
Rajasthan
East Rajasthan
Sowing of groundnut, peal millet, sorghum, maize, mung bean, cluster bean, moth and
cowpea.
Undertake sowing of rainy season cucurbits like khira, bottle gourd, ridge gourd, bitter
gourd & cucumber.
Continue nursery sowing of rice in Southeastern Humid Plain Zone. Undertake sowing of
green gram, black gram, soybean and maize.
West Rajasthan
Transplanting of rice and continue sowing of guar in Hanumangarh district of Irrigated
North Western Plain Zone. In Sriganganagar, undertake sowing of guar (RGC-936, RGC-
986, RGC-1002, RGC-1017, HG-365, HG-563 and HG-2-20).
Sowing of pearl millet, cluster bean, mung bean, moth bean etc. in Arid Western Plain
Zone.
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