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PELLETED SEEDS V/S NORMAL SEEDS Pelleting of seeds is a process of coating of seeds with some inert material in order to maintain the uniformity of seed shape and weight. Usually clay or some organic materials are used as inert material for coating the seeds. This uniformity of seeds can be useful in sowing the seeds using manual or mechanical seeder. This will also helps in handling the seeds individually for placing them at even distance either by hand or by manual seeder. Pelleting of seeds will help in avoiding the thinning operating post sowing. This also helps in carrying...

  Vegetables need good soil. If the soil is hard, rocky, soggy, or nutrient-poor, the vegetables growth not stable. In rich, soft soil, roots grow deeply and soak up nutrients for healthy, productive plants. Here is how to prepare the spot where your veggies will grow. Clear the area. Remove grass, rocks, or other debris. To dig up grass, use a spade to cut the sod into small squares and pry from the planting area with the end of the spade. Or, you can kill it with glyphosate and till it up. Loosen the soil. Work the soil to a depth at...

  Sclerotium rolfsii is a very common soil-borne fungus infecting a wide range of vegetables, ornamental and field crops. It is most active during warm, wet weather in tropical and subtropical regions. The fungus causes rots of the lower stem, roots and crown. It can also cause rot of fruit in contact with the soil Symptoms develop on plant parts in or near the soil. The most common symptom is a brown to black rot of the stem near the soil line. The stem becomes girdled and the plant wilts suddenly and dies. A coarse, white, cottony fungal growth, containing white, spherical...

  While Purchasing During storage While handling While preparing spray solution Selection of Equipments While applying spray solutions After Spray Operation While Purchasing Do’s Don’ts Purchase pesticides/biopesticides only from registered pesticide dealers having valid License. Purchase only just required quantity of pesticides for single operation in a specified area. See approved labels on the containers/packets of pesticides. See Batch No., Registration Number, Date of Manufacture / Expiry on the labels. Purchase pesticides well packed in containers. Always purchase with proper Bill or Invoice and all details like batch number, manufacturing date & expiry date should be mentioned in it. Do...