Agromet-Advisory Service Bulletin

Issued by

Meteorological Centre, Shimla

In collaboration with

CSK University of Agriculture & Animal Husbandry, Palampur & Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Solan

Himachal Pradesh

Dated 05^th December 2011

Past Weather									Weather Forecast
Temperature	Max temperatures were normal								Weather Parameter/Date		06^th	07^th	08^th	09^th	10^th
	Highest Temp		Solan: 24.6 on 29^th Nov.						Rainfall (mm)		0	0	0	0	0
	Min temperatures were normal.								Temp (C)	Max	24	25	24	25	22
	Lowest Temp		Solan: 2.6 on 29^thNov.							Min	3	4	6	5	4
Precipitation in (mm)	The weather was mainly dry.								Cloud (Octa)		0	3	0	3	0
	Date/Stn.	29^th		30^th	01^st	02^nd	03^rd	04^th	Humidity (%)	Morning	57	71	80	86	80
	Arki	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		Evening	46	60	46	59	59
	Kasauli	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Wind speed (kmph)		4	6	4	8	3
	Dharmpur	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	ENE		ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	SE
	Solan	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7days Cumulative r/f (mm): from 06^t^h Dec. To 12^th Dec.					07 mm

Main crops

Agricultural Advisory

Fruits

Ø Complete the work of layout of an orchard and digging of pits. Size of pits depends upon soil fertility, type of fruits and size of plants but in general, it is 1m³ or circular. In areas where soils are rocky and deep soil is not available, size of pit should be increased and filled with forest soil.

Ø Healthy and disease free plants of the desired verities and type suited to particular areas should be procured from a reliable source or may be raised in the nursery by the grower himself.

Ø Manures, fertilizers, fungicides and insecticides which are required during the refilling of the pit should be procured well in time.

Ø Spray 5% urea (10 kg/200 lt water) one week prior to leaf fall this will help in early leaf fall and more fruit set in the next year.

Ø Make the basins of trees and on the trunk of tree paste the mixture of 1 kg CuSO₄ + 20 kg lime + 50 lt water + 1 lt DDL upto 2-3 feet height from the ground.

Ø In high hills collect and dry the seeds of apple, wild apricot, peach, bitter almond. Treat the seeds with fungicides and store.

Vegetables

· Sowing of mid hill varieties of Peas may be completed.

· Sowing of Cabbage may be completed.

· Irrigation in already sawn ginger may be done.

· After light irrigation in Cabbage, cauliflower, brokenly add nitrogen in the ratio of 6-8kg/bigha.