The Hindu Business Line : Agri varsity spells out strategy for kharif

THE delayed onset of the southwest monsoon over Andhra Pradesh and the deficient rainfall so far could result in a decrease in the area sown under jowar and greengram.

The majority of the crops grown during kharif, however, still have a few weeks to hope for some timely rains.

Giving its review of the agricultural operations scenario this kharif, the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) said even though less rainfall was received during June, most crops can be sown till July 15 and some even before July 31.

The south-west monsoon, which set in over Nellore and Anantapur districts on June 5, became sluggish thereafter. After 10-15 days, it revived around June 20 and covered the entire State with moderate rains. Consequently, the sowing of rain-fed crops has started picking up.

Up to June 29, the State, as a whole, received 86 mm rainfall as against the normal 106 mm, a deficit of 20 per cent.

While North Coastal and Rayalseema regions received normal rainfall, the other regions had deficit.

The ANGRAU has firmed up a crop strategy in view of the current situation and submitted it to the State Government, according to the Vice-Chancellor, Dr S. Raghu Vardhan Reddy.

The ANGRAU has suggested that for the Telangana districts, in the light soils, the recommended crop is maize plus redgram or maize only till July 10 and castor up to July 31. For medium to heavy soils, blackgram, maize plus redgram, maize up to July 10; cotton and soybean (July 15) or redgram and soybean (July 31).

For the Rayalseema region, in light soils, the ANGRAU has suggested sowing of small millets (July 10) and groundnut, greengram, redgram, castor or redgram and groundnut up to July 31. In the medium to heavy soils, sowing of bajra (July 15) and castor, redgram and cotton (July 31), has been suggested.

In the coastal regions, the strategy for light soils involves sowing minor millets and Maize (July 10) and redgram (July 31). In the medium to heavy soils, blackgram (July 10) and soybean, cotton plus soybean, maize, castor or redgram plus soybean/blackgram up to July 31 has been recommended.

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