Rabi Commercial Crop Production I
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Crop |
Sugarcane |
Tobacco |
Potato |
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Family |
Gramineae |
Solanaceae |
Solanaceae |
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Botanical Name |
Saccharum officinarum |
N. tabacum, N. rustica |
Solanum tuberosum |
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Origin |
New Guinea & North – east India |
America & island of pacific |
South America |
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Varieties |
Co-419, Co-740, co-c-671, Co-7219 |
HS-9, Virginia, White burley, S – 20 |
Up to date, kufri lavkar, kufri sinduri |
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Sowing time |
Suru: Jan- Feb, Adsali: July – Aug. Pre sea: Oct – Nov |
Transplanting: 2nd and 3rd week of Aug. |
Kharif: June – July. Rabi : Oct – Nov. |
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Sowing method |
(Set planting) ridge & furrow method |
Transplanting |
Tuberplanting |
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Seedrate (per ha.) |
25000-30000 three bud sets |
2-3 kg/ha. nursery area |
15-22.5 qt tubers |
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Spacing |
Medium soil-105 cm (R-R) Heavy Soil 120 cm(R-R) |
105 x 75 cm |
35 x 15 cm or 45 x 22.5 cm |
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Manuring (kg/ha) |
Suru/ratoon-25t FYM, 250N:125P:125K Pre-sea.-35tFYM 350N:170P:170K Adsali -50t FYM 450N:170P:170K |
30 c.l. FYM, 44N:22P |
30 c.l. FYM,100N : 100P : 62K |
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Duration |
Suru/rat: 12 months Pre sea: 15 months Adsli: 18 month |
Bidi: 4 to 4 ½ month |
Mid Late: 3 Months |
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Yield |
Suru/rat: 100 tons Pre-sea: 120 tons Adsali 150 : tons |
Bidi: 552 kg leaves |
Av. Yield: 125 qt/ha. |
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Pests |
Top shoots borer, Stem borer, Pyrila, Woolly aphid, Mealy bugs, Rats |
Tobacco caterpillar, Tobacco stemborer, Tobacco aphids |
Potato tuber moth, Cut worm, Aphid |
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Diseases |
Whip smut, Red rot, Grassy shoot, Twisted top, Rust |
Mosaic leaf curl, Orbanche (parasite), Powdery mildew |
Early blight, late blight, Ring rot, Charcol rot |
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Remarks |
Cane: Sugar, gul and juice. Green tops: fodder, sets, Molasses: alcohol Bagasse: fuel, paper Trash: mulching, thatching. |
Cured by : Sun, rack, flue, pit N. rustia: 3.5 to 8% nicotine N. tabacum: 0.5 to 5.5% |
Dormancy: 2.5 to 3 months Potash should be given in from of sulphate, irri. Water-salt free |