Brassica
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| What are the Brassica varieties recommended for general cultivation in Punjab? |
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| Faisal Canola, AARI Canaola are the Brassica varieties recommended for general cultivation in Punjab. |
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| How soil should be prepared for sowing of Brassica crop? |
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| 2-3 times ploughing and 2 times planking. |
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| What is the best time of cultivation of Brassica? |
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| 1st fortnight of October is the best time of cultivation of Brassica. |
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| What are recommended seed rate for sowing of Brassica? |
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| 1-1.5 kg/acre is recommended seed rate for sowing of Brassica. |
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| What are the sowing methods for Brassica crop? |
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| Drill sowing- in wattar condition. |
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| What should be the plant to plant and row to row distance for Brassica crop? |
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| 9-10 cm Plant to plant and 45cm Row-Row are recommended distance for Brrassica crop. |
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| How many numbers of irrigations are required for Brassica crop? |
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Three irrigations are required
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1st irrigation- 30 days after sowing
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2nd irrigation- at flowering
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3rd irrigation- during seed setting
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| What are recommended doses of fertilizer application in Brassica? |
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| DAP- 1 bag, Urea- 1bag and Potash- ½ bag are recommended doses of fertilizer application in Brassica. |
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| What are the major insects /pests of Brassica? |
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| Aphid, Mustard sawfly, Painted bug and Cabbage butterfly are the major insects /pests of Brassica. |
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| What are the major Diseases of Brassica? |
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| Alternaria Blight, White rust and Powdery mildew are the major Diseases of Brassica. |
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| What is the proper harvesting time of Brassica crop? |
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| When silique are 75% brown and seeds become reddish brown, crop is ready to harvest. |
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Sunflower
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| What are the Sunflower varieties/hybrids recommended for general cultivation in Punjab? |
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| FH-331, Hysun -33 and NKS-278 are recommended for general cultivation in Punjab. |
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| What type of soil is required for growing of Sunflower crop? |
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| Heavy loam soil is considered best for successful cultivation of Sunflower. |
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| How soil should be prepared for sowing of Sunflower crop? |
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| Soil should be prepared keeping in view of the previous crop sown. If there are stubbles of previous crop then Rotavator should be used once to break the stubbles. Before sowing 2-3 ploughings along with planking are sufficient to prepare the normal soils. Soil should be laser leveled for uniform distribution of irrigation water, germination and plant growth. |
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| What is the best time of cultivation of Sunflower? |
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| For Sunflower best sowing time is 15th of January to 15th of February. |
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| What is recommended seed rate for sowing of Sunflower? |
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| The seed rate for cultivation of Sunflower is 2.5 kg/acre. |
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| What are the sowing methods for Sunflower crop? |
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| Ridge sowing by using dibbler. |
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| What should be the plant to plant and row to row distance for Sunflower crop? |
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| 2.5 feet Distance row to row and plant to plant distance 9 inches. |
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| How many numbers of irrigations are required for Sunflower crop? |
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| 4 irrigation frequencies are necessary for successful growing of Sunflower crop. |
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| What are recommended doses of fertilizer application for Sunflower? |
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| One and half bag of DAP, one bag of Potash and half bag of urea at the time of sowing and half bag of urea at 1st irrigation , half bag of urea at 2nd irrigation and half bag of urea at flower initiation with irrigation. |
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| What are the major insects /pests of Sunflower? |
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| Major insects of Sunflower are Termites, White fly, Jassid, Army Worm and Heliothis. |
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| What are the major Diseases of Sunflower? |
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| Charcoal rot, Head rot, Alternaria Blight and Downy Mildew are the major diseases of Sunflower. |
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| What is the proper harvesting time of Sunflower crop? |
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| Proper harvesting time of Sunflower crop is when back of head become light yellow and yellow florets become dry and green florets become brown. |
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Soybean
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| What is the Soybean varieties recommended for general cultivation in Punjab? |
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| Faisal Soybean is recommended for general cultivation in Punjab |
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| How soil should be prepared for sowing of Soybean crop? |
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| 2-3 ploughing and 2 planking |
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| What is the best time of cultivation of Sesame? |
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| First week of August to Last week of August |
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| What is recommended seed rate for sowing of Soybean? |
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| 30-35kg/acre is recommended seed rate for sowing of Soybean |
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| What are the sowing methods for Soybean crop? |
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| Sowing through Single row Drill |
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| What should be the plant to plant and row to row distance for Soybean crop? |
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| 10cm plant to plant and 30cm row to row distance for Soybean crop. |
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| How many numbers of irrigations are required for Soybean crop? |
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| 2-3 numbers of irrigations are required for Soybean crop |
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| What are recommended doses of fertilizer application? |
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| 25Kg Nitrogen +40Kg Phosphorous |
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| What are the major insects /pests of Soybean? |
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| Whitefly is major insects /pests of Soybean |
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| What are the major Diseases of Soybean? |
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| Yellow mosaic virus is the major Diseases of Soybean |
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| What is the proper harvesting time of Soybean crop? |
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| Proper harvesting time of Soybean crop is when pods become brown. |
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Sesame
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| What is the Sesame varieties recommended for general cultivation in Punjab? |
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| TH-6, TS-3, TS-5 are the varieties recommended for general cultivation in Punjab. |
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| What type of soil is required for growing of Sesame crop? |
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| Medium or Heavy loam soil is considered best for successful cultivation of Sesame. |
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| How soil should be prepared for sowing of Sesame crop? |
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| Soil should be prepared keeping in view of the previous crop sown. If there are stubbles of previous crop then Rotavator should be used once to break the stubbles. Before sowing 2-3 ploughings along with planking are sufficient to prepare the normal soils. Soil should be laser leveled for uniform distribution of irrigation water, germination and plant growth. |
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| What is the best time of cultivation of Sesame? |
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| For Sesame best sowing time is 15th of June to 15th of July. |
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| What is recommended seed rate for sowing of Sesame? |
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| The seed rate for cultivation of Sesame is 1.5-2 kg/acre. |
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| What are the sowing methods for Sesame crop? |
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| Flat sowing with small seeded drill. |
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| What should be the plant to plant and row to row distance for Sesame crop? |
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| 1.5 feet Distance row to row and plant to plant distance 6 inches (one side sowing only) |
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| How many numbers of irrigations are required for Sesame crop? |
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| 3-4 irrigation frequencies are necessary for successful growing of Sesame crop. |
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| What are recommended doses of fertilizer application for Sesame? |
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| One bag of DAP and half bag of Potash at the time of sowing and ¾ bag urea at 1st or 2nd irrigation in equal quantity (18+18 kg). |
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| What are the major insects /pests of Sesame? |
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| Major insects of Sesame are leaf tier (Sesame leaf roller moth), Jassid and White fly. |
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| What are the major Diseases of Sesame? |
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| Phyllody and Charcoal rot are the major diseases of Sesame. |
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| What is the proper harvesting time of Sesame crop? |
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| Proper harvesting time of Sesame crop is when 90-95% leaves become shed and lower ¾ part of plants and pods become yellow before the opening of pods. |
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