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DROUGHT MONITORING FOR FRUIT CROPS

Sl.No

IMD Regions

Intensity ofdrought*-

week ending30th May,

2007

Predominant Fruitcrops

Drought mitigation measures suggested

1.0 Karnataka

1.1 CoastalKarnataka

Moderate( - 40 %

Deficit)

Mango: fruit development Organic mulchingBanana: < 6 months Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)

Banana: 6 9 months Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)

Banana: >9 months Anti transpirant spray and covering of bunches with polythene film

Jackfruit:: Vegetative stage 1-3 years

Organic mulching

Pineapple 10-13 months Organic mulching, anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%) and water spray

Pineapple > 13 Months Organic mulching

1.2 South InteriorKarnataka

Moderate( - 30 %

Deficit)

Mango: Fruit development Organic mulchingBanana: < 6 months Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%) + protective

irrigation

Banana: 6 9 months Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%) + protectiveirrigation

Banana: >9 months Anti transpirant spray and covering of bunches with polythene film +protective irrigation

Papaya : Pre- bearing Protective irrigation, organic mulching + anti transpirant spray

Papaya :Bearing Organic mulching and protective irrigation

Sapota: Vegetative stage Organic mulching

Sapota: Flowering & fruit set Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)

Sapota: Productive stage:> 3 years

Organic mulching

Guava: Vegetative Stage Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)

Guava: Flowering & fruit

development

Organic mulching, anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%) and soil pulverization

1.3 North InteriorKarnataka

Moderate( - 42 %

Deficit)

Pomegranate: Vegetative Organic mulching

Pomegranate: Flowering Organic mulchingGrapes: Summer pruning1- 30 days

Organic mulching and protective irrigation

Fig: Vegetative stage 1-3 yrs Organic mulching

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Fig: Productive stagePre pruning

Organic mulching

Fig: Productive stagePost pruning

Organic mulching

Fig: Productive stage: > 3 yrs Organic mulching

Ber: Vegetat ive stage Organic mulching, anti- transpirant spray (Kaol in 5%)

Ber: Flowering & fruitdevelopment

Application KNO3 and Spraying of anti- transpirarants

Lime: Vegetative stage Organic mulching, anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)Lime: Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage

Organic mulching, anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)

Guava: Vegetative Stage Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)

Guava: Flowering and fruitdevelopment

Organic mulching, anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%) and soil pulverization

2.0 Konkan & Goa Severe(-70% Deficit)

Mango: Fruit development Organic mulching

Guava: Vegetative Stage Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)

Guava: Flowering and fruitdevelopment

Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)

3.0 Maharashtra

3.1 MadhyaMaharashtra Severe(- 90% Deficit) Mango: Fruit development Organic mulching and Kaolin sprayingGuava: Vegetative Stage Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)

Guava: Flowering and fruitdevelopment

Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)

Banana: < 6 months Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%) + protectiveirrigation

Banana: 6-9 Months Anti transpirant spray and covering of bunches with polythene film +protective irrigation

Banana:> 9 Months Polythene mulching, protective irrigation, organic mulching + anti transpirantspray

Sapota: Vegetative stage Organic mulching and soil pulverization

Sapota: Flowering & fruit set Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)

Sapota: Productive stage:

> 3 years

Organic mulching and protective irrigation

Marathwada Severe(-97% Deficit)

Banana: < 6 months Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%) + protectiveirrigation

Banana: 6 9 months Anti transpirant spray and covering of bunches with polythene film +protective irrigation

Banana: >9 months Anti transpirant spray and covering of bunches with polythene filmPomegranate: Vegetative Organic mulching

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Pomegranate: Flowering Organic mulching3.3 Vidarbha Moderate

(-28% Deficit)Banana: < 6 months Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)

Banana: 6 9 months Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)

Banana: >9 months Anti transpirant spray and covering of bunches with polythene film

Pomegranate: Vegetative Organic mulching

Pomegranate: Flowering Organic mulching

Lime: Vegetative stage Organic mulching, anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)

Lime: Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage Organic mulching, anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)

4.0 Andhra Pradesh

4.1 CoastalAndhraPradesh

Moderate(- 33% Deficit)

Mango: fruit development Organic mulching

Guava: Vegetative Stage Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)Guava: Flowering and fruitdevelopment

Organic mulching, anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%) and soil pulverization

Lime: Vegetative stage Organic mulching, anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%) and soil pulverizationLime: Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage

Organic mulching, anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%) and soil pulverization

4.2 Telangana Moderate(- 48% Deficit)

Mango: Fruit development Organic mulching + protective irrigationGrapes: Summer pruning1- 30 days

Organic mulching and protective irrigation

Guava: Vegetative Stage Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)

Guava: Flowering and fruitdevelopment

Organic mulching, anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%) and soil pulverization

Lime: Vegetative stage Organic mulching, anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%) and soil pulverization

Lime: Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage

Organic mulching, anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%) and soil pulverization

Custard apple: Vegetativestage

Organic mulching and in situ water conservation by circular basin with 5 %slope / crescent bunding

Papaya : Pre- bearing Protective irrigation, organic mulching + anti transpirant spray

Papaya :Bearing Organic mulching and protective irrigation

Fig: Vegetative stage 1-3 yrs Organic mulchingFig: Productive stage

Pre pruning

Organic mulching

Fig: Productive stagePost pruning

Organic mulching

Fig: Productive stage: > 3 yrs Organic mulching

4.3 Rayalaseema Moderate Mango: Fruit development Organic mulching + protective irrigationBanana: < 6 months Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)

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(-38 %Deficit)

Banana: 6 9 months Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%) + protectiveirrigation

Banana: >9 months Anti transpirant spray and covering of bunches with polythene film +protective irrigation

Pomegranate: Vegetative Organic mulchingPomegranate: Flowering Organic mulching

5.0 Tamil Nadu

andPondicherry

Moderate

(- 23 %Deficit)

Papaya : Pre- bearing Protective irrigation, organic mulching + anti transpirant spray

Papaya :Bearing Organic mulching and protective irrigationGuava: Vegetative Stage Organic mulching and anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%)

Guava: Flowering and fruitdevelopment

Organic mulching, anti- transpirant spray (Kaolin 5%) and soil pulverization

6.0Kerala Low

( - 18 %Deficit)

Jackfruit:: Vegetative stage 1-3 years

Organic mulching / polythene mulching and bio- fertilizer application

Guava: Vegetative Stage Organic mulching

Guava: Flowering and fruitdevelopment

Organic mulching

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DROUGHT MONITORING FOR VEGETABLE CROPS

Sl.No.

IMD Regions

Intensity ofdrought*-

week ending30th May,

2007

Predominant Vegetablecrops

Drought mitigation measures suggested

1.0 Karnataka

1.1 CoastalKarnataka

Moderate(- 40 %

Deficit)

Gourds: Vegetative stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirantsGourds: Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage

Polythene mulching and life saving irrigation

Brinjal: Seedling stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirants

Brinjal: Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage

Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirants

1.2 SouthInteriorKarnataka

Moderate(- 30 %

Deficit)

Onion: Seedling stage

Onion: Bulb developmentstage

Beans : Vegetative stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirants

Beans : Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage

Polythene mulching

Cabbage: Seedling stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirants

Cabbage: Productive stage Polythene mulching and life saving irrigation

Cauliflower: Seedling stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirants

Cauliflower: Productive stage Polythene mulching and life saving irrigationOkra: Vegetative stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirants

Okra: Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage

Polythene mulching and life saving irrigation

1.3 NorthInteriorKarnataka

Moderate(-42 %

Deficit)

Chilli: Seedling stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirants

Chilli: Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage

Organic mulching, protective irrigation and use of anti transpirants

Onion: Seedling stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirantsOnion: Bulb developmentstage

Polythene mulching and life saving irrigation

Beans: Vegetative stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirants

Beans: Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage

Polythene mulching

Brinjal: Seedling stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirants

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Brinjal: Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage

Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirants

2.0 Konkan &Goa

Severe( - 70 %

Deficit)

Gourds: Vegetative stage Polythene mulching, vermicompost and use of drought resistant / shortduration varieties

Gourds: Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage

Polythene mulching

Root Crops Vegetative stage Polythene mulching vermicompost application and use of drought resistant /

short duration varietiesRoot Crops Flowering androot development stage

Polythene mulching

3.1MadhyaMaharashtra

Severe(- 90% Deficit)

Onion: Seedling stage Polythene mulching, life saving irrigation and use of anti transpirants

Onion: Bulb developmentstage

Polythene mulching and life saving irrigation

Chilli: seedling stage Polythene mulching

Chilli: Flowering & fruitdevelopment stage

Organic mulching, protective irrigation and use of anti transpirants

Okra: Vegetative stage Polythene mulching, life saving irrigation and use of anti transpirants

Okra: Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage

Polythene mulching and life saving irrigation

Potato: Vegetative stage Polythene mulching, life saving irrigation and use of anti transpirants

Potato: Flowering and tuberdevelopment stage

Polythene mulching and life saving irrigation

3.2 Marathwada Severe(- 97 %Deficit)

Chilli: seedling stage Polythene mulchingChilli: Flowering & fruitdevelopment stage

Organic mulching, protective irrigation and use of anti transpirants

Okra: Vegetative stage Polythene mulching, life saving irrigation and use of anti transpirants

Okra: Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage

Polythene mulching and life saving irrigation

3.3 Vidarbha Moderate (-28 % Deficit)

Chilli: seedling stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirantsChilli: Flowering & fruitdevelopment stage

Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirants

4.1

Coastal

AndhraPradesh

Moderate

(- 33 %Deficit)

Brinjal: Seedling stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirants

Brinjal: Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage

Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirants

Chilli: seedling stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirantsChilli: Flowering & fruitdevelopment stage

Organic mulching, protective irrigation and use of anti transpirants

Gourds: Vegetative stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirants

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Gourds: Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage

Polythene mulching and life saving irrigation

4.2 Telangana Moderate(- 48 %

Deficit)

Brinjal: Seedling stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirantsBrinjal: Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage

Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirants

Chilli: seedling stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirantsChilli: Flowering & fruit

development stage

Organic mulching, protective irrigation and use of anti transpirants

4.3 Rayalaseema

Moderate(- 38 %

Deficit)

Brinjal: Seedling stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirants

Brinjal: Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage

Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirants

Chilli: seedling stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirantsChilli: Flowering & fruitdevelopment stage

Organic mulching, protective irrigation and use of anti transpirants

5.0 Tamil NaduandPondicherry

Moderate(-23 %

Deficit)

Onion: Seedling stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirantsOnion: Bulb developmentstage

Polythene mulching and life saving irrigation

Chilli: seedling stage Polythene mulching and use of anti transpirants

Chilli: Flowering & fruitdevelopment stage

Organic mulching, protective irrigation and use of anti transpirants

Tomato: Seedling stage Polythene mulching, vermicompost

Tomato: Flowering & fruit setstage

Polythene mulching

Tomato: Fruit developmentstage

Polythene mulching, life saving irrigation

6.0 Kerala Low( - 18 %Deficit)

Beans: Vegetative stage Polythene mulching, vermicompost and use of drought resistant / shortduration varieties

Beans: Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage

Polythene mulching

Gourds: Vegetative stage Polythene mulching, vermicompost and use of drought resistant varieties

Gourds: Flowering and fruitdevelopment stage

Polythene mulching

Intensity of drought: 0 to +19 per cent: Normal; -1 to -19 per cent: Low; 20 to -59 per cent: Moderate; -60 per cent and above:Severe