Crop Weather Report 08/07/2010

Soybean:

Soybean requires warm and moist climate,15-32 C for germination and for growth 30-33 C .It is photosensitive crop and therefore, sowing is to be completed before 15th of July. The progress is as under :

Madhya Pradesh
Among the soybean growing districts Shivpuri, Guna, Vidisha, Rajgarh, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dhar, Ujjain, Indore, Dewas, Shajapur, Harda, Khandwa, Seoni, Chindwara, Balaghat, Hosangabad, Sehore and Raisen, the temperature is ranging between 25-35 C and relative humidity is between 80-90 %. Rainfall pattern from middle of June to first week of July have been very much favourable for sowing ,germination and establishment. The information available also confirm the above pattern.

Maharashtra:
In the soybean growing districts Wardha, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Nanded, Yavatmal, Amravati, Sangli, Satara, Latur, Osmanabad, Kolhapur, Beed, Jalna, Parbhani, Nashik, Ahmadnagar, Buldhana, Jalgaon, Hingoli and Akola , temperature is ranging between 25-36 C and relative humidity between 75-90 % .The rainfall received in the last fortnight of June and in the first week of July have been very much congenial for the sowing and germination of the crop.

Rajasthan:
The recent rainfall received in the districts Pali, Rajasmand, Baran, Kota, Chittaurgarh, Jhalawar, Barmer and Udaipur benefitted the sowing of the soybean crop. However, the high temperature and low RH in some of the districts may affect the germination and growth of the crop.
The widespread rains and temperature regime is very much favourable for the soybean crop as a whole.

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Castor:
Castor is a long day plant and requires high heat and humidity , rainfall of 500-600 mm. The progress of the crop is as under:

Gujarat:
Among the castor growing district Banaskantha, kachchh, Patan, Mahesana, Sabarkantha, Junagarh, Rajkot, Suredranagar, Ahemdabad, Kheda, Gandhinagar and Vadodara ,the temperature is varying between 26-34 C and RH 75-90 %. The rainfall received and forecasted weather condition is very much favourable for the sowing of the crop and its proper germination.


Andhra Pradesh:
The temperature in the state is varying between 24-34 C and RH 80-90 % in the districts Karimganj, Medak, Rangareddy, Warangal, Nalgonda, Mahbubnagar, Guntur and Prakasam. The rain received and forecasted weather conditions are very much favorable for the growth and development of the crop.

Tamil Nadu:
The castor producing district Vellore, Salem, Erode, Coimbatore, Namakkal and Tiruchchirappalli where the temperature is varying between 25-36 C and RH 75-90 %.The rainfall received and forecasted rain will benefit the sown crop.
The present rainfall will also facilitate sowing in Rajasthan.

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Turmeric:
The major producing states are Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Orissa. The crop is sown from April-July. The widespread rains received among the above states as well as forecasted weather conditions will boost the growth of early sown crop and also facilitate sowing of rainfed crop.

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