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ऑयल पाम Tag

25 Jan

Posted at 07:13h in Crop Varietes
L.SARAVANAN* AND T. PHANIKUMAR 25 views

ऑयल पाम नर्सरी को संक्रमि‍त करने वाली बालवाली इल्‍ली, डासचिरा मेंडोसा हबनर Oil palm, Elaeis guineensis Jacq is the richest source for vegetable oil production with a capacity of 4-6 tons of oil per ha per year. The productivity of the palm is affected by at least 80 species of arthropods that are potential pests on oil palms. There are many insect pests viz., bagworm, leaf webworm, hairy caterpillars, grasshoppers, flea beetles, ash weevils, termites, rodents, wild boar etc. which damage the oil palm nursery and affect their normal growth and development. Superior planting material is one of the basic factors affecting the success of an oil palm plantation. Good nursery management would be required to ensure the production of good and healthy seedlings from a nursery in order to achieve early bearing and high yields in the field. Damage to oil palm nursery leaves Pest management practices in oil palm nursery is essential in order to get better palms. Hence, for better pest management practices, a good knowledge of biology, nature of damage, seasonal occurrence, association of natural enemies etc. are of prime importance. In this article, it is discussed about tussock caterpillar, Dasychira mendosa a potential insect pest defoliating nursery and cause stunting symptom. Distribution and host range Tussock caterpillar, Dasychira mendosa Hubner (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) is...

12 Jul

Posted at 04:58h in Crop Cultivation
Ramachandrudu, V. Suneetha and G. Sekhar 19 views

पि‍पली: तेल खजूर के बडे बागानों के लि‍ए आर्दश अंत:फसल   Java long pepper (Piper chaba Hunter syn. Piper retrofractum Vahl.) is one among Panchakola group of spices. Its fruits and roots are used in preparation of ayurvedic medicines for treating indigestion, abdominal colic, poisoning, haemorrhoids, anorexia etc. It is native of South and South East Asia and commonly seen in Assam, Tripura and West Bengal in India. Because of medicinal and aromatic properties, its commercial production is picking up as an inter crop in coconut, areca nut and oil palm gardens in South India. It is perennial with climbing growth habit and performing satisfactorily even under dense shade (75%) of oil palm. Cultivation of long pepper in grown up oil palm gardens is slowly picking up and its area is about 3000 acres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states. पि‍पली के फल Botany Java long pepper Java long pepper belongs to family Piperaceae. It is short knarled perennial in nature, glabbrous, fleshy climber with adhesive roots. Leaves are stalked, alternate, lanceolate on the vine and chordate on runners. Inflorescence is pedunculate flower spike that comes from main stem node opposite to leaf. It flowers and bears fruits round the year. The fruit is drupe which is light green in colour when it is matured, red when ripened...

18 Sep

Posted at 10:03h in Crop Cultivation
M. V. Prasad 21 views

आयल पॉम (तेल ताड) की खेती मे मानसून की देरी या कमी केे प्रभाव को कम करने के उपाय Oil palm is being cultivated in India in an area of 2.58 lakh hectares. It is cultivated in 1.50 lakh hectares in Andhra Pradesh under irrigated conditions. Due to Elnino effect during this year delayed monsoon conditions are prevailing. Though oil palm is being cultivated under irrigated conditions, due to prevailing weather conditions and power shortage, crop is not being provided with sufficient irrigation. Under severe water stress conditions, two are more spear leaves will be emerged; leaves in the outer whorl will be wilted, dried and drooped subsequently. Severe stress may lead to production of more male flowers resulting in reduced Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) production. Sometimes bunches may abort or become dried and reduction of existing bunch weight can also be observed.  Emergence of spear leaves               Wilting and drying of leaves Though farmers are practicing good management practices, the prevailing unfavorable weather conditions may show impact on production and productivity in future. This crop being sensitive to water stress, needs greater attention for irrigation management. It is required to adopt techniques to overcome unfavorable conditions viz., heat waves, low RH, non retention of moisture in light soils...