| Number |
Question |
Answer |
| 1. |
Which fertilizers can I use and when for cabbage, tomato, pepper, butternut, watermelon? |
For cabbage, common pest attack being DBM one can use Lambda cyhalothrin, Indoxarcarb and Savage which also target aphids, cutworms and other pests. For tomato, Tuta absoluta being the most common pest one may use Indoxacarb
also Savage, Metamidophos and methomyl for red spider mite and other pests. These pesticides can also be used for peppers. For butternut one may use Imidacloprid,Delta thrin, Indoxacarb Lambda cyhalothrin, Savage,
methomyl which could also be used for water melon
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| 2. |
Which pesticides and how much in a Hectare can I use for DBM, Tuta, Aphids? |
For DBM one may use about 300ml/ha of Indoxacarb, for Tuta one may use about 350ml/ha of Savage and for aphids one may use about 250ml/ha of Methamidophos |
| 3. |
How much seeds/seedlings do I need for a hectare for cabbage, tomato, pepper, butternut, watermelon? |
For cabbage 33000-45000,for tomato 18000-33000,for pepper 18000-33000,for butternut 8000-16000 and for water melon 4000-8000 |
| 4. |
Which herbicides can I use to kill weeds in maize, beans |
Bendioxide, 2,4-D Amine, Atrazine and Metalachlor |
| 5. |
When and how much herbicides do I apply on maize, beans per hectare? |
For maize per hactare apply 1 litre of Atrazine to 2 litres of Metolachlor as pre-emergence application, then apply 1 litre of Atrazine to 2 litres of 2, 4-D Amine as post-emergence application. For beans per hectare,
apply 2 litres of Hornet (bendioxide) as post-emergence application. |
