Farm operations for February

摘要

Sowing of sunflower should be completed at the earliest as delayed sowing causes reduction in yield and give preference to early maturing hybrids like NSFH-592, GKSFH-2002. Under such situations transplanting of one month old seedlings of sunflower hybrids give better yield than seeding during this month. Wheat sown during December needs second irrigations. In light textured soil, third dose of nitrogen may be applied through 27 kg urea/acre after the second irrigation. Wheat plants affected with flag smut especially in Hoshiarpur district should be rogued out and burnt to reduce the inoculum potential for next year.