Year 33, No: - 58/2026-27/Mon.                                                                                                                             Time: 2.30 PM                                                                                       Date- 19th October, 2026

Weather during current week (From 13th to 19th October, 2026)

            Clear weather conditions prevailed during the week, except for rainfall of 6.9 mm recorded at the Institute Observatory on 16th October. Maximum temperature ranged between 27.7°C and 34.4°C (weekly normal 32.4°C). Minimum temperature ranged between 16.2°C and 22.9°C (weekly normal 16.9°C). Relative humidity at 7.21 AM ranged between 88 and 93 percent and that at 2.21 PM ranged between 48 and 94 percent. The average bright sunshine hour during the week was 6.2 hours per day (weekly normal 6.8 hours). The average wind speed recorded was 2.1 km/h (normal 2.2 km/h). Mean evaporation rate during the period was 4.0 mm/day (weekly normal 4.1 mm/day). Wind during morning was from calm and evening was from different directions.

Weather based Agromet-Advisories (for the period ending on 24th October, 2026)

 Advisory based on advices received from the subject matter specialists of agromet-advisory committee:

• Field sanitization is advised before sowing of rabi crop. Bunds, channels, uncultivated fields and field roads should be cleaned, by removing weeds.
• Keeping temperature in view sowing of mustard should be done in this week. Before sowing, soil testing for sulfur should be done and in deficient areas 20 kg sulfur per hectare should be applied at last ploughing. Before sowing farmers are advised to ensure optimum soil moisture for better seed germination. Recommended cultivars: - Pusa Vijay, Pusa Sarson-29, Pusa Sarson-30, Pusa-31. Seed rate: - 1.5-2 kg per acre. Moisture level in the soil should be appropriate for proper germination otherwise apply pre-sowing irrigation. Before sowing seeds should be treated with Captan @ 2-2.5 g/ kg of seeds. Line sowing is beneficial. In non-spreading varieties, row to row spacing should be 30 cm and in spreading cultivars spacing should be 45-50 cm. After germination, plant to plant spacing should be maintained at 12-15 cm by thinning. 
• This is suitable time for sowing of pea. Before sowing farmers are advised to ensure optimum soil moisture for better seed germination. Recommended cultivars: - Pusa Pragati. Seed should be treated with fungicides, Captan @ 2.0 gm/kg and after that with crop-specific Rhizobium culture. A solution of jaggary and water after boiling should be allowed to cool down and then seeds along with Rhizobium should be thoroughly mixed. The mixture should be allowed to dry in a shade. It is highly recommended that the treated seeds should be sown after 24 hours of treatment.
• Sowing of carrot can be done in raised bed. Before sowing farmers are advised to ensure optimum soil moisture for better seed germination. Recommended cultivars: - Pusa Rudhira. Seed rate- 2.0 kg/ acre. Application of FYM, potash and phosphorus fertilizer is recommended. Seed treatment with Captan @ 2 gm per kilogram is advised. Now day’s machine for sowing of carrot is available. Farmers can do sowing by machine because it reduces the seed rate, improve the quality of produces and increase the yield.
• This is suitable time for sowing of Sarson Saag- Pusa Saag-1; Bathua- Pusa Bathua-1; Radish- Japani White, Hill queen, French Radish; Spinach- All Green, Pusa Bharti; Fenugreek-Pusa Kasuri; Coriander- Pant Haritama, Hybrids; Turnip- Pusa Swati, Local Red variety. Before sowing farmers are advised to ensure optimum soil moisture for better seed germination.
• Transplanting of mature seedlings of cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli and tomato may also be done in raised bed. Recommended spacing should be maintained. Nursery preparation should be started for late crop which mature in December or January.
• In present weather conditions, rouging of viral infested crop should be done in chilli and tomato. Infected plants should be uprooted and buried in the soil. If infection is more than spray of imidacloprid @ 0.3 ml per litre of water is advised for control the vector.
• Present weather conditions are highly favorable for infection of blast disease in rice. Monitoring at 2-3 days’ interval is advised. Early symptoms include development of eye shaped spot in the leaf sheath with light centre and dark boundaries. At later stage these spots coalesce to form big spots.
• In present weather conditions, false smut may appear in paddy in present weather conditions. Symptoms include increase in grains size with brown colored fungus inside. Spraying of Blitox 50 @ 500 grams per acre at 10 days’ interval (2-3 times) is advised.
• Training and pruning as well as intercultural operations of rose should be done in present weather conditions. Apply Bavistin paste in the cut portion to protect the crop against attack of fungal diseases.
• Marigold should be transplanted in raised bed as earliest. Sowing of gladiolus should be done in prepared fields.

Members of Agro advisory Committee                         

Dr. Ananta Vashisth (Nodal Officer, Agricultural Physics)

Dr. Subash N. Pillai (Head, Division of Agricultural Physics)

Dr. Sachin Suresh Suroshe (Project coordinator, AICRP on Honeybee)

Dr. Dinesh Kumar (Principal Scientist, Agronomy)

Dr. A.K. Singh (Principal Scientist and Incharge, CATAT)

Dr. Gograj Singh Jat (Senior Scientist, Vegetable Science) 

Dr. Bishnu Maya (Senior Scientist, Plant Pathology)