Rain Deficiency to Hit Groundnut Production in Gujarat
Gujarat has not received significant
rainfall during last fortnight and same trend is expected in the coming week as
well. Groundwater level has also dropped in many districts which is affecting
another alternative irrigation source. Though, as of now, the crop is healthy
in most of the districts. But, during peg formation and grain filling stages in
the Groundnut, when 4 to 6 important irrigations at 10 days interval required
for optimal yield, long dry spell will resulted into low production. WeatherSys
has gathered ground information of the crop and associated weather from below
mentioned districts.
In Amreli,
groundnut crop is about 18 inches high and is in pod formation stage. Mostly GG-20
variety was chosen by farmers. There has
been no significant rainfall in the district in last more than 25 days. Dropping of groundwater level is making
borewells non-functional at many areas in the district. There is urgent
requirement of good rainfall for crop growth at this stage. As per WeatherSys crop-weather monitoring
tool, the actual rainfall is much lower than ideal rainfall for the crop at
this stage. No rainfall is likely during
next seven days, forecasts metGIS_Agro®.
Graph produced by
metGIS_Agro ® depicting ingestion of real time updated weather data with crop
physiological data and ideal weather requirements of the crop.
In Bhavnagar,
the crop is about 2 months old and pod formation has started. The crop is
healthy and no insect or disease has been noticed as of now. There has been
moderate rainfall on 24th August but more rainfall is required for
crop growth during this stage. The groundwater level is also low. No rainfall
is likely during next seven days in the district.
In Rajkot, there has been no rainfall from last 10 days. However, more
than 2 months old Groundnut crop is in good condition and is in pod formation
stage. Farmers are using other means of irrigation sources such as wells and
borewells. No insect or disease has been noticed till now. The meteogram generated through metGIS
suggests hot and humid weather with clear sky during next seven days.
Meteogram
produced by metGIS_Agro ® showing actual weather data for last 10 days and
forecast for next 7 days including soil temperature and ET. Rainfall for last
120 days is also available if clicked with specific crop.
In Jamnagar,
there has been no significant rainfall from 13th August. Farmers are
using their own irrigation sources. The crop is in pod formation stage and
required irrigation on regular interval. Farmers are using insecticides for Munda
insect in some places where manure has been used in the fields. During next
seven days weather is likely to be hot and humid with clear sky.
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