Madhya Pradesh : Chickpea Sowing Commenced
Chickpea (Chana) is a major pulse
crop cultivated and consumed in India. Major
Chickpea growing states are Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and
Rajasthan. During 2014-15 Rabi season, Chickpea has accounted for about 45% of
total pulses produced in the country. With the contribution of about 87% in
total pulse export during 2014 (Apr-Dec), Chickpea was the leading pulse exported.
Farmers have started sowing of Chickpea in
Madhya Pradesh. Currently, weather conditions for sowing in Madhya Pradesh are
good as temperature is ranging between 24oC to 30oC and soil
moisture is also present. Frost and excessive rainfall after sowing and at flowering
stage could affect yield of Chickpea adversely. During 2014-15 season, about 31.53
lakh MT production from 29.39 lakh ha Chickpea acreage was estimated with
1073kg/ha yield in Madhya Pradesh. We at WeatherSys monitor crop growth
vis-à-vis the actual weather and weather forecast on day to day basis. We also
gather ground information on the status of the crop and associated weather in
major growing districts. In this report,
we have collected ground information of Chickpea (Chana) sowing status in
several districts of Madhya Pradesh.
In Chhatarpur,
farmers are planning to start sowing of Chickpea from last week of October. Varieties
like GG-11 are popular in the district.
WeatherSys predicts no rainfall during next seven days and weather is
likely to be hot and dry.
In Indore, sowing of Chickpea has started
from second week of October. Phule G 87207, GCP-107, JG-14 varieties are being
preferred by farmers. Alongwith, wheat sowing has also started in the district.
No rainfall is expected during next seven days in the district.
In Shajapur, Chickpea sowing has started
from mid-October. Both Kabuli and Desi Chana varieties are being shown in the
district. Temperature in the district is about 30oC which is good to
start sowing. There has been no rainfall from last 10 days. Light to moderate
rainfall is likely over the district on 26th October. Weather is
expected to be mostly warm and dry during next seven days.
In Shivpuri, Chickpea and Mustard sowing
has commenced from second week of October. Mostly Desi Chana is being sown. Temperature
is around 30oC in the district. As per meteogram, no rainfall is
expected during next seven days and weather is likely to remain hot and dry.
In
Ratlam, farmers has started sowing
of Chickpea from first week of October. Vishal and Shankar varieties are
popular among farmers of the district. They are applying irrigation to keep moisture
in the soil as there has been no rainfall from last 10 days. During next seven
days weather is expected to remain hot and dry.
In Rajgarh, farmers are harvesting their kharif crops which is
expected to be completed within a couple of days. Sowing of Chickpea is
expected to start during last week of October. Warm and dry weather is
persisting in the district. As per
meteogram generated through metGIS_Agro, no rainfall is likely over the
district 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 Ujjain,
Chickpea sowing is expected to start in the October-end. Desi varieties are popular
in the district. Alongwith, farmers are
planning to sow wheat from first week of November. There has been no rainfall during
last 10 days and weather has been warm and dry. As per the meteogram, no
rainfall is expected over the district during next seven days and weather is
likely to remain hot and dry.
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growing districts, please visit our website www.weatherindia.net
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