Likely Rain During This Weekend over Gujarat : Better Groundnut Prospect
During this Kharif Season,
total area covered under Groundnut in Gujarat is about 12.96 lakh ha with the
increase of about 71 thousand ha previous Kharif Season (DOA, Gujarat, 07th Sept. 2015). The crop is in seed formation
stage. Deficient rainfall in some districts prolonged upto 5 crop-weeks. During
these crucial weeks for plant growth, resource-poor farmers could not apply
appropriate irrigation which would resulted into lower yield. However, moderate to heavy rainfall is
expected in the state during next few days.
We at WeatherSys monitor Groundnut crop growth
on day to day basis vis-à-vis the actual weather and weather forecast. We also
gather ground information on the status of the crop and associated weather in
major growing districts. In this report
we have collected the ground information from several districts in Gujarat.
In Amreli, total area under the Groundnut
crop during this season is about 1.02 lakh ha. The district has witnessed 5
rainfall deficient crop-weeks (August) during vegetative growth. However, the district has received good
rainfall recently. Presently, the crop is at pod formation stage and no pest or
disease has been reported. WeatherSys
predicts moderate rainfall over the district during 19th to 21st
September.
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 Rajkot, Groundnut
acreage is about 2.38 lakh ha during this Kharif season. Despite four rain
deficit crop-weeks, the crop is in good health and presently at seed formation
stage. Good rainfall in coming week will be resulted into better
production. Moderate rainfall is
expected on 19th & 20th September.
In Jamnagar, total acreage of Groundnut is
about 1.29 lakh ha this season. The district has witnessed four rain deficient
crop weeks (24 Aug-14 Sept) which had affected the crop adversely and farmers
are expecting low production this time. Currently, the crop is at seed
formation stage. Munda insect has
affected the crop in some places of the district. Farmers are using Chlorpyrifos
to control it. Moderate rainfall is likely
over the district during 19th and 20th September.
In Bhavnagar,
total acreage of Groundnut during this Kharif season is about 0.96 lakh ha. The
district has witnessed some rainfall deficient crop-weeks but severity was not
alarming. There was light rainfall on 13th
September. As per farmers, crop need
more rainfall for better plant growth. The crop is in pod formation stage and
no incidence of pest and disease has been reported. As per meteogram generated by using
metGIS_Agro®, moderate rainfall is likely over the district on 20th
to 22nd September.
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 Porbandar
district, Groundnut acreage is about 0.69 lakh ha. During last five
crop-weeks, the actual rainfall have fallen short of what is ideally required
for the crop. There was light rainfall
on 13th September in the district which will benefit the crop. The crop is at seed formation stage. As per
farmers, there is no dire need of rainfall now.
Moderate rainfall is expected on 19 and 20th September.
For a
comprehensive report on other major growing districts, please visit our website
www.weatherindia.net.
Consolidated All
India report also available on request.
Likely
Distribution of Rainfall on All India Basis
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