Management strategy against thrips in grapes by NRCG.

High thrips incidence and damage is being reported in Nasik grape growing region currently. A

large number of vineyards have been pruned during last 10-20 days. These vineyards are now in 

sprouting and young shoot growth stages which are highly susceptible for thrips incidence and high

level of damage. Further, the temperature conditions during last week were also favourable for thrips 

development in the region. The weather forecasting for next seven days in Nashik region indicates 

favourable conditions for thrips development. There are mainly two thrips species which cause damage in grapes in Maharashtra, viz., Scirtothrips dorsalis (chilli thrips) and Rhipiphorothrips cruentatus (grapevine thrips). Chilli thrips is most common and regular in occurrence in Maharashtra and is being reported in Nashik region currently. The adult thrips of this species are very small, elongated and fast moving measuring about 2 mm in length with four narrow fringed wings. One female thrips produces about 50-100 eggs. Eggs are very small and inserted in the tender tissue on the underside of the leaves, therefore, the eggs are protected from ovicidal action of chemicals. At high temperatures the hatching may even take place in about 2 days. Life cycle of thrips comprises four immature stages namely first instar and second instar larvae (nymphs), pre-pupa and pupa. Nymphs move down to the soil or fallen leaves and pupate. The life cycle is completed in about 14 days depending upon temperature. Damage is caused both by nymphs and adults by rasping the lower surface of the leaf with their stylets and sucking the oozing cell sap.

The chilli thrips have been reported to have wide host range. Around vineyards in Nashik, the 

major susceptible plant species are maize, banana, brinjal, tomato, chilli, rose, groundnut, onion, etc

which may also be a contributory factor aiding to the high thrips incidence. During the rainy season, 

weeds have grown in or around vineyards which also favours thrips development. Therefore, proper 

management of thrips on alternate host plants and weed management are essential to achieve effective 

thrips management. Thrips has the ability to cause economic damage within a day or two if left 

uncontrolled with high population levels. Heavy incidence may cause the curling and necrosis on 

newly emerging leaves or pre-bloom bunch within very short period of time. Therefore, regular 

monitoring and timely spraying of insecticides become very important. If the thrips population is more than 10 thrips per shoot, single application of insecticide may not be sufficient to provide desirable reduction in thrips popoulation. Therefore, second round of spray may be taken on the next day, if thrips population is still more than one –two thrips per shoot.

Many insecticides were found to have bio-efficacy against thrips in grapes. However, the key to 

achieve thrips management is to maintain right doses of insecticides. The volume of water may vary 

depending upon type of sprayer, however, the dose of insecticide should not be reduced even if the

water volume required to provide coverage is less than 400 liters per acre. The following insecticides 

have been found effective against thrips at ICAR-National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune;

Fipronil and emamectin benzoate may take about 2 days to show the effective results. 

Therefore, in case the thrips population is more than 10 thrips per shoot, then application of spinosad 

will provide immediate relief. However, during present favourable conditions, it is advisable to monitor the vineyards during both morning and evening hours as the thrips population may attain high number within very short period of time. Sometimes application of insecticide may not provide reudction of thrips which may be due to development of resistance in them. In these situations, application of cyantraniliprole may provide good result as it is a newly registered insecticide with completely different mode of action. However, there should not be more than two applications of this chemical as its EU MRL value is very low and PHI is high. Further, there should not be more than one spray of fipronil during fruiting season and care should be taken to not to use it during flowering stage and after.

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Rain, Pest & Disease Forecast & Advisory FOR Sep- October by Dr. S.S. NAKAT.

With el -Niño  recession & no major Sun storms after 3 consecutive sun storms  in June till date,the chances of the good real monsoon has brighten as predicted previously during Ganesh festival & Navratri festivals  .Further as per IMD  avg of 94_+7%  Rain fall   to be made now henceforth. Therefore, it is likely to rain almost mod to heavily & daily till 10th Sept 2014.

We may have a respite  from the the rains  after 13th to 27th Sept and again rains are likely to be heavy  from 27th Sept till mid-October  ( again good rains in NAVRATRI Period)where the average have occurred and  may be extended till 23rd Diwali where the average have not made. Over all to me,
THIS YEAR appears to be  “ FUNGICIDE YEAR due to  WET  weather  “
These rains at the fag end of return monsoon  will have a good impact on  all DAM Water levels as well as Well water levels ultimately GOOD RABI Prospects. Early sown large acre crops soya Cotton Jowar Bajra likely to suffer from the lodging & grain sprouting damages.
As the rains are Mod-heavy during the sept end occurrence & management of various crop pest & disease are detailed below .

Paddy
BPH will Increse SB & Paddy Blast with BLB chances are very high on Paddy  good for the chess launch Gain /Tilt Blue copper Actara> LAPA  will be having a good scope

Maize Corn
Good sowing but of a local low cost hybrids due to paucity of rains Now in few places farmers still in irrigated areas will sow the maize hybrids advising after 15th to 25th Sept as low rains are expected good scope  for our see

Bajra Sorghum
Late bajra likely to be hit by the rains lodging &  grain sprouting likely  The Blisterbeetle attack likely to be sever at grain formation stage.

Cotton
Cotton early sown likely to  suffer  from Anthracnose ,Bacterial, Boll rot, Lalya will be heavy,  good Mites & Jassids buildup till sept end  . Late sown cotton vast acreages will get submerged with yellowing in low land areas and will be infected with the ALS, Boll rot ,Parawilt (Cobalt chloride 5gm/500lts) ,& then with DAHIYA ( Tilt ,Blue copper); Lalya  Red Leaf (MgSO4+Isabion 75 90DAG)  Jassids, Thrips, Leaf roller, LE Caterpillar (Alika /Polo and Tilt +Blue copper for Xanthomonas  black leg ) will be having very good scope.  ISABIOn +Tilt  for submerged stagnant water areas too. Gramoxon again will be in demand due to Vapsa problem in deep black cotton soil of VIDMARKHAN areas for weed control in cotton & also Rabi crop sowing

Soyabeans 
Early soyabean sown will have a problem of pod blight due to Phytopthora/Rhizoctonia   0.25% Rido Gold good scope for the seed area . The late sown vast areas will be in the flowering ,podding stage likely to attack by the Girdle beetle, Leaf /pod  eating c pillars,  Green Semi Looper,Prodenia,Heliothis hairy c pillars  for which we may advise Proclaim /Matador a/w Tilt for the disease like Alt ,Anthracnose 2, Cercospora Leaf spots or rust in ( WM) In Vidarbha one may see the Bacterial pustules  for which Blue copper strepto needs to advised later on Frogeye leafspot .
The moisture in the soil will results in to the morning dews with high moisture will be congenial for the late sown soya diseases  in October nov also at grain development  stage which may increase Frog eye Leaf spot and also the Pod blight affecting  the quality of the grains & seed germination. Hence,
application of Ridomil gold 3g/lt  for seeds plot area atleast should be advise otherwise this year also may have an impact on the seed quality like last year.

TUR
Tur is likely to be in the grand growth stage infested with weeds good scope for Gramoxon with hood   in inter row. Similarly due to more humidity dew cercospora L spots likely hence, apply Tilt 0.5ml/lt  with  ISABION   Very Good tur prospects  in NKN MS AP. Apply on No Moon Day Proclaim & Full moon day Matador will be best fit for pod borer management.  After 80% pod set apply ISABION 0.2% + Urea 2%.Gr Nut Saurashtra
 Late tikka & Rust disease are likely to be heavy hence spraying of Tilt >Score 1ml/lt should advised 50DAG apply CaSO4 Gypsum at Peg initiation
Early Rabi Jowar may be having a problem of Helmithosporium L spot & Stem fly attack hence , Cruiser St > Tilt/Score 0.5ml/lt +ISABION 1ml/lt .                                                                             
Many farmers may also go for the Safflower /Gram sowing, ST with Cruiser+ Carbendazim for  Aphids  , Gonocephalum beetle  (locally called as Black Buffalo ( mhais)+Fusarium/ rhizoctonia  management

Vegetables 
Tomato Chilli  Melons Cucurbits Gourds
High RH will have Leaf fruit spots and nurseries need a protection from water damping off raised beds St with Apron Cruiser or at  4L stages seedling  drench spray with Actara 1g/lt+ Amistar 0.8ml/lt  Toato chilli will be highly infected with mite thrips prying of Alika in early stages or Pegasus for late stage post fruiting needs to be advised  for fruit borers advising Proclaim alternated with Matador preferably during Amas & Pournima respectively is highly advisable. 15 to 30 th of Sept prophylactic spraying of  Ridogold>Revus> Amistar > Score Kavach  strategy is best at 7 days interval to take care of buck eye spot, Phytophthora on solanacea /cucurbutacae  ,melon crops .
There is a newly introduced Lepidopteran internal borer pest TOMATO PIN WORM ( TPW )which has been now introduced & spread all over MS will need a special attention as the prices are very good but once they drop down due to mkt glut. Then farmers will face a problem with this new pest  due to their negligence in spraying insecticide resulting in buildup of TPW pest  & its further spread which can be dangerous like leaf miner +fruit borer  TPW= T LM +Heliothis.

ONIONS
Early sown onions in Pune Nagar,Nashik  &Satara areas may be hit by the rains with Phytophthora, Pythium & & many farmers have gone for the Nurseries may be infected   Damping off ,DMD  Hence, spraying of RDG 2g/lt> Revus +Score >  Tilt3-5ml/15lt  + 1ml/lt Amistar will be highly useful a/w ISABION. If submerged apply Isabion + Amistar 1ml/lt+Tilt 0.3ml/lt on seedlings.

Beans  French Beans
  Rust management & then the inflorescence larval management for good pod setting with Tilt/ Amistar + Proclaim/ Matador will be needed in Pune Satara & early sown Pea areas of Saswad ,  Ambegaon Purandar of Pune Distt &  Parner Nagar distt

Potatoes
3Kh Potatoes in Pune Satara areas will need to control  right now early blight & after 15 th Sept Late bight  Potato Tuber Moth ( PTM)advising now score Kavach > RdRRA from 20th Sept to 2oth October at 5-7
day interval  will be highly useful for these growers. For armyworm & PTM they can spray Proclaim Actara+ Matador on new moon & full moon days.

FRUIT CROPS
CITRUS
Phytopthora fruit drop likely RDG good scope .For spoiled Mrug bahar farmers may apply 15ml/plant CULTAR  for >10yr old plants during Sept end to 15th October 120days before flowering  for the Ambiya bahar. For mrug bahar sw oranges & mandarin watch for fruit drop  apply bl copper+Tilt , for Chandani  due to mites in Vidarbha  manage with Thionutri spray ^
Citrus may suffer from Gummosis apply  Bordo pasting on infected stem post monsoon or take out  the gum on the infected stem  & apply Ridomil gold 50g/lt pasting  & soil drench RDG 2g/lt to infected plants nearby 4 plants  or spray with Ridogold 3g/lt  2 x on sept 15th & 25th .

Pomegranate
Mrug bahar fruiting taking place Bl copper stepto alternated with Actara 80g/acre + Cumanl 3ml/lt+ 0.5ml/lt Tilt at (choukdi) bud stage 2x at 3 day interval   or  proclaim + Actara + Amistar if it is in bud elongation or  flowering fruit setting stage or Proclaim /Matador+ score+ Kavach for L& fruit spots at fruit setting stage. Give Isabion 1lt  below with  1kg each Zn MnSO4 &  05kg Boron . Continue 12:61  or 19:19:19 during fruit setting 2nd NK  13045 dose after fruit set  .
Ambe Bahar fruit will be ready now apply Score+ Kavcah & last spray of Amistar 1ml/lt as pre harvest spray for post harvest diseases during transport sale  late ambiya may have aproblem of the Fruit sucking moth Fruit drop due to Plague Phytoptora
Green manuring   OILY spot can increase with increased rains  Don’t take Mrug bahar Give a rest to orchard,  broadcast  sunhemp seeds 15kg/acre  & plow back after 35 days apply. Regularly  apply Bl copper +strepto / CuOH+Bronopol  to infected plants while non infected may be regularly sprayed with 1% BM, Blue copper 3g/lt .apply low N if there are lightenings now.
Take late Hastha bahar or Ambiya bahar as low temp will reduce the intensity of oily spot. Application of Salycilic acid 3g/10lt in the morning & evening BC strepto is recommended by NRCPome for the Mrug bahar fruit bearing trees at monthly interval 3x till fruit set.

Grapes
 Watch for DMD, Anthracnose on new leaked orchards. one can see on the unattended garden huge spore load of the anthracnose ,PMD & DMD .Hence Advise 1% BM/ 0.3% B Copper + chitosan2ml/lt or for those who are going for pruning give a blanket spray of 0.2% Kavach +Curacron for reducing spore load ,mealy bug & udadhya beetle.

As there are good rains from 28th sept to 23rd October in rain deficient areas & subsequent high soil moisture dews in November end , farmers will need to control Antracnose /DMD  till temp are low. our RRRA strategy is best fit (from IDM,FRM, UMOA)  Pruning can be best after 2oth October but still due to high soil moisture heavy dew may necessitate use of RRRA for anthracnose,& DMD management this year.
Post Monsoon season.PMD management will be task for the grape growers .
 PMD may be important as after mid Nov there is good cold can continue till Feb end for almost 3months.  The basics of PMD management after berry set lies in prophylactic management of PMD  in 4
early stages by applying Kavach+ Thionutri for spore load before e pruning  > Rido gold +Thionutri 5L stage >Revus +Score Ponga /flowering  during pre-bloom stage till 2Weeks after fruit set.  By applying  
Revus score Or Amistar Score at 100% cap fall & then Score >Thionutri> Score till 8mm berry size. This is inbuilt in our  Grape ICS
Farmers may go for the pruning after 13th Sept but may be in problem by 13th October at flowering with Bunch Rot, flower shading
This year early pruners may suffer from the flower shading in pre-bloom stage after GA sprays as there is likely rains during 28th Sept to 15th October  Use of tilt 15-20ml after failfut may be necessary to protect the yields specially in SONAKKA to some extent Thomson.

BANANA
This year being El Niño year & the monsoon will be till October end  is likely to have a huge impact on the SIGATOKA disease.  Very good scope for the 1ml/lt TILT/ SCORE now a/w Sandovit o.5 ml/lt  & Then Kavach 1.5g/lt on Old Kande Bag & Mrug bag Banana . ISABION 1lt + Actara 150gm/acre   in the drip for 3month old Mrug Bag, coming Kande bag new planting. For old Kande bag ready for harvest in next few months use 0050 + Isabion   2lt /acre.

Mango
Due to return monsoon heavy rains in Konkan area there is likely erosion of the applied Cultar from July Aug month  Hence  Cultar use thru spray followed by KNO3 spray in October  end to Mid Nov assures flowering as per the new observation/ practices done by few progressive farmers of Konkan .
ANWALA   Indian goose berries
Rust likely to be severe mid sept  spraying  0.05%Score+0.15% Kavach + 100gm/acre Proclaim or 250ml/acre Matador  2x at 15 days interval  followed by  > Pre harvest spray for post-harvest disease  with AMISTAR  one Month before Harvest
Hope this will give you an overall idea about the rains pest & disease situation & the advice during the village meetings
Thanks
Best of Luck
Dr S.S. NAKAT

माद्याळच्या शिवारात डोळा पद्धतीने आता एकरी सव्वाशे टन उसाचे उत्पन्न..

डोळा पद्धतीने उसाची लागण करुन जैविक तसेच सेंद्रीय खतांच्या मात्रेद्वारे एकरी 125 मेट्रीक टन उसाचे उत्पन्न घेण्याची किमया कागल तालुक्यातील माद्याळ येथील प्रगतशील शेतकरी दत्तात्रय मेतके यांनी करुन लाभदायी उसशेतीचा नवा मार्ग अन्य शेतकऱ्यासमोर ठेवला आहे.

गतवर्षीच्या सप्टेंबर महिन्यात डोळा पद्धतीने उसाची रोपे लावून लागण केली. मात्र यासाठी त्यांनी कृषी विभागाच्या शाश्वत ऊस उत्पन्न तंत्रज्ञान अभियानाचा अवलंब केला. या सुधारित ऊस लागवडीच्या पद्धतीनुसार एक डोळा पद्धतीने उसाची लागण करुन त्यांना सेंद्रीय खतांची 80 टक्के मात्रा दिली, तसेच या उसाला ठिबक संचाद्वारे पाणी देण्याची व्यवस्था करण्यात खऱ्या अर्थाने त्यांनी पुढाकार घेतला. नव्या पद्धतीच्या ऊस लागण पद्धतीनुसार त्यांनी सरीतील अंतर किमान 5 फुटांचे ठेवून शेतात को 86032 ह्या ऊस जातीच्या रोपांची डोळा पद्धतीने लागण केली. जमिनीचा आणि पाण्याचा सामू योग्य राहण्यासाठी वेळच्यावेळी जैविक खतांच्या मात्रा आणि शेतीतज्ज्ञांच्या मार्गदर्शनाखाली कीडनाशकांची फवारणी यासह अन्य शास्त्रीय उपाय योजनांमुळे कमी काळात भरघोस पीक घेण्याची विक्रमी वाटचाल सुरु केली.

डोळा पद्धतीने उसाची लागण केल्याने परंपरागत ऊस कांडी तयार करणे ती लावणे या पद्धतीत शेतकऱ्यांना होणारा आर्थिक आणि शरिरीक त्रास कमी होऊन कमी खर्चात, कमीत कमी मजुरीत आणि वाहतूक, भरणी व उतरणीच्या खर्चाला फाटा देऊन डोळा पद्धतीने शेतातच ऊस बेण्याची निर्मिती करण्याची नवी कला या पद्धतीने शेतकऱ्यांना लाभली आहे. या पद्धतीमुळे ऊस बेणे रोपवाटिकेत तयार होत असल्याने 30 ते 35 दिवस शेतीची मशागत करता येते शिवाय रोपवाटिकेत ऊस बेणे तयार होत असल्याने योग्य सूर्यप्रकाश, आवश्यक पाणी, सेंद्रीय खते मिळाल्याने रोपांची एकसारखी वाढही होते. यासर्व प्रक्रियेमुळे उसबेण्याची एकाच छताखाली एकसारखी वाढ झाल्याने शेतात ही रोपे लावल्यानंतर मुळांची अन्नघटक घेण्याची क्षमता वाढते, त्यामुळे एकसमान वाढ होऊन वजनही वाढून समान वयाचा व समान रिकव्हरीचा उस शेतकऱ्यांना मिळतो. याच पद्धतीचा श्री.मेतके यांनी अवलंब केल्यामुळे त्यांच्या शेतात आजमितीस एका उसाला किमान 25 ते 30 पेरं तयार झाली असून या पेरातील अंतरही 7 ते 9 इंचाचे आहे. तसेच एका उसाला जवळपास 25 च्या आसपास फुटवे येतात, यातील उसाचे सरासरी वजन हे साडे तीन ते चार किलो इतके आले आहे.

डोळा पद्धतीने उसाची रोपे तयार करण्याच्या पद्धतीमध्ये एकरी 6 हजार रोपे तयार होतात, कृषी विभागामार्फत अशा रोपवाटिकांसाठी शेतकऱ्यांना 50 टक्के अनुदानही दिले जाते. अशा पद्धतीच्या ऊस लागवडीमध्ये किमान 5 फुटाची सरी सोडणे गरजेचे आहे, तसेच एकरी 5 ट्रॉली शेणखताची फवारणीही तितकीच महत्वाची आहे. ट्रे पद्धतीच्या ऊस रोपांच्या निर्मितीमुळे रोपांची मर टाळता येते, उसाची पूर्वमशागत करतांना तागाची पीक घेऊन त्यांची उत्तम वाढ झाल्यानंतर ते रोटावेअरने जमिनी गाडल्याने जैविक तसेच सेंद्रीय जीवाणूद्वारे खतांची मात्रा मिळून उसाला मोठ्या प्रमाणावर फुटवे फुटण्यास मदत होते. याबरोबरच ऊस पट्यात वरणा, भाजीपाला पिके आंतर पीक म्हणून घेतल्याने शेतकऱ्यांना आर्थिक लाभ होण्याबरोबरच जमिनीचा पोतही सुधारण्यास मदत होते. पिकामध्ये वापसा राहण्यासाठी ठिबक सिंचन संचाद्वारे पाणी दिल्यास उसाची उत्तम वाढ होण्यास मदत होते. ठिबक सिंचन संचासाठी शासनाकडून अनुदानही उपलब्ध होते.

आज अनेक कारणांनी ऊस शेती अडचणीत येत आहे, अशा परिस्थितीत ऊस शेती लाभदायी करण्यासाठी कृषी विभागाने शाश्वत ऊस उत्पन्न तंत्रज्ञान विकसित केले असून याद्वारे घटत चाललेली उत्पादकता वाढविण्याबरोबरच वाढत चालेलेला उत्पादन खर्च कमी करण्याचे गणित या नव्या पद्धतीने शेतकऱ्यासमोर मांडले आहे. यापद्धतीमध्ये प्रामुख्याने रोपाद्वारे ऊस लागवडीवर भर दिला आहे. यासाठी सर्वसाधारण पणे काही मूलभूत तंत्रांचा या पद्धतीत वापर करणे गरजेचे आहे. यामध्ये जमिनीत हिरवळीच्या खतांचा सर्वार्थाने वापर करणे, पट्टा पद्धतीचा उस लागणीसाठी वापरही तितकाच महत्वाचा आहे. आंतरपीक घेणे, बेणे मळ्याचा वापर करुन प्रमाणित बियाणे तयार करणे, माती व पाणी परीक्षण, सेंद्रीय तसेच जैविक खतांच्या वापरावर भर देणे या बाबींचा समावेश गरजेचा आहे.

डोळा पद्धतीच्या ऊस लागवड पद्धतीमध्ये रोपवाटिकेत बड चीप (एक डोळा) पद्धतीने पॉली ट्रेमध्ये रोपे तयार करणे, 25 ते 35 दिवस वयांच्या रोपांची पुनर्लागवड. 30 ते 45 दिवस पर्यंत पुन: लागण करणे शक्य. मुख्य शेतात 5x6 ते 9x2 फुट या रुंद अंतरावर/ पट्टा पद्धतीने/ जोड ओळ पुनर्लागवड. पाण्याची पर्यायाने विजेची बचत होते. दोन भांगलणीचा खर्चाची बचत होते. पिकाच्या वाढीच्या संपूर्ण अवस्थेत मुळाभोवती वाफसा राहील अशा प्रकारे पाणी व्यवस्थापन. सेंद्रिय पद्धतीच्या खत, एकात्मिक पीक संरक्षण (कीड रोग, तणे नियंत्रण) तसेच आंतरमशागतीय पद्धतीला उत्तेजन. नैसर्गिक साधनसामग्रीचा पुरेपूर व किफायतशीर वापर होण्याच्या दृष्टीने आंतरपीक घेणे. या सिद्धांतांचा जेव्हा सुसंगत वापर होईल, तेव्हा निविष्ठांच्या वापरातही बचत होऊन उत्पादन वाढ आणि जमिनीची सुपिकताही वाढण्यास मदत होईल.

शाश्वत ऊस उत्पादकता तंत्रज्ञान पद्धतीमध्ये बेण्यावरील खर्च पारंपरिक ऊस उत्पादन पद्धतीपेक्षा निश्चितच कमी असल्याचे सांगून दत्तात्रय मेतके म्हणाले की, या नव्या पद्धतीमुळे आपल्याच शेतात अधिकाधिक रोपांची निर्मिती करणे शक्य झाले आहे. रोपवाटिकामधून रोपे तयार करण्याच्या पद्धतीमुळे आठवड्याभरात अधिकाधिक उगवण मिळते. यामुळे बेणे वापरात बचत होऊन एकेरी निरोगी रोपांची संख्या जास्त ठेवता येते. पॉलीट्रेमध्ये रोपे तयार केल्याने पुनर्लागवडीसाठी लहान रोपांची वाहतूक सुलभ होते. रुंद सरी पद्धतीमुळे आंतरमशागतीची कामे सुलभ होतात. भरणी केल्यामुळे पिकांच्या मुळांना आधार मिळतो. पीक लोळत नाही. आच्छादनाचा वापर केल्याने तणांवर जैविक पद्धतीने नियंत्रण ठेवता येते. जमिनीतील आर्द्रता टिकवता येते. रासायनिक व सेंद्रीय खतांचा संतुलित वापर केल्याने केवळ पिकालाच नव्हे तर जमिनीलाही फायदा होतो. गाळप योग्य उसांची संख्या जास्त मिळते. प्रत्येक उसाचे वजन व प्रतवारी वाढते. सेंद्रीय खतांच्या योग्य वापराने अन्नद्रव्ये घेण्याच्या क्षमतेत सुधारणा होते. हवा व सूर्यप्रकाश यांची अधिकाधिक उपलब्धता होत असल्याने रोपे पुन: लागवडीपर्यंत एक ते दीड महिना उसाचे शेत मशागतीसाठी किंवा कमी अवधीच्या पिकासाठी वापरता येते. आंतरपिकांतून अतिरिक्त उत्पादन्नात वाढ होते. लागवड खर्च आणि मजूरसंख्येत 20 ते 30 टक्के तर पाणी वापरात 40 ते 70 टक्के बचत होते.

पाणी व रासायनिक खतांचा अमर्याद वापर, एकाच जमिनीमध्ये वारंवार घेण्यात येणारे ऊसपीक, जास्तीत जास्त खेाडवा घेण्याकडे असलेला कल यासारख्या प्रमुख कारणामुळे उसाची हेक्टरी उत्पादकता कमी होत चालली आहे. उसाखालील जमिनी खराब होत आहेत. आता मात्र पट्टा पद्धतीचा अवलंब, सूक्ष्म सिंचनाचा अवलंब, द्विदलवर्णीय फेरपालट, माती परीक्षणावर आधारित एकात्मिक अन्नद्रव्य व्यवस्थापन इ. बाबींसह ऊस संवर्धन तंत्रज्ञानाने विकसित केलेली उत्कृष्ट जातीची रोपे उस बेणे मळा, रोपाद्वारे ऊस लागवड करुन उसाची उत्पादकता वाढविणे शक्य असल्याचे मतही माद्याळचे प्रगतशील शेतकरी दत्तात्रय मेतके यांनी व्यक्त केले.

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