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Agromet Advisory (English)

Weather Based Agromet
Advisory Bulletin
Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa
(Applicable for Delhi and NCR)
Division of Agricultural Physics
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute
PUSA, New Delhi – 110 012
www.iari.res.in (Weather Advisory)


Year 30, No: -104/2023-24/Thus.                                                                         Time: 2.30 PM                                                                 Date: 28th March, 2024

Weather during current week (From 22nd to 28th March, 2024)

     Clear weather conditions were observed during the week. Maximum temperature ranged between 28.8°C and 35.4°C (weekly normal 31.2°C). Minimum temperature ranged between 8.0°C and 20.0°C (weekly normal 15.2°C). Relative humidity at 7.21 AM ranged between 67 and 87 percent and that at 2.21 PM ranged between 30 and 49 percent. The average bright sunshine hour during the week was 6.7 hours per day (weekly normal 7.9 hours). The average wind speed recorded was 3.5 km/h (normal 4.6 km/h). Mean evaporation rate during the period was 4.9 mm/day (weekly normal 5.4 mm/day). Wind during morning was Calm and evening was from different directions.


Weather Forecast for next five days received from India Meteorological Department, Regional Meteorological Centre, Agromet Advisory Unit, Lodhi Road, New Delhi is given belows
Weather parameter/Date2024-03-292024-03-302024-03-312024-04-012024-04-02
Rainfall (mm)2.02.00.00.00.0
Maximum Temperature (°C)3635353435
Minimum Temperature (°C)2122201919
Average Cloud Cover (Okta)77224
Maximum RH. (%)8585757575
Minimum RH. (%)4040353535
Average Wind Speed (kmph)1220242424
Predominant Wind directionsSSEWNNWNNWNNW
Cumulative Weekly Rainfall (mm)
4.0 mm
Special weather

Weather based Agromet-Advisories (for the period ending on 02nd April, 2024) 

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

  • Keeping weather in view, farmers are advised to cover all harvested crops.
  • Farmers are advised for harvesting of the matured mustard as earliest. 75-80 percent of the pods (Siliqua) turn parchment brown in colour is the right time for harvest. Farmers are advised not to allow the crop to over mature, which cause loss of grains due to scattering. Immediate threshing after drying is advised. Attack of painted bug will be more if crop is kept in the field for long time after harvest. 
  • Farmers are advised to start sowing of green gram. Variety: - Pusa Visal, Pusa Ratna, Pusa 5931, Pusa Baisakhi, PDM-11, SML-32, SML-668, Samrat. Seed treatment with crop specific Rhizobium culture as well as phosphorus solubilishing bacteria is also advised. Farmers are advised to ensure proper moisture before sowing for optimum germination.
  • As forecast of dry weather conditions, farmers are advised for light irrigation in all vegetable crops. Irrigation should be done in the morning or evening hours.
  • Installation of bird perches in tomato, pea, brinjal and gram crops is advised to control fruit borer insect. Hand picking of damaged fruit and burying are advised. Installation of pheromone trap @ 2-3 traps per acre of crop field is advised for monitoring the fruit borer. If pest population is high, spraying of Bt. 1.0 gram/litre of water is advised. After 15 days if pest population is more than ETL, farmers are advised to spray Spinosad 48 EC @ 1 ml. /4 litres of water.
  • Present temperature is suitable for incidences of powdery mildew disease in cucurbitaceous crops and late pea. If symptoms found than, spraying of Carbendazim @ 1.0 gram per litre is advised.
  • In cucurbitaceous crop which are 20-25 days old, application of 10-15 gram urea/plant is advised. 
  • Present temperature is suitable for germination of french bean (Pusa parvati, Contender), vegetable lobia (Pusa komal, Pusa sukomal), amaranthus (Pusa kiran, Pusa lal chaulai), lady’s finger (A-4, Parbani Kranti and Arka Anamika), bottle gourd (Pusa naveen, Pusa sandesh), cucumber (Pusa uday), ridge gourd, sponge gourd (Pusa sneha) and summer radish (Pusa chetki). Procurement of seeds should be done from a certified source. Farmers are advised to ensure proper moisture before sowing for optimum germination.
  • In present weather condition constant monitoring of timely sown seed onion crop against attack of thrips should be done. Monitoring of seed onion crop against infection of purple blotch should also be done. If population is more than spraying of Dithane M -45 @ 2 grams per litre of water with sticky material (Tipol 1.0 gram /litre) are advised as per requirement. 
  • Temperature is suitable for sowing of fodder maize (Variety – African Tall) and lobia. Sowing of HM-4, hybrid cultivar of baby corn may also be done in this week. 
  • In mango and citrus, during flowering irrigation should be avoided for good fruit setting. Constant monitoring of mango mealy bug and leaf hopper are advised.

Members of Agro advisory Committee

Dr. Ananta Vashisth (Nodal Officer, Agricultural Physics)

Dr. Subash Nataraja (Head, Division of Agricultural Physics)

Dr. P. Krishnan (Professor, Division of Agricultural Physics) 

Dr. Deb Kumar Das (Principal Scientist, Agricultural Physics)

Dr. B. S. Tomar (Head, Division of Vegetable Science)

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

Dr. Dinesh Kumar (Principal Scientist, Agronomy)

Dr. P. Sinha (Principal Scientist, Plant Pathology)


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