Year 33, No: - 23/2026-27/Fri.                                                                                                                                      Time: 2.30 PM                                                                                        Date- 19th June, 2026

Weather during current week (From 13th June to 19th June, 2026)

            Cloudy weather conditions were observed during the week. Except a rainfall of 12.2 mm on 13th June and 5.8 mm on 16th June, was recorded at the institute observatory. Maximum temperature ranged between 33.0°C and 38.8°C (weekly normal 39.3°C). Minimum temperature ranged between 22.4°C and 28.0°C (weekly normal 27.1°C). Relative humidity at 7.21 AM ranged between 68 and 84 percent and that at 2.21 PM ranged between 45 and 67 percent. The average bright sunshine hour during the week was 6.8 hours per day (weekly normal 6.1 hours). The average wind speed recorded was 5.9 km/h (normal 6.8 km/h). Mean evaporation rate during the period was 8.8 mm/day (weekly normal 8.7 mm/day). Wind during morning and evening was from different directions.

Weather based Agromet-Advisories (for the period ending on 24th June, 2026)

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

• Constant monitoring of paddy nurseries against attack of bakanae disease is advised. If symptom appear than, spray of Carbendazim @ 2.0 gram per litre of water is advised. 
• In the paddy nursery, if upper leaves of the paddy seedlings become yellow and lower leaves remain green, it indicates the iron deficiency. To overcome this problem, spray of ferrous sulphate @ 0.5 % with 0.25% lime solution is recommended. 
• In present weather condition farmers are advised to prepare fields for maize crop. Hybrids Varieties: AH-421, AH-58, Composites Varieties: Pusa composite-3, Pusa composite-4. Procure good quality seeds from certified sources. Seed rate should be 20 kg/ha. It is also advised to maintain row to row spacing of 60-75 cm. and plant to plant 18-25 cm. Spray of Atrazine 1-1.5 kg a.i/ha. in 800 litre of water is recommended when sky remains clear for effective weed control in maize.
• This is most suitable time to grow fodder sorghum specially Pusa chari-9, Pusa chari-6 or other hybrids. Procure good quality seeds from certified sources. Seed rate should be 40 kg/ha Fodder crop lobia can also be sown in this week.
• Keeping rainfall forecast in mind farmers are advised not to do any type of spray in standing crops and vegetable nurseries. Proper drainage should be maintained in pulses crop and vegetable nurseries.
• Farmers are advised for preparation of nursery for chilli, brinjal and early cauliflower (maturing in the month of September). It is also advised to use shed nets, which helps in reducing vector borne diseases and produce healthy seedlings. Nursery should be covered by net at the height of 6.5 feet for protection against sunlight. 
• Transplanting of brinjal, chilli and early cauliflower are advised for those farmers whose seedlings are ready. 
• It is most suitable time to start sowing of rainy season cucurbits crop. Hybrids varieties, Bottle Gourd- Pusa Naveen, Pusa Samridhi, Bitter Gourd- Pusa Visesh, Pusa-2 Mosumi, Pumpkin- Pusa Visvash, Pusa Vikash, Ridge Gourd- Pusa Chikni, Cucumber- Pusa Uday, Pusa Barkha etc.
• In present weather conditions, rouging of viral infested crop should be done in chilli. Infected plants should be uprooted and buried in the soil. After rouging, spraying of Imidacloprid @ 0.3 ml per litre of water is advised to control the vector when sky remains clear.
• Farmers who want to establish new orchard gardens are advised for digging pits as per requirement and keep the pit open, to kill harmful insect-pest and weed seed.
• Before sowing of any crop, farmers are advised for application of well decomposed FYM or compost, it increases the water use efficiency as well as nutrient quantity in the soil. Use balance amount of fertilizers after soil testing. Farmers are also advised to increase the amount of potash it helps in minimizing the losses due to the moisture stress during dry spell. In rain fed areas, use of mulches is beneficial for conservation of moisture in the soil.

Members of Agro advisory Committee                         

Dr. Ananta Vashisth (Nodal Officer, Agricultural Physics)

Dr. Subash N. Pillai (Head, Division of Agricultural Physics)

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

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

Dr. Dinesh Kumar (Principal Scientist, Agronomy)

Dr. A.K. Singh (Principal Scientist and Incharge, CATAT)

Dr. Gograj Singh Jat (Senior Scientist, Vegetable Science) 

Dr. Bishnu Maya (Senior Scientist, Plant Pathology)