Coriander

Varieties

• Lam CS 2 (Sindhu –105 days), Lam CS 4 (Sadhana – 115 days), Lam CS 6 (Swathi – 85 days) and Lam CS 7 (130 days) with yields ranging from 1000-1500kg ha^-1.

Seeds and sowing

• Optimum time of sowing is middle of october to middle of november coriander is drilled in solid rows 30cm apart using a seed rate of 15-20kg ha^-1.

Fertilisers

• Apply FYM at 10-15 t ha^-1 and fertilisers @ 30 N, 40 P₂O₅ and 50 K2O kg ha^-1 as basal.

Intercultivation

• Crop should be kept weed free through intercultivation and hand weeding at 20 and 45 DAS.

Pest Management

• Tobacco caterpillar and gram caterpillar
• Adopt control measures as suggested in blackgram.

Aphids

• Spray monocrotophos @ 1.5ml l^-1 or acephate @ 1.0g l^-1.

Mite

• Spray dicofol @ 4ml l^-1 or wettable sulphur @ 3g l^-1.

Disease Management

Powdery Mildew

• Spray wettable sulphur @ 3g l^-1 or dinocap 1ml l^-1 twice at 10-15 days interval with first appearance of disease.

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