1) Japanese white:
2) Pusa chetki :
3) Pusa Himani :
4) Punjab Pasand :
5)Punjab Safed Mooli-2: The variety matures in 60days and gives an average yield of 236qtl/acre.
Other state varieties:
1) Pusa Deshi:
2) Pusa Reshmi:
3) Arka Nishant:
4) Rapid Red White Tipped :
Soil –
Climate-
1)Pusa Himani: Optimum time for sowing is January-February.
2)Punjab Pasand: Optimum time for sowing is from second fortnight of March where as for Pusa chetki optimum time for sowing is from April-August.
3)Japanese white: Optimum time for sowing is from November-December.
Spacing
Use row to row spacing of 45 cm and plant to plant spacing of 7.5cm.
Sowing Depth
For good growth, sow seeds at depth of 1.5cm
Method of Sowing
Sowing can be done by Line Sowing and Broadcasting method.
Fertilizer Requirement (kg/acre)
UREA | SSP | MURIATE OF POTASH |
65 | 50 | # |
Nutrients Requirement (kg/acre)
NITROGEN | PHOSPHORUS | POTASH |
30 | 8 | # |
Along with well decomposed cowdung, apply Nitrogen@25kg (in form of Urea@ 55 kg), Phosphorus@ 12 kg (in form of SSP @ 75 kg / acre) per acre in soil at time of sowing.
Fertigation
Fertigation
Fertigation requirement :50:100:50kg of NPK / ha.
Apply once in three days
Spacing : 30 x 15 x 10 cm in paired row system.
A total of 10 rows is accommodated in one bed.
Fertigation schedule
Recommended Dose : 50:100:50 kg/ha 100% of TRD: 50: 25: 50 NPK kg/ha
Stage | Crop stage | Duration in days | Fertilizer grade | Total fertilizer (kg/ha) | Nutrient supplied | % requirement | ||||
N | P | K | N | P | K | |||||
1 | Vegetative stage | 15 | 19:19:19 + MN 13-0-45 Urea (46% N) | 40 5.5 4.0 | 7.5 0.7 1.8 | 7.5 – – | 7.5 2.5 – | 20 | 7.50 | 20 |
Subtotal | 10 | 7.5 | 10 | |||||||
2 | Early root development stage | 20 | 19:19:19 + MN 13-0-45 Urea (46% N) | 66 28 20 | 12.5 3.6 8.9 | 12.5 – – | 12.5 12.5 – | 50 | 12.50 | 50 |
Subtotal | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | |||||||
3 | Root maturity stage | 10 | 19:19:19 + MN 13-0-45 Urea (46% N) | 26 22 16 | 5.0 2.9 7.1 | 5.0 – – | 5.0 10.0 – | 30 | 5.0 | 30 |
Subtotal | 15 | 5 | 15 | |||||||
Total duration | 45 | 50 | 25 | 50 | 100 | 25 | 100 |
75% RD of Phosphorous applied as super phosphate = 500kg /ha.
1. 19:19:19 = 125 kg / ha
2. 13:0:45 = 50 kg / ha
3. Urea = 50 kg / ha
Pests
1) Aphid :
2) Stem borer
Management-
Malathion 50 EC @ 1 ml / lit.
2) Flea beetles and mustard saw fly :
Management-
1)Alternaria blight : Alternaria raphani
Management-
If infestation is observed, spraying of Mancozeb@2gm/lit of water or Carbendazim@1gm/lit of water should be done to control this disease.
2.White Rust: Albugo candida
Symptoms
Management
20 – 30 t/ha in 45 – 60 days.
Crop Growing districts Vellore, Dindigul, Thanjavur, Niligris
Major markets in Tamil Nadu Mettupalayam, Dindigul, Coimbatore and Chennai
Grade Specification Size, Shape