https://bharatag.biz/blog Agronomy notes, crop schedules and product guidance for Indian farms. en-in Sun, 13 Sep 2026 02:38:32 GMT https://bharatag.biz/blog/aflatoxin-in-groundnut-a-problem-made-at-harvest-and-in-storagehttps://bharatag.biz/blog/aflatoxin-in-groundnut-a-problem-made-at-harvest-and-in-storageSun, 13 Sep 2026 02:38:32 GMTAflatoxin does not change how the kernel looks. It changes whether anyone can buy it. https://bharatag.biz/blog/groundnut-leaf-spot-the-calendar-spray-that-payshttps://bharatag.biz/blog/groundnut-leaf-spot-the-calendar-spray-that-paysSat, 12 Sep 2026 02:32:53 GMTGroundnut leaf spot is one of the few diseases where a preventive schedule genuinely beats scouting, because by the time it is visible the leaves are already going. https://bharatag.biz/blog/maize-turcicum-leaf-blight-and-rusthttps://bharatag.biz/blog/maize-turcicum-leaf-blight-and-rustFri, 11 Sep 2026 02:36:58 GMTBoth diseases work from the lower leaves upward, and both matter only in relation to one question: how much green leaf is left at grain filling. https://bharatag.biz/blog/chilli-fruit-borer-scouting-a-pest-that-lives-insidehttps://bharatag.biz/blog/chilli-fruit-borer-scouting-a-pest-that-lives-insideThu, 10 Sep 2026 02:35:18 GMTFruit borer larvae feed inside the pod where nothing reaches them. Everything depends on catching the egg and early larval stage. https://bharatag.biz/blog/chilli-die-back-when-the-plant-dies-from-the-tip-downhttps://bharatag.biz/blog/chilli-die-back-when-the-plant-dies-from-the-tip-downWed, 09 Sep 2026 02:32:39 GMTDie-back and fruit rot are two faces of one problem, and treating only the fruit leaves half of it running. https://bharatag.biz/blog/chilli-anthracnose-the-rot-that-shows-up-after-the-rainhttps://bharatag.biz/blog/chilli-anthracnose-the-rot-that-shows-up-after-the-rainTue, 08 Sep 2026 02:35:22 GMTAnthracnose infects green fruit and appears when it ripens. By the time you can see it, the infection happened weeks ago. https://bharatag.biz/blog/alternate-wetting-and-drying-in-paddyhttps://bharatag.biz/blog/alternate-wetting-and-drying-in-paddyMon, 07 Sep 2026 02:35:21 GMTContinuous flooding is a habit rather than a requirement. Letting the water fall and return saves a third of it without costing yield. https://bharatag.biz/blog/brown-planthopper-the-pest-that-hides-at-the-basehttps://bharatag.biz/blog/brown-planthopper-the-pest-that-hides-at-the-baseSun, 06 Sep 2026 02:32:47 GMTBrown planthopper sits at the water line where most sprays never reach, and several common insecticides make it worse. https://bharatag.biz/blog/paddy-blast-and-bacterial-leaf-blight-telling-them-aparthttps://bharatag.biz/blog/paddy-blast-and-bacterial-leaf-blight-telling-them-apartSat, 05 Sep 2026 02:32:46 GMTBlast and bacterial leaf blight are the two big paddy diseases, they look nothing alike once you know, and they need different products. https://bharatag.biz/blog/cotton-boll-rot-and-bacterial-blight-in-a-wet-seasonhttps://bharatag.biz/blog/cotton-boll-rot-and-bacterial-blight-in-a-wet-seasonFri, 04 Sep 2026 02:38:14 GMTA wet spell after canopy closure brings rots and blight together, and the canopy you built earlier decides how bad it gets. https://bharatag.biz/blog/cotton-whitefly-the-pest-you-create-in-week-threehttps://bharatag.biz/blog/cotton-whitefly-the-pest-you-create-in-week-threeThu, 03 Sep 2026 02:37:24 GMTWhitefly outbreaks in cotton are usually made earlier in the season by sprays aimed at something else. https://bharatag.biz/blog/vegetable-nursery-the-four-weeks-that-decide-the-fieldhttps://bharatag.biz/blog/vegetable-nursery-the-four-weeks-that-decide-the-fieldWed, 02 Sep 2026 02:35:46 GMTMost virus and wilt problems in chilli, tomato and brinjal arrive with the seedling. The nursery is where they are cheapest to prevent. https://bharatag.biz/blog/grapes-the-calendar-is-the-crophttps://bharatag.biz/blog/grapes-the-calendar-is-the-cropTue, 01 Sep 2026 02:34:45 GMTIn grapes the pruning-to-harvest calendar dictates everything, and both major diseases are won or lost before symptoms appear. https://bharatag.biz/blog/agriculture-insights-september-2026https://bharatag.biz/blog/agriculture-insights-september-2026Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:16:13 GMTKharif 2026 is not a year with fewer crops but a different crop mix in a weaker-water season. Rice acreage down 13.19 lakh hectares, pulses up, 101 Karnataka taluks drought-declared, and why MSP is not the price you get. https://bharatag.biz/blog/how-to-spot-a-spurious-pesticide-pack-at-the-counterhttps://bharatag.biz/blog/how-to-spot-a-spurious-pesticide-pack-at-the-counterMon, 31 Aug 2026 09:59:28 GMTCounterfeit and adulterated agrochemicals cost Indian farmers a great deal every year. Most fakes fail at least one of six simple checks. https://bharatag.biz/blog/how-to-reach-an-agronomist-before-you-spray-not-afterhttps://bharatag.biz/blog/how-to-reach-an-agronomist-before-you-spray-not-afterMon, 31 Aug 2026 03:58:27 GMTMost of the sprays we are asked about afterwards could have been avoided by one photograph sent beforehand. Here is how to send it so it is actually useful.