SOIL AND CLIMATE

Soil

• Light to heavy soil is good for mustard and rapeseed cultivation. Raya can be grown in all type of soil whereas loam to heavy soils are suitable for toria crop.

Climate

• Mustard is grown in subtropical climate. It is mostly grown in Rabi season.
• Sowing Temperature:20°C – 22°C
• Harvesting Temperature: 28°C – 30°C
• Rainfall: 25-40 cm
  

LAND PREPARATION

For good germination of crop it requires a fine seed bed. Do ploughing of soil for 2-3 times followed by 2 harrowing. Do planking after every ploughing. Prepare firm, moist and uniform seed bed as it will help in uniform germination of seed.

TIME OF SOWING

Optimum time for sowing Mustard crop is from September to October month. For toria crop, complete sowing from first fortnight of September to October. For Raya crop complete sowing from Mid of October to November end.

SEED RATE (per acre)

1.5 kg/acre

SPACING

Spacing:
30 cm (row to row) X 10 to 15 cm (plant to plant)

Sowing Depth: 4 to 5 cm

SEED TREATMENT

To protect seed from soil borne pest and disease, before sowing do seed treatment with Thiram@3gm per kg of seeds.

IRRIGATION

Give pre-sowing irrigation before sowing of seeds. For good growth, crop requires in general about 3 irrigations at an interval of 3 weeks each after sowing.

FERTILISER MANAGEMENT

CROP PROTECTION MANAGEMENT

SHRIRAM VARIETIES

Shriram 1644, Shriram 1666, Shriram Rani, Shriram 2020