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FARM QUERIES

Organic hormone

Is there any method for making organic hormones apart from vermiwash for inducing good crop growth?

S. Mitra

New Delhi

Mix about 5ml of coconut milk and buttermilk each in a mud pot and bury the pot under the soil for a period of 10 days for fermentation. After the stipulated time the fermented concoction should be diluted in water in the ratio of 1:10 and sprayed over the crops.

Leaf curl in lemon

How can I prevent leaf curl infestations in my lemon trees?

L. Yadav Kumar

Jabalpur

Spray about 3 ml of diclorevase and 3 gms of mancozeb solution diluted in one litre of water once all over the tree. If infestation persists continue the spray once every month.

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