Sr. No.

Crop_(s) / cropping system_(s)

Recommendation details

S (kg ha^-1) per year

Recommendations For Farmer Community

A. Recommendations on use of sulphur

1.

Bajri - Mustard

20 kg S ha^-1 to mustard only

20

2.

Bajri - Maize (Fodder) - Groundnut

20 kg S ha^-1 to groundnut only

20

3.

Bajri - Mustard - Sorghum (Fodder)

20 kg S ha^-1 to mustard only

20

4.

Paddy - Mustard - Mung 

20 kg S ha^-1 to mustard only

20

5.

Paddy - Groundnut

20 kg S ha^-1 to groundnut only

20

6.

Paddy - Sesame - Mung

20 kg S ha^-1 to sesame only

20

7.

Paddy - Castor

20 kg S ha^-1 to castor only

20

8.

Cotton- Groundnut

20 kg S ha^-1 to groundnut only

20

9.

Groundnut - Wheat

20 kg S ha^-1 to groundnut only

20

10.

Tobacco - Groundnut

20 kg S ha^-1 to each crop

40

11.

Cluster bean - Groundnut

20 kg S ha^-1 to each crop

40

12.

Castor - Mung

20 kg S ha^-1 to each crop

40

13.

Sesamum - Groundnut

20 kg S ha^-1 to each crop

40

14.

Groundnut - Mustard

20 kg S ha^-1 to each crop

40

15.

Groundnut - Potato - Bajri

20 kg S ha^-1 to each crop

60

16.

Black gram

20 kg S ha^-1

20

17.

Soybean

20 kg S ha^-1

20

18.

Pigeonpea

20 kg S ha^-1

20

B. Recommendations on use of micronutrients

(I) Crops specific

19.

Drilled Paddy

Foliar spray of FeSO₄ @ 1.0 % (without neutralization) at 15 to 20 DAS with an interval of 8-10 days

20.

Groundnut (Summer)

Foliar spray of sea weed liquid fertilizer @ 1.5 % at 15, 30 and 45 DAS

21.

Groundnut (kharif)

Foliar spray of sea weed liquid fertilizer @ 3.5 % at 15, 30 and 45 DAS

22.

Banana

Soil application of 50 g FeSO₄ + 40 g ZnSO₄ per plant along with RD NPK and 10 kg FYM

23.

Mustard

Soil application of 15 kg FeSO₄ + 8 kg ZnSO₄ /ha at sowing

24.

Tomato

Foliar spray of neutralized solution of 0.5% FeSO₄ at 30, 50 and 70 days after transplanting

25.

Bt. Cotton

(For management of physiological wilting)

Foliar spray of 0.5 % FeSO₄ + 0.5 % ZnSO₄ + 0.5 % MgSO₄ + 0.5% Urea solution at 30, 60 and 90 DAS in addition to recommended dose of N

26.

Lucerne (Fodder)

40 kg S/ha in the form of gypsum + 25 kg ZnSO₄ /ha at sowing with RD NPK

27.

Aonla

Soil application of 100 gm CuSO₄ and 200 gm boric acid per tree on onset of monsoon followed by 3 sprays of 0.2 % CuSO₄ and 0.4 % boric acid in 1^st  and 3^rd week of July and 1^st week of August

28.

Mustard

Apply recommended dose of 50 kg N and 50 kg P₂O₅/ha through S (5.6 kg/ha) and Zn (1.1 kg/ha) containing fertilizers OR Application of recommended dose of 50 kg N and 50 kg P₂O₅/ha along with either 10 t FYM/ha or with 40 kg S and 5 kg Zn/ha

29.

Groundnut

Apply  recommended dose of 25 kg N and 50 kg P₂O₅/ha through S (5.6 kg/ha) and Zn (1.1 kg/ha) containing fertilizers

30.

Deshi Red Rose

Two foliar sprays of CuSO₄ @ 0.4 % at last week of October and November

(II) Cropping Systems

31.

Rice - Wheat

Soil application of 12.5 kg ZnSO₄ per hectare to rice only along with 125 kg N to rice and 120 kg N to wheat on soils with higher available P status.

32.

Bajri - Wheat

Soil application of 2.5 kg Zn per hectare in the form of enriched FYM (200 kg/ha) to both the crops

33.

Potato - Bajri

150 kg N/ha + 7.5 t/ha cow dung bio-gas slurry to potato crop

34.

Bajri - Cabbage

2.5 t sewage sludge + 10 t FYM per hectare to bajri crop

(III) Seed treatments

35.

Groundnut - Wheat sequence

a. For Zn

Soil application of ZnSO₄.7H₂O (21 % Zn) @ 25 kg ha^-1 to groundnut at sowing & seed treatment of 10 ml ZnO (30 % Zn) solution with 1 kg seed of wheat before sowing

b. For Mn

Seed treatment of 12 ml Manganese dioxide (MnO₂) solution (25% Mn) with 1 kg groundnut seed & 10 ml of Manganese chloride (MnCl₂) solution (25 % Mn) with 1 kg wheat seed before sowing

c. For Mo

Seed treatment of 6 ml Ammonium molybdate solution (12.5 % Mo) with 1 kg groundnut and wheat seed before sowing

(IV ) Multi-micronutrients mixture grades

Composition of grades of multi-micronutrients (as per GoG notification)

36.

Maize (Kharif)

Foliar spray of Grade - II at 30, 45 and 60 DAS

OR Soil application Grade - V at sowing as basal dose

37.

Maize (Forage)

Foliar spray of Grade - III at 20, 30 and 40 DAS

OR Soil application of Grade - V @ 20 kg/ha as basal dose

38.

Sorghum (Forage)

Foliar spray of Grade - II at 20, 30 and 40 DAS

39.

Okra

Soil application Grade - V @ 20 kg/ha as basal dose

OR Foliar spray of Grade - IV at 15, 30, 45 and 60 DAS

40.

Wheat

Foliar spray of Grade - IV at 30, 40 and 50 DAS

41.

Castor

Soil application of Grade - V @ 20 kg/ha as basal dose

42.

Potato

Foliar application of Grade - II at 40, 50 and 60 DAS

43.

Pigeon pea

Foliar application of Grade - IV at 60, 90 and 120 DAS

44.

Cabbage

Foliar spray of Grade - IV at 15, 30, 45 and 60 DAS

45.

Paddy – Paddy sequence

Soil application of Grade - V @ 20 kg/ha at Transplanting

OR Foliar spray of Grade - I at 15, 30, 45 and 60 DAT

46.

Chilli

Soil application of Grade - V @ 20 kg/ha

47.

Sesame

Soil application of General Grade - V @ 20 kg/ha

48.

Banana

Soil application of Grade - V @ 20 g/plant

49.

Chickpea

Foliar application of Grade - II at 30, 45 and 60 DAS

OR Foliar spray of Grade - I at 30, 45 and 60 DAT along with 20 kg N and 40 kg P₂O₅/ha as basal

50

Wheat

The farmers of Gujarat state are recommended to sow wheat varieties either GW 496 or GW 451 or GW 366 and fertilize with recommended dose of fertilizer (120-60-0 NPK kg/ha) with 50 kg FeSO₄/ha fb two foliar sprays of 0.50% FeSO₄ at 45-50 DAS and 75-80 DAS for higher content of Fe and yield.

51

Wheat

The farmers of Gujarat state are recommended to sow wheat varieties either GW 496 or GW 451 and fertilize with recommended dose of fertilizer (120-60-0 NPK kg/ha) with 40 kg MnSO₄/ha fb two foliar sprays of 0.50% MnSO₄ at 45-50 DAS and 75-80 DAS for higher content of Mn and yield.

52

Tomato

The farmers of the middle Gujarat agroclimatic zone growing tomato (GAT 5) are recommended to fertilised with recommended dose of fertilizer 100 kg N, 50 kg P₂O₅ and 50 kg K₂O per hectare fb three foliar sprays of 0.75% zinc sulphate at 30, 60 and 90 days after transplanting for getting good quality higher tomato fruit yield.

Recommendation for Scientific Community

1.

Bt. Cotton

For Medium K₂O and Deficient S status soil

Apply 100 kg K ha^-1 + 100 kg MgSO₄ ha^-1 + 30 kg S ha^-1 in equal splits at 30 and 60 DAS alongwith RD of N

2.

Spinach

The critical limit of DTPA extractable Nickel in soil is 0.50 mg kg^-1

3.

Sorghum

(Forage-Multicut)

Multi-bacterial consortium (combination of Pseudomonas azotoformans, Bacillus infantis, Bacillus megaterium and Micrococcus terreus) was found beneficial to alleviate the adverse effect of heavy metals in soil and plant thereby, improving growth, dry matter yield and root growth of multi cut forage sorghum

4.

Well Water Quality (Survey)

The NO₃ and F contents in well water samples of Ahmedabad, Anand, Kheda and Vadodara  districts were found higher before monsoon as compared to after monsoon conditions. No contamination of pesticide residues was found in well water samples of all districts. Majority of well water samples fell under C3S1 class (34.9% in before monsoon and 39.5% after monsoon condition). While, none of the well water samples were found suitable for irrigation purpose (C1S1 class).

5.

Screening of wheat genotypes/varieties for Fe efficiency

The genotypes/varieties were classified into four groups using Fe efficiency and average yield of genotypes/varieties under Fe deficient conditions and summary of the classified groups are given below:

6.

Screening of wheat genotypes/varieties for Mn efficiency

The genotypes/varieties were classified into four groups using Mn efficiency and average yield of genotypes/varieties under Mn deficient condition and summary of the classified groups are given below:

7.

Use of RO waste water in Agriculture

Reverse osmosis (RO) waste water can be used as irrigation water along with 3% sand (30 g/kg soil) and FYM 10 t/ha (4.5 g/kg soil) or dilution of RO waste water with normal irrigation water 1:2 to get more growth of fodder sorghum as compared to normal irrigation water.The salt deposition in soil after irrigation should be monitored periodically to avoid the salt accumulation.