Karnataka area under maize up 41 per cent in early kharif sowing
Maize (corn) acreage has jumped forty one for every cent Karnataka, the most significant producer of the corase cereal, through the recent kharif period as farmers are observed bringing in much more area beneath the coarse cereal crop. This comes even as kharif sowing has taken location on 28.17 lakh hectares (lh) of the focused seventy seven lh in the State, as of June 25.
Maize sowing has been competled in seven.forty seven lakh ha until June 25, forty one for every cent increased than corresponding 5.thirty lh a yr ago. The concentrate on area for maize this kharif in the State is eleven.eighty four lh and sowing has been complete in about 63 for every cent of the focused area. Maize planting is complete in six.31 lh of the focused rainfed area of eight.72 lh. In irrigated circumstances, maize sowing has taken location in one.16 lh of the focused 3.twelve lh.
Superior rainfall
Superior pre-monsoon showers and well dispersed monsoon rainfall, so much, has aided the kharif sowing in the State. Rainfall through June was 31 for every cent increased at 405 mm from the usual of 310 mm for the month. Vital maize rising regions of Davangere and Chitradurga districts in south interior Karnataka have gained eighty one and 45 for every cent much more rainfall than usual through June.
Official resources claimed the development of the Kharif sowing has been great so much. Complete acreages are increased by about eight for every cent around the same interval very last yr.
Elevated pulses area
Between other crops, oilseeds and pulses area have elevated marginally in comparison with very last yr. Pulses have been sown on seven.33 lh in comparison with seven.thirty lh in same interval very last yr. Target area for pulses is 21.07 lh, of which tur acreage is focused at fourteen.31 lh. Tur has so much been planted in 3.31 lh, marginally reduce than very last year’s 3.34 lh. Moong or inexperienced gram has been seeded in two.75 lh in comparison with two.69 lh.
Higher oilseeds acreage
Complete oilseeds acreage has been increased at 4.fifty three lh in comparison with 3.ninety three lh in same interval very last yr. The concentrate on area for oilseeds is ten.67 lh this yr. Farmers are observed showing preference to soyabean, groundnut and sunflower. Till June 25, soyabean has been planted in two.69 lh (two.forty seven lh same interval very last yr), while groundnut has been planted in one.07 lh (.eighty four lh) and sunflower in .fifty seven lh (.36 lh).
Cotton planting has been instead sluggish as the fibre crop has been planted in one.65 lh in comparison with two.39 lh in same interval very last yr. The State is concentrating on cotton acreage of seven.thirty lh for the kharif period this yr. Between cereals, planting of paddy, jowar, ragi and bajra, amid some others, has been instead sluggish, so much.