Karnataka area under maize up 41 per cent in early kharif sowing

Maize (corn) acreage has jumped 41 for each cent Karnataka, the major producer of the corase cereal, throughout the current kharif period as farmers are observed bringing in far more location less than the coarse cereal crop. This arrives even as kharif sowing has taken position on 28.17 lakh hectares (lh) of the specific 77 lh in the State, as of June twenty five.

Maize sowing has been competled in 7.47 lakh ha till June twenty five, 41 for each cent bigger than corresponding 5.thirty lh a year ago. The target location for maize this kharif in the State is eleven.84 lh and sowing has been full in about 63 for each cent of the specific location. Maize planting is full in six.31 lh of the specific rainfed location of 8.72 lh. In irrigated ailments, maize sowing has taken position in 1.sixteen lh of the specific three.twelve lh.

Excellent rainfall

Excellent pre-monsoon showers and perfectly dispersed monsoon rainfall, so much, has aided the kharif sowing in the State. Rainfall throughout June was 31 for each cent bigger at 405 mm against the regular of 310 mm for the thirty day period. Critical maize increasing locations of Davangere and Chitradurga districts in south interior Karnataka have acquired 81 and forty five for each cent far more rainfall than regular throughout June.

Official resources mentioned the development of the Kharif sowing has been fantastic so much. Whole acreages are bigger by about 8 for each cent around the identical interval previous year.

Elevated pulses location

Among other crops, oilseeds and pulses location have improved marginally compared with previous year. Pulses have been sown on 7.33 lh compared with 7.thirty lh in identical interval previous year. Target location for pulses is 21.07 lh, of which tur acreage is specific at 14.31 lh. Tur has so much been planted in three.31 lh, marginally reduced than previous year’s three.34 lh. Moong or eco-friendly gram has been seeded in two.75 lh compared with two.sixty nine lh.

Higher oilseeds acreage

Whole oilseeds acreage has been bigger at 4.fifty three lh compared with three.ninety three lh in identical interval previous year. The target location for oilseeds is ten.sixty seven lh this year. Farmers are observed displaying preference toward soyabean, groundnut and sunflower. Till June twenty five, soyabean has been planted in two.sixty nine lh (two.47 lh identical interval previous year), though groundnut has been planted in 1.07 lh (.84 lh) and sunflower in .57 lh (.36 lh).

Cotton planting has been relatively sluggish as the fibre crop has been planted in 1.65 lh compared with two.39 lh in identical interval previous year. The State is focusing on cotton acreage of 7.thirty lh for the kharif period this year. Among cereals, planting of paddy, jowar, ragi and bajra, among the others, has been relatively sluggish, so much.