Production & Management :

Integrated Pest Management -

    Minimize costs & -
    Environmental protection

        Irrigation Scheduling-
        Use of weather data

Soil moisture meters and soil sampling


Soil and Fertility Management -

    Soil testing &Leaf analysis

        Soil probes and soil fertility
        sampling & testing
        Leaf sampling and fertility analyses


Weed control- Cultivation
and herbicide management

    Sources of information
    Agricultural Experiment Stations
    and Agents
    Weed identification and herbicide manuals
    Methods of herbicide application


Insect problem forecasting - Insecticide management

     Insect infestation forecasting -
     Use of weather data
     and Agents
      Insecticides and application


Disease problems and forecasting -
Fungicide management

     Disease potential forecasting -
     Use of weather data
     Fungicides and application





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