Increase storage wheat life, adopt these measures to protect cereals from pests

The wheat crop has come to the farmers’ homes. Most of the farmers sell their crops directly from the field to mandi. Since the crop is not properly priced in the season, some farmers store the crop and sell it at the right price. But even while storing the crop, the farmers face many problems.

Senior Agricultural Scientist of Bulandshahr Agriculture College, Dr. According to Jitendra Singh Tomar, the crop needs to be very careful while doing the store. Because, the more danger the farmer’s crop is in the open field, the more danger the crop is in storage.

Therefore, the slightest negligence while storing the crop can make the effort useless. During storage, the grain is prone to a variety of insects, fungus, silation.

The biggest enemy of the grain stored in the store is the Khabra beetle. It is also called mite in wheat. It causes the most damage to the stored crop. This starts to get grain powder. And the mage becomes hollow.

It is necessary to treat wheat before storing it. Treatment is done in many way. For the same, dry the wheat in bright sunlight and treat it with a chemical. Dry the wheat thoroughly in the sun before storing it. Wheat should not have more than 10 cents of moisture.

With the treatment of wheat, the place where you are going to store wheat should also be treated. Combine a portion of malathion (50 cents) in 100 parts of water and prepare the solution. Now spray well in 100 square meters of space from this three litre solution. Then the grain should reserve.

Some insects reach the warehouses due to the eggs given on the grain earring. Insects hidden in barns or garbage can also reach the warehouse. Insects hidden in a tractor-trolley carrying grain can also enter the store room. Sometimes, by placing wheat in old sacks, insects also reach new grains.

The store room must be firm. If there are cracks or holes in the warehouse, turn them off with cement. Clean the warehouse thoroughly before using it. Smoke the sulphas or fasarxin in the warehouse and treat it.

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Do not place grain bags directly on the ground. The grain holding platform should be at least 10-12 inches above ground. After filling the grain in the store close its doors, windows well.

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