Maize (corn) acreage has jumped 41 for every cent Karnataka, the major producer of the corase cereal, throughout the current kharif period as farmers are observed bringing in additional region below the coarse cereal crop. This comes even as kharif sowing has taken area on 28.seventeen lakh hectares (lh) of the qualified 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 every cent increased than corresponding 5.30 lh a year in the past. The focus on region for maize this kharif in the State is eleven.eighty four lh and sowing has been full in about 63 for every cent of the qualified region. Maize planting is full in 6.31 lh of the qualified rainfed region of eight.72 lh. In irrigated conditions, maize sowing has taken area in one.16 lh of the qualified 3.12 lh.
Excellent rainfall
Excellent pre-monsoon showers and effectively distributed monsoon rainfall, so significantly, has aided the kharif sowing in the State. Rainfall throughout June was 31 for every cent increased at 405 mm from the regular of 310 mm for the thirty day period. Crucial maize developing locations of Davangere and Chitradurga districts in south inside Karnataka have obtained 81 and forty five for every cent additional rainfall than regular throughout June.
Official sources stated the development of the Kharif sowing has been fantastic so significantly. Total acreages are increased by about eight for every cent in excess of the exact time period past year.
Increased pulses region
Among other crops, oilseeds and pulses region have increased marginally when compared with past year. Pulses have been sown on 7.33 lh when compared with 7.30 lh in exact time period past year. Focus on region for pulses is 21.07 lh, of which tur acreage is qualified at fourteen.31 lh. Tur has so significantly been planted in 3.31 lh, marginally lessen than past year’s 3.34 lh. Moong or green gram has been seeded in 2.seventy five lh when compared with 2.sixty nine lh.
Better oilseeds acreage
Total oilseeds acreage has been increased at 4.53 lh when compared with 3.93 lh in exact time period past year. The focus on region for oilseeds is ten.sixty seven lh this year. Farmers are observed showing desire towards soyabean, groundnut and sunflower. Till June twenty five, soyabean has been planted in 2.sixty nine lh (2.47 lh exact time period past year), though groundnut has been planted in one.07 lh (.eighty four lh) and sunflower in .fifty seven lh (.36 lh).
Cotton planting has been fairly sluggish as the fibre crop has been planted in one.65 lh when compared with 2.39 lh in exact time period past year. The State is concentrating on cotton acreage of 7.30 lh for the kharif period this year. Among cereals, planting of paddy, jowar, ragi and bajra, among others, has been fairly sluggish, so significantly.