Determining The Sowing Time Of Mustard Crop
About the Practice
Mustard crops are sown as winter crops on a large scale in Rajasthan. The area under this crop has grown very rapidly in the last few years. If ants are observed going out of their burrows during noon time, or soon after, it indicates the best time for sowing mustard seeds in the field. Since mustard plant is a very heat sensitive crop, it is normally sown in the first fortnight of the month of October, just at the beginning of winter. According to farmers, the presence of ants out in the open during noon time indicates a decline in the temperature due to onset of winter. Observe the movements of ants. If ants are observed going out of their burrows during noon time, or soon after, it indicates the best time for sowing of mustard seeds in the field. The presence of ants outside during noon time indicates a decline in the temperature due to onset of winter.
About the Innovator
Agro-Ecological Zone: Northern Plain and Central highlands including Aravallis (4.1)
Address: Tehsil,shambhar lake
District: Jaipur
State: Rajasthan
PIN Code 303604
Practice Details
Crop: Mustard
Crop Family: Brasicca
Crop Scientific Name: (Brasicca juncea)
Crop Vernacular Name: Rai
Formulation: Mustard crops and ants
Ingredients: Ant burrows
PAS 1:
"Effect of sowing dates and varieties for higher productivity of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.)"
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320131066_Effect_of_sowing_dates_and_varieties_for_higher_productivity_of_Indian_mustard_Brassica_juncea_L
"Effect of Sowing Time and Nitrogen on Growth, Yield and Nutrient Uptake by Indian Mustard (Brassica Juncea L.) Under Western Haryana"
https://chesci.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/V6i24_74_CS102048121_keerthi_2526-2532.pdf
"Effect of date of sowing and crop geometry on growth and yield parameters of forage mustard (Var. Chinese Cabbage)"
https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.982.2706&rep=rep1&type=pdf