Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad

1. POTENTIAL CROPS & PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR SUMMER OILSEED CROPS Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad DIRECTORATE OF OILSEEDS DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS COOPERATION DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE TELHAN BHAVAN, HIMAYATNAGAR, HYDERABAD-500 029, TELANGANA B. K. Srivastava DIRECTOR I/C

2. SUMMER OILSEED CROPS Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad Area in lakh ha #Average as on date is derived by making average of area coverage under oilseeds for the corresponding week period of last five years (2012-13 to 2016-17).

3. State-wiseCrop Coverage under Summer Oilseed crops Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad

4. State-wise districts growing Summer Oilseed crops Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad As per the district-wise data submitted by State Department of Agriculture, summer oilseed crops are being cultivated in these districts.

5. Cultivation of Summer Oilseed crops Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad GROUNDNUT • Assured irrigation and nutrient management condition. • Yield levels are much higher. • Sowing : January/February to May/June. • Major states are Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra and some parts of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana & Uttar Pradesh • In North Eastern States, mainly grown during January-February in Assam, Manipur and Tripura. • Due to high productivity in NE states, increasing summer groundnut area is better option. • Use of polythene mulch technology will improve the germination and also initial growth against the low temperature during Jan-Feb in NE States. • Some of the cropping systems including groundnut as summer crop. • - Coastal areas : Rice-Mustard-Groundnut • - Maharashtra : Jowar-Sunflower-Groundnut ; • Sesame-Sunflower-Groundnut • - Tamil Nadu : Blackgram-Rice-Groundnut

6. Cultivation of Summer Oilseed crops Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad GROUNDNUT • Groundnut varieties recommended for summer cultivation:

7. Cultivation of Summer Oilseed crops Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad Summer Sesamum • Rice fallow areas of North Eastern states. • West Bengal is the major state cultivating summer sesame over an area of about 2.00 lakh ha. • Sesamum is also cultivated as summer crop in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha & Tamil Nadu states. • Summer sesame yields are higher and by adopting the integrated nutrient management yields can be increased by about 33%. • Some of the cropping systems including Sesame as summer crop. • - Coastal areas : Rice-Mustard-Sesame ; • Rice-Potato-Sesame • - Tamil Nadu : Groundnut-Rice-Sesame • - West Bengal : Rice-Mustard-Sesame ; • Rice-Wheat-Sesame

8. Cultivation of Summer Oilseed crops Sesamum Sesame growing seasons in India are tabulated below Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad Sesame varieties recommended for summer cultivation

9. Cultivation of Summer Oilseed crops Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad Sunflower • In Northern India, the sunflower is grown mainly in Spring/Zaid season. • Apart from Northern India, summer sunflower is also cultivated in Maharashtra, Karnataka & Tamil Nadu state. • Sowing takes place during last week of January to First FN of February. Sowing should not be delayed beyond 1st FN of February. Otherwise, productivity is affected due to high temperature during flowering and filling stage. • Crop sequences of Sunflower : • - Tamil Nadu : Mung bean-Rice-Sunflower • - Punjab, Haryana, UP & Bihar : Maize-Potato-Sunflower; • Groundnut-Mustard-Sunflower; • Fodder-Potato/Mustard-Sunflower; • Urdbean-Toria-Sunflower Sunflower varieties recommended for summer cultivation

10. Area expansion of Summer Oilseed crops Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad TARGETTING RICE FALLOW AREA (TRFA) Area in lakh ha and Production in lakh tonnes

11. Area expansion of Summer Oilseed crops Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad • Groundnut : - Rice fallow land and on Residual moisture in flood plains in Assam, West • Bengal, Odisha, Chattisgarh. • - Timely supply of seed and developing shallow tube wells/lift irrigation will • facilitate considerable expansion of area. • Sunflower : - Cultivation of sunflower after potato, mustard, sugarcane, pea, cotton, • vegetables as Zaidcrop in Northern India. • - As a crop in areas affected by alkalinity/salinity. • - In situations where water is available for shorter period in Summer season, • as intercrop in peninsular and Central India. • Sesame : -In Central, Peninsular and Eastern India, Sesame as a summer crop in situations • where only limited water is available for 3-4 irrigations and shorter duration. • - As a summer crop (assured irrigated condition) in eastern states after potato and • rice. • - Shifting of Boro cultivation to Sesame cultivation

12. STRATEGIES TO INCREASE OILSEED PRODUCTION Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad • Productivity improvement through better adoption of improved technology • Popularizing newly released high yielding cultivars and distribution of seed minikits of oilseeds. • Ensuring quality seed supply at right time. • Improving varietal replacement rate. • Efficient/Standard crop management practices like • i) Adoption of proper crops rotation and crop sequences. • ii) Timely planting with right method of sowing • iii) Polythene mulch technology in North eastern states • iv) Adequate/optimum plant stand through adjustment in seed rate and thinning • v) timely weed management • vi) Protective irrigations to insure against weather aberrations. • vii) Adoption of moisture conservation technology • viii) Integrated nutrient & Pest management • 5. Technology access in non-traditional areas : Odisha, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh in the Eastern grid and in Indo-Gangetic Region of Punjab, Haryana, Western UP & Bihar.

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