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Guar Cultivation Today we are going to take a look at some of the popular guar crops in rural areas. An area of ​​about 8910 hectares is under cultivation in Maharashtra. Guar is used as green manure and green fodder in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat. Dinka, which is grown from the Gawari crop, is in great demand abroad. Guar is rich in vitamins A, B, C and minerals like lime, iron, phosphorus.

Land and Climate -
1. Guar is grown in all types of soils.
2. Gawari grows well in medium to heavy soils with good drainage.
3. Ground level should be between 7.5 and 8.
4. Guar is a crop grown in hot climates.
5. Guavaras maintain a temperature of 18 to 30 degrees Celsius.
6. The winter season is not humane for this crop.
7. Plants grow well in hot and humid climates.

Seed and planting spacing -
1. 14 to 24 kg seed per hectare is sufficient for sowing.
2. Apply 250 g of Rhizobium in 10 to 15 kg of seeds before sowing.
3. The spacing between two rows should be 45 to 60 cm and the spacing between plants should be 20 to 30 cm

Fertilizer and water management -
1. Guar is a dryland legume crop so it does not require much fertilizer.
2. Apply 60 kg Palash and 50 kg N to the horticultural crop before planting.
3. Guar crop needs less water but it needs regular watering till the legumes are ready.

Pests and diseases -
1. Bhuri is a fungal disease found on guar crop. In this disease, spots appear on the leaves and then the whole leaf turns white.
2. The disease spreads over time to the stems and pods.
3. If the guava tree passes through Kollam, it is considered to be infected with the deadly disease.
4. Guar crop is infested with aphids and thrips.

Integrated Pest and Disease Control -
1. To control brown fungal disease, mix 50% copper containing drug, 25 g copper oxychloride in 10 liters of water and spray 3 to 4 times at intervals of 8 to 10 days.
2. Apply 4 gms of Thyrum per kg of seed to cure the disease. Around the diseased plant, copper-containing medicine should be poured 8 to 10 cm deep soaking the soil.
3. In case of infestation of aphids and weevils, spray Dimethoate 30 EC 1.5 ml or Monocrotophan 36 WC or Methyldimethane 25 EC 2 ml per liter of water for their control.

Harvesting and production -
1. Regular pruning of green, coarse but fully grown legumes should be done.
2. If the pods stay on the tree for a long time, their bark becomes thick and the number of lines on it increases.
3. Yield of green legumes is 100 to 200 quintals per hectare.

If the guar crop is managed and harvested on time, it can yield higher yields.