Agronomic management

The management practices is presented below.

Seeds should be treated with Imidachloprid @ 2 ml / kg seed followed by Tebuconazole 2ds @ 1g or Mancozeb @ 3 g / kg seed. If the seed is dormant, it is soaked in 0.05%. Ethrel solution for 12 followed by shade drying. Seed treatment with Trichoderma viride @ 4 g / kg seed for rot prone areas. For quick germination and better stand in dryland conditions, soaking of seeds in freshwater for about 10 minutes is recommended.
Oilseed crops should be kept weed-free up to 45 days after sowing by hand weeding at 20 and 40 days after sowing (DAS). The groundnut crop should not be disturbed by weeding or intercultural operation after 45 DAS. Pre-planting application of herbicides viz., Fluchloralin @ 1.0 kg a.i. / ha or Pendimethalin @ 1.0 kg a.i. / ha or Oxadiazon @ 1.0 kg a.i./ha or Thiobencarb @ 1.0 kg a.i. / ha in moist soil at 1 day before sowing by mixing with 500 l / ha of water effectively control the weeds.
Seed set in sunflower is enhanced by honey bees hence 5 hives ha^-1 of honey bees facilitates optimum pollination, besides yielding valuable honey. A spray of insecticide at the blooming period is avoided as it affects the visit of pollinators (bees). If essential, spray or dust after 3.00 pm preferably with relatively safer insecticides.