Grow With Confidence
Practical, field-tested guidance from Khandesh Agro Agency's agronomy team — planting, irrigation, fertigation and disease prevention for banana, papaya and watermelon growers across Khandesh and Maharashtra.
TR4 Banana Disease: A New, More Dangerous Threat — What Khandesh Farmers Should Know
TR4 (Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4) has reached major Indian banana belts and can infect G9/Cavendish varieties that resisted older Panama wilt strains. How to spot it, how it spreads, and what protects your field.
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Disease GuideBanana Disease Prevention Guide: Panama Wilt, Sigatoka & BBTV
How Panama wilt, Sigatoka leaf spot and Banana Bunchy Top Virus spread in the field, and why certified tissue culture planting material is your first line of defense.
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Planting GuideG9 Banana Planting Guide: Spacing, Pit Size & Irrigation Schedule
A field-ready planting guide for G9 tissue culture banana — pit preparation, spacing for your planting density, and a drip irrigation schedule by growth stage.
6 min readFertigation Schedule for Banana, Papaya & Watermelon
Stage-wise NPK and micronutrient fertigation schedules for banana, papaya and watermelon, tuned to Khandesh's black cotton soils.
8 min readPapaya Disease & Pest Guide: PRSV, Mealybug & Foot Rot
How Papaya Ringspot Virus, papaya mealybug and Phytophthora foot rot affect the crop, and the field practices that keep them in check.
7 min readWatermelon Disease & Pest Guide: Fusarium Wilt, Downy Mildew & Fruit Fly
How Fusarium wilt, downy mildew and fruit fly pressure show up in the field, and the rotation, spacing and sanitation practices that keep watermelon crops clean.
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