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FIELD NOTES · Banana

Plantation-wide spray began

Note date · Farm noteOngoing

Kharif 2026

A plantation-wide 12:61:0 and chlorpyrifos spray began after insect activity had been reported on a few young banana plants. The mix was reported as 100 g of 12:61:0 and 50 mL chlorpyrifos per 15 L tank; the exact pesticide formulation was not recorded.

What was recorded

Product or materialRecorded amountBasis
NPK 12:61:0100 greported per 15 L tank; historical record
Product recorded as chlorpyrifos50 mLreported per 15 L tank; formulation and crop-use approval not established

What followed

· Later follow-up

Plantation-wide spraying was complete by the 30 September update.

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