RAKSHAK + POSHAK Integrated Protocol — All Target Crops
This integrated protocol is the field-deliverable extract from our Crop × Disease Matrix. For each of nine principal crops, the document sets out a stage-by-stage application sequence — what to apply, at which crop growth stage, in what quantity, and under which water and weather conditions. Marathi, Hindi and Kannada translations are available on request through your distributor.
The four operating rules
Before any of the crop-specific protocols matter, four rules govern every Paramverse Bio application.
Rule 1 — Soil first, foliar second. A biofertilizer/biopesticide programme that begins at the canopy is inverted. The biology lives in the rhizosphere; the protocol begins there. Mridaj (Trichoderma viride) and Hritaj (Trichoderma harzianum) at seed treatment establish the root-zone defence before the first true leaf emerges.
Rule 2 — Temperature, not time, gates application. The clock matters less than the soil thermometer. Trichoderma sporulation slows below 18 °C and degrades above 38 °C. The calendar window for a "kharif first soil application" must align with the soil temperature window — typically 8–14 days after the first effective monsoon for paddy-bordering crops in central India.
Rule 3 — pH discipline. Tank mix water with pH above 7.5 or below 5.0 will degrade Pseudomonas and Bacillus formulations within hours. Routine on-farm pH testing of irrigation water is part of the Doctor of Soil protocol. Adjustment with agricultural-grade citric acid (in alkaline water) is recommended.
Rule 4 — Do not mix biologicals with copper-based fungicides on the same day. Copper is broad-spectrum biocidal — it does not distinguish between a pathogen and the biocontrol agent you just applied. Maintain a minimum 72-hour gap. Compatibility with other agrochemicals is documented in the Tank-Mix Compatibility Annexe.
Cotton — Vidarbha and Saurashtra protocol
Cotton carries the heaviest biotic stress load of any crop in our pilot. The protocol below assumes a 150–160 day BG-II hybrid in a medium-deep black soil with average annual rainfall above 750 mm. For shorter-duration or drier-soil cotton, compress stage windows proportionally.
| Stage | DAS | Product | Dose | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed treatment | 0 | MRIDAJ + VAYUPOSH | 5 g/kg seed + 10 ml/kg seed | Slurry |
| Early vegetative | 25–30 | HARANTRA | 1 L/acre | Soil drench, with first irrigation |
| Square initiation | 45–55 | VAJRANSH + NEERMIT | 1 kg + 1 L per acre | Foliar, evening |
| Flowering | 70–85 | KALVIR + JEEVANBAL | 1 L + 1 L per acre | Foliar |
| Boll formation | 100–115 | VAJRANSH (2nd round) | 1 kg/acre | Foliar, evening |
| Boll maturity | 130–140 | BHOOMIRAS | 5 kg/acre | Soil broadcast |
Pink bollworm pressure is monitored from square initiation. If pheromone-trap catches exceed 6 moths/trap/night for two consecutive nights, advance the boll-formation VAJRANSH application by 7 days. This is documented in the FPO-distributed scout sheet.
Grapes — Nashik export-grade protocol
Grape protocols are written against the Maharashtra Sangli–Nashik exporting belt and assume two-pruning Thompson Seedless under drip-fertigation. Powdery mildew is the dominant biotic threat; the EU MRL gate is the dominant regulatory threat. Both are addressed together.
| Stage | Days from pruning | Product | Dose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bud burst | 0–7 | KALVIR (foliar) | 1 L/acre |
| 4-leaf | 15–20 | KALVIR + NEERMIT | 1 L + 1 L per acre |
| Pre-flowering | 30–40 | KALVIR + MAHANKUR | 1 L + 1 L per acre |
| Berry set | 55–65 | HARANTRA (drip) | 1 L/acre via fertigation |
| Veraison | 85–100 | NEERMIT | 1.5 L/acre foliar |
The veraison window is the residue gate. No copper-based fungicide should be applied after veraison if the lot is destined for EU export. The KALVIR + NEERMIT combination is the residue-compliant alternative.
Pomegranate — Solapur bacterial blight protocol
Pomegranate bacterial blight (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae) is the single most damaging biotic constraint to Solapur production. Standard streptomycin schedules have failed in resistance terms and are increasingly residue-gated.
| Stage | Product | Dose |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-flowering soil application | HRITAJ | 2 kg/acre |
| Flowering foliar | TEJAJ | 1 L/acre |
| Fruit set | KALVIR + JEEVANBAL | 1 L + 1 L per acre |
| Fruit development (2 rounds) | TEJAJ | 1 L/acre each |
| Pre-harvest | JIVAJ | 1 L/acre |
Six more crops, in summary
Detailed stage-by-stage tables for Banana, Groundnut, Onion, Soybean, Cumin and Citrus are in the printed Application Guide. The headline structure is identical in each: a seed/planting-material treatment with Trichoderma, an early-stage soil biology intervention with Vayuposh/Harantra/Krishankur, a flowering-stage foliar with Bacillus or Pseudomonas, and a fruit/grain-fill biostimulant push with Jeevanbal or Neermit.
The translations into Marathi, Hindi and Kannada were edited by regional agronomist panels — they are not machine-translated. Field units retain the local crop term (e.g. "shemla" for groundnut in Kannada, "moongphali" in Hindi) to preserve farmer comprehension.
A note on dose units
Doses in this guide are stated per acre, not per hectare, because that is the unit Indian farmers transact in. Conversions: 1 ha = 2.47 acre. Liquid biofertilizers are sold in 1 L and 5 L packs. Powders (Trichoderma formulations) are in 500 g and 1 kg packs. Granular biostimulants (Bhoomiras) are in 5 kg bags.
"Half the failures we see in biocontrol on Indian farms are not biology failures. They are dose-unit conversion failures."