Mustard (Sarson)
Jaipur · 25 Oct → 20 Feb · 119 days
Mustard is recommended for Jaipur with an expected net profit of ₹29,642 per acre.
- Yield reaches around 7 quintal per acre (1,718 kg/ha), mainly driven by timely application of 3 irrigations totaling 265 mm.
- A typical historical dry spell of 17 days (4 Feb to 20 Feb) and late heat stress up to 32°C pose the biggest risks to pod filling.
- Ensure timely basal fertilizer application and irrigate as planned to prevent severe moisture stress.
- Expected yield
- 7.0 q/acre
- 95% of potential
- Net profit
- ₹29,642
- Bad year ₹21,268 · good year ₹40,773
- Irrigation
- 265 mm
- Rain 8 mm
- Soil health score
- 59/100
- Risk 10/100
Mustard Sarson
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Sowing Mustard25 Oct · Day 1
Seedlings emerge; thin to the right spacing. Expected harvest around 20 Feb.
What to do: Apply the basal dose (full P and K, one-third of N) at sowing.
Ground covered 3%
Rain + Irrigation / Crop needed
Season charts
At harvest
Mustard (Sarson) · Calculated with FAO crop-water methods and ten past seasons of weather
What this means: Mustard is recommended for Jaipur with an expected net profit of ₹29,642 per acre.
- •Yield reaches around 7 quintal per acre (1,718 kg/ha), mainly driven by timely application of 3 irrigations totaling 265 mm.
- •A typical historical dry spell of 17 days (4 Feb to 20 Feb) and late heat stress up to 32°C pose the biggest risks to pod filling.
- •Ensure timely basal fertilizer application and irrigate as planned to prevent severe moisture stress.
Built from 10 seasons of real weather (2016–2025); the animation shows the typical one.
Why the season turns out this way
The last ten seasons
Yield this crop would have given in each past year's weather. The dashed line is the typical year.
Good yearLong dry spellLost money
Water budget
What the crop needed against rain that soaked in and irrigation.
Rain 7 mmIrrigation 199 mm · 3×
- Water pumped
- 265 mm
- Lost below roots
- 0 mm
What limits the yield
100% means nothing held the crop back.
- Water96%
- Season temperature100%
- Heat at flowering100%
- Cold and frost100%
- Soil pH and salinity100%
- Time to mature100%
Soil health score
59 out of 100 — how this choice treats your soil and water.
- Water stewardship17/30
Needs about 265 mm of pumped irrigation this season.
- Soil nitrogen8/20
Depends on applied nitrogen; split doses and neem-coated urea cut losses.
- Crop rotation12/20
Tell us the previous crop to score the rotation.
- Residue management10/10
Residue is easily incorporated or fed to livestock.
- Climate resilience12/20
Moderately sensitive to weather extremes; manage stress stages carefully.
All field notes for this season
- 25 OctSowing MustardSeedlings emerge; thin to the right spacing. Expected harvest around 20 Feb.Apply the basal dose (full P and K, one-third of N) at sowing.
- 9 NovBranchingPrimary and secondary branches form the crop's yield frame.
- 9 NovNitrogen top-dressingThe crop's nitrogen demand rises sharply as it starts rapid growth.Top-dress urea just before an irrigation so it moves into the root zone.
- 28 NovIrrigation — about 82 mmRoot-zone moisture fell to 30% of available water, the point where this crop starts to suffer.Apply about 82 mm of water.
- 5 DecFlowering & siliqua fillingFlowers open and seeds fill with oil; protect from stress and pests.
- 16 DecMustard aphid riskRecent weather favours mustard aphid at this stage.Spray only above 20 aphids per 10 cm of central shoot; imidacloprid 17.8 SL @ 0.25 ml/L, never during bee activity.
- 22 DecIrrigation — about 90 mmRoot-zone moisture fell to 34% of available water, the point where this crop starts to suffer.Apply about 90 mm of water.
- 6 JanMustard aphid riskRecent weather favours mustard aphid at this stage.Spray only above 20 aphids per 10 cm of central shoot; imidacloprid 17.8 SL @ 0.25 ml/L, never during bee activity.
- 14 JanIrrigation — about 93 mmRoot-zone moisture fell to 32% of available water, the point where this crop starts to suffer.Apply about 93 mm of water.
- 26 JanMaturitySeeds harden and oil content peaks; harvest on time.
- 4 FebDry spell — 17 days of moisture stressSoil water stays below the crop's stress threshold from 4 Feb to 20 Feb.Irrigate now; with limited water, save it for flowering and grain filling.
- 17 FebHeat stress — up to 30°CTemperatures above 30°C during grain filling reduce grain weight.Give a light evening irrigation to cool the canopy.
- 19 FebHeat stress — up to 32°CTemperatures above 30°C during grain filling reduce grain weight.Give a light evening irrigation to cool the canopy.
- 20 FebHarvest MustardExpected yield about 7.0 quintal per acre.Harvest at physiological maturity and dry the produce before storage.