Frost Effect On Crop: It is getting bone-chilling cold in the country. Frost is still in minus in many states. Numbness is increasing in hands and feet. Due to extreme cold, people are hiding in quilts. At the same time, the effect of extreme cold is clearly visible on the crops. Blight disease is troubling the crops. Till now only in Rajasthan the news of accumulation of snow on the crops was coming to the fore. But now bad condition has started happening in other states also. The crops standing in the farmers’ fields have started getting damaged.
Crops getting ruined due to cold in Haryana
Crops are getting ruined due to cold in Haryana. Rewari has been witnessing a drop in the minimum temperature for the last four days. Due to the fall in the minimum temperature of the district for four days, there has been 30 to 35 percent damage to vegetables and 10 to 15 percent damage to mustard. The belwali leaves are planted in the field. They are also shrinking. Beval leaves have suffered 50 to 75 percent damage. Farmers say that 30 to 35 percent of the crops of brinjal, cucumber, gourd, cabbage, tinda, tomato, carrot, radish, spinach, coriander, fenugreek and peas etc. have been damaged. Due to the bitter cold, a sheet of snow has been spread on the crops in the fields.
Crops covered with snow cover in Madhya Pradesh as well
There is severe cold in many places in Madhya Pradesh. Crops have come under the grip of frost due to drop in temperature in Bakswaha of Chhatarpur in MP. Due to this, there has been a lot of damage to the crops. The bad effect of frost has been maximum on the crops of vegetables including gram, arhar, lentils, standing in the fields. Due to fall in temperature, crops of gram, lentil, butter, potato, tomato, brinjal, capsicum have come under the grip of frost. Local farmers say that crops were already getting ruined due to natural calamities. Now frost is harming the crops.
Temperature in minus in Rajasthan
The condition of crops is also getting worse in Rajasthan. Here the temperature has reached minus. Coriander, mustard and other crops are getting damaged in Jodhpur. Farmers say that there is a possibility of recording a decline in crop production up to 50 percent. The crops on which the sheet of ice is frozen. They are getting more damage.
This is how farmers should protect crops
Farmers need to take steps to avoid cold and frost. Irrigating crops at regular intervals will not affect frost. The surrounding temperature will also drop by 3 to 4 degree Celsius. The temperature is also controlled by smoking around the field. At the same time, covering the crops grown in the nursery or field with plastic also brings down the temperature. Due to this the crops do not die due to frost. Sulfur can also be sprayed in the field after consulting an agricultural expert.
Disclaimer: Some of the information given in the news is based on media reports. Farmer brothers, before implementing any suggestion, do consult the concerned expert.
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