Wheat growers fear crop loss as temperature hits above-normal range
1 year, 10 months ago

Wheat growers fear crop loss as temperature hits above-normal range

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Parwinder Singh, a farmer from Punjab's Kapurthala district, like many wheat growers in the state, is fearing loss of crops due to above-normal temperature in the past few days. Bharti Kisan Union general secretary Sukhdev Singh Kokrikalan said, "Sudden rise in temperatures and their continuation for several days can impact the grain quality and yield." He said last year wheat production in Punjab was 148 lakh metric tonne, which was 14 per cent lower than the preceding year. "This year we have targeted the production at 167-170 lakh MT," Singh said, adding the area under wheat crop is 34.90 lakh hectares.

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