Our Correspondent
Abohar, December 23
While vegetables, pulses and gram crops have been hit due to the severe cold in the region, the climate can benefit wheat that has been recently sown,
as per farmers.
Some of the kinnow and citrus orchards were facing fruit dropping for the past few days, while vegetable plants were withering in the fields, said Davinder Pal of Dhani Bishesharnath area.
People in some villages, including Panjawa, Raipura, Gobindgarh, Sayeedwala, Patti Taja and Jhumianwali, near Abohar enjoyed tremendous sunshine on Thursday after a harsh winter, which provided relief from the cold. However, on Friday morning, a thick sheet of fog/frost was experienced in the surrounding areas.
Farmers Gunwant, Rajesh, Surinder Kumar and Vinod said frozen drops of dew were
noticed on sugarcane and mustard plants.
A white sheet was clearly visible on the ground and the fields. If the weather remains cold in the coming weeks, the risk of heavy damage to the crops will increase. Due to snowfall in north India, the weather took a turn again and winter has started intensifying.
Meanwhile, farmer Mangat Saharan said the growth of wheat crops was increasing due to cold.
Vegetable grower Subhash Panwar said night temperature was ranging from 7 to 10°C for the past three to four days, affecting the vegetable growth and farmers were not getting good price these days. Agricultural experts believed that the current winter may be favourable for wheat crop.
Most Read
Don't Miss