Explainer: Why are paddy farmers in Haryana worried about the yield this year?
False smut is a fungal disease, which affects yield and quality of grain
Ambala, Updated At : 08:53 AM Sep 22, 2025 IST
Paddy crop affected by false smut.
With the paddy crop reaching the grain markets, farmers have been reporting a yield loss due to various diseases and waterlogging in the agricultural fields this year. The farmers said the southern rice black streaked dwarf virus and untimely rains affected the crop, and now the false smut, a fungal disease, has attacked the standing paddy crop. The farmers in the grain markets have been reporting an average yield of 20-22 quintal, while last year there was a yield of 34-35 quintal per acre.
