Blight affects tomato crop on 350 acres : The Tribune India

Blight affects tomato crop on 350 acres

Blight affects tomato crop on 350 acres

File photo



Tribune News Service

Amritsar, April 1

The early sown tomato crop has been affected due to the blight disease. In the Majitha block, over 350 acres of crop has been damaged.

Tajinder Singh, Deputy Director, Horticulture, visited the Hamja village of Majitha block to take stock of the damage. On the occasion, farmers claimed that about 350 acres of tomato crop has been cultivated in Hamja, Athwal, Kotla Sultan and other nearby villages, which has been damaged by the disease.

After inspecting the fields the Deputy Director Horticulture said owing to the unusual change in weather, the disease is increasing due to the silt of the land.

He said farmers have also sprayed chemicals on time to control the disease but due to the prevailing weather conditions, bit it had not been of much help. Expert asked the farmers to treat the seeds with fungicides to avoid any fungal diseases at later stage.

The horticulture official also asked the farmers to form self help groups to market their crop in a better way. He said the vermin compost of fruit and vegetable waste at homes can also be used to provide nutrient to the vegetable plants at kitchen gardens.

Tribune Shorts


Top News

Odisha train accident: Railway board recommends CBI probe

Odisha train crash: Railways seeks CBI probe, hints at sabotage; two tracks repaired

Opposition parties seek Railway Minister Vaishnaw’s resignat...

Odisha revises train tragedy toll at 275 from 288 as ‘some bodies were counted twice’

Odisha revises train tragedy toll to 275 from 288 as ‘some bodies were counted twice’

187 bodies yet to be identified; number of injured put at 1,...

Manipur violence: Home ministry sets up 3-member ‘Commission of Inquiry’

Manipur violence: Home ministry sets up 3-member 'Commission of Inquiry'

Former chief justice of Gauhati High Court Ajai Lamba to hea...

Wrestlers will announce mahapanchayat soon, says Bajrang Punia, as he calls for unity

Wrestlers will announce mahapanchayat soon, says Bajrang Punia, as he calls for unity

Former J-K Governor Satya Pal Malik, RLD Chief Jayant Chaudh...

Watch: Under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar's Bhagalpur, no casualties reported

Watch: Bridge collapses in Bihar, government says it was defective, being pulled down; BJP alleges corruption

The bridge was said to have involved an estimated cost of Rs...


Cities

View All