80-90% rabi crop damage in MP

  • 21/01/2011

  • Business Standard (New Delhi)

Amid reports that pigeon-pea or tur is the worst weather-hit crop this rabi season, the output for the season is likely to be revised downwards as 80-90 per cent damage has happened in the case of gram (chana) in some pockets like Malwa belt. The state government did not make any arrangements for the farmers to protect their other bumper crop this year from the recent odd weather. Mercury in almost all parts of the state touched freezing point damaging cells of those plants which have low sulphur contents. State government has sent teams to various parts to estimate the crop damage.