March rains with wind laid wheat in Indian Punjab

Published Mar 27, 2023

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Punjab is facing significant damage to its wheat crop due to severe weather conditions, with nearly 10% experiencing heavy lodging after repeated episodes of heavy rains and strong winds. These conditions, which have occurred five times in the past ten days, have led to over 40% damage in five districts, with additional lodging reported in other areas. The combination of wind and rain causes the plants to bend and weakens their roots, potentially leading to complete crop loss. A study from China suggests that high wind lodging, as well as lodging from prolonged rains, are common issues in wheat crops. The article also discusses the visual differences in lodging patterns under various weather conditions and highlights the need for farmers to protect their crops from such adverse conditions.

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Nearly 10% of the state's total wheat crop, or about 4,000 hectares, is heavily lodging Punjab on Friday, March 25, faced another weather force majeure: rains combined with strong winds again hit the fields and caused panic among farmers, as this is the third flood in ten days. As a result, at the end of March, almost 10% of the total wheat crop, or about 4,000 hectares, is under heavy lodging, writes Ishani Chettri in an article published on krishijagran.com: “Five districts reported damage to the wheat crop by more than 40% , and in the rest recorded lodging from 15% to 25% in various places. Wheat is grown on 34.89 million hectares in Punjab with an average yield of 48 centners per hectare.” The combination of heavy rain with strong winds is the most dangerous in terms of wheat lodging. Wind creates a bending moment, precipitation increases the weight of wheat plants and weakens the roots in the soil. Lodging, due to a combination of strong winds and heavy rains, occurs ...

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