Uzbekistan and Tajikistan may lose the entire crop of apricot and cherry in 2021

The weather is incredibly warm in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Residents of the country in social networks are actively sharing photos against the background of flowering trees. The apricot blooms especially beautifully, which brings a lot of joy, since the apricot flowering in these countries symbolizes the onset of spring. However, EastFruit experts find a serious cause for concern - after all, it's mid-February, and apricot blooms usually fall in mid-March, in Navruz. That is, the flowering of fruit trees a month earlier than the usual multi-year terms is, perhaps, too much. By the way, last year the flowering of apricots also occurred earlier than usual, and in April frosts and snowfalls came, which led to significant losses for apricots, cherries and other stone fruits. A survey of farmers in Tajikistan confirmed that the apricot has already successfully bloomed in the southern regions of Jilikul, Kumsangir, Shartuz, Pyanj. The ovary has already appeared. For these regions, ...