Maximum temperature in February might impression wheat manufacturing within the nation

Express News Service

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an advisory to farmers of Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan that their rabi crops will probably be affected as a result of abnormally rising temperature in February. It has suggested gentle irrigation and different practices to take care of soil moisture. 

IMD has identified that the foremost purpose behind most temeprature is because of absence of any lively western disturbance (WD) in February. WD brings rain in North-West and Central India and snowfall at larger altitudes. Farmers anticipate February rain as it’s helpful for rabi crops resembling wheat. Like the final 12 months, the early arrival of heatwave in March prompted a pointy discount in wheat manufacturing, consequently inflicting meals inflation.

“This is a terrible development that a heatwave-like situation prevails in February is a matter of concern for food production,” mentioned an IMD scientist. IMD suggested farmers to verify soil moisture.

Punjab and Haryana are thought-about the meals bowl of the nation. Lesser manufacturing of rabi crops, particularly wheat, would additional intensify wheat and atta worth. The authorities has already been making an attempt to chill down the worth of wheat and atta by promoting 30 lakh tonnes of wheat within the open market and persevering with the coverage of an export ban on wheat.

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This larger day temperature would possibly adversely have an effect on wheat because the wheat crop is approaching reproductive development interval, which is delicate to temperature. High temperature through the flowering and maturing interval results in a loss in yield. There could possibly be the same impression on different standing crops and horticulture.  
In its advisory, Light irrigation could be supplied if the crop seems to be underneath stress. To cut back the impression of upper temperatures, add mulch materials within the area between two rows of vegetable crops to preserve soil moisture and preserve the soil temperature.

Different components of the nation is dealing with abnormally larger temperature within the month of February, particularly in western area like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Western Rajasthan. Even Delhi’s Safdarjung Airport has skilled the third highest temperature (33.6 levels celsius) up to now 55 years (between 1969 and 2023), and it’s 9 levels C larger than regular temperature.   

Maximum temperatures within the vary of 35-39°C prevailed over many components of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Konkan and Goa, coastal Karnataka throughout previous week (13-20 Feb 2023) and at the moment, it’s above regular by 4-9°C.

They are above regular by 6-9°C over some areas of Saurashtra and Kutch and southwest Rajasthan. The most temperature within the vary of 23-28°C over components of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand from 15 to twenty Feb 2023 and above regular by 5-11°C. Over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, it has reached upto 28-33°C throughout 18-20 Feb and it’s also above regular by 5- 9°C.

IMD additionally identified that Anti-cyclone over south Gujarat and weaker sea breeze and stronger land breeze over the Konkan coast are different main causes for optimum temperature.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an advisory to farmers of Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan that their rabi crops will probably be affected as a result of abnormally rising temperature in February. It has suggested gentle irrigation and different practices to take care of soil moisture. 

IMD has identified that the foremost purpose behind most temeprature is because of absence of any lively western disturbance (WD) in February. WD brings rain in North-West and Central India and snowfall at larger altitudes. Farmers anticipate February rain as it’s helpful for rabi crops resembling wheat. Like the final 12 months, the early arrival of heatwave in March prompted a pointy discount in wheat manufacturing, consequently inflicting meals inflation.

“This is a terrible development that a heatwave-like situation prevails in February is a matter of concern for food production,” mentioned an IMD scientist. IMD suggested farmers to verify soil moisture.

Punjab and Haryana are thought-about the meals bowl of the nation. Lesser manufacturing of rabi crops, particularly wheat, would additional intensify wheat and atta worth. The authorities has already been making an attempt to chill down the worth of wheat and atta by promoting 30 lakh tonnes of wheat within the open market and persevering with the coverage of an export ban on wheat.

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This larger day temperature would possibly adversely have an effect on wheat because the wheat crop is approaching reproductive development interval, which is delicate to temperature. High temperature through the flowering and maturing interval results in a loss in yield. There could possibly be the same impression on different standing crops and horticulture.  
In its advisory, Light irrigation could be supplied if the crop seems to be underneath stress. To cut back the impression of upper temperatures, add mulch materials within the area between two rows of vegetable crops to preserve soil moisture and preserve the soil temperature.

Different components of the nation is dealing with abnormally larger temperature within the month of February, particularly in western area like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Western Rajasthan. Even Delhi’s Safdarjung Airport has skilled the third highest temperature (33.6 levels celsius) up to now 55 years (between 1969 and 2023), and it’s 9 levels C larger than regular temperature.   

Maximum temperatures within the vary of 35-39°C prevailed over many components of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Konkan and Goa, coastal Karnataka throughout previous week (13-20 Feb 2023) and at the moment, it’s above regular by 4-9°C.

They are above regular by 6-9°C over some areas of Saurashtra and Kutch and southwest Rajasthan. The most temperature within the vary of 23-28°C over components of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand from 15 to twenty Feb 2023 and above regular by 5-11°C. Over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, it has reached upto 28-33°C throughout 18-20 Feb and it’s also above regular by 5- 9°C.

IMD additionally identified that Anti-cyclone over south Gujarat and weaker sea breeze and stronger land breeze over the Konkan coast are different main causes for optimum temperature.