Rising mercury may hit wheat harvest in Uttar Pradesh
Unseasonably high temperatures in eastern Uttar Pradesh are reducing wheat crop sizes and threatening yields. Experts warn that if temperatures don’t drop below 15°C for the next 10–15 days, production could decline significantly. While wheat output may drop by 2–3 quintals per hectare in eastern UP, western UP remains less affected due to stable temperatures.
Unseasonably high daytime temperatures in Uttar Pradesh, particularly in the eastern region, are reducing wheat crop sizes by nearly half and threatening yields. Agricultural experts warn that continued warm weather could cause significant production declines unless temperatures drop below 15 degrees Celsius for the next 10-15 days.
Representational image. LUCKNOW: The unexpectedly high daytime temperatures recorded in the last few days threaten to have a detrimental impact on wheat production in Uttar Pradesh, the largest wheat-producing state in the country. According to the state agriculture department, the impact of high temperatures is being observed across swathes of agricultural land in the eastern UP region, where the size of the wheat crop has been reduced to almost half of the normal height (around 70 to 80 cm). Delhi Election 2025
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Director general of the UP council of agricultural research, Sanjay Singh, told TOI that minimum temperatures too have crossed the benchmark of 15 degrees Celsius in certain pockets of eastern UP, which could adversely affect the wheat crop. “If this trend continues, the crop will be badly affected,” he maintained.Singh said that it was crucial for minimum temperatures to remain below 15 degrees for the next 10 to 15 days to allow the crop to recover; otherwise, production would decline significantly. According to experts, wheat production was expected to drop by two to three quintals per hectare, particularly in eastern UP. However, Singh added that the situation was not as concerning in western UP, where temperatures have remained relatively within the normal range.
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Source : The Times Of India
