Wheat is a significant crop that is cultivated in various parts of the country, including Punjab. Unfortunately, inclement weather can cause the crop to lodge, resulting in substantial production losses. This informative video showcases the potential impact of lodging on wheat production, which can vary depending on the crop's growth stage. Early-stage lodging can result in more significant losses, while severe lodging during later stages may not be as detrimental. The video offers various percentages to aid in estimating the anticipated production loss.
The core area of wheat in the central to southern Punjab was affected more than the northern Punjab, KPK and Sindh. Farmers were worried about their wheat crop production losses. Through this video, we have informed the farmers about their yield losses due to the incidence of lodging of current crop of wheat.
It has been informed that wheat crop suffers the losses of 50% or more where it lodges at the earing and fertilization stage. Most crop of rain fed areas and KPK was not badly hit and crop was most probably at this stage. The crop badly lodged at milky stage may suffer a yield loss of 30% whereas, an estimate of 10 % has been calculated if it lodges at hard milky or dough stage. Very minor yield is expected if lodged after change in color of wheat ears and stems.
It is a matter of pleasure and obligation to Allah Tala that wheat crop was very excellent, early sown has not lodged and most of the crop was at hard milky and dough stage in central and southern Punjab. An overall yield loss was expected up to 10% but a week of low temperature prevailed after rainstorm which has again recompensed the loss and a very good wheat crop production is still expected this year.
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