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Save Sugarcane from Rotting After Storm: Tie Plants, Drain Water, Protect Your Crop!
- •Heavy rains and stormy winds in Shahjahanpur have caused sugarcane crops to fall, increasing the risk of rotting and fungal diseases.
- •Progressive farmer Ranjod Singh advises immediate management: drain water, tie 4-5 plants together, and stand them upright.
- •Draining excess water from the field is crucial to prevent roots from rotting due to lack of air.
- •Tie 4-5 fallen plants together with twine or leaves to keep them upright, ensuring sunlight and air, and reducing yield impact.
- •Mound light soil around roots for support and spray fungicide as advised by experts to prevent fungal diseases in the increased moisture.
Key Questions Answered
Farmers should first drain any standing water from the field, then tie 4 to 5 sugarcane plants together using twine or leaves to stand them upright. Afterward, mound light soil around the roots to provide strong support and spray a proper fungicide in clear weather if necessary to prevent fungal diseases.
If water remains in the field for too long after rain, the sugarcane roots cannot get air and begin to rot. This oxygen deprivation stops the roots from absorbing nutrients and water, which causes the leaves to turn yellow, halts the crop's growth, and increases the risk of fatal diseases like wilt.
Rain makes the soil soft, which can leave plants unstable and prone to falling. Mounding light soil around the roots of the plants provides them with strong support, prevents them from falling easily in future strong winds, and promotes better development of new roots.
