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Farmers Worried over Shortage of Onion Plants

There will be a shortage of saplings for cultivation as well as prices will go up, which has raised concerns among farmers.

Staff Writer

Kadus (Taluka Khed) area has increased the infestation of insects on onion plants due to the return of rains. The rain caused the plants to be damaged on the spot.

The plants have turned yellow with fungi and fungi. There will be a shortage of saplings for cultivation as well as prices will go up, which has raised concerns among farmers.

Khed taluka was badly hit by the return rains. Crops were damaged in most places. It caused major damage to harvested and harvested soybeans.

At the same time, the onion plants preserved by the farmers by planting saplings in the field itself were badly damaged. In some places, heavy rains led to waterlogging in the fields.

In such places, the amount of fungus on onion plants increased. Many planted on flat steam, where the fungal infection was less common, but the rain increased the death of the plants. Some farmers' nurseries were completely damaged due to the rains. 

The seeds had germinated in the nursery in the field. In the meantime, the rain damaged these sprouts. Plants were cut off. It is not possible to fill this gap now. Farmers say that even spraying it is of no use.

Fog, dew cause plants to turn yellow
Weeds have also grown rapidly in plants. Meanwhile, fog and dew have increased in the atmosphere for the last few days. This has turned the plants yellow.

The plants are showing an outbreak of worms. In the coming days, there will be a shortage of saplings and farmers will face problems in planting onions. 

Farmers are worried that the construction of a new nursery will delay planting. Farmers are worried about the next crop. Onion cultivation is expected to decline this year.

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