POKOK SENA: The extreme heatwave affecting the Pokok Sena district is believed to be one of the reasons for a decline in padi yields by between 20 to ...
: The extreme heatwave affecting the Pokok Sena district is believed to be one of the reasons for a decline in padi yields by between 20 to 30 percent compared to the previous season.
“No one is to blame; some fields even yielded only seven to eight tonnes per hectare, but miscalculation led to the fields drying up quickly, stunting the growth of the padi plants, affecting those that were flowering at the time,“ he said when interviewed by Bernama here today. Another farmer, Jamil Abdullah, 44, said Kedah indeed requires hot weather and a dry season to stabilise the soil for soil treatments, but not excessively hot weather to affect farmers’ yields and a situation beyond expectations.
“Not only did the plants dry up, but the fields were also affected by diseases such as blast and attacks from other pests, but they are still under control,“ he said, estimating that about 30 percent of the harvest has been affected by this hot weather.
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