A 40% rainfall deficit this monsoon has begun taking a toll on kharif crops in Chandrapur, with prolonged dry spells during critical growth stages leaving farmers worried about a sharp decline in ...
Kharif... Agriculture officials blamed the drop on the delayed monsoon onset and prolonged dry spells during the critical planting window.Kharif onion sowing usually runs from early July to mid-Sept.
... it would help them salvage drought-distressed kharif crops.</p><p>Overflowing drains inundated low-lying areas in Davangere causing grave hardships to the residents in several localities.
India, as of Tuesday, the penultimate day of the monsoon season, reported a huge rainfall deficit of 12% but the country still made good progress on acreage of kharif (summer-sown) crops, resulting in ...