Farmers in Kawnia Upazila are concerned that if action is not taken immediately, a root-rotting disease could affect their expected output this season. The disease decomposes the root and bulb and withers the plants of the crop, ultimately killing the plant.
Azizar Rahman (58), a farmer of Char Thakurdas village, said he cultivated the crop on 30 decimals of land. "Seventy per cent of my crop is damaged because of the disease", he added. Nuru Mia (45), another garlic grower of village Nazirdaho, said around 50 per cent crop of his 40 decimal of land has been damaged due to the disease. Plants are getting dry and roots are rotting rapidly. He sprayed agrochemicals several times but no effective result came out, he added.
As a result, many farmers are harvesting their crop much earlier this year. Upazila Agriculture Office sources said yellow tips and plants are a common garlic phenomenon that can be caused by a severe winter, a warm spell, followed by a freezing spell, nutrient deficiencies, too much or too little water and fungal growth.
Source: thefinancialexpress-bd
