Experts at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) have asked farmers to sow wheat crop by November 15 as it is instrumental in maximising wheat yields. Punjab has achieved a mere 27% of the targeted 32 lakh hectares for the 2023-24 rabi season under wheat even as the recommended time to complete sowing is just two days away.
Officials attributed the sudden spike to a shorter window farmers had to prepare the fields for the next crop — wheat — and said that the next seven days would be crucial to see the “positive results” of fewer cases this year.