The Met office in its 10-day farmers advisory asked the growers of cotton crop to take necessary steps to safeguard their standing crop against the stagnant rainwater. Cotton growers have been advised to set up a mechanism to drain out stagnant rainwater from their fields to protect the standing crop following the monsoon rainy spell. "Mechanism for drainage of stagnant water from fields should be evolved on priority basis and necessary requirements in this regard should be taken," it said.
It warned the farmers against the viral and pests attacks at the standing cotton and sugarcane crops across the agriculture plains of the country. "Viral/pests attacks on cotton and sugarcane crops have been reported in agricultural plains of the country. Farmers should take all precautionary measures through manual methods or chemical spraying to control weeds," it added. "Recent and expected rains may accelerate pest/viral attacks and more weeds growth in cotton, sugarcane and other standing crops," Met advisory said.
Rain thundershowers are expected at the isolated places over most of the agricultural plains of Punjab and light rainfall is expected at the isolated places of lower Sindh till September 15, the Met office said. In Khyber Pukhunkhwa, rain/thundershowers are expected at the isolated places expected over most of the agricultural plains of the province. Mainly dry weather is expected in Balochistan. However, light rainfall may hit Northwestern Balochistan till September 15. Mostly cloudy weather with light to moderate rainfall over hills is expected in most parts of Gigit-Baltistan and Kashmir till September 15, Met office mentioned.
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