A heavy rain lashed the region here on Tuesday night, affecting standing wheat crop and mango orchards. The wheat is at a crucial stage of ripening and rain is very injurious to it, stated agri-experts and farmers.
Muhammad Azam, a mango farmer, said the plants are bearing fruit these days and due to rains the fruit will be shed and the yield would lower. Allah Rakha, a peasant, said that he has two acres of wheat, which is ready for harvest. However, he said that due to rain the harvesting process is in difficulty. He said rains would affect the size of yield as well as quality and colour of the grain.
He said that farmers must pray to Allah to bless with favourable weather these days so that wheat could be harvested without any trouble. Mushtaq Ahmed, a cattle farmer, said that if rains fall remains these days the husk (Bhusa or Toori) which is an integral part of the cattle food will be blackened and its taste would also be affected, making it unpalatable for the animals.