BELOGIVAVI: A farmer from the village of Aajuru in Athani Taluk Regency has cut around 500 pomegranate trees, destroying fruits with a weight of almost 6,000 kg, because it is influenced by Hawar, and is fulfilled by pests, on Thursday and Friday.
Farmers Navinath Mane have fostered pomegranates on 2 hectares, five years ago.
He had brought peppoys from Sangli in Maharashtra.
The pomegranate fruit hits that produce pomegranates are harvested twice a year.
If plants are well maintained, and pesticides are sprayed and fertilizers are used, and methods such as drip irrigation are adopted, the results can be expected after one year.
However, the pomegranate planted in Navinath’s land was influenced by fungal disease called antracnose, which caused lesions on pomegranate leaves, and destroyed fruits from within.
Which is commonly referred to as a farmer as a Kolave Roga, and Kole Roga.
For two years he got limited results, which was not enough to recover his loan.
However, since the last two years Anthracnose has affected its plants.
He brought this problem to the Notice of the Horticulture Department of Athani and the official visiting his farm.
Officials said that it was a common disease found in pomegranate plants, and asked him to use certain pesticides for the same thing.
Navinth tried to apply their suggestions this year, but found that it was not effective, because this disease had infected pomegrima in his 2 hectare, because he had cut down all his pomegranate trees frustrated.
Maane told the Toi that in Delima the village they were planted at 35 hectares, all of whom were destroyed by rotten.
“I spent at least Rs 8-10 lakh on my pomegranate using pesticides, hoping to get good results, but it didn’t work.
Therefore, I took all the pomegranate trees, which numbered around 6,000 kg of fruits, filled with pests .
“” I asked officials to compensate, and they said that they would write to their superiors about this.
I am now burdened with a loan with the 7 lakh Rs song, “he said.
Additional Director of Horticulture Ravindra Hakare said, “Blight Antrasnosa is quite common when heavy rains, and farmers need to react quickly by spraying the pesticides needed on their plants.
Otherwise, black mushrooms will develop in trees, which will attract pests and destroy fruits .
However, we accept complaints and will see this problem “.
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