Panaji: Freshly harvested rice and shoots of mango flowers face the burden of the shower outdoor season.
The post-rain bathroom came a short intense mantra in several places like Goa and Tiswadi while farming farming in Sattari had a continuous heavy rain for almost two hours on Monday night.
“It has been cloudy in Sattari from the last few days and this has mainly damaged rice which is stored for post-harvest drying.
We have lost most of the plants to stand up and have to throw it away and maybe mulch to make manure, “said a farmer-based Sattari.
India Meteorology Department (IMD) has warned of low pressure areas above Lakshadweep southeast of the Arabian sea.
This tends to move towards the northwest north and become more marked for the next three days.
This system tends to increase rainfall and storm activities accompanied by lightning.
Although winter has not been officially established in, some farms have seen the beginning of flowering mangoes.
Plants need enough stress in winter to facilitate flowering.
“It ideally must stop rain in October for winter plants to develop.
However, we were in November and still rainy.
Although early interest will be affected, we can hope for them to reflower once winter really penetrate.
If the flower again in January, I will get my crops with May.
However, if later, plants will stretch through the summer wind like that this year, “said Nestor Rangel farmers.
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