Cauliflower Browning Threatens UP Farmers: Prices Drop, Experts Offer Solutions

• Cauliflower crops in Uttar Pradesh face browning and greening, impacting quality and market prices.
• Problem caused by direct sunlight exposure and nutrient deficiency, specifically boron deficiency, leading to 'Browning Disease'.
• District Horticulture Officer Dr. Puneet Kumar Pathak advises soil testing for pH (6.5-7.5) and balanced borax application.
• Symptoms include green florets from sunlight and rusty brown spots from boron deficiency, especially in high pH soils.
• Prevention involves proper soil management, transplanting in suitable pH soil, and spraying 0.1%-0.2% borax solution before curd formation.