Potato Frost Alert: Farmers Must Protect Crops in Critical 20 Days to Prevent Ruin

• Dr. Pramod Kumar warns of highest frost risk for potatoes between December 15 and January 15.
• Frost scorches leaves, halts tuber growth, leading to small potatoes, reduced yield, or total crop loss.
• Regular light irrigation helps maintain field temperature and reduces frost impact.
• If dew appears, spray fungicides like Indofil M-45, Ridomil, or Mancozeb (2.5g/liter water) for 12-13 days protection.
• Other measures include creating smoke on field boundaries by burning dry grass and timely irrigation.

Why It Matters: Farmers must take proactive measures like irrigation and fungicide sprays to protect potato crops from frost damage.