Boro paddy hit by heat wave
10th April, 2021 11:39:33
Heat stress is affecting Boro paddy fields in parts of the country soon after Nor’wester swept on April 4.
Heat stress at the flowering and grain-filling stages seriously affects the spikelet fertility and grain quality of rice.
Extreme heatwave already damaged five per cent of paddy in 24 districts in the country. The worst- affected districts include Netrokona, Kishorganj and Bhola, said AKM Monirul Alam, Director of the Field Service Wing of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE).
He said the temperature was more than 36 degree Celsius in the last couple of days, affecting the paddy plants which were at the flowering stage.