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Battling the impact of climate change, the mango yield in northern India, including Uttar Pradesh (UP), may be hit by the earlier-than-usual summer this year, said experts at Lucknow's ICAR-Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture .
Thunderstorms and rain over the weekend in and around Lucknow may have brought relief from heatwave but it has adversely impacted the mango farmers of the state.According to the cultivators, they have incurred a loss of roughly 20 per cent due .
While the statewide damage to the crop was up to 25%, the damages in the Mal-Malihabad belt, one of the largest producers of mangoes in the state, may be to the tune of 35%
NEW DELHI: Mango season is eagerly awaited in India, where no other fruit can sweeten the long summer days and replenish the soul. But not this year after unprecedented heat waves devastated the crops. The fruit features in Indian poetry, and is also a tool of diplomacy, a symbol of status, and the object of gustatory passion. Mango season lasts about 100 days, traditionally