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Late blight disease of potato in the Badarganj field. Potato farmers crazy






Kamruzzaman Mukta,Badarganj (Rangpur): 
The Phytopthora infestans,The fungus attacks the field Badarganj Late blight of  potato disease has occurred in some places. Due to rough weather, farmers can not prevent the disease. As a result, potato production is expected to decrease and increase in the production cost of farmers. 
Upozilla agriculture office sources, this year, 26 hundred 50 hectares of land have been taken potato targets. But the targets are exceeded more than 150 hectares of land was cultivated potato. The district has a total of 27hundred 50 hectares of potato cultivation. These include local varieties of potatoes Shell Bilati, white pawn, Red Pakri, Pine-Bilati,Indurkani.The high-yielding (Upshi) potato varieties include Cardinal, Diamond, granular,Courage, King, kupri, Beautiful. According to agricultural offices, local varieties of potato up to the house in 100-120 days. The farmers can harvest potatoes 75-85days the Upshi. Usually the end of October until mid-November, local potato farmers have been planted. Upshi varieties of potato planting and during the November and December months is better. Farmers have planted potatoes at the time that they had difficulties. In the meantime, there has been in the field for potato blight disease Leighton. Hundreds efforts to control the disease are not coming. Spot to visit different areas of the municipality of the town of Ward No. 9 area neighborhood farmer Sultan Ali (60), Abdul Malek, Shamsul Haq, they said; 1 acre of land that we have cultivated potatoes, disease suddenly come Late blight field of agriculture officials, the suggestion that we are helpless in the field of medicine, but nothing is happening day after day without spraying potato fields are being wasted. We are spending a lot of money has come to an end all of us planted potatoes. Now, we are very worried about how to run our families are. 
Badarganj Upozilla Kalupara UP Maddopara village farmer Dulal Miah (50) and Huq shaheb (55), said; We've grown at least 4 acres of potato late blight of potato fields are going to lose our land, I do not think so. And they said, to buy drugs on the market, the shopkeepers, but the high price of drugs is a drug Fungicide, hormones, continue to be the vitamin is vitamin, thinking about everything. We are monitoring market demand must Department of Agriculture. Farmers also said; If the situation continues to be serious potato production and potato production costs will increase manifold. 
Badarganj women Degree College Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology  Aminul Islam said; First, the leaves become infected leaf was bleak. The potato plants die. Production decreases severely. Of course the farmers in potato seed to be planted in the field to see whether the illness. If the seed potato growers save seed if the sun light is used for at least a month to dry in the sun Potatos. Otherwise, seed potatoes should be stored in cold storage. Potatoes can lower the risk of disease. He added; Since the disease was present in potato fields Let blight little ground to support farmers in the Department of Agriculture should quickly. So that the disease does not spread epidemic.  
Badarganj Deputy Assistant Upozilla Agriculture Officer (Plant archived) Kanak Chandra Roy said, some of the ground it had Leighton blight disease under control. 
Upozilla Agriculture Officer Mahboob Rahman told this correspondent on the mobile phone; Let blight disease caused by a fungus. Varying weather, fog and blight diseases are due to a cold Letblight. The 10 teams are divided into sub-assistant agriculture officials working in the field. Let blight disease in some fields, but it's under control now. 


Badarganj, Rangpur 
Date 12 January / 17 
Mobile -01717850964

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