Apply light irrigation to tackle rising temperatures, wheat growers told

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Scientists have said the temperature up to 35 degrees Celsius will not have any major impact on the crop and the crop is healthy so far..

Agriculture experts say the rising temperature at this stage has left wheat growers worried as they think it could adversely impact their crop yield...

Amid concerns about the rise in minimum temperatures, scientists of the ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR) have advised wheat growers to apply light irrigation to lessen the impact of the rising temperatures...

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