Chandigarh, Oct. 1 -- Agri experts on Tuesday said that due to incessant rain and subsequent floods, the farmers in the state missed anti-fungal spraying, leading to the emergence of false smut (haldi rog) disease.

The issue was raised by Sultanpur Lodhi MLA Rana Inder Partap Singh in the vidhan sabha on Monday, saying that the Punjab Agricultural University PAU) has failed to issue an advisory to farmers so as to avoid the situation. According to the MLA, the farmers have suffered severe brunt due to incessant rainfall, which has led to floods, and now the false smut (haldi rog) has added to the woes of the peasantry. He added that due to the disease, 25% of the crop has suffered damage. Dakha MLA Manpreet Singh Ayali also raised the is...