Ludhiana, Sept. 1 -- In the wake of the recent floods affecting many parts of the state, the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) shared a detailed advisory to reduce the damage in various crops after the water recedes.

Dr Buta Singh Dhillon, a paddy expert, said that crops don't have submergence tolerance, and as the time under water increases, the crop starts getting damaged.

"Usual varieties of paddy or other crops don't have submergence tolerance. If they stay in or under stagnant water for over 4-5 days, the damage starts and the crop may rot as well," he said.

For paddy, sown over 32.49 lakh hectares in Punjab, and basmati varieties sown over 6.81 lakh hectares, the advisory asks farmers to start draining standing water with pump...