Ludhiana, April 14 -- As the temperature has started soaring with the onset of a heat wave earlier this week, experts from the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) here have called upon farmers who had sown wheat in late December to ensure the last couple of irrigations to their almost ripe crop before harvesting.

"The late sown wheat is still around 10 days from going into harvesting. For the crop that is still green it is very important that at least a couple of irrigations are ensured to protect the crop from the rising heat," said agronomy HoD Hari Ram.

He explained that heat destroys the grain, which is why irrigation was important to protect the crop.

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