The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Farmers encouraged to go for PPFM spraying on crops to mitigate drought-like condition
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S.Ganesan
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Agriculture officials in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchi district are encouraging farmers to use Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs (PPFM) to help crops survive drought conditions. This bacterial growth promoter is being promoted as a cost-effective solution to mitigate heat stress caused by a weak monsoon.
With monsoon remaining scarce so far and the absence of flow in the Cauvery due to insufficient storage at the Mettur dam, Agriculture Department officials in Tiruchi district have started encouraging farmers to spray Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs (PPFM) to mitigate the drought-like condition.
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