The cumin crop was infected with paralytic disease in the countryside of Qamishlo

The cumin crop in various rural areas of Al-Qamishli / Qamishlo suffers from several agricultural pests (paralysis and wilting), as a result of the heavy rainfall that the region witnessed during the current season.

Suleiman Al-Ragheb, a “farmer,” told ASO News Network: While he was walking around his field, he noticed that various places of the cumin crop were infected with paralytic disease, where the plant withers and dries quickly and then dies.

He explains that the infections vary from one place to another, and in some areas they have reached 80%, confirming that he sought the help of an agricultural engineer to confront this scourge.

Ahmed Al-Hamid, a “farmer” from Al-Yarobiyah countryside, said that the disease suddenly struck cumin crops in the region, after the recent rainfalls, explaining that the infection rate in crops that were planted early was higher than in crops that were planted late.

Mohammad Al-Matar, an “agricultural engineer,” explains the types of diseases that affect the cumin crop, “Cumin diseases are not limited to paralysis (wilt), but there are other diseases such as heat blight (furosemic wilt) and powdery mildew.”

Rain shows that the causes of the disease are multiple, including high humidity after recent rainfalls, and temperature differences between night and day.

Al-Matar explained that the incidence of the disease varies from one region to another. “There are crops in which the infection rate is 100 percent, and others have reached 50 percent. The reason for the disparity, as he explained, is due to the age of the plant, the type of soil, and the agricultural cycle followed on the land.”

Rain shows one of the treatment methods that can be followed to reduce diseases of the cumin crop, by using agricultural pesticides specific to root rot, such as (toxin, micazole, and carbatenzene), which are sprayed on the roots of the plant before sunset, or in the early morning during the period when the fungi are breathing, until the pesticide takes effect. Its effect and eliminates it.

It is noteworthy that during the current season, wheat and barley crops were infected with the fungus, as a result of the heavy rains in the current season