{"id":82358,"date":"2026-01-13T14:03:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T08:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=82358"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:03:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T08:33:36","slug":"mustard-crop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mustard-crop\/","title":{"rendered":"Mustard Crop"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Mustard Crop Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Mustard Crop has been increasingly susceptible to infestation by Orobanche aegyptiaca.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Mustard Crop<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a predominantly <\/span><b>self-pollinating crop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Common Name<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Sarason (Hindi), Rai (Punjabi), Katuku (Tamil), Kaduk (Malayalam), Avalu (Telugu).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Crop Season:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Rabi season\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Climatic Requirements for Mustard crop<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Soil Requirements: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sandy loam soil is the most ideal textural classification for the cultivation of mustard crop.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mustard thrives well in <\/span><b>dry and chilled<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> environmental conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Temperature:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It requires temperatures ranging between 10\u00b0C to 25\u00b0C<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rainfall: An annual rainfall between 625 to 1000 mm is suitable for cultivation of mustard crop.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is highly <\/span><b>sensitive to frost damage.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mustard seeds and its oil is used for <\/span><b>culinary purpose<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Young leaves are used for vegetable purpose. Its oil cake is <\/span><b>used for feeding cattle.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Mustard Production States:<\/b> <b>Rajasthan <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(largest producing state), Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Orobanche aegyptiaca<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>parasitic weed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that attaches to mustard roots and <\/span><b>siphons off water and nutrients,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> leading to poor plant growth and reduced seed yields.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This leads to <\/span><b>wilting, yellowing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, stunted plant growth and ultimately sharp declines in seed yields.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This parasite <\/span><b>remains hidden below the soil initially<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, damage is already extensive by the time it becomes visible.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/the-weed-threat-to-mustard-10468243\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mustard Crop is a predominantly self-pollinating crop. 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