How to protect your crops from the threat of frost?

2019-12-29 2019-12-29T15:21:35Z
وداد السعودي
وداد السعودي
محرر أخبار جوية- قسم التواصل الاجتماعي

Arab weather - it is expected that frost will form during the coming nights due to the decrease in temperatures and its approach to zero, and the agricultural sector is the most affected sector in the event of frost formation, which may cause varying material losses to farmers.

And frost damage large areas of agricultural land; when temperatures drop to less than zero centigrade, water begins to freeze through the tissues of plants and then begins to expand significantly, which leads to damage and death.

Learn about frost prevention methods

How to protect crops and plants from frost

To protect plants from frost formation, the following should be done:

  • Covering plants with high sensitivity from cold with plastic, glass, straw and burlap covers.
  • The use of spray irrigation techniques for the plant.
  • Follow-up to the weather forecasts issued by the concerned authorities
  • Follow all instructions for such weather conditions.
  • Fan protection
  • Heating protection by using oil, coal tar, or any other combustible materials.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.
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