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Erratic weather hits potato crop in UP [1]

LUCKNOW: After taking its toll on the mango and rice crops in the state, erratic weather has now taken a toll on potato production in Uttar Pradesh. Significantly, UP is the largest potato-producing state in the country.

Though temperature differentials between last year and this year have not been more than five degrees, agriculture department officials said the potato crop has suffered.

Publication Date: 
21/02/2011
Times of India (Lucknow) [2]
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Agriculture [3], Potato [4], Uttar Pradesh [5], Food Crops [6], Lucknow (D) [7], Allahabad (D) [8]
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