Himanshu Tiwari

Climate change is expected to alter pest and disease dynamics in Uttar Pradesh's millet systems by expanding pest ranges, increasing their generations, and altering plant-pathogen interactions, leading to more frequent and severe outbreaks. Higher temperatures and changing rainfall patterns can favour certain pests, diseases, and weeds while decreasing the effectiveness of some control methods. This necessitates adapting management strategies for millets, which, as C4 plants, are naturally resilient to heat and drought but can still face increased competition from C4 weeds and new pest challenges.

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