Climatic conditions left an experience due to what happened to agriculture as a result of meteorological disturbances, especially those caused by the extraordinary El Niño phenomenon of the last century, those of 1982 and 1983 qualified as centennial, but above all the most destructive 1997 and 1998, identified as millennial; The exact extent of what is coming is not known, and it could be between mild, moderate or severe, and forecasters have no doubt that it will manifest itself in the last quarter of the year, but they cannot specify the duration and intensity … that would add to the shock of climate change, with record temperatures so high they have prompted the UN Secretary General to say we are experiencing global warming on the way to planetary boiling.

Actions proclaimed to prevent catastrophic floods, such as cleaning riverbeds and estuaries, as well as establishing a network of shelters to accommodate the most directly and severely affected sections of the population who will have nowhere to live or eat, are fully justified. Farmers, for their part, must prepare drainage channels and access roads to farms, continue with fertilization plans; However, we tend to forget the living element, apart from man, the reason for the existence of agriculture, namely crops, which according to experts will all be affected, to a greater or lesser extent, some will not be able to withstand large floods with the withdrawal of materials, nor will it be possible to predict the weather when they will remain flooded.

It will be common to all stresses due to excess moisture, high temperatures, direct action of caustic radiation, which will cause trauma in the functioning of plants that will raise the concern of farmers and treat them as if they were human beings, martyrs. physiopathies or abnormalities. . We resorted to dusty notes from university plant physiology departments to remind us that plants suffer from adverse situations that slow or stop vegetative growth and reproductive capacity, with implications for productivity levels and crop quality.

These statements were supported by the Peruvian expert Dr. Guillermo Sanabria who studied in detail what happened in the neighboring country, affected by warming beyond normal averages, agreeing that there was an accumulation of factors such as rainfall, humidity, temperature and brightness, aggravated by extreme caloric sizes typical for climate change, putting crops in a stress situation that can be managed with hormonal treatments that correct imbalances in reproductive functions, giving species a greater ability to eliminate toxins, just as humans are advised to eliminate antioxidants. Technical training and citizens’ awareness must be taken over by higher agronomic study centers, with the active intervention of suppliers of hormone correctors that are successfully produced in our environment. (OR)