REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PROBOLINGGo -- Volcanic ash released during the Mount Bromo eruption has been affecting a wider area of agricultural land in Probolinggo District, East Java Province, local authorities pointed out here on Monday.

Head of Agriculture Office of Probolinggo Mahbub Zunaidi said that agricultural lands affected by the ash spewed from the volcano has grown from a depth of 1.360 to 2.604 per hectare (ha).

"The agriculture lands affected by volcanic ash are located in three sub-districts, namely Sukapura, Sumber and Lumbang," Zunaidi noted.

The volcanic ash, which previously only affected potatoes and cabbage plants, has also come in contact with other vegetables, such as corn, tomato and mustard cabbage, he said.