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Quality of locally produced cotton had deteriorated: APTMA
Farmers advised spraying the plants at the earliest, in the presence of mealybugs
Five years ago, cotton was sown in over 0.1 million acres of land in Faisalabad district
Whitefly, thrips and pink bollworm damage crops inflict losses of millions of rupees
Official says measures needed to save crop from considerable loss
Earlier UAF and Parb ink agreement to manage such threats
Country is expected to produce 12.6 million bales in 2017
Bangladesh and Vietnam will lead the charge with cotton utilisation
Keeping in view the water shortage issue, a new variety FH-326 had been developed.
New cotton varieties will quickly become adaptable to climate change