Farmers to start sowing ‘golden grain’
Agriculture department told that farmers in arid areas should only cultivate approved varieties of wheat
Agriculture scientists advised wheat farmers to start cultivation at the start of November to ensure better production. A spokesman for the agriculture department told the media on Tuesday that farmers in arid areas should only cultivate approved varieties of wheat like Chakwal-50, NARC-2009, PARC-2009, Dharabi-2011 and Pakistan-2013.
However in irrigated areas, wheat varieties including Sehar-2006, Galaxy-2013, NN Gandum-I-2016, Johar-2016, Anaj-2017, Lasani-2008, Faisalabad-2008, AARI-2011, Punjab-2011, Millat-2011, NARC-2011, Shafaq-2006, Fareed-2006, Meraj-2008 and Aas-2011 should be cultivated from November 1.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 1st, 2023.
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