Advice for cotton crop management issued
July 26, 2021
MULTAN: The south Punjab Agriculture Department has emphasized cotton growers to make management of the cotton crop better at the current phase of cotton bolls maturity.
Talking to reporters after paying field visits to Khanewal, Abdul Hakim, Katcha Khu and other areas, the south Punjab Agriculture Secretary Saqib Ali Ateel said the overall cotton situation is quite satisfactory.
The picking of early sown crop in May is on the cards while flowering and cotton bolls are appearing on late sowing crop. At present, the cotton crop is being attacked by Cotton Leaf Curl Virus and pink bollworm. At this stage, better management of cotton is necessary to ensure timely control of pests and diseases, he said. He added that air humidity has increased due to rains and climate change, which has led to an increase in pest pressure, especially pink bollworm and CLCV, so farmers should inspect their crops on a daily basis and do pest scout
July 24, 2021
MULTAN: Opposition Leader in Senate Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has widely condemned India committing grave rights violations in Kashmir and massacring innocent Kashmiris.
Talking to reporters after offering Eid prayer at Darbar Hazrat Musa Pak, he said India had crossed all limits and subjecting Kashmiri civil population to an inhuman torture.
To a question, he said if free and fair elections were held in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the PPP would make a clean sweep.
Criticizing declining economy and increasing poverty and inflation he said the government was bringing mini budgets everyday while masses were being crushed with hike and inflation.
National
January 30, 2021
MULTAN: Federal Minister National Food, Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam Friday said the government was supporting research in agriculture to solve issues relating to farmers and agriculture.
Addressing an online international moot hosted under the aegis of Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriuclture Institute of Plant Protection titled “Smart Plant Protection, the minister mainly highlighted the government priorities in the agriculture sector and said the government is making efforts to improve the standards of agriculture research so solution to all issues relating to agriculture would be solved.
MNSUA Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Asif Ali said they believe in solving issues due to climate change. The MNSUA Institute of Plant Protection is conducting research on biological control of insect pests like pink bollworm, whitefly, locust, fruit flies and diseases of crops, by the use of entomopathogenic organisms. Biocontrol agents are safer to huma