Times of Islamabad

Punjab Seed Council approved 25 new seed variants

Punjab Seed Council approved 25 new seed variants

ISLAMABAD – Punjab Seed Council has approved 25 new seed varieties.

According to spokesman of Punjab Agriculture department, AgricultureMinister Malik Nauman Langrial, during a meeting approved 25 varieties ofcumulative seeds, including 9 olive and 1 bt cotton namely FH-444.

He said under Prime Minister’s Agricultural Emergency Programme, work ondeveloping new varieties of seed would continue.

New varieties of crops can withstand severe weather conditions and havestrong immunity against diseases.