The potential of the cotton crop should be
improved to help the economy, Islamia University Bahawalpur (IUB)
Vice-Chancellor Muhammad Mukhtar said on Friday.
He was speaking to MPA Haji Zulfiqar Ali, a
former provincial minister for livestock, Mumtaz Khan and Malik Habibullah
Bhutta during thier visit to the Cotton Breeding Farm at the IUB.
He said more research was needed in cotton
production and the IUB’s research programme was a step in this direction.
The IUB Cotton Breeding Project director said
new varieties of cotton, MM-58 and IUB-222, were being tested. “Our research
shows they can handle climatic conditions and virus effectively and blossom 70
days after plantation.
Published in The Express Tribune,
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