The Punjab Agriculture Department advised farmers to cultivate only recommended wheat varieties, especially in arid areas, to achieve bumper production of the golden grain crop.

A press release issued by the Agriculture Information Department, just before the start of wheat cultivation, urged the farmers to cultivate Markaz-19, Arooj-22, Barani-17, Pakistan-13, Fateh Jung-16, and MA-21 in the arid areas.

The information department's officials suggested the farmers use 40 to 50-kilogramme seeds per acre. The seeds' germination percentage should be over 85, they added.

The farmers were directed to prepare the soil properly in consultation with the experts in the department. They should cultivate wheat in most areas to ensure food security, the press release added.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-WealthPk