Sow PR 132 non-basmati variety for less fertiliser input: PAU V-C
Ahead of the kharif crop season, vice- chancellor of Punjab Agriculture University Prof SS Gosal on Monday urged farmers to sow PR 132, a non-basmati variety, and approved irrigation techniques for sustainable farming. Addressing farmers during the annual kisan mela organised at PAU’s Bathinda-based regional research station, Gosal said PR 132 is a better variety that called for less use of fertilisers. “Farmers should use ‘tar wattar’ direct seeded rice technology and drip irrigation that could save about 70% of water as against the use of water from the tubewells. On the occasion, veteran agriculture scientist Dr Gurdev Singh Khush said that farmers should move beyond the traditional wheat and paddy cycle and cultivate other crops like maize, soybean, sunflower, pulses, and oilseeds.
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