ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Seed Council (PSC) has approved eight new seed varieties of cotton seed to enhance per acre production of the country’s major cash crop. The new approved varieties have characteristics in accordance with the local environment and would further boost the cotton production in the country, Cotton Commissioner Dr Khalid Abdullah told APP here Tuesday. He said the approved cotton seed varieties have the resistance ability to absorb high temperature, low water and resistance against the attacks of cotton leaf curl virus (CLVC) in the crop. The approved seed varieties would enhance the productivity with minimum use of inputs and would be the environment friendly, he added. Dr Abdullah informed that four varieties each from public and private sectors were approved for general cultivation besides three were recommended by Pakistan Central Cotton Committee. The approved varieties from the public and private sectors include FH 326, NIAB 3878, CYTO 179, BS 15, Shahkar 120, BPC 11, Sahara 120, CIM 600, CYTO 177, NIABG 4, NIABG and Tarzan 3, he added.
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