By Zuhair Hasnain Feeding Asia in the 21st century will require a second Green Revolution. However, unlike in the first …
Integrated management of sugar cane diseases
SUGAR CANE (Saccharum officinarum) is grown all over the country as one of the important cash crops. Apart from being …
Integrated weed management in rice
WEEDS reduces the yield and quality of a crop. It also raises the cost of production. In case of paddy, …
The Role of Wheat in Worldwide Agriculture
By Neal Lineback and Mandy Lineback Gritzner, Wheat is the principal grain used to make most breads and pastries. Grown …
The Role of Cotton in Pakistan
Pakistan is the fifth largest producer of cotton in the world, the third largest exporter of raw cotton, the fourth …
How to improve sugar recovery from cane
DESPITE an increase in area under cultivation, timely rain, judicious use of fertilisers, improved cultural practices and better management, sugar …
A new method of rice farming
New Delhi: In Kerala, where paddy cultivation is going out of favour because of labour problems and high costs, the …
Need for comprehensive wheat storage and export policy
By SIRAJ-UL-HASSAN Pakistan harvested a record wheat crop of about 22 million tonnes, last year, which far exceed its domestic …
Dry seeded rice technology
By Zuhair Hasnain March 06, 2012: ASIAN rice growing systems are undergoing changes in response to economic factors and technological …
Corn desirable sowing time varies
Mian Anwar Tariq Spring is the most suitable season for growing corn, moong beans and sunflower. The corn has been …
Increasing sugar cane yield
AVERAGE production of sugar cane in Pakistan is 22,000 kg per acre which is below the potential. Agronomic factors like …