Farmers must complete Bt cotton sowing from Apr 15 to May 15

MULTAN, April 12 (APP): Agriculture department Tuesday advised farmers to complete sowing of Bt varieties of cotton from April 15 to May 15 to get good yields.

Farmers should select Bt cotton varieties while keeping in view its suitability with regard to area,local information and last few years experience,officials said in a statement issued by media liaison unit of Punjab Agriculture department.

Officials said that farmers should only sow the registered and approved varieties,preferably those certified by Punjab Seed Corporation and seed developed by companies approved by Federal Seed Certification department.