Farmers advised to adopt off-season cotton strategy

FAISALABAD – Agriculture department has advised the farmers to adopt off-season cotton management strategy to save next crop from the attack of pink bollworm ‘Gulabi Sundi’.

A spokesman of the Agriculture Department said here that pink bollworm goes in winter nap during November and December and its eggs remain present on cotton seeds, branches and dried leafs in farms and ginning factories. When they get sufficient temperature after winter, they again become active.

He said that cotton growers should act upon the off-season management to save next crops from attack of pink bollworm.

Giving further details, he said that the farmers should cut the branches of cotton crops nearer to earth up to January 31 and keep them in the sunshine so that the larva and eggs of ‘gulabi sundi’ could die.

Article source: https://nation.com.pk/24-Jan-2021/farmers-advised-to-adopt-off-season-cotton-strategy