Month: October 2019

Direct rice seeding technology introduced

  • October 28, 2019
The University of Agriculture Faisalabad has inaugurate the Direct Rice Seeding Technology (DRST) with 36 per cent water saving and Rs 20,000 per acre expenditures. Due to this technology, farmers can obtain 30 per cent extra yield. This was told by the speakers on the Farmers Day at Chak Bandi Rajoa Sadaat. Dr Ashraf said […]
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Third-generation hybrid rice achieves high yields in China

  • October 24, 2019
The third-generation hybrid rice developed by Yuan Longping, the “father of hybrid rice,” and his team underwent its first public yield monitoring from Monday to Tuesday and achieved high output. The final yield of the tested variety, G3-1S/P19, came to 1,046.3 kg per mu (about 667 square meters), based on two plots of land in […]
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Pakistan Biotechnology Information Center (PABIC) Organized Half-Day Seminar Entitled, “Slow Pace of Agricultural Biotechnology Adaptability: An Analysis and Way Forward” in Collaboration with University of Agriculture Faisalabad

  • October 17, 2019
The government has allocated record Rs287 billion for the agriculture sector to take it into mainstream economy said by Mr. Muhammad Ayub, the Regional Secretary, Food Security and Research and Chairman Pakistan Agriculture Research Council . He said special focus is being paid to improve the sector and address the problems of the farmers. He […]
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Kenya Closer to Giving Long-Awaited GMO Cotton a Green Light

  • October 11, 2019
Kenya is closing in on commercialising Bt cotton, a high-yielding, genetically modified cotton varieties resistant to the notorious ball worm pests. The crop has undergone two successful seasons of national trials to determine which varieties are suitable for which ecological zones. The outcome has been impressive, biotech researchers say. Dr Charles Waturu, the principal researcher […]
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Half-day activity with stake holders and media in various cities of Pakistan (Khairpure)

  • October 7, 2019
Half day seminar entitled, “AGRI-BIODIVERSITY: ROLE OF POLLINATORS” was organized by the Pakistan Biotechnology Information Center (PABIC) in collaboration with department of botany/date palm research institute, Shah Abdul Latif University of  khairpur on 26th October 2019.   Seminar was started by the recitation of Holy Qur’an and welcome address by Dr. Ameer Ahmed Mirbahar Date Palm […]
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