PAU inks deal to keep wheat crop disease in check

To check the incidence of Phalaris Minor (gulli danda) on wheat crop,the Department of Agronomy of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Modern Insecticide Limited (MIL),Ludhiana. Baldev Singh Dhillon,Punjab Agricultural University Vice-Chancellor and Surinder Singh Kunar,patron,signed the MoU. The project will be valid for two years. With the continuous use of the same group of herbicides,particularly,post-emergence group,it has been observed that in some parts of Punjab,the crops have developed a resistance to Phalaris Minor. To overcome this problem,Punjab will be divided into two zones,field demonstrations will be held in all the districts and farmers will be educated.