BT cotton varieties must be sown till May 31   

LAHORE: Cotton growers have been advised to complete the sowing of BT varieties as soon as possible and maximum by May 31.

A spokesman for the Punjab agriculture department said here on Wednesday that cotton BT varieties include FH-142, IUB-13, MNH-988, CIM-600, IM-598, AGC-999, AGC-777, MNH886, VH305, VH259, Nayyab 878, Sitara 11, BH-178, CIM 602, FH LALAZAR, FH114 and UGC-09. He said that growers must sow non-BT varieties on at least 10 per cent of land along with BT varieties so that worms might not develop resistance against BT varieties.