RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Agriculture Department on Thursday advised the farmers to ensure sowing of Corn seed with appropriate ploughing by August 15 for getting better results.
A spokesman of the department said the Punjab Seed Corporation is providing services to supply quality seeds to farmers, adding that hybrid seeds are equally suitable for both the Kharif and Rabi seasons.
The seeds have the capacity to produce 90 to 100 and 100 to 120 maund production per acre in the Kharif and Rabi seasons respectively, he added.
He said plants of the good crops could be used as animal fodder as these remains green for long time as compared to other plants.
He suggested the farmers to sow 12 to 15 kg seeds in drill-farming per acre while in traditional form of cultivation the average sowing should around 8 to 10 kg per acre.
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