November 2006
Nov 29, Dawn	Sowing of BT cotton stressed Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association vice-chairman Muhammad Shafiq said the government should allow cultivation of BT cotton. He said that this year India was expecting more than 20 million cotton bales first time in its history due to cultivation of BT cotton.
Nov 25, The New	Bio-diesel good source of alternative energy Michael Hall, Director Liquid Gold LLC, USA, while talking to (LCCI) Mubasher Sheikh here on Friday said bio-diesel was obtained from rapeseed, soybean mustard, palm oil, waste vegetable oil, animal fats and sewage. He added that bio-diesel contains no petroleum, but it can be blended at any level with mineral diesel to create bio-diesel. It is also environment-friendly source of energy
Nov 25, The New	Growers to get seeds of new cotton varieties New cotton crop varieties having comparatively better resistance against leaf curl virus will be approved shortly and their seed will be made available to the growers through Punjab Seed Corporation. Fayyaz Bashir, Secretary Agriculture, Punjab, disclosed while chairing meeting of cotton crop Management Group at Central Cotton Research Institute, Multan. He said complete ban on cultivation of off-season cotton will be imposed along with eradication of alternate host weeds for management of American bollworm
Nov 22, Daily Times	Growers urge agri scientists to find remedy for cotton virus The cotton growers have asked the agricultural scientists to find a cure to the Cotton Leaf Curl Virus (CLCV) and mealy bug, as these have severely damaged the crop in Multan, Vehari and Khanewal this year.
Nov 14, Daily Times	Local cotton growers oppose import from India The traders on Monday said that the shipment from the road-route was fast and could be a cheaper option for spinners. Although it would hurt the interest of local growers and farmers cultivating cotton in hope of having good rates of their produce, they added. A senior trader, Ghulam Rabbani said that several growing areas have already been hit by pest-attack and it might cause the supply of seed cotton into ginneries to fall down soon
Nov 13, Dawn	Pesticides - health and environmental hazards Excessive use and misuse of pesticides are hazardous to human health and poisons thousands of farm workers.
Nov 05, Dawn	Virus - resistant cotton seed in three years Virus-resistant cotton seed varieties will be available for farmers within two to three years, agriculture scientists told agricultural development commissioner Qadir Bux Baloch in a meeting here on Saturday.