Tribune News Service
Moga, April 1
Punjab Agricultural University Vice Chancellor Dr Satbir Singh Gosal, together with Dr Ajmer Singh, Director, Research (PAU), and Dr Makhan Singh Bhullar, head of the Agronomy Department (PAU), right now inspected fields following latest rain in Moga district.
Appreciating the farmers who had sown wheat by mulching technique and by not burning the paddy straw, Dr Gosal stated it was excessive time to shun the observe of stubble-burning.
Dr Gosal stated after visiting many districts, he discovered that the farmers who had adopted mulching technique didn’t face the issue of flattening of the crops following the latest rain and thunderstorms.
Tarsem Singh, a farmer of Saleena village, instructed Dr Gosal that he had not burnt paddy straw for the previous 5 years and had not confronted any crop loss on account of climate vagaries.
Dr Jaswinder Singh Brar, Plant Protection Officer, Moga, stated the expansion of wheat vegetation was good with mulching technique. Also, there was hardly any signal of yellow rust or pest assault, he stated.
