Growers advised to complete sowing of Moong lentils crop by end of March

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He said that growers should use 10 to 12 kilograms of seed per acre for these varieties.

(Web Desk) - Punjab Agriculture Department has advised the growers to complete sowing of Moong lentils crop by the end of the next month.

According to Spokesman of the department Najaf Abbas, Chakwal M-6 is an approved variety for rain fed areas while for irrigated areas NIAB Moong 2006 and NIAB moong 2011, NIAB moong 2016 and PRI Moong 2018 are the approved varieties.

He said that growers should use 10 to 12 kilograms of seed per acre for these varieties.

He said the experts have recommended using these approved varieties because of their resistance against diseases and more production per acre.