Farmers informed of most threatening weeds

Jalandhar, may 13, 2017: Farmers today were informed of the most threatening weeds, in a special seminar held at Lyallpur Khalsa College Jalandhar.
In this seminar organised by the Biotechnology Department of the college as many as 12 leading farmers from the region interacted with the rkey speaker Dr Arum Dev Sharma Head of the College Biotechnology Department Dr Sharma informed the participants on two main weeds- Lantana camara and gajar booti -that were posing a serious threat to the yield of the wheat crop, bringing it down drastically, side by side decreasing the fertility of the soil. He suggested the methods and the ways of dealing with this threat effectively.
Speaking on the occasion the College Principal Dr GS Samra said that it was the need of the hour to tackle such challenges so that the increasing demand of foodgrains may be dealt with effectively. He assured the participants that the college will provide them all possible support in managing the problem.
Prof. Manjinder Singh Johal and Prof. Vijayeta Joshi was also present on this occasion.