Growers urged to monitor cotton crop

MULTAN: The agriculture department has advised the farmers to take special care of cotton crop as it has entered into an important phase and lack of proper nutritional ingredients at this stage could hurt the growth of cotton, a statement said on Saturday.

“If the growth of the plants gets affected due to nutritionally deficient soil, then production and quality of the cotton crop will suffer,” said Naveed Asmat Kohloon, assistant director information (agriculture).

Kohloon said that white flowers on the top of plants are a sign that growth has been hampered due to lack of irrigation.

“Such fields must be irrigated after mixing one bag of nitrogen fertiliser.

Similarly, potassium nitrate 1.5 kg, boric acid 250 gram, zink sulphate 250 gram, magnesium sulphate 300 gram must be dissolved in 100 litres of water and then sprayed on one acre every 12 days,” said he.

Advising the farmers to not to mix other pesticides for the recommended spray, the agronomist said the spray should be repeated three to four times after the recommended period.

“In the same manner, last dose of nitrogen fertiliser must be completed by August 31,” Kohloon added.