Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry on Monday issued extensive directives to the States producing cotton to check the adverse effect of white fly on the crop.
White fly had inflicted tremendous damage to cotton last year in Punjab and Haryana.
To save crop of cotton from the likely menace of white fly, the Government has taken various preventive measures.
Elaborate assessment and analysis has been carried out. The sowing process of cotton is set in, in the beginning of April in the States of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
Central Cotton Research Regional Centre, Sirsa has also held a meeting with the officials of Ministry of Agriculture, Scientists of Indian Council of Agricultural Research and senior officials of Departments of Agriculture from Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan reviewed the preventive measures to check the menace of white fly.
The extensive issued by the Centre state that the sowing process should be carried out within the precincts of scheduled timeframe, only recommended seeds must be utilized, close watch might be kept on the movement of pests and timely sprinkling to check its spread.
Indian Council of Agricultural Research has also provided a list of the pests resist seeds 4for the farmers. This year emphasis is being given on the timely sowing of cotton.
