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14 new varieties of crop developed

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Feather in the cap of Hisar agri varsity

CHANDIGARH: The Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (CCSHAU) has evolved 14 new varieties of different crops including cotton, rice, chickpea, lentil, maize, sugarcane, sunflower and barseem and these would be released shortly for cultivation, according to the Financial Commissioner, Agriculture and Vice-Chancellor of the University, Asha Sharma.

Inaugurating the two-day workshop of Agricultural Officers in Hisar on Thursday, Mrs. Sharma called for making agriculture more remunerative for the farmers. The need of the hour was not only to increase farm production, but also check degradation of soil, environment and water resources. The biggest challenge was to enable the farmers earn handsome profit amidst fast decreasing size of land holdings, she added.

Though Haryana had made significant progress in the production of foodgrains, this had adversely affected the fertility of soil. Also, excessive use of agro-chemicals, including insecticides and pesticides, had caused severe damage to the environment. She appealed to the farm scientists as well as agricultural officers to identify location specific crops and enlighten the farmers about those farming systems which wereenvironment friendly. There was also a need to generate self-employment opportunity in agriculture sector and ensure that farmers did not face any difficulty in marketing their products. The Director, Agriculture, Dhanpat Singh, called for developing low cost input technology in agriculture. He also expressed concern over the fast depletion of soil nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. If timely corrective measures were not taken, it would pose a serious threat to agricultural production.

The Director, Research, B. S. Dhahiya, presented a brief account of the recent research made by the university in developing new varieties of different crops.

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