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Farmers to get soil testing facility

CHANDIGARH: The Hisar-based Haryana Agriculture University has decided to provide soil and water sample testing facility to the farmers of Haryana from April this year at its Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Kurukshetra.

An official spokesman said here on Thursday that this facility would be provided through the soil testing laboratory which was being established at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Kurukshetra.

He said a special campaign would be launched in Kurukshetra district from next month to encourage the farmers to cultivate the S.M.L-668 variety of moong.

This variety matures early and is most suitable for cultivation in the areas of wheat-rice rotation. The farmers would be motivated to grow it during the summer in between the time of wheat and rice cultivation and earn additional income.

He said the same campaign had been launched last year which had brought very positive and encouraging results.

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