Tag: Wheat
Country to achieve bumper wheat crop during current season
Provincial Agriculture department has
formulated a well-knitted plan for boosting the per acre wheat yield and to
introduce new methods of wheat sowing in the Punjab...
Wheat Crop Sowing: Better Time and Method of Sowing
Time and way of sowing is also the main reason behind low
yield in wheat. In standard route, the sowing of wheat must be finished...
Govt moves to reintroduce agricultural display plots in Punjab
The
Punjab agriculture department has determined to set up agricultural display
plots for wheat and canola across 3,000 rural union councils of Punjab. The
transfer, which comes...
Pakistan hybrid wheat variety to be available by 2022
Hybrid wheat selection shall be available in Pakistan for industrial cultivation through the year 2022 , helping the South Asian country to increase crop...
Genome sequencing of historical wheat seeds
Genome sequencing of historical wheat seedsChinese scientists have sequenced the whole genome of 3,800-year-old wheat seeds unearthed from Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, decoding the...
EU wheat production estimated to be down 7.5 million tonnes
The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) released its per month agricultural provide and insist estimates on August 10 and international wheat provides are...
Provinces asked to submit crops loss assessments for compensation
Ministry of National Food Security and Research has written a letter to provincial governments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, asking them to submit the...
Weeds in Wheat Crop
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Scientific name
Family
English name
Common name
1.
Amaranthus viridis L.
Amaranthaceae
Pigweed
Jangli cholai
2.
Anagallis arvensis L.
Primulaceae
Blue Pimpernel
Billi booti
3.
Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav.
Asphodeliaceae
Wild onion
Piazi, bhokat
4.
Avena fetua L.
Poaceae
Wild oat
Jangli jai, Javdri
5.
Carthamus oxycantha (L.) G. Don
Asteraceae
Wild...
