| What is the best sowing time for Raya / Canola in Southern Punjab/Bahawalpur region? |
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| The proper sowing time for Raya/ Canola in Bahawalpur region is from end of September to mid of October. |
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| In which soil type the of Raya/Canola should be cultivated? |
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| Sandy loam/loam soil is good for the cultivation of Raya/Canola. |
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| What is the quantity of seed per acre used in Raya/ Canola crop and when different fertilizers should be used? |
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| Seed rate of Raya per acre is from 02 kg to 02.50 kg, fertilizers will be used at sowing and before flowering time. |
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| What is the best time of harvesting/ threshing for Raya/Canola? |
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| When 50 to 70% of pods change their color to Brown. |
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Which Pulses are grown in Kharif Season?
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| Mung bean and Mash bean are grown in Kharif season. |
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| Which pulses are grown in Rabi season? |
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| Gram and lentil are grown in Rabi season. |
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| How much is the seed rate of mung bean crop? |
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| 8-10 Kg seed is required for the sowing of one acre. |
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| How much seed rate is required for gram crop? |
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| 25-30 kg seed/ acre is required for gram crops. |
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| What is the best sowing time for mung bean and mash bean? |
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| Best sowing time for sowing of mung bean and mash bean is the start of July to end of July. |
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| Which is the proper time of sowing for different winter vegetables? |
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| Sowing time of winter vegetables i.e. carrot, Radish, spinach & peas is from September to October. |
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| What are the different fertilizer used during the growth of different vegetables? |
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| DAP, Urea, SOP & NPK fertilizers are used during the development of different vegetables. |
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| Which insects attack on wheat? |
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| Wheat aphid and Army worm. |
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| At which stage of wheat aphid appears? |
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| At the time of elongation and ear formation |
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| What is the important insect pest of Sorghum? |
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| Stem borer |
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| What are the major pests of sun flower? |
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| Head moth, Jassid, Whitefly and Army worm. |
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What is the meaning of balance use of Fertilizers?
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| Use of all Fertilizers i.e. Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potash for any crop in proportional amounts and according to recommendations for any particular crop. |
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| Why Organic matter is important for soil Fertility? |
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| Organic matter is necessary for Soil health and enhances the Fertilizer use efficiency. |
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| What is salinity? |
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| When salt rises in the soil to a certain extent and hinders the normal crop growth, the condition is called Salinity. |
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| What is difference between white kalar (Salinity) and black kalar (sodicity)? |
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| Accumulation of all types of salts in soil is salinity (sufaid kalar) while accumulation of Sodium salt only or proportionately more than other salts is sodicity (kala kalar). |
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| Which diseases of wheat are of economic importance? |
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| Brown rust, Yellow rust and Black rust and spot blotch. |
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Which rust is the most dangerous and why?
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| Yellow rust is the most dangerous among all because it appears at early plant vegetative growth stage and results in more losses. |
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| What is the time of treatment of rusts? |
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| Under unavoidable circumstances, consider the variety of wheat, severity of attack and growth stage and then use proper fungicide but it is advisable to use it on recommendation of expert. |
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