Hydroponics Unit In MNSUA Inaugurated

MULTAN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Feb, 2018 ) ::Federal Minister for Water Resources, Syed Javed Ali Shah on Sunday inaugurated first hydroponic unit, established at Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture (MNSUA).

The federal minister inspected hydroponic unit, which is the process of growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid, with added nutrients but without soil during the seminar on the importance of food security and pulses.

Renowned international scientists namely Director Pre Breeding Dr Jacob Lage, Research Scientist Dr Nick Bird, Global Wheat Breeding Lead Dr Chris Tapsell, Prof Dr Richard from Australia, Prof Dr Khuda-E-Bargi (Uzbekistan), Director Pulses Research Institute Faisalabad Muhammad Rafique, Chairman Plant Breeding and Genetics Prof Dr Zulifqar Ali, Dean Faculty of Social Sciences, Prof Leader Pulses National Agriculture Research Centre Islamabad Dr Shahid Riaz and others delivered lectures on the importance of food.

Vice Chancellor Dr Asif Ali said the main objective of holding the seminar was to highlight the importance of food security in future. He stated that the scientists were working to promote health.

He observed that the seminar related to Pulses would also help create awareness among the citizens. Pulses are very important crops of the country which were vital for a balanced health, he added. APP/atf-akt/