Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC) Developed 53 Cotton Seed Verities For Cultivation

Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC) had developed 53 new high yielding seed varieties for cultivation in order to enhance the output of the major cash crop of the country as the committee was also working on war footings to produce high quality seed varieties to boost the cotton production.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Oct, 2018 ) :Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC) had developed 53 new high yielding seed varieties for cultivation in order to enhance the output of the major cash crop of the country as the committee was also working on war footings to produce high quality seed varieties to boost the cotton production.

Research scientists across the country was working in different cotton crop research institutions in Punjab and Sindh to develop the seed as according to their ecological requirements in order to provide drought reliant, high yielding seeds to farmers to enhance per acre crop output for enhancing their income as well as fetching the foreign exchange for the country, said an senior official in the Ministry of National food Security and Research.

Talking to APP here on Wednesday, he said that 28 cotton seed varieties were developed by the Central Cotton Research Institute Multan, 11 by CCI Sarakand, 8 by Bahawalpur and 3 by Sahiwal Cotton Research Station.

Meanwhile, Cotton Research Station Ghotki had developed 2 seed varieties, besides Cotton Research Station D.

I Khan developed one cotton seed varieties for cultivation across the crop sowing areas, he added.

He informed that these varieties were Virus tolerant, high yielding, drought tolerant with desirable fibre characteristics and would help to develop the cotton on modern lines and get rid from the outdated and uncertified seed , which was damaging the crop and causing the attacks of different pests.

The official further informed that a total of 98 cotton seed varieties were approved for commercialization from 2000 to 2018 , adding that 68 varieties were developed by the public sector and 30 by the private sector.

During last season cotton seed demand was recorded at 40,000 metric tons and 80 percent quality seed supply were ensured to farmers, adding that Federal Seed Certification and Registration Department had assigned a task to ensure 100 percent certified seed supply for farmers by the next season.