our correspondent
ISLAMABAD
Variety Evaluation Committee (VEC) on Oilseed Crops has recommended three sunflower and one mustard candidate varieties/ hybrids.
A meeting of the VEC on Oilseed Crops was held here at Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) on Wednesday.
Chairman PARC, Dr Muhammad Azeem Khan, Dr Ghulam Muhammad Ali, Member (PSD)/ Chairman VEC, and committee members belonging to various public and private sector organizations, including policy makers, attended the meeting.
Eleven proposals for canola, rapeseed, mustard, groundnut, sesame and sunflower candidate varieties / hybrids were presented by the representatives of respective organizations for evaluation by VEC. After thorough evaluation and discussion, the committee recommended three sunflower and one mustard hybrids.
Moreover, one (01) variety each of groundnut, rapeseed and sesame was also recommended for potential ecologies.
Dr Ghulam Muhammad Ali highlighted the importance of oilseed crops in national economy and efforts being undertaken to increase the domestic production of canola, rapeseed, mustard, groundnut, sesame and sunflower.
