Cotton leaf curl virus detected in south Punjab.

MULTAN -- Agriculture Department Saturday urged the farmers to take possible steps for eradication of weeds, white-flies and drainage of water from the fields after the detection of an attack of cotton leaf curl virus in agriculture field of south Punjab.

According to official sources, the farmers should take urgent steps. The department advised farmers to immediately remove weeds in the field as these also serve as host for white flies. The cotton leaf curl virus is very much dangerous. Peasants should apply half bag of sulphate of potassium and one bag of urea fertilizer initially.

After 15 days, half bag of urea fertilizers...