Importance of hybrid wheat production highlighted.

MARDAN -- The department of agriculture of the Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan on Friday organised an international seminar on 'hybrid wheat production' at the Garden Campus here.

Prof Kawsar Ali, the head of agriculture department, was the chief organiser of the event, while Prof Zhong Cheng Quan from Beijing Engineering Research System was the invited speaker.

Prof Mohammad Arif and Prof Bashir Ahmad were invited from the Agriculture University Peshawar as the national speakers.

Dr Zafar Hayat Khan, chairman agriculture department, while welcoming the guests, said the department had organised a number of events both at the national and international levels to highlight and address relevant issues.

Talking about the importance of hybrid wheat production, Prof Zhong Cheng Quan said: 'Growing more food is the cry of the day. We have to adopt new technologies and techniques to fulfill food requirement of the ever-growing...