One Pager Summary Zarat Nama (1-15 MARCH, 2021)

Consultants: Abubakar Khalil Awan (03202030204)

Rashid Iqbal (03003940780)
 FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organization
 Area under peanut cultivation in Punjab 92%, KPK 7%, Sindh 1%
 The area of peanut which is under cultivation in Punjab, 87% is
cultivated in Rawalpindi division
 Core areas for peanut cultivation are: Chakwal, Attock, Jhelum and
Rawalpindi
 Peanut seeds contain 44-56% oil contents
 Plant population for peanut per acre: 45000-60000
 Peanut Seed rate: 70 kg/acre (with shell); 40 kg/acre (without shell)
 Peanut Sowing time: 25 March-25 May
 110 varieties or Mango are cultivated in Pakistan
 Chaunsa, Azeem Chaunsa, Chenab Gold, Anwar Ratool, Dusehri, Sindhri, Langra and Yakta are
popular cultivars of mango
 Seed rate of Golder Jute (Patsan): 3-3.5 kg/acre (for fiber production); 2.5-3 kg/acre (for seed
purpose)
 50-60 maunds bulbs are required for 1 acre cultivation of Tuberose
 Canola crop should be harvested when 50-60% pods are ripened
 Raya crop should be harvested when 60-70% pods are ripened
 Umran and Gola are varieties of Jujube
 In Date palm, male spathes emerge first
 Only 15-20% pollination in Date palm occurs naturally
 PB ropes can be used to control Pink Bollworm in cotton
 SPF-234 (sugarcane variety) is not recommended in riverine areas
 In Punjab, 57% sugarcane is under ratoon cultivation
 Ratoon crop of sugarcane, requires 30% more fertilizers as compared to fresh crop
 For seed purpose, 8-10 kg maize seed is use per acre
 AZRI Moong-2021, NIAB Moong-2021 and Abbas Moong are latest varieties of Moong bean
 Sunflower crop needs earthing up
 Berseem and Lusarn are Multi-cut fodders