With reference to worthy Secretary Agriculture directions to immediately start studies on performance of Sugar beet varieties under saline sodic soils at Soil Salinity Research Institute (SSRI), Pindi Bhattian, Sugarcane Research Institute, AARI, Faisalabad and Sugarcane Research & Development Board SRDB. A meeting was organized by SRDB coordination and support to formulate future line of action for conduct of the trials. Sugar beet trails were started on 24 November, 2017 and field visit was conducted on 06 February, 2018. Following were participants of the field visit:
- Dr. Shahid Afghan, Acting CEO, SRDB (Coordinator)
- Mr. Muhammad Ilyas, Director, SSRI, Pindi Bhattian
- Mr. Muhammad Qaiser Nawaz, ARO, SSRI, Pindi Bhattian
- Mr. Waqas Arshad, Research Officer, SRDB
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