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SKUAST-J celebrates Vegetable Day

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 2/23/2021 12:30:47 PM

Jammu, Feb 22 Division of Vegetable Science and Floriculture, SKUAST-Jammu celebrated VEGETABLE DAY on 22nd February,2021 under the able guidance of Vice chancellor, SKUAST-Jammu Dr. J.P. Sharma who inaugurated the function and distributed saplings of bitter gourd, bottle gourd, cucumber, tomato, brinjal etc to the progressive farmers raised under low cost protected structures. He was accompanied by Director Research SKUAST-Jammu Dr. Jag Paul Sharma and Dr. R.K. Samnotra, Professor and Head who advised the farmers to adopt early production technology of vegetables for higher premiums. The scientists of the division namely Dr. Sandeep Chopra, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, Dr Satesh Kumar, Dr Manoj Kumar and Dr Anil Bhushan alongwith PG scholars deliberated with farmers on various aspects of summer vegetable production and suggested them for adopting innovative practices in vegetable production for doubling farm income. The function was attended by more than 200 farmers and farm women from different areas and districts of Jammu region.