Chandigarh: To present viable solutions to the problem of Pink Bollworm which prevails in Punjab and Haryana region and damages cotton crops on a large scale a two-day awareness seminar - 'Innovative strategies for Pink Bollworm management in cotton crops' was organised. To counter Pink Bollworm, a mating disruption product, CREMIT PBW was also unveiled for the first time in the region, at the programme attended by a battery of agricultural scientists, crop experts, and some cotton farmers as well. The seminar was organized by ATGC Biotech Pvt Ltd, a Hyderabad-based company, which focuses on providing area-wide pest management solutions in India and abroad using synthetic pheromones. This gift of technology was provided to the cotton farmers of Haryana and Punjab in presence of Dr Y.G Prasad, Director ICAR - CICR. On this occasion Dr Harinder Singh, Deputy-Director of Department of Agriculture, Punjab also marked his presence. Dr. Markandeya Gorantla, Executive
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