Punjab Agricultural University’s Krishi Vigyan Kendra Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar organized a training course on preparing a poplar nursery on January 08, 2025, in which 15 trainees participated. Poplar is a suitable tree for forestry, Punjab Agricultural University has made recommendations for the cultivation of various crops in poplar trees.
Deputy Director (Training) Dr. Pradeep Kumar Ji said that Balachaur and Saroya blocks of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar are very suitable for planting poplar trees, the wood of the poplar here is used more in the plywood industry due to its white color, which gives more economic profit to the farmers. Dr. Varun Attri, PAU College of Agriculture, Ballowal, specially arrived from Saukhari to provide information to the trainees in this training course. He shared detailed information about preparing a poplar nursery. He said that poplar cuttings should be prepared from a reliable nursery that is one year old. At the time of planting the cuttings, the soil should be fertile and well drained, and there should also be a regular irrigation system. Dr. Jaswinder Kumar, Assistant Professor (Crop Science) shared information about using polythene sheet or paddy straw through mulching method to control weeds in poplar nursery. Finally, all the trainees took a pledge to adopt the method of preparing poplar nursery as a source of income. Thus, this training course was successfully completed.
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