Hydroponics unit in MNSUA inaugurated

MULTAN, Feb 25 (APP)::Federal Minister for Water Resources, Syed Javed Ali Shah on Sunday inaugurated first hydroponic unit, established at Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture (MNSUA).
The federal minister inspected hydroponic unit, which is the
process of growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid, with added
nutrients but without soil during the seminar on the importance
of food security and pulses.
Renowned international scientists namely Director Pre Breeding
Dr Jacob Lage, Research Scientist Dr Nick Bird, Global Wheat
Breeding Lead Dr Chris Tapsell, Prof Dr Richard from Australia,
Prof Dr Khuda-E-Bargi (Uzbekistan), Director Pulses Research Institute
Faisalabad Muhammad Rafique, Chairman Plant Breeding and Genetics
Prof Dr Zulifqar Ali, Dean Faculty of Social Sciences, Prof Leader
Pulses National Agriculture Research Centre Islamabad Dr Shahid
Riaz and others delivered lectures on the importance of food.
Vice Chancellor Dr Asif Ali said the main objective of holding
the seminar was to highlight the importance of food security in
future. He stated that the scientists were working to promote health.
He observed that the seminar related to Pulses would also help
create awareness among the citizens. Pulses are very important crops
of the country which were vital for a balanced health, he added.