Bahawalpur, July 23, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Vice Chancellor, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob inaugurated Nursery of Fruits and Ornamental Plants at Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental. Prof. Dr. Moazzam Jamil, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental, Prof. Dr. Irshad Hussain, Dean Faculty of Education, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Naveed, Chairman, Department of Plant Pathology were also present on the occasion.
The Vice Chancellor also visited orchard areas and appreciated the efforts for successful growth of guava, dates, peach, pear, lychee, citrus and mango orchards. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Nafees, Chairman, Department of Horticultural Sciences along with faculty members briefed about the production of horticultural plants at nursery. Nursery is registered with the Federal Seed Certification and Registration Department, Government of Pakistan. Mr. Muhammad Shahid Mumtaz, Deputy Director, Federal Seed Certification and Registration Department presented certification letter to Vice Chancellor.
The Department of Horticulture is producing disease free, true to type and certified plants of mango, citrus, guava, pomegranate, grapes, fig, Olive, Pear and various other fruit and ornamental plants. These plants are available for sale to farmers. Farmers interested in purchasing true to type, disease free and certified plants can contact the Department of Horticulture, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur for further information.
For more information, contact:
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB)
University Chowk, Gulshan Colony, Bahawalpur,
Punjab – 63100, Pakistan
Tel: +92-62-9250235
Fax: +92-62-9250335
E-mail: info@iub.edu.pk
Website: https://www.iub.edu.pk/