AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION, BANNU

About us/Introduction

Agriculture Research Station Bannu was established in 2005. It is located on Pirdal Khel Mamashkhel road near the firing range of Pakistan Army at Bannu. Total area of the Station is 17 Acres, comprising of office buildings and cultivable land. Three Sections i.e. Agronomy, Horticulture & Soil are functioning at the station. ARS Bannu, conducts research on major crops, fruits and vegetables.

Official massage from Head of Department

Agriculture Research Station Bannu, established in 2005 is working to boost Agricultural production in area through development of high yielding and disease resistant varieties and advance production technology of major crops, fruits and vegetables.

Function

To boot Agricultural production in area through development of high yielding and disease resistant varieties and advance production technology of major crops, fruits and vegetables

Objectives

• To produce quality /basic seed of cereal crops and vegetables at the farm and provide to the faring community of District.

• Evaluation of high yielding , disease and insect pest resistant cultivars of major crops, fruits and vegetables.

• To produce quality fruit plants and vegetable seeds and provide to the farming community.

• To develop Advance production technology of crops, fruits and vegetables and to disseminate in the area.

Vision /Future Plan

1.  Inclusion of oilseed crop in our research activities.
2.  Extension of germplasm of fruit plants.
3. Inclusion of seed production of vegetables.
4. Inclusion of more technical experiment on major cereals and vegetables.
5. Extension of fruit plants production activities.
6. Inclusion of Nitrogen Fixing crop in our cropping pattern.
7. Writing of pamphlets on important crop like turmeric, canola and wheat etc for farming communities.   

Achievements

Varieties released = Wheat variety Amin-2010 for rain fed areas of KPK.

Quantity produced (Seed) = Produced 39.0 tons quality seed (Basic class) of promising Wheat varieties P.S-2004, P.S-2005, Hashim-2008, Amin-2010 & P.S-2013and distributed among the farming community of district Bannu.

1. Nursery of Banana (Local ,Banana) is developed and banana suckers are available for formers.
2. Fig cutting of Bannu wal local are developed.
3. Germplasm of various citrus and deciduous fruit plants are developed for future vegetative propagation.
4. Different date palm verities including Dhakki, Zaidi and Gulistan etc are developed and their suckers will be used for future propagation.
5. Twenty technical research paper were published in National and International Journals. 

Additional Services 

Farmer’s advisory services e.g., selection of crop, variety, new technology about crop, fruit and vegetable and oil seed crop, soil analysis

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