SKUAST-K pushes scientific walnut cultivation

Kupwara, Oct 27: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) is intensifying efforts to strengthen walnut cultivation, enhance productivity and reduce dependence on imported walnuts amid changing weather patterns and emerging challenges facing Kashmir’s horticulture sector. Vice-Chancellor SKUAST-K, Prof. Nazir Ahmad Ganai highlighted the importance of scientific research and technological innovation in walnut cultivation during his recent visit to the university’s Walnut Research Station at Kulangam Handwara.
He stressed the need to diversify the…
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- Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 1:42 am IST
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