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FAISALABAD,Oct 18 (APP): The agriculture scientists have advised the farmers to start wheat cultivation in arid areas immediately to get better production. A spokesman of Agriculture department said here Tuesday that in arid areas,the farmers should cultivate approved varieties like Chakwal-50, NARC-2009,PARC-2009, Dharabi-2011 while in irrigated areas,the wheat varieties like Sehar-2006,Lasani-2008,Faisalabad-2008,AARI-2011, Punjab-2011,Millat-2011,NARC-2011,Shafaq-2006,Fareed-2006,Meraj-2008 and Aas-2011 should be cultivated from November 01. The farmers should use seed graders before cultivating wheat so that healthy and quality seed could be sown as quality seed plays pivotal role in getting bumper yield, he added.