Punjab Objects to High-Fertilizer Wheat Varieties

Imagine farmers in Punjab are being offered new types of wheat seeds.

These new seeds promise to grow more wheat, but they need a lot more fertilizer, like food for plants, to do so.

The state government and local agriculture university are worried about this.

They think using so much extra fertilizer isn't good for the land and goes against their advice to use farming supplies wisely.

They have told a national farming research group that they don't want these new seeds planted in Punjab right now.

However, some people in the national research group believe farmers should be allowed to choose if they want to use these seeds for a bigger harvest.

They also pointed out that other new wheat types, even from local universities, also need extra fertilizer.