Crop library

Crops commonly grown in Pakistan

Choose your crop to see the kind of problems and advisory areas covered.

Golden wheat field ready for harvest
Rabi crop

Wheat

Advisory areas include yellowing, rust symptoms, lodging, nutrient deficiencies, irrigation timing, weeds and fertilizer management.

  • Leaf colour and deficiency assessment
  • Rust and disease symptom review
  • Fertilizer and irrigation guidance
Cotton bolls open in the field
Cash crop

Cotton

Support for pest and disease symptoms, leaf abnormalities, boll development, nutrition and crop-stage management.

  • Pest and symptom identification
  • Plant nutrition assessment
  • Crop-stage management
Green rice paddy field
Kharif crop

Rice

Advisory on common disease symptoms, nutrient issues, water management, weeds and crop health.

  • Leaf and stem symptom review
  • Nutrition and water management
  • Field observation guidance
Tall sugarcane crop in the field
Cash crop

Sugarcane

Support for disease symptoms, nutrient deficiencies, crop growth, irrigation and general field management.

  • Growth and nutrition assessment
  • Disease symptom screening
  • Field-management suggestions
Maize cobs on the stalk
Kharif/Rabi

Maize

Guidance for nutrient symptoms, leaf damage, disease concerns, irrigation and crop-stage decisions.

  • Leaf symptom assessment
  • Nutrient management
  • Crop-stage recommendations
Chickpea plants in the field
Pulse

Chickpea

Advisory for crop health, fungal disease symptoms, nutrient problems, irrigation and management.

  • Disease symptom review
  • Nutrition guidance
  • Crop management
Rows of potato plants ready for harvest
Rabi crop

Potato

Advisory for tuber development, blight and fungal disease symptoms, nutrient deficiencies, irrigation timing and storage-stage quality.

  • Foliage and tuber symptom review
  • Fertilizer and irrigation guidance
  • Harvest and storage management
Freshly harvested onion bulbs
Rabi crop

Onion

Support for bulb development, purple blotch and fungal symptoms, nutrient issues, irrigation scheduling and general field management.

  • Bulb and leaf symptom assessment
  • Nutrition and irrigation guidance
  • Field-management suggestions
Tomato plant with ripening fruit
Vegetable

Tomato

Guidance for blight, wilt and viral disease symptoms, fruit-set problems, nutrient deficiencies and crop-stage nutrition.

  • Leaf and fruit symptom review
  • Nutrient management
  • Crop-stage recommendations
Fresh guava fruit on the tree
Fruit

Guava

Advisory on fruit fly and disease symptoms, leaf and fruit drop, nutrient deficiencies and orchard management practices.

  • Fruit and leaf symptom screening
  • Nutrition guidance
  • Orchard-management suggestions
Ripe mangoes growing on a tree
Fruit

Mango

Support for flowering and fruit-set issues, malformation and disease symptoms, nutrient deficiencies and orchard-stage management.

  • Flowering and fruit-set assessment
  • Disease symptom screening
  • Orchard nutrition guidance
Important: A photograph can help with initial screening, but exact diagnosis may require field inspection, laboratory testing or consultation with the relevant agricultural department.