Srinagar, Oct. 29 -- Agriculture Minister Javid Ahmad Dar on Thursday called for promoting climate-resilient crop varieties and strengthening science-led crop protection to address changing weather patterns and emerging plant diseases in Jammu and Kashmir.

Addressing the 43rd Annual National Convention of the Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology (ISMPP) at the University of Kashmir (KU), Dar said several apple varieties commonly grown in the Valley a decade or two ago were no longer found, highlighting changes in horticultural practices and the need to identify crops suited to evolving climatic conditions.

He stressed the importance of research and practical interventions to help farmers adapt to changing weather patterns, man...