• Sugar beet

Sugar beet section is mainly involved in introducing new varieties of sugar beet in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Different varieties are tested for their beet yield and recovery and then released to the farmers for general cultivation. So far, the varieties developed by sugar beet section include KWS AA, KWS ZZ, Kawe Poly, Maribo Marcopoly, Kawe Terma, and Kawe Mira. One other one, KWS 1451 is proposed for approval.