Farmers Advisory Committee (FAC) has issued a set of guidelines to cotton farmers applicable till July 31 advising them to avoid applying water or do only light irrigation in the evening to the crop in case of rain expectations. The fourth meeting of FAC chaired by Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) Multan director Dr. Zahid Mahmood held at CCRI advised the farmers to opt for cotton picking before rain to preserve quality in case 8-10 bolls are found to be open on each plant in the field, head of the technology transfer wing of CCRI Multan Sajid Mahmood said on Friday. In case of emergence of white flowers at the top of plants, farmers should reduce water application duration.