Pulwama, Jul 4: The harvesting of lavender commenced on Saturday at the Bonera Field Station in Pulwama district, a research farm of the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), marking another step in promoting commercial cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants across Jammu and Kashmir. The harvest is being carried out under CSIR-IIIM's Purple Project, which seeks to demonstrate the commercial viability of lavender cultivation and encourage farmers to diversify into high-