The improved varieties — Pusa Basmati 1847, Pusa Basmati 1885 and Pusa Basmati 1886 — developed in 2021 are expected to pave the way for sustaining India’s leadership in Basmati rice exports ...

MUMBAI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - India's decision to include premium long-grained aromatic Pusa 1121 grade rice under the basmati brand is likely to spur exports in 2008/09 and add newer markets ...

The two varieties – Pusa Basmati 1979 and Pusa Basmati 1985 -- are non-genetically modified (non-GM) and have been under experiment for three years.

He added that previous issues relating to marketing of Pusa 1509 had been resolved by the government, making it easier for farmers to switch to the long-grained basmati variety. “Pusa 1509 has ...

The crop varieties include Pusa Basmati 1847 of rice, DKC 9144 and Bioseed 9788 of maize, PCB 167 of bajra and Punjab Cheena 1 of proso millet. Wednesday, Jul 02, 2025. New Delhi o C.

NEW DELHI -- Indian basmati rice variety Pusa 1121 is safe for human consumption and doesn't contain any heavy metals, despite reports of contamination in the Iranian press, the state-run Indian ...

Jagat Singh Sandhu, a sixty something farmer in Masani village near Sangrur in Punjab, is planning to plant the new basmati variety, Pusa 1509, on at least 10 acres of his 11-acre farm, provided ...

On the other side of the border, Pusa Basmati 1121, or PB 1121, a newer strain, accounted for around 70 percent of all ...

PAU had recommended short duration high yielding varieties (HYV) of parmal and basmati rice, namely PR 126, Pusa Basmati 1509 and Pusa Basmati 1847, which mature in about 93, 95 and 99 days after ...