PUSA-44

  • Recently, Punjab Chief Minister announced that the state will ban the cultivation of the PUSA-44 paddy variety from next year onwards.
  • PUSA-44 is a paddy variety which was developed in 1993 by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
  • By the end of 2010s, it had gained widespread popularity among farmers across the Punjab, covering approximately 70 to 80% of the area under paddy cultivation.
  • Farmers claim that PUSA-44 yields nearly 85 to 100 mann (34 to 40 quintals) per acre, while other varieties’ yield average is 28 to 30 quintals per acre.
  • It is a long-duration variety, taking around ....
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