Limited Seed of Pusa -6 (Pusa 1612) available.
Features of Variety
| Crop Name | PADDY (DHAN) |
| Variety Name | Pusa -6 (IET 22290) (Pusa 1612-7-6-5) |
| Notification Date | 19-09-2013 |
| Avg Yield (Kg/Ha) | 25-28 |
| Maturity (Days) | Early Maturing 120 -120 |
| Characteristics | Plant height (cm). 112.5 (b),- i.Plant type - Semi Dwarf- ii. No. of tiller/plant - 10.12 iii.No. of panicles / m2 -269i v.Flowering duration 96 days v.Panicle type -Long with high grain number vi. Panicle exertion Complete - vii.Awning -Absent viii.Apiculus colour Non-pigmented ix.1000-Grain weight (g) 26.50 x.Kernel length (mm) 8.2- xi. Kernel breadth (mm) 1.79 xii.L/B ratio 4.6 xiii.Kernel appearance Extra long slender with translucent grain xiv.Hulling recovery (%) 79 - xv.Milling recovery (%) 69 xvi.Head rice recovery (%) 53 xvii. Alkali value 6 xviii.Amylose content (%) 24.53 - xix.Gel consistency (mm) 55 -xx. Aroma Strong Seented |
| Ecology | Recommended for release & cultivation in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Jammu & Kashmir under irrigated transplanted condition. |
| Reaction to Pest / Diseases | This variety has similar reaction to other pests and diseases as compared to recurrent parent Pusa Sugandh 5 / This variety has two blast resistance genes Pi54 and Piz5, which are very effective against the magnoporthe oryza strains prevailing in the basmati growing region of the country. |
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