PR 124 PADDY
To address the declining ground water issue and to ensure that farmers are economically benefitted from the paddy season, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) experts say farmers must sow its latest paddy variety 'PR 124' released this year after five-year research on it.
It is disease resistant, can save about 10% water, takes only 135 days to mature and its yield per acre is higher as compared to various other paddy varieties.
It is a disease resistant variety which can save farmers from low yield. Thirdly and most importantly, the yield per acre will be 30.5 quintals per acre,"said Rajinder Kaur Kalra, head of extension education department, PAU, whose department is currently running campgains across the state to make farmers aware of the benefits of this new variety.
