Question

    Rice variety Pusa 44/ Peeli Pusa is no more recommended

    for cultivation in Punjab because of 
    A 15- 20 % more water requirement than PR varieties Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Susceptible to all the prevalent pathotypes of bacterial blight Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Both A and B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Higher broken grain percentage Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Pusa 44 variety has the longest duration (145-150 days) of maturity and leaves a shorter window for wheat sowing after its harvest. Also, it is sown and transplanted before the onset of monsoon, leading to more consumption of groundwater.

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