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The state Agriculture Department has issued instructions to strictly implement the prohibition on the sale of Pusa-44, also known as Peele Pusa, a long-duration water-guzzler paddy variety, during ...
Pusa scientists develop robotic sprayer for greenhouse, boon for labours Dilip Kumar Kushwaha, with the help of others, took two years to develop the machine and IARI filed a patent a week back ...
PUSA-44 — bred by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) three decades ago — has a growth cycle of 155-160 days from sowing to harvesting. Due to its late maturing, this variety ...
Instead of PUSA-44, farmers opted for PR-126, PR-127, PR-128, PR-129 and PR-130 varities, which only takes 90 days to mature. Due to lesser area under PUSA-44, electricity worth Rs 477 crore and 5 ...
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has come out with an alternative to GI (Geographical Indication)-tagged Pusa - 1121, a paddy variety widely utilised for making biriyani.
The last harvest of the banned Pusa 44 paddy variety in Punjab is being carried out. Switching to the recommended short-duration PR-126 variety is encouraged. The long-duration Pusa 44 variety ...
When the Pusa-44 gives so much trouble, why do farmers still prefer the crop? Well, the Pua-44 is an exciting option for farmers as it is a high-yielding variety crop. The crop typically grows at ...
The Caspian seal (Pusa caspica) is a species native to the Caspian Sea which lies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. For centuries the seal has been hunted, and since the start of the 20th Century, ...