After the harvest of wheat and other rabi crops, farmers will now start preparing for cultivating paddy. India’s leading agriculture research institution, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, has recommended 11 varieties of paddy for cultivation in the kharif season.
Nurseries of seven of these varieties can be sown during May 20-25. These varieties are PR 131, PR 129, PR 128, PR 122, PR 121, PR 114 and PR 113. The saplings of these varieties are ready for transplanting in 30-35 days.
PAU has recommended nursery-sowing three varieties of paddy during May 25-31. These varieties are PR 130, HKR 47 and PR 127. Their saplings also become ready for transplanting in 30-35 days.
Apart from this, PAU has also recommended a late-sown short duration variety PR 126, which can be planted from May 25 to June 20. Its saplings are ready for transplanting in 25-30 days.
Sir let me know whether there is PR Super 212 named also a variety of paddy
There is no paddy variety by the name PR Super 212. However, there is a variety Super CR 212 of the paddy developed by a private seed grower in Gidderbaha area of Muktsar district of Punjab.
Which variety of non basmati rice you would recommend for brackish and saline water in areas of sri Mukatsar sahib district.
The most recommended, widely adopted Basmati variety for brackish or saline-affected water is CSR 30, developed by the ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI).
CSR 30 (Yamini) is the first salt-tolerant Basmati variety released for, and popular in, sodic and salinity-affected areas of UP, Haryana, and Punjab. It thrives in salinity up to 7.0 dS/m and tolerates sodicity up to pH 9.5. It is known for its excellent aroma and grain quality, capturing over 60% of the basmati area in certain salinity-affected parts of Haryana.