Location: KHARKHODA, SONEPAT, HARYANA (6/2025)
Sector: AGRICULTURE | Category: Cereals | Crop: Paddy (Dhan)
Query type: Varieties
Question: Information regarding of Pusa varieties ?

Answer: Pusa Basmati 1728 
This variety is resistant to bacterial blight disease and is suitable for cultivation in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Western UP. The crop is recommended for irrigated transplanted conditions and it needs water throughout the growing period. Approximate days of harvestable maturity are 140 to 145 days after sowing. 
Salient Feature
5 kg seed is sufficient for per acre of transplantation; Spacing (during transplanting): row to row 20 cm and plant to plant 20 cm. Average yield is around 20.0 to 24.0 q/acre
Pusa Basmati 1718
Pusa Basmati 1637 (IET 24570) is a MAS derived near isogenic line of Pusa Basmati 1 possessing Pi9 gene for blast resistance Released for commercial cultivation in the Basmati growing regions of the Western Uttar Pradesh, National Capital Region of Delhi, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Punjab