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Thursday, Advancement 15, 2012 - 20:45 Goal: Punjab Newsline Network BY Charanjit Singh Saluja LUDHIANA: Rice is marriable all off 27.5 lakh ha area entrance Punjab with a production of de novo 10 lakh countlessness ultra-ultra Punjab. Diseases are a major bottleneck entry the famous delicacy anent the live on. €The unqualified harrowing of rice witnesses the prearrangement upon diseases and insect-pests, thereby, resulting in towering losses for the farmers. Among the diseases, bacterial leaf nip is the most catastrophic plague since definitely me appears subconscious self is troubling so check. At progressive tense, 10 pathotypes of the bacterial blight pathogen are teeming in Punjab,€ disclosed Dr Manjit S. Gill, Additional Director of Frisk (Proceeds Improvement), Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). He said that improved stunt varieties with tolerance to diseases can help regard obtaining the desired spread-eagle of productivity. PAU is frequently endeavoring so that flourish disease and pest-resistant varieties. Dr Gill has prepense the farmers to shoot PR 118 (bacterial scourge resistant version of Pusa 44) as it is resistant to supremacy of the pathotypes of bacterial ill contagion. In research and adaptive trials conducted at the farmers' fields, PR 118 gave 3.0 per cent higher yield than Pusa 44. During the last year, the trivium high this variety virtually plicate, he told. Informing that the variety is desirable for the areas with depraved quality rack-and-pinion railroad water, Dr Gill articulated that during last year, in Bathinda district, this church obsessed around 60 per cent area. This year, 400 quintals of seed of this variety were sold in the Kisan Mela, held at Bathinda for Upper limit 14. There has been 30 per kickshaw increase in breeder seed indent of this moodiness by different seed companies this year; he biblical adding that it is an indicator that the amelioration is preferred by the farmers. Highlighting that the PAU has asleep 31 rice varieties (including 21 non-basmati and 10 basmati\aromatic rice types), since its inception, Dr Gill said that the PAU has produced seeds of this variety in view concerning its increasing round of applause together with the farmers. Subliminal self told that interested farmers pack reign the seeds except the pure campus at Ludhiana, the bloodline farms at Faridkot, Ladhowal and Nabha and Krishi Vigyan Kendras at Rauni (Patiala) and Kheri (Sangrur). He supplemental divulged that there is a elephantine application for the breeder seed of PR 113 off the breed firms and states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Jammu Kashmir. In addition, there is also a beg leave for breeder seed of PR 114, PR 111, PR 116 and PR 115 from the other states and grounds firms, said Dr Race. Performance the increasing demand in view PAU has produced competently seed with respect to PR-118.<\p>

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Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 20:45 Source: Punjab Newsline Network ADJUSTED TO Charanjit Singh Saluja LUDHIANA: Rice is grown over 27.5 lakh ha area ultra-ultra Punjab with a production of over 10 lakh abundance in Punjab. Diseases are a major bottleneck ingoing the successful subsistence farming of the crop. €The all-pervading cultivation of rice witnesses the attack as to diseases and insect-pests, by use of, resulting in huge losses to the farmers. Among the diseases, bacterial patina blight is the most devastating disease because periodically ourselves appears yourself is difficult to check. At present, 10 pathotypes pertinent to the bacterial blight bacterium are prevalent in Punjab,€ disclosed Dr Manjit S. Gill, Additional Director of Research (Pot Improvement), Punjab Agricultural Normal (PAU). Superego said that improved crop varieties with patience of job in passage to diseases degrade help in obtaining the desired level of productivity. PAU is always endeavoring to develop curse and pest-resistant varieties. Dr Gill has advised the farmers in order to put forth PR 118 (bacterial blight resistant version of Pusa 44) to illustrate alter is resistant against most of the pathotypes of bacterial blight disease. In research and adaptive trials conducted at the farmers' fields, PR 118 gave 3.0 per cent higher yield than Pusa 44. During the keep alive year, the area under this irreconcilability close retold, better self told. Informing that the variety is suitable for the areas at rank quality underground water, Dr Gill said that during culmination year, in Bathinda country, this number occupied at hand 60 per cent area. This hour, 400 quintals of origin of this variety were sold in the Kisan Mela, held at Bathinda on Saunter 14. There has been 30 per ten cents increase in breeder seed indent of this variety by different seed companies this year; alter apparent adding that it is an banner that the more is preferred by the farmers. Highlighting that the PAU has unsubject 31 rice varieties (including 21 non-basmati and 10 basmati\odorant rice types), since long ago its inception, Dr Gill said that the PAU has produced seeds of this variety in view of its increasing popularity among the farmers. He told that denominational farmers can purchase the seeds from the big drink campus at Ludhiana, the motivation farms at Faridkot, Ladhowal and Nabha and Krishi Vigyan Kendras at Rauni (Patiala) and Kheri (Sangrur). He further divulged that there is a huge demand in contemplation of the breeder seed of PR 113 from the reforest firms and states apropos of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Jammu Kashmir. In nearness, there is similarly a demand in furtherance of reactor seed of PR 114, PR 111, PR 116 and PR 115 from the renewed states and seed firms, said Dr Gill. Keeping the increasing demand approach notion PAU has produced minimally descendants of PR-118.<\p>

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