Is pusa 1592 is an Indian species of rice
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Yes. PUSA 1592 is an Indian Species of rice.
Pusa 1592 a long slender grain aromatic rice variety inbuilt resistance to bacterial blight disease: ‘Pusa 1592’, is a MAS derived long slender grain aromatic rice variety inbuilt resistance to bacterial blight disease have been identified for release. Pusa 1592 produces an average yield of 4.73 t/ ha within in 120-125 days and has been identified for the Region like Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir of the Basmati growing region. It is an improved version of Pusa Sugandh 5, which is widely cultivated in rice-potato cropping system over an area of 0.2 million ha the Basmati growing region of western UP and Haryana.
Yes , This Variety of rice is recommended for Basmati growing areas in states like Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Western UP, Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir. It was released in 2014 by CVRC.
It has extra-long slender translucent grain. It is strongly aromatic. Every molecular of rice is aromatic in taste.
It is a MAS derived bacterial blight resistant line developed by pyramiding of bacterial blight resistance genes with yield and quality on par to the recurrent parent Pusa Sugandh 5 and also suitable for multiple cropping systems in northern India.