Pusa Basmati 1509

The cultivation of Pusa1509, a new basmati variety has proved very profitable to the farmers of Haryana. The average yield of this Basmati variety is 20 quintals to 22 quintals per acre could fetch the farmers Rs 75 thousand per acre. The new high yield high variety is being endorsed by the farmers as it is also a short duration variety and takes less time in cultivation. While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Agriculture Department said that PUSA 1509 variety had become immensely popular among the farmers due to its high yield as compared to Pusa-1121. The agriculture scientists are of the view that this variety would replace the Pusa-1121 variety of Basmati as it is an improved version. He said that district Karnal is famous in the entire country for its basmati production. The basmati produced in Karnal also has high demand in Europe.