Table 3 Basmati rice varieties developed using PB 1121, along with characteristic features of the trait (genes incorporated) that has been improved
S. No. | Name of the Basmati Rice Variety/ Genotype | Year of Release | Pedigree | Special attribute(s) | Area for which it is Recommended for Cultivation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Released varieties | |||||
Pusa Basmati 6 | 2008 | Pusa Basmati 1/PB 1121 | Milled rice less than 4% chalky grains, cooked rice uniform in shape, strong aroma | Basmati growing areas of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh | |
Pusa Basmati 1509 | 2013 | Pusa 1301/PB 1121 | Semi-dwarf early maturing Basmati rice variety with a seed to seed maturity of 120 days with grain quality comparable to PB 1121 | Basmati growing areas of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Delhi (Singh et al. 2014) | |
Pusa Basmati 1718 | 2017 | PB 1121/SPS 97// PB 1121*3 | A MAS derived bacterial blight resistant near-isogenic line of PB 1121 possessing two genes governing resistance to bacterial blight disease, xa13 and Xa21 | Basmati growing areas of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi (Singh et al. 2018) | |
Improved PB 1121 genotypes | |||||
Pusa 1883 | – | Pusa 1716/Pusa 1717 | A MAS derived blast resistant near-isogenic line of PB 1121 possessing two genes governing resistance to blast disease namely, Pi2 and Pi54 | Not yet released. (Ellur et al. 2016) | |
Pusa 1927 | – | PB 1121/PR114-Xa38//PB 1121*2 | A MAS derived bacterial blight resistant near-isogenic line of PB 1121 possessing BB resistance gene, Xa38 governing resistance to bacterial blight disease | Not yet released. (Ellur et al. 2016) | |
Pusa 1734 | – | PB 1121/FL478/PB 1121*3 | A MAS derived near-isogenic line of PB 1121 possessing “Saltol”, a major QTL governing tolerance to salt stress at seedling stage | Not yet released. (Babu et al. 2017) | |