Non basmati rice

Key Attributes.

National commodities Supply Corporation of India is the biggest supplier of PR 106 Rice (5%) PR 106 is the rice variety that is grown in Punjab This variety currently accounts for 80% of the area of Punjab under rice cultivation It was introduced in 1976 The grain is long and white It is fine and aromatic It is considered resistant to white backed plant hopper and stem rot It has become susceptible to both diseases, in addition to succumbing to rice leaf-folder, stem borer, hispa and many other insect pests