GK
SOIL AND AGRICULTURE
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Question
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‘Pusa Jai Kisan’ is a somaclone of-
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Khesari
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Basmati Rice
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Citronella java
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Indian Mustard
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Among the salient achievements of this centre, a high yielding mustard variety, named, ‘Pusa Jai Kisan’ has been developed through tissue culture technique, called somaclonal variation. A popular commercially released variety, Varuna (Type 59) was used as a donor parent for generating somaclonal variation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pusa Mustard 26 (NPJ-113), a late sown variety of Indian mustard.
Detailed explanation-3: -RH-30: This variety is recommended for rainfed and irrigated areas of Jammu region. It is high yielding variety with seed size of 5.0-6.5g. It contains oil content of 39.0% and matures in 130-135 days. Its average yield is 16-20q/ha.
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