Rice growers must sow approved varieties for good yield

The Punjab Agriculture department has advised rice growers to cultivate approved rice varieties to achieve higher yield per acre

LAHORE, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd May, 2026) The Punjab Agriculture department has advised rice growers to cultivate approved rice varieties to achieve higher yield per acre.

A spokesman of the department said here on Friday that for coarse rice varieties, farmers should transplant seedlings of KS-282, NIAB IRRI-9, IRRI-6, KSK-133, KSK-434, NIAB-2013, NIBGE-5, NIAB ST-9, NIAB RC-195, and KS-706 from May 20 to June 7.

The sowing period for NIBGE GSR-6, NIBGE GSR-7, NIBGE GSR-8, and SKC-370-5-32 is from June 10 to June 25.

For Basmati/fine varieties, the sowing period for Al-Khalid Rice is from May 25 to June 10.

He stated, "The sowing period from June 7 to June 25 applies to the following varieties: Vital, Super Basmati, Sona Super Basmati, NIAB S-39, NIAB HTT-18, Guard-101, PK-2021 Aromatic, NIAB Super, NBR-2, NIBGE Basmati-2020, Super Gold, Super Basmati-2019, Basmati-515, Basmati Super, Chenab Basmati, Punjab Basmati, PK-1121 Aromatic, NIAB Basmati-2016, Noor Basmati, PK-386, and Sultan Super Basmati.

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The spokesperson further said that farmers should complete the cultivation of Kisan Basmati between June 10 and June 30, while hybrid Basmati variety KSK-111H should be cultivated from June 7 to June 25.

Recommended coarse hybrid rice varieties should be completed between May 20 and June 15.

He said, "Rice growers are strongly advised not to cultivate unapproved or banned varieties because their rice quality is poor and due to the mixing of such varieties, Pakistani rice receives lower prices in the international market."