Question

Pusa Lerma is an improved variety of?

Answer 1

Hint: Pusa Lerma is the amber coloured cereal crop which is obtained by the process of mutation breeding. It is widely grown by cultivars and also one of the most consumed grain. It is a variety of Triticum aestivum. It is developed in India.

Complete answer:
Pusa Lerma is an amber coloured grain that was approved in 1971. It was developed by irradiation of Lerma roji A from Mexico with gamma rays. The Lerma Rojo is a semi-dwarf, red grain variety of wheat. So, we can say that Pusa Lerma is the mutant variety of Lerma Rojo.

The pros of the Pusa Lerma are
- The grain is amber coloured.
- The flour of this wheat har higher extensibility and elasticity.
- The gluten content is also relatively higher.
- It propagates by self-pollination.

So Pusa Lerma is an improved variety of Wheat.

Additional information- Another variety of wheat are Pusa Malawi, Pusa ujala etc. The best variety of wheat in India include Sharbati or MP wheat which is golden in colour and is much sweeter and bigger in size. Punjab in India is the maximum producer of wheat in the country. The other species of wheat include T. durum, T compactum. The durum variety of wheat has high protein content.

Note: Wheat is the major cereal crop of India which is mostly grown in the northern regions of India like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab. It is a rabi crop which is grown between November to April. These states produce huge quantities of wheat by the help of improved agricultural practices.