DNA test for Basmati

EU wants only authentic varieties; India stands to gain

Published on:

15 Oct 2005, 12:00 am

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Disputed inheritance Many varieties in the European market dont have original Basmat
Products of Basmati parents	Impostors
Basmati 370 (undivided India), Type-3 (Dehraduni), Taraori, Basmati 217, Ranbir Basmati, Pusa Basmati-1, Haryana Basmati, Punjab Basmati, Kasturi and Mahi Sugandha	Pusa Basmati-2, Pusa Basmati-3, Pusa RH 10, Pusa 1121, Vasumati, Pusa Dhan-15 and Haryana Mahak
Note: Varieties not developed from original Basmati parents also include those that dont contain immediate parental lines of traditional Basmati.