Table 1. Traditional and improved cultivars of Pakistani rice used in present study.

No.

Cultivar Name

Parentage

Varietal group

Year

Breeding Institute*

1

Basmati-370

Local selection

Aromatic

1933

RRI, KSK, Lahore

2

Basmati-385

Basmati-370/TN1

Aromatic

1988

RRI, KSK, Lahore

3

Basmati-2000

Basmai-385/Super-Basmati

Aromatic

2000

RRI, KSK, Lahore

4

Basmati-C622

Basmati-370/Mushkan-7

Aromatic

1964

RRI, KSK, Lahore

5

Basmati-Pak

CM7-6/Basmati-370

Aromatic

1968

RRI, KSK, Lahore

6

Jajai-77

Pure line selection

Aromatic

1932

RRI, Dokri, Sindh

7

Kashmir-basmati

Mutant of Basmati-370

Aromatic

1981

NIAB, Faisalabad

8

Khushboo-95

Mutant of Jajai-77

Aromatic

1996

NIA, Tandojam, Sindh

9

Lateefy

IR760/Basmati-370

Aromatic

1983

RRI, Dokri, Sindh

10

Rachna-basmati

Basmati-370 SC Variant

Aromatic

1996

NARC, Islamabad

11

Shaheen-basmati

Super-Basmati/Basmati-385

Aromatic

2001

SSRI, Pindi Bhatian

12

Sonahri-sugdasi

Local selection

Aromatic

1952

RRI, Dokri, Sindh

13

Sugdasi-bengalo

Introduction from Bengal

Aromatic

1942

RRI, Dokri, Sindh

14

Sugdasi-ratria

Local selection

Aromatic

1956

RRI, Dokri, Sindh

15

Sugdasi-sadagulab

Local selection

Aromatic

1945

RRI, Dokri, Sindh

16

Super-basmati

Basmati-370/10486

Aromatic

1996

RRI, KSK, Lahore

17

Dilrosh-97

Non-aromatic

1997

ARI, Mingora, Swat

18

DR-82

BU1/CR-115

Non-aromatic

1982

RRI, Dokri, Sindh

19

DR-83

IR1833/C4-63

Non-aromatic

1983

RRI, Dokri, Sindh

20

DR-92

IR8/IET1039-2-4

Non-aromatic

1993

RRI, Dokri, Sindh

21

Fakhre-Malakand

Taichung Sen-10// IR29/ I-Geo-Gen//Taichung Sen-10

Non-aromatic

2006

ARI, Mingora, Swat

22

IR6 (Mehran-69)

Siam29/DGWG

Non-aromatic

1971

RRI, Dokri, Sindh

23

IR36

IR2042/CR9413

Non-aromatic

1976

IRRI, Philippines

24

Jhona-349

Local selection

Non-aromatic

1933

RRI, KSK, Lahore

25

Kangni-27

Pure line selection

Non-aromatic

1932

RRI, Dokri, Sindh

26

Kanwal-95

Selection from CN540

Non-aromatic

1998

RRI, Dokri, Sindh

27

KS-282

Basmati-370/IR95

Non-aromatic

1982

RRI, KSK, Lahore

28

NIAB-IR9

Mutant of IR6

Non-aromatic

2001

NIAB, Faisalabad

29

Pak23710

Advanced breeding line

Non-aromatic

-

RRI, KSK, Lahore

30

Pakhal

IR36/IR10154-23-3-3//IR9129-209-2-2-1

Non-aromatic

1993

ARS, Mansehra

31

Palman-suffaid

Local selection

Non-aromatic

1939

RRI, KSK, Lahore

32

Sada-hayat

PTB33/IR4432-53

Non-aromatic

1988

RRI, Dokri, Sindh

33

Sarshar

Mutant of IR8

Non-aromatic

2001

NIA, Tandojam, Sindh

34

Sathra

Local selection

Non-aromatic

1934

RRI, KSK, Lahore

35

Shadab

Mutant of IR6

Non-aromatic

1999

NIA, Tandojam, Sindh

36

Shua-92

Mutant of IR8

Non-aromatic

1993

NIA, Tandojam, Sindh

37

Swat-1

JP5/YRL

Non-aromatic

1984

ARI, Mingora, Swat

38

Swat-2

CR126-42-2/IR2061-2/3

Non-aromatic

1984

ARI, Mingora, Swat

39

Kinmaze

Ryosaku/AichnakateAsahi

Japonica

1948

Japan

40

Nipponbare

Yamabiko/Sachikaze

Japonica

1961

Japan