National commodities Supply Corporation of India is the biggest supplier of PR 106 Rice (5%)
PR 106 is the rice variety that is grown in Punjab
This variety currently accounts for 80% of the area of Punjab under rice cultivation
It was introduced in 1976
The grain is long and white
It is fine and aromatic
It is considered resistant to white backed plant hopper and stem rot
It has become susceptible to both diseases, in addition to succumbing to rice leaf-folder, stem borer, hispa and many
other insect pests
