Punjab Agriculture department has advised the farmers to sow certified varieties of paddy for getting maximum yield. According to spokesman Najaf Abbas of the department, the certified varieties of paddy includes KS-282, ARI 9, ARI 6, and Nayyab 2013 while Basmati varieties include Super basmati, Basmati 515, Chenab basmati, Nayyab basmati 2016 and Noor basmati. He said that hybrid varieties include Y-26, Pride-1, Shehan Shah-2 and PHB-71. The spokesman said that unsuitable varieties include Super fine, Kashmira, Malta and Hero.

He said that farmers should not sow unsuitable varieties at all because rice produced through these varieties is not of good quality.