Pakistani scientists develop Basmati variety with longest grain of 9.66mm

ISLAMABAD, Jan 04 (APP): Scientists at the Rice Research Institute (RRI) have developed a new Basmati rice variety featuring the longest grain ever recorded in Pakistan, measuring 9.66mm. “Sultan Super Basmati, developed in 2025, has a grain length of 9.66mm, the longest so far in Pakistan’s rice varietal spectrum,” Dr Usman Saleem, Senior Scientist at…