PUSA

town, north-central Bihar state, northeastern India, just west of the Burhi Gandak River. In 1796 the estate site was acquired by the government for use in horse breeding and later as a tobacco farm. The estate was given in 1904 to the Imperial Agricultural Department of the British Indian government and became its headquarters. A research institute was founded in 1905, with an experimental farm and agricultural college, at which rust-resistant wheat strains were produced. Research on fungus pests and selective breeding of cattle was also carried out. After a large 1934 earthquake, work was transferred to New Delhi. Rajendra Agricultural University was opened in Pusa in 1970. Pop. (1981) Pusa and adjacent rural area, 122,086.