Rice

Varieties

Introduction Coastal Area Malnad South Karnataka Zone - 3 Zone - 4 , 5 And 6 Zone - 7 And 8

Introduction

Karnataka is divided into 10 agroclimatic zones taking into consideration the rainfall pattern-quantum and distribution, soil types, texture, depth and physio-chemical properties, elevation, topography major crops and type of vegetation. The zones are,

North Eastern Transition Zone
Northern Dry Zone
Central Dry Zone
Eastern Dry Zone
Southern Dry Zone
Southern Transition Zone
Northern Transition Zone
Hill Zone
Coastal Zone

Rice varieties suitable for these different agro climatic zones are tabulated as follows

Variety	Suitable Zones	Duration	Special Features
Jaya	1,2,3,8,9	140-150	Dwarf (82 cm), grains: long bold, white, moderately susceptible to BLB, SB, RTV, GM and resistant to blast, Yield: 50-60 Q/ha.
Rasi	1,2,8	125-130	Suitable for rain fed upland condition, Semi dwarf (90-95 cm), grains: medium bold, white, resistant to blast, moderately resistant to RTV, Yield: 56 Q/ha.
Vani	1,2,3	140-145	-
Sona	1,2,3	140-145	-
Prakash	1,2,3	140-145	It is an improved high yielding variety, suitable for kharif and summer cultivation under tank, well and canal irrigation. This variety is resistant to green Ieaf hopper and moderately resistant to stem borer, bacterial leaf blight and susceptible to brown plant hoppers, gall midge and tungro virus. It yields about 40 quintals per hectare in Kharif and 50-60 quintals per hectare in summer.
IR - 20	1,2,3	130-145	Semi dwarf (100-110 cm), grains-medium slender, moderately resistant to BLB, GLH, RTV and SB, Yield: 50-55 Q/ha.
Puspha	1,2,3	125-135	Medium duration, high yielding variety with with long slender grain.
Madhu	1,2,3	120-125	High yielding, tolerant to cold. Grains are medium slender. It is moderately resistant to stem borer, bacterial leaf blight and blast. It is suitable for summer planting. It has the yield potential of 55-60 quintals per hectare.
Mangala	1,2,3,8,9	105-130	High yielding, short duration variety, tolerant to cold.
Mandya Rani	1,2,3,8	130-135	It is a semi-dwarf, high tillering, short duration variety.It has super fine grain.
Karna	1,2,3,8,9	130-135	It is suited for Cauvery basin canal irrigated areas. It supplements IR-20, with medium slender, white kernelled and translucent. It has general level of tolerance to pests and Increases. It has a yield potential of 42 q/ha.
Avinash/Gama -318	3,8	135-145	-
MTU1001/Vijetha	8	130-135	Semi-dwarf (115 cm), grains: Medium slender tolerant to BPH & blast; Yield: 97 Q/ha.
Pragathi	1,2,3	130-135	A semi-dwarf rice culture of IR-20. It bears medium slender, straw coloured grains. The rice is white kernelled. It is a medium tillering variety with compact plant habit and recommended for Kharif and summer plantings in irrigated areas.
Mandya Vijaya	8	140-145	Rainfed Shallow Low Land rice with Tall nature, grains are medium slender; Yield: 55-60 Q/ha.
Jothi	8	125-130	Dwarf, grains: long bold, red, resistant to blast, moderately susceptible to BPH, Yield: 28 Q/ha.
Amrut	8	105-110	Suitable for Rain fed Uplands and grains are long bold.
Abilash	8,9	155-165	Semi dwarf (105-110 cm), grains: coarse bold; Yield: 35-40 Q/ha.
Intan	8,9	160-170	Resistant to blast disease, suitable for hilly areas of the State.
Hemavathi	9	160-170	Recommended for cultivation in low lands of Hill Zone Taluks of Chikamagalur, Shimoga and Hassan districts. As a supplement to Intan. Tolerant to Leaf and neck blast. Grain is white and medium fine similar to Intan. Produces grain yield of 24.2 q/ha on par or 10% more yield than Intan under low blast pressure conditions, 33% higher yield under temporary submergence conditions and has better cooking quality than Intan.
IET 7191	9	150-155	Tolerant to blast and suitable for Upland, Midland and blast endemic areas of hill zone and has an yield potential of 35-45 q/ha.
Mathaveer	10	110-115	It is suitable for upland of gall midge endemic areas of South Kanara and North Kanara in kharif season. It has a dormancy of 15 days after harvest. It has a medium grain and the kernel is red in colour. It is resistant to gall midge. This variety is liked by the farmers in the coastal region. It has an yield potential of 30 q/ha.
Shakthi	10	120-125	A dwarf variety with semi compact habit. It bears short bold grains. It has resistance to gall midge and is drought tolerant and blast tolerant.
Phalguna	10	135-140	It is a semi-dwarf variety with green stem and foliage. It bears long slender grain, yields higher and resistant to gall fly. No apeculous or basal pigmentation discernible.
IET - 7564	8	100-105	Suitable for rainfed uplands and grains long slender
IET - 13549	8	130-135	-
Karnataka Rice Hybrid-2 (KRH-2)	All zones	125-130	Semi-dwarf (102 cm), grains: long slender, white, tolerent to leaf blight, Yield: 75-85 Q/ha.

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Coastal Area

Paddy is major crop in coastal area.
Based on heavy rainfall (3600 mm) crops are grown in Lowland, Upland & Medium Low lands.

	Variety	Sowing	Season Crop growth period (days)	Yield quintal/ ha	Special characters
Hill region	Mahaveer	Within 2nd week of June	110-115	35-40	Red rice
Medium low land	Shakthi	May end to June end	120-125	40-45	White rice
	Latha	May end to June end	120-130	40-45	White rice
	M.O-4	May end to June end	130-135	40-45	Red rice
Low land	Phalguni	Last week May & 1st week of June	135-140	40-50	White rice
	Netravathi	Last week May & 1st week of June	135-140	40-50	White rice
	M.O-4	Last week May & 1st week of June	130-135	45-50
Rabi	Mukthi	October	120-125	35-40	White rice resistant to blast
	Jyothi	October	100-105	30-35	Red rice
	Shakthi	October	120-125	35-40
3rd Crop	Jaya	January	120-125	40-45	Bold white rice

Note

Jyothi variety is susceptible to grain drop if harvesting is delayed.

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Malnad Region (Agricultural Zone 9)

Paddy in this region is grown as rainfed crop.
Heavy rainfall (922 to 2695 mm) facilitates good crop growth in kharif season.

Time	Varieties	Crop period	Grain quality	Sowing season
Monsoon
Low land area	Intan	160-165	Medium small	June 1st week
	Hemavathi	165-170	Medium small	June 1st week
	KHP-2	145-150	Medium small	June 1st week
	IET-7191	150-155	Bold	June 1st week
Upland area	Gama-318	135-140	Bold	May 2nd week
	Karna	140-145	Medium small	May 2nd week
	Jaya	145-150	Bold	May 2nd week
Delayed Monsoon	Karna	140-145	Medium small	July 2nd week
	IR-20	140-145	Medium small	July 2nd week
	Mangala	125-130	Bold	July 2nd week
Summer	Mangala	125-130	Medium small	Jan. 1st week
	Madhu	130-135	Medium small	Jan. 1st week
	IR-20	140-145	Medium small	Jan. 1st week

Note

Intan variety is resistant to Blast disease but is susceptible to brown leaf spot.
IET-1791 to certain extent can resist blast but is susceptible to brown leaf spot.
KHP-2 is resistant to blast disease & is recommended for Malnad region except in Coorg.
Grain fall is seen in Hemavathi variety if harvesting is delayed.

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Paddy in Mandya, Mysore, Bangalore rural & Kodagu

District	Taluk
Mandya	Madur, Mandya, Malavathi, S.R.Patri, Pandavapura, K.R.Pet, Nagamangala
Mysore	Periyapatna, Hunsur, K.R. Nagar, Mysore, H.D.Kote, Nanjangud, T.N.Pur
Bangalore Rural	Ramnagar, Chennapatna, Kanakapura, Hoskote, Nelamangala, Doddaballapura, Devanahally, Magadi
Kodagu	Mercara, Virajpet, Somvarpet

Prevailing varieties

Mandya	HYV : Rabi,Jaya, Mandya vijaya, IR 641, Sona Masuri, Local: Sirla
Mysore	HYV : Intan, Rasi, IR - 20, BPT 5204, IR 64 Jaya, Masuri, Sona Masuri, Jyothi Local: Rajmudi, Ranibatta
Bangalore	HVY: IR 64, BPT 5204, Jaya Local: Mysore Mallige
Kodagu	Mercara, Virajpet, Somvarpet

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Agriculture Zone– III

In Raichur and Bellary districts paddy is grown under canal irrigation, Belgaum and Bijapur districts it is grown through tank irrigation.

Varieties grown in this regions

Season	Varieties	Duration	Seed qualities
Monsoon & Summer season	Gama (318):Avinash	135-140	Medium
	Jaya	140-145	Long & bold seeds
	Van	140-145	Long slender
	Sona	140-145	Long slender
	Prakash	145-150	Long slender
	IR 20	130-135	Medium slender
	Pushpa	125-130	Long slender
	Madhu	120-125	Medium slender
	Pragathi	130-135	Medium slender
	Mandya Vani	130-135	Long slender
	KSP 39 (Karna)	130-135	Long bold
	Sona Massuri	140-145	Long slender
	Mysore	120-125	Long slender
	Tellahamsa	105-115	Medium slender

Note

IR 20 varieties are Resistant to plant hopper, Bacterial bright and Tango disease.
Long duration crop should not be sown in summer, if, there is no irrigation facility in May.
Grain drooping in Madhu variety and grain separation in Sona variety is observed.
Mangala variety is resistant to blast diseases.

Sowing season

Season	Varieties	Time	Transplanting season
Monsoon	Jaya, Sona, Vani & Prakash	June last week	Before July
	IR-20 and Mandya Vani	Before July 15	Before July 7th
	Madhu, Pragathi & Pushpa	Before July end	Before August 20th
	Mangala	Mid of August	Before September 7th
Summer	Jaya, Madhu, IR-20, Sona, Vani, Mangala, Pushpa, Mandya Vani, Pragathi and Prakash	Before January last week	Before February last week

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Agricultural Zone [4, 5 & 6]

Varieties and season

Canal irrigated area (Zone 6 and parts of 4th zone)
Zone 6 include Krishnarajasagar catchment area (parts of Mandya, Mysore Districts and zone 4 include Vanivilas and Bhadra catchment area (Hiriyur and Davangere). 1.42 lakh hectare of crop is grown by canal irrigation with average yield of 2.79 t/ha.
Two crops can be taken in a year (kharif & summer crop).

Varieties	Duration (days)	Quality of grain	Sowing season	Transplanting time	Yield ton/ha
Pre-monsoon
Jaya	140-145	Bold	June Last week	Within July 3rd week	5.5 –6
Mandya Vijaya	140-145	Slender	June last week	Within July 3rd week	5 – 5.5
Prakash	140-145	Slender	June last week	Within July 3rd week	5 – 5.5
IET 8116*	135-140	Medium Slender	July 1st week	By July last week	4.5 – 5
IET 7575*	130-135	Medium Slender	By July 2nd week	By August 1st week	4.5 – 5
IR 20	130-135	Medium Slender	By July 2nd week	By August 1st week	4.5 – 5
Pushpa	120-125	Slender	By July 2nd week	By August 1st week	4.5 – 5
Rasi	120-125	Medium Slender	Within July last week	By August 3rd week	4 – 4.5
KRH-1	120-125	Medium Slender	Within July last week	By August 3rd week	5.5 – 6
KRH-2	130-135	Medium Slender	By July 2nd week	Within August 1st week	5.5 – 6
Mangala	115-120	Medium Slender	By August 2nd week	Within September 2nd week	3.5 – 4
Summer short duration varieties	-	-	By January 3rd week	By February 2nd week	-

Resistant to brown plant hopper

Note

Transplanting of 35 days old seedlings can be done for Mandya Vijay variety in cauvery catchment area.

Tank irrigated area (Zone 5 and some parts of zone 6)

Zone – 5 (Kolar, Tumkur and Bangalore Districts) and some regions of zone 6 use tank irrigation. Average yield is 1.49 ton/ha.
Transplanting is carried when the tanks are filled with rain water in August-September.

Varieties	Duration (days)	Quality of grain	Sowing season	Transplanting time	Yield ton/ha
Pushpa	130-135	Medium Slender	By July 3rd week	Within July 3rd week	4.5 – 5
Karna	130-135	Medium Slender	By June last week	By July 3rd week	4.5 – 5
IR-20	130-135	Medium Slender	By June last week	By July 3rd week	4.5 – 5
If Monsoon is delayed
Rasi	120-125	Medium Slender	By July 3rd week	By August 2nd week	3.5 – 4
Mangala	115-120	Medium Slender	By July 3rd week	By August 2nd week	3 –3.5
Tellahamsa	120-125	Medium Slender	By July 3rd week	By August 2nd week	3 – 3.5
Mukthi	125-130	Red rice	By August 3rd week	By September last week	3 – 3.5
Summer season varieties
Rasi	-	-	Within January 3rd week	By February 2nd week	-
Mangala	-	-	Within January 3rd week	By February 2nd week	-
Tellahamsa	-	-	Within January 3rd week	By February 2nd week	-

Well irrigated area (in all 3,4,5 and 6 zones)

Zone 5 (Kolar, Tumkur and Bangalore districts) and parts of zone 4 and 6 are grown by well irrigation.
One monsoon crop can be grown by well irrigation if tank and canal irrigation is not present.
Well irrigated area occupies 0.24 lakh ha with average yield of 1.6 tons.

Varieties	Duration (days)	Quality of grain	Sowing season	Transplanting time	Yield ton/ha
Kharif
Rasi	120-125	Medium Slender	By July 3rd week	By August 2nd week	4 –4.5
Mangala	115-120	Medium Slender	By July 3rd week	By August 2nd week	3.5 – 4
Tellahamsa	120-125	Medium Slender	By July 3rd week	By August 2nd week	3.5 – 4
Summer
Rasi	-	-	By January 3rd week	By February 2nd week	-
Mangala	-	-	By January 3rd week	By February 2nd week	-
Tellahamsa	-	-	By January 3rd week	By February 2nd week	-

Saline soils area (zone 4 and some parts of zone 6)

An area of about 1.6 lakh hactares with an average yield less than 1.5 ton/ha

Varieties	Duration (days)	Quality of grain	Sowing season	Transplanting time	Yield ton/ha
Monsoon
Prakash	140-145	Slender	By June last week	By Mid July	4 –4.5
Pragathi	130-135	Medium Slender	By July 2nd week	By August 1st week	3 – 3.5
IR 30 864	130-135	Medium Slender	-"-	-"-	3.5 – 4
Tellahamsa	120-125	Medium Slender	By July last week	By August 3rd week	3 – 3.5
Mangala	-	-	-	-	-
Summer
Rasi	120-125	Medium Slender	By Jan. 3rd Week	Be Feb. 2nd week	3.5 – 4
Mangala	115-120	Medium Slender	By Jan. 3rd Week	Be Feb. 2nd week	3 – 3.5

Punaji paddy (zone 5 and parts of 6 zone)

Punaji paddy in grown is zone 5 of (Kolar, Tumkur and Bangalore Districts) and zone 6 (Kollegala and Chamarajanagar Taluks).

Varieties	Duration (days)	Quality of grain	Sowing season	Yield ton/ha
Jaya	140-145	Bold	May – June	3.5 - 4
Rasi	120-125	Medium small	June – July	3 to 3.5

Qualities of improved varieties

Fertilizer use efficiency is good.
Crop height is short and they wont lodge and prevent grain fall.

Note

IR-20 is resistant to Tungro disease and BPH
Long duration varieties should not be sown in summer if kharif crop is taken up after summer crop.
Long duration varieties should not be taken in summer if irrigation is not present in May.

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Semi Malnad Region (Agricultural Zone - 7&8)

In this region large area comes under heavy rainfall area.
This region comes under canal, well and tank irrigation.
40% of South region of zone 7 is facilitated with canal well and tank irrigation and rest of 60% is grown as rainfed crop.

Canal and well irrigated area

Varieties	Duration (days)	Quality of grain	Sowing season	Transplanting time	Yield ton/ha
Monsoon
KRH-2	125-130	Medium Small	By June last week	By July 3rd Week	6 – 6.5
IR-30 864*	130-135	Medium Small	By June last week	By July 3rd Week	5 – 5.5
Jaya	140-145	Bold	By June last week	By July 3rd Week	4.5 – 5
Mandya vijaya	140-145	Medium Small	By June last week	By July 3rd week	4.5 – 5
IET 8116*	135-140	Medium Small	By June last week	By July 3rd week	4.5 – 5
Delayed Monsoon
KRH-1	115-120	Medium Small	Mid of July	By last week of August	5.5 – 6
IR-20	120-125	Medium Small	Mid of July	By last week of August	4.5 – 5
Rasi	115-120	Medium Small	Mid of July	By last week of August	5 – 5.5
Mangala	110-115	Medium Small	Mid of July	By last week of August	3.5 – 4
Summer
Short duration varieties mentioned above and hybrids	-	-	By Jan. 3rd week	By Feb. 2nd Week	-
Jyothi	120-125	Red bold	By Jan. 3rd week	By Feb. 2nd Week	5 – 5.5

Punaji paddy areas (Shikaripura, parts of Shimoga and Tarikere taluks)

Varieties	Duration (days)	Quality of grain	Sowing season	Transplanting time	Yield ton/ha
Upland Paddy
Rasi	115-120	Medium Small	By June 15th	-	3 – 3.5
Medium low
KRH-1	140-145	Bold	By June 15th	-	3.5 – 4
Anbanash (gama 318)	135-140	Bold	By June 15th	-	3.5 – 4
Lowland rice
Abhilash (IET 5882)	155-160	Medium Bold	By June 15th	-	4 – 4.5
Intan	165-170	Medium Small	By June 15th	-	4 – 4.5

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