Recommended High Yielding Paddy Varieties for Karnataka State

Agro climatic Zone -4 (Central Dry Zone)

        Districts                            Taluks

       Chitradurga                 Chitradurga, Hosadurga, Challakere, Molakalmuru, Holalkere

                                          and Hiriyur

       Davangere                   Davangere, Harihara and Jagalore

       Tumkur                       Madhugiri, Pavagada, Sira, Koratagere, Tiptur and

                                         Chickanayakanahalli

       Hassan                       Arisikere

       Chickamagalore            Kadur

                    

Varieties	Season			Situation					Sowing time	Transplant-ing time	Duration (Days)	Characteristics	Yield (t/ha)
	Kharif	Rabi	Summer	Rainfed	Irrigated
					Canal	Well	Tank	Lift
Jaya	*	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	June last week	July 3rd week	140-145	Bold	5.5 –6.0
Mandya Vijaya	*	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	June last week	July 3rd week	140-145	Slender	5.0 – 5.5
Prakash	*	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	June last week	July 3rd or 4th  week	140-145	1. Long, Slender 2. Sodic and Saline resistant	5.0– 5.5 /4.0-4.5*
IET 8116	*	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	July 1st week	July 3rd week	135-140	1. Bold 2. Brown plant hopper resistant	4.5 – 5.0
IET 7575	*	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	July 2nd week	August 1st week	130-135	1. Long, Slender 2. Brown plant hopper resistant	4.5 – 5.0
IR 20	*	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	July 2nd week	August 1st week	130-135	1. Medium 2. Sodic and Saline resistant	4.5 – 5.0/ 3.5-4.0*
Pushpa	*	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	July 2nd week	August 1st week	130-135	Long, Slender	4.5 – 5.0
Rasi	*	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	July last week	August 3rd week	120-125	1. Medium 2. Sodic and Saline resistant	4.0– 4.5/ 3.0-3.5*
Mangala	*	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	August 2nd week	September 1st week	110-115/120	1. Bold 2. Sodic and Saline resistant	3.5 – 4.0/ 3.0-3.5*
B.R – 2655	*	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	June last week	July 3rd week	140-145	1.Medium 2. Blast resistant	6.0 – 6.5
Thanu (KMP-101)	*	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	July 2nd week	August 1st week	130-135	Medium	4.5 – 5.0
MTU-1001	*	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	July 2nd week	August 1st week	130-135	Bold	4.5 – 5.0
IR-30864	*	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	July 2nd week	August 1st week	130-135	1. Medium 2. Sodic and Saline resistant	4.5 – 5.0/ 3.5-4.0*
MTU-1010	*	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	July 2nd week	August 1st week	120-125	Long, Slender	4.5 – 5.0
Tellahamsa	*	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	July last week	August 3rd week	120-125	1. Medium 2. Sodic and Saline resistant	4.0 – 4.5/ 3.0-3.5*
Mukti  (CTH-1)	*	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	August last week	September 3rd week	125-130	Bold, red rice	3.0-3.5
White Mukti (CTH-3)	*	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	August last week	September 3rd week	110-115	Bold	3.0-3.5
Vikas	*	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	July 2nd week	August 1st week	130-135	1. Medium 2. Sodic and Saline resistant	3.5 – 4.0*

* : Crop can be cultivated

- : Nil