Recommended Paddy Varieties for Karnataka State

Agro climatic Zone -3 (Northern Dry Zone)

Varieties

Season

Situation

Sowing time

Transplanting time

Duration (Days)

Characteristics

Yield (t/ha)

Kharif

Rabi

Summer

Rainfed

Irrigated

Canal

Well

Tank

Lift

Jaya

*

-

*

*

*

-

*

*

June /January end

-

140-150     125 -130/              120-145

1.Long and bold seed (long duration variety)/ medium and slender seed (medium duration variety) 2. Resistant to blast disease

-

Vani

*

-

*

-

*

-

*

*

June /January end

-

140-145

Long and  slender  seed

-

Sona

*

-

*

-

*

-

*

*

June /January end

-

140-145

Long and  slender  seed

-

Prakash

*

-

*

-

*

-

*

*

June /January end

-

145-150

Long and  slender  seed

-

IR-20

*

-

*

-

*

-

*

*

15th July/Jan. end

-

120/130-145

1. Medium and  slender  seed 2. Tolerant  to Bacterial Leaf Blight, Green Leaf Hopper & Tungro disease

-

Pushpa

*

-

*

-

*

-

*

*

15th July/Jan. end

-

125-135

Long and  slender  seed

-

Madhu

*

-

*

-

*

-

*

*

15th July/Jan. end

-

120-125

1. Medium and  slender  seed 2. Shattering of seeds

-

Mangala

*

-

*

*

*

-

*

*

Mid of August/ Jan. end

-

105-130

1. Medium and  slender  seed 2. Tolerant  to blast disease

-

BPT-5204

*

-

-

-

*

-

*

*

June end

-

140-165

Long and  slender  seed

-

Tellahamsa

*

-

-

-

*

-

*

*

July

-

120-125

Medium and  slender  seed

-

Mandya Vani

*

-

*

-

*

-

*

*

15th July/Jan. end

-

130-135

Long and small seed

-

Karna (KMP – 39)

*

-

-

*

*

-

*

*

15th July

-

130-135

1. Long and bold seed 2. It is suited for Cauvery basin. 3. Tolerant to pests

-

Avinash (Gama-318)

*

-

-

*

*

-

*

*

May - June

-

135-145

Medium and Bold seed

-

Pragati

*

-

*

-

*

-

*

*

July/Jan. end

-

130-135

Medium and  slender  seed

-

 * : Crop can be cultivated

- : Nil