Recommended High Yielding Paddy Varieties for Karnataka State

Agro climatic Zone -9 (Hilly Zone)

   Malnad Region

   Area: 1.73 la.ha

   Occupies 15 % paddy area in the state.

 

       Districts                  Taluks

      Chickamagalore        Koppa, Shringeri, Mudiger, Narasimharajapur and

                                    Chickamagalore

        Shimoga                Soraba, Hosanagar, Sagar and Thirthahalli

        Kodagu                  Somavarapet

             

 

 

 

Varieties	Season			Situation					Sowing time		Transplant-ing time	Duration (Days)	Characteristics	Yield (t/ha)
	Kharif	Rabi	Summer	Rainfed	Irrigated
					Canal	Well	Tank	Lift
Low land area
Intan	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	May - June		-	160-165/170	Medium, slender, Suitable for drill sowing	4.5-5.0
Hemavati	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	May - June		-	165-170	Medium, slender, Suitable for drill sowing	5.0-5.5
Sharavati	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	Second  fortnight of May		-	180 - 185	Bold, red rice	5.0-5.5
KHP-10	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	June 3rd  week		-	145-150	Medium, red rice	4.5-5.0
PUBM - 8	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	June 1st week		-	175-180	Medium, slender	4.5-5.0
Abhilash	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	May - June		-	155-165	Long, Bold, suitable for drill sowing	-
Medium land
KHP-2	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	First fortnight of June		-	145-150	Medium, slender	4.5-5.0
IET – 7191	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	First fortnight of June		-	150-155	Long, Bold, Suitable for drill sowing	5.0-5.5
IET – 13901	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	First fortnight of June		-	150-155	Medium, slender	5.0-5.5
KHP-10  (red rice)	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	June 3rd  week		-	145-150	Medium, Bold	4.5-5.0
Upland area (Drill sowing)
Gama-318	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-		Second  fortnight of May	-	135-140	Bold	3.5-3.8
Karna  (KMP-39)	*	-	-	*	*	-	*	*		Second  fortnight of May/ 15th June	-	140-145	Medium, slender	3.5-3.8
Jaya	*	-	-	*	*	-	*	*		Second  fortnight of May/ June end	-	140/145-150	Long, Bold	3.5-3.8
KHP-5	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-		July 2nd week	-	-	Medium, Bold	4.0-4.3
Post Monsoon
Karna	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	July 2nd week		-	140-145	Medium, slender	4.0-4.3
IR-20	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	July 2nd week		-	140-145	Medium, slender	4.0-4.3
Mangala	*	-	-	-	*	-	*	*	July 2nd week /August 2nd week		-	105/125-130	Medium, Slender	3.8-4.0
Red Mukti (CTH -1)	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	July 2nd week		-	130-135	Medium, Bold	3.8-4.0
White Mukti (CTH -1)	ü	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	July 2nd week		-	130-135	Medium, Bold	3.8-4.0
Summer
Champaka (red rice)	-	-	*	-	*	-	*	*	Jan. 2nd week		-	130-135	Medium, Bold	4.5-5.0
Mangala	-	-	*	-	*	-	*	*	Jan. 1st week		-	105/125-130	Medium, slender	3.8-4.0
Madhu	-	-	*	-	*	-	*	*	Jan. 1st week		-	120-125/130-135	Medium, slender	3.8-4.0
IR-20	-	-	*	-	*	-	*	*	Jan. 1st week		-	120/140-145	Medium, slender	4.0-4.3
Red Mukti (CTH -1)	-	-	*	-	*	-	*	*	Jan. 1st week		-	130-135	Medium, Bold	3.8-4.0
Pushpa	-	-	*	-	*	-	*	*	Jan.		-	125-130	Long, Slender	-

 * : Crop can be cultivated

- : Nil