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Season and Varieties
Varietal Particulars
System of Rice Intensification (SRI)
Transplanted Puddled Lowland Rice
Wet Seeded Puddled Lowland Rice
Dry Seeded Rainfed Un-Puddled Lowland Rice
Dry Seeded Rainfed Un-Puddled Lowland Rice
                          (with Supplemental Irrigation)
Dry seeded Irrigated Un-Puddled Lowland Rice
Dry seeded Upland Rice
Transplanted Hybrid Rice
Seedling Throwing Method

SEASON AND VARIETIES


District/Season

Month

Varieties

1. Kanchipuram/Tiruvallur

 

Sornavari

(April -May)

ADT 36, IR 36, IR 50, ADT 37, ASD 16, ASD 17, IR 64, ASD 18,  ADT 42,  MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT43, CO 47, TRY (R)2*, ADT (R) 45,  ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47

Samba

   (Aug)

IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, ADT 40, PY 4,  ADT 39, TRY 1, ASD 19, ADT(R) 44, CORH 2

Late Samba

(Sep - Oct)

IR 20, White Ponni, ADT 39, CO 43, TRY 1, ADT (R)46, CORH 2

Navarai

(Dec -Jan)

ADT 36,  ADT 37, ASD 16, IR 64, ASD 18, ADT 42, ADT 43 MDU 5, ASD 20

Dry

(July - Aug)

PMK 2, MDU 5, TKM 11,  PMK (R) 3, TKM (R) 12

Semi-dry

(July - Aug)

IR 20, TKM 10, PMK 2, MDU 5, TKM 11, TKM (R) 12,
PMK (R) 3

 

2. Vellore/Tiruvannamalai

 

Sornavari

(April-May)

IR 64, ADT 36, IR 50, ADT 37, ASD 16, ASD 17, ASD 18, ADT 42,  MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT 43, CO 47, ADT (R) 45,
ADT RH1, ADT (R) 47 

Samba

   (Aug)

Ponmani, ADT 40, Bhavani, IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, Paiyur 1, PY 4, CO 45, TRY 1, ASD 19, CORH 2

Navarai

(Dec -Jan)

ADT 36, IR 20,  ADT 39, CO 43, IR 64, ASD 16, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, CO 47, ASD 20, TRY (R)2*

 

3. Cuddalore/ Villupuram

 

Sornavari

(April -May)

ADT 36, IR 50, ASD 16, IR 64, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT 43, CO 47,  ADT (R) 45, TRY (R)2*, ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47 

Samba

    (Aug)

IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, Ponmani, PY 4, ADT 38,  TRY 1, ASD 19, ADT (R) 44, CORH 2

Navarai

(Dec-Jan)

ADT 36, IR 20, IR 36, IR 64, ADT 39, ASD 16, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, TRY (R)2*

 

4. Tiruchirappalli/Karur/Perambalur

Kuruvai

(Jun -Jul)

ADT 36, IR 50, IR 64, ASD 16, ADT 37, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ADT 43, CO 47, ADT (R) 45 (except Karur),
TRY (R)2*, ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47  

Samba

   (Aug)

IR 20,  White Ponni, CO 43,  ADT 40,  Ponmani, TRY 1,
ASD 19,  ADT (R) 44

Late Samba / Thaladi

(Sep -Oct)

IR20, WhitePonni, ADT39, CO43, TRY1, ASD19, ADT(R)46,

Navarai

(Dec -Jan)       

ADT 36, IR 64, ASD 16, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, TRY (R)2*

 

5. Thanjavur/Nagapattinam/Tiruvarur

Kuruvai

(Jun -Jul)

ADT 36,  IR 50, IR 64, ADT 37, ASD 16, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ADT 43, ADT (R) 45, TRY (R) 2*, ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47, ,ADT (R) 48     

Samba

   (Aug)

IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, Ponmani, ADT 38, TRY 1,
ASD 19, ADT (R) 44, CORH 2

Late Samba / Thaladi

(Sep -Oct)

ADT 38, IR 20, CO 43, Ponmani, ADT 39,  TRY 1, ASD 19,  ADT (R)46,

Navarai (Kullankar)

(Dec -Jan)       

ADT 36, ADT 37, IR 64, ASD 16, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, TRY (R)2*

6. Pudukottai

 

 

Kuruvai

(Jun -Jul)

ADT 36,  IR 50, IR 64, ASD 16, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT 43, ADT (R) 45, TRY (R) 2*, ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47 

Samba

   (Aug)

IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, Ponmani,  TRY 1, ASD 19,
ADT (R) 44, CORH 2

Late Samba/Thaladi

(Sep - Oct)

IR 20, ADT 38, ADT 39, TRY 1, ASD 19, CO 43,  ADT (R)46

Dry

(Jul -Aug)

ADT 36,  PMK 2, TKM 10, TKM (R) 12, PMK (R) 3

Semi-dry

(Jul -Aug)

ADT 36,  PMK 2, TKM 10, TKM (R) 12, PMK (R) 3

 

7. Madurai/Dindigul/Theni

 

Kar

(May - Jun)

ADT 36,  IR 50, IR 36, IR 64, ADT 37, ASD 16, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT 43, CO 47, ADT (R) 45 (Dindigul only), TRY (R) 2*,  ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47 

Samba

   (Aug)

IR 20, White Ponni, CO 42, CO 43, ADT 38, ADT 40, 
MDU 4, TRY 1, ASD 19,  ADT (R) 44, CORH 2

Late Samba/Thaladi

(Sep - Oct)

IR 20, White Ponni, MDU 3, ADT 39,  MDU 4, CO 43,
ASD 19, TRY 1,  ADT (R)46

Navarai

(Dec -Jan)

IR 64, ADT 36, ADT 37, ASD 16, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, TRY (R) 2*

Semi-dry

 (Jul -Aug)

PMK 2, TKM 10, MDU 5, TKM (R) 12, PMK (R) 3

 

8. Ramanathapuram

 

 

Samba

   (Aug)

IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, MDU 3,  ASD 19, TRY 1,
ADT (R) 44, CORH 2

Rainfed & Semidry

 (Jul -Aug)

ASD 17, ADT 36, PMK 2, MDU 5, TKM (R) 12, PMK (R) 3

 

9. Virudhunagar

 

 

Samba

(Sep-Oct)

CO 43, TRY 1, IR 20, ADT (R)46, ADT 39, CORH 2

Dry

(Jul -Aug)

ADT 36,  PMK 2, MDU 5, TKM (R) 12, PMK (R) 3

 

10. Sivaganga

 

 

Semi-dry

(Jul –Aug)

ADT 36, IR 36, ADT 39, PMK 2, MDU 5, TKM (R) 12,
PMK (R) 3

 

11. Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi

 

Early Kar

(Apr - May)

IR 50, ADT 36, IR 64, ADT 42, ADT 43, ADT 45, CO 47, ADT (R) 47   

Kar

(May -Jun)

ASD 16, ASD 17, ASD 18, ADT 42, ADT 43, CO 47,
ADT (R) 45, TRY (R) 2*, ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47 

 Late Samba/Thaladi

 (Sep - Oct)

White Ponni, IR 20, ADT 39, ASD 19, TRY 1, ADT (R)46, CORH 2

Pishanam/Late Pishanam

(Sep-Oct.)

ASD 18, ASD 16, ASD 19, CO 43, TRY 1, ADT (R)46

Semi Dry

(July- Aug)

MDU 5, ADT 36, TKM (R) 12, PMK (R) 3

 

12. Kanyakumari

 

 

Kar

(May –Jun)

ADT 36, IR 50, IR 64, ASD 16, ASD 17, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT 43, ADT 45, CO 47, ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47 

Pishanam / Late Samba / Thaladi

(Sep – Oct)

White Ponni, IR 20, Ponmani, CO 43, TRY 1, TPS 2, TPS 3, ADT (R) 44, ADT 39,  ASD 18, ASD 19, MDU 5,  ADT (R) 46

Semi-dry

(Jul – Aug)

ADT 36,  ASD 17, PMK 2, TKM (R) 12, PMK (R) 3

13. Salem, Namakkal

 

 

Kar

(May - Jun)

IR 50, ADT 36,IR 64, ADT 37, ASD 16, ASD18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT 43, CO 47, ADT (R) 45, TRY (R)2*,  ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47 

Samba

   (Aug)

IR 20, White Ponni, Bhavani, CO 43,  MDU 4, TRY 1,
ASD 19, ADT (R) 44

Navarai

(Dec - Jan)

IR 20,  ADT 36,  IR 64,  ASD 18,  ASD 19, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, TRY (R)2*

 

14. Dharmapuri/ Krishnagiri

 

Kar

(May -Jun)

IR 50, IR 64, ASD 16, Bhavani, IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, ASD 18, MDU 4, ASD 19, PAIYUR 1, ADT 42, TRY 1,
MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT 43, CO 47, ADTRH 1, TRY (R)2*, ADT (R) 47 

Navarai

(Dec- Jan)

IR 64, ADT 37, ASD 16, ADT 36, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, TRY (R)2*

Samba/Late Samba

(Aug - Oct)

TRY 1, Bhavani, IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, MDU 4, ASD 19, ADT (R) 44, ADT (R) 46

 

15. Coimbatore

 

 

Kar

(May - Jun)

IR 50, ADT 36, ASD 16, IR 64, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT 43, CO 47, ADT (R) 45, TRY (R)2*, ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47 

Samba

   (Aug)

IR 20, CO 43, White Ponni, ADT 39,  MDU 4, TRY 1, ASD 19,  Bhavani,  ADT(R) 44, CORH 2

Late Samba/Thaladi

(Sep - Oct)

IR 20, ADT 39,   ADT(R) 46, CORH 2

Navarai

(Dec -Jan)

IR 20, ADT 36, IR 64, ASD 16, ASD 18, TRY1, MDU 5, ASD 20, TRY (R) 2*

 

16. Erode

 

 

Kar

(May - Jun)

IR 50, ASD 16, IR 64, ADT 36, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT 43, CO, 47, ADT (R) 45,  TRY (R)2*, ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47 

Samba

   (Aug)

IR 20, Bhavani, CO 43, White Ponni, ADT 39, TRY 1, CO 46, ADT (R) 44

Late Samba

(Sep - Oct)

IR 20, White Ponni, ADT 39,  CO 43, TRY 1, CO 46, ADT (R) 46, CORH 2

Navarai

(Dec – Jan)

IR 20,  ADT 36, IR 64, ASD 16, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20

 

17. The Nilgiris

 

 

Samba

(Jul -Aug)

IR 20, CO 43, TRY 1, ADT (R) 44

* suitable for salt affected soils
Note of Caution of the varieties: IR 50 and ADT43 are recommended for Kar, Sornavari and Kuruvai seasons and should not be grown during cold weather period. ASD19 and White Ponni are also susceptible to blast and care should be taken on plant protection measures.