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Season and Varieties in Tamil Nadu

Kanchipuram / Tiruvallur
Season Month Varieties
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 August IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, ADT 40, PY 4, ADT 39, TRY 1, ASD 19, ADT(R) 44, CORH 2
Late Samba September - October 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

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Vellore / Tiruvannamalai
Season Month Varieties
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 August 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*

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Cuddalore / Villupuram
Season Month Varieties
Sornavari April - May ADT 36, IR 50, ASD 16, IR 64, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5,ASD20, ADT 43, CO 47, ADT (R) 45, TRY (R)2*, ADTRH 1,ADT (R) 47
Samba August 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*

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Tiruchirappalli / Karur / Perambalur
Season Month Varieties
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 August IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, ADT 40, Ponmani, TRY 1, ASD 19, ADT (R) 44
Late Samba / Thaladi Sep - Oct IR20, White Ponni, 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*

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Thanjavur / Nagapattinam / Tiruvarur
Season Month Varieties
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 August 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 Dec - Jan ADT 36, ADT 37, IR 64, ASD 16, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, TRY (R)2*

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Pudukottai
Season Month Varieties
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 August 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

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Madurai / Dindigul / Theni
Season Month Varieties
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

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Ramanathapuram
Season Month Varieties
Samba Aug IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, MDU 3, ASD 19, TRY 1, ADT (R) 44, CORH 2
Rainfed and Semidry Jul - Aug ASD 17, ADT 36, PMK 2, MDU 5, TKM (R) 12, PMK (R) 3

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Virudhunagar
Season Month Varieties
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

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Sivagangai
Season Month Varieties
Semi Dry Jul - Aug ADT 36, IR 36, ADT 39, PMK 2, MDU 5, TKM (R) 12, PMK (R) 3

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Tirunelveli / Thoothukudi
Season Month Varieties
Early Kar April - 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

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Kanyakumari
Season Month Varieties
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 Sept – 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

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Salem / Namakkal
Season Month Varieties
Kar May – Jun IR 50, ADT 36,IR 64, ADT 37, ASD 16, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT 43, CO 47, ADT(R) 45, TRY (R)2*, ADTRH1, ADT (R) 47
Samba Aug 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
Navarai Dec - Jan ADT 36, ASD 17, PMK 2, TKM (R) 12, PMK (R) 3

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Dharmapuri / Krishnagiri
Season Month Varieties
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

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Coimbatore
Season Month Varieties
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 August 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*

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Erode
Season Month Varieties
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 August IR 20, Bhavani, CO 43, White Ponni, ADT 39, TRY 1, CO 46, ADT (R) 44
Late Samba / Thaladi 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

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The Nilgiris
Season Month Varieties
Samba Jul - Aug IR 20, CO 43, TRY 1, ADT (R) 44

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Season and Varieties in Kerala

Region / kind of land Seasons Period Varieties
From To
Upland (Modan land) Purely rainfed Virippu (I crop / autumn) April - May Sept - Oct PTB 28, PTB 29, PTB 30, Suvarnamodan, Annapurna, Mattatriveni, Swarnaprabha, Rohini, Aiswarya
Palliyals (Myals) Single crop terraced Virippu (I crop / autumn) April - May Sept - Oct Early duration: Rohini, Annapurna, Mattatriveni, Jyothy, Kairali, Kanchana, Harsha, Karthika, Ahalya Medium duration: Aswathy, Sabari, Bharathy, Jaya, Mahsuri, Aiswarya, Aathira
Double crop wet lands :
a. Semi-dry cultivation Virippu (I crop / autumn) April - May Sept - Oct Early duration: Mattatriveni, Annapurna, Jyothy, Swarnaprabha, Ahalya, Varsha, Rohini, Karthika, Revathy, Remanika, Krishnanjana, Kanchana, Harsha, Kairali, Kunjukunju Varna, Kunjukunju Priya

Medium duration: Aswathy, Sabari, Bharathy, Jaya, Mahsuri, Arathy, Remya, Kanakom, Ranjini, Pavithra, Panchami, Uma, Karishma, Aathira, Aiswarya, Pavizham, Bhadra
Mundakan (II crop / winter) Sept - Oct Dec - Jan Any of the varieties suggested for the first crop seasons (except Rohini)
b. Transplanted Virippu (I crop / autumn) April - May Sept - Oct Early duration: Annapurna, Mattatriveni, Jyothy, Swarnaprabha, Kairali, Kanchana, Karthika, Aruna, Makom, Revathy, Remanika, Krishnanjana, Varsha, Rohini, Ahalya, Kunjukunju Varna, Kunjukunju Priya.

Medium duration: Jaya, Sabari, Bharathy, Aswathy, Mahsuri, Aathira, Aiswarya, Pavizham, Remya, Kanakom, Renjini, Pavithra, Panchami, Uma, Karishma.

Late duration: Mangalamahsuri, Pranava
Mundakan (II crop / winter) Sept - Oct Dec - Jan Early duration: Annapurna, Mattatriveni, Jyothy, Kairali, Kanchana, Karthika, Makom, Revathy, Remanika, Krishnanjana Kunjukunju Varna, Kunjukunju Priya

Medium duration: Aswathy, Sabari, Bharathy, Jaya, Mahsuri, Aathira, Aiswarya, Pavizham, Remya, Kanakom, Renjini, Pavithra, Panchami, Uma, Karishma

Late duration: Mangalamahsuri, Karuna, Resmi, Nila, Makaram, Khumbham, Dhanu
Puncha (III crop / summer) Dec - Jan Mar - Apr Early duration: Annapurna, Mattatriveni, Jyothy, Swarnaprabha, Kairali, Kanchana, Karthika, Makom, Revathy, Remanika, Krishnanjana, Ahalya, Harsha, Varsha

Medium duration: Sabari, Bharathy, Jaya, Aathira, Aiswarya, Pavizham, Remya, Kanakom, Renjini, Pavithra, Panchami, Uma, Karishma
Kuttanad area Puncha Oct-Nov Feb-March Early duration: Karthika, Makom, Aruna, Jyothy, Mattatriveni, Annapurna, Revathy, Remanika, Krishnanjana

Medium duration: Bhadra, Asha, Pavizham, Remya, Kanakom, Jaya, Sabari, Bharathy, Renjini, Pavithra, Panchami, Uma, Karishma, Gowri
Additional crop May - June Aug-Sept Early duration: Karthika, Aruna, Makom, Annapurna, Jyothy, Mattatriveni, Revathy, Remanika, Krishnanjana

Medium duration: Pavizham, Remya, Kanakom, Jaya, Sabari, Renjini, Pavithra, Panchami, Uma, Karishma
Kole area Mundakan (II crop / winter) Sept - Oct Dec - Jan Extra short duration: Hraswa Early duration: Annapurna, Mattatriveni, Jyothy, Swarnaprabha, Karthika, Aruna, Makom, Kanchana, Kairali, Revathy, Remanika, Krishnanjana, Ahalya, Varsha

Medium duration: Aswathy, Sabari, Bharathy, Pavizham, Remya, Kanakom, Jaya, Aiswarya, Renjini, Pavithra, Panchami, Uma, Karishma, Bhadra
Pokkali area Virippu (I crop / autumn) April - May Sept - Oct Vyttila-1, Vyttila-2, Vyttila-3, Vyttila-4, Vyttila-5
Deep ill-drained regions of southern districts Virippu (I crop / autumn) April - May Sept - Oct Remya, Arathy
Mundakan (II crop / winter) Sept - Oct Dec - Jan Kottarakkara-1, Lakshmi, Nila, Makaram, Kumbham, Mangalamahsuri
Waterlogged and flooded areas Virippu (I crop / autumn) April - May Sept - Oct IR-5, Pankaj, Jagannath, H4, Mahsuri, Neeraja, Mangalamahsuri
Oorumundakan Mundakan (II crop / winter) Sept - Oct Dec - Jan Late duration: Sagara
Onattukara and coastal sandy areas
a. Where HYVs do not
come up
Virippu (I crop / autumn) April - May Sept - Oct PTB 23
Mundakan (II crop / winter) Sept - Oct Dec - Jan PTB 20
b. Where HYVs come up well Virippu (I crop / autumn) April - May Sept - Oct Early duration: Annapurna, Mattatriveni, Jyothy, Bhagya, Rohini, Onam, Aruna, Makom, Karthika, Revathy, Remanika, Krishnanjana

Medium duration: Jaya, Sabari, Bharathy, Aswathy, Pavizham, Remya, Kanakom, Arathy, Renjini, Pavithra, Panchami, Uma, Karishma, Chingam
Mundakan (II crop / winter) Sept - Oct Dec - Jan Early Duration: Annapurna, Mattatriveni, Makom, Jyothy, Karthika, Revathy, Remanika, Krishnanjana

Medium duration: Jaya, Sabari, Bharathy, Aswathi, Pavizham, Remya, Kanakom, Dhanya (season bound), Renjini, Pavithra, Panchami, Uma, Karishma.
Puncha (III crop / summer) Dec - Jan Mar - Apr Annapurna, Mattatriveni, Rohini, Makom, Revathi, Remanika, Krishnanjana.

Medium duration: Jaya, Sabari, Bharathy, Aswathy, Pavizham, Remya, Kanakom, Renjini, Pavithra, Panchami, Uma, Karishma
Poonthalpadam High altitude area:
a. Single crop areas Virippu (I crop / autumn) April - May Sept - Oct Makom, Mattatriveni, Neeraja WND-1, WND-2, Aswathy, Jaya, Sabari, Mahsuri, Bhadra, IR 8, Aathira
b. Double crop areas Virippu (I crop / autumn) April - May Sept - Oct Aswathy, Jaya, Sabari, Bharathy. Bhadra, Deepthi, Aathira, IR 8
Mundakan (II crop / winter) Sept - Oct Dec - Jan Aswathy, Jaya, Sabari, Bharathy. Bhadra, Deepthi, Aathira, IR 8
c. Eastern lateritic regions of Kollam & Alappuzha districts Mundakan (II crop / winter) Sept - Oct Dec - Jan Lakshmi
Chitoor black soil Virippu (I crop / autumn) April - May Sept - Oct ASD 16, ASD 17, Mahsuri, Varsha, ADT 43
Mundakan (II crop / winter) Sept - Oct Dec - Jan Ponni, Vellaponni, Ponmani, ASD 16, ASD 17, Pranava, Karuna, Swetha, Bhadra

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Season and Varieties in Karnataka

North Eastern Transition Zone
Season Varieties
Kharif Jaya, Rasi ,Prakash ,IR - 20, Puspha, Madhu ,Mangala, Mandya Rani, Karna, Pragathi
Summer Jaya, madhu, pragathi, IR-20, Pushpa, mangala, Mandya Rani

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North Eastern Dry Zone
Season Varieties
Kharif Jaya, Rasi ,Prakash ,IR - 20, Puspha, Madhu ,Mangala, Mandya Rani, Karna, Pragathi
Summer Jaya, madhu, pragathi, IR-20, Pushpa, mangala, Mandya Rani

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Northern Dry Zone
Season Varieties
Kharif Jaya, Prakash, IR-20, Puspha, Madhu, Mangala, Mandya Rani, Karna, Avinash/Gama -318, Pragathi
Summer Jaya, madhu, pragathi, IR-20, pushpa, mangala, Mandya Rani, KSP-39, massuri, Tellahamsa

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Central Dry Zone
Season Varieties
Kharif Rasi, Mangala, Tellahamsa, Prakash, pragathi, IR 30 864
Summer Rasi, Mangala, Tellahamsa

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Eastern Dry Zone
Season Varieties
Kharif Pushpa, Karna, IR-20, Rasi, Mangala, Tellahamsa
Summer Rasi, Mangala, Tellahamsa

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Southern dry Zone
Season Varieties
Kharif Pushpa, Karna, IR-20, Rasi, Mangala, Tellahamsa, Prakash, Pragathi, IR-30-864
Summer Rasi, Mangala, Tellahamsa

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Southern Transition Zone
Season Varieties
Kharif KRH-2, IR-30 864, Jaya, Mandya Rani
Summer KRH-1, IR-20, Rasi, Mangala, Jyothi

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Northern Transition Zone
Season Varieties
Kharif Jaya, Rasi, Mangala, Mandya Rani, Karna, Avinash/Gama -318, MTU1001/Vijetha, Jothi, Amrut, Abilash, Intan, Karnataka Rice Hybrid-2 (KRH-2), IR-30-864, KRH-1, IR-20.
Summer KRH-1, IR-20, Rasi, Mangala, Jyothi

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Hill Zone
Season Varieties
Kharif Intan, Hemavathi, KHP-2, Gama-318, Karna, Jaya, IR-20
Summer Madhu, IR-20, Mangala

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Coastal Zone
Season Varieties
Rabi Mathaveer, Shakthi, Phalgunai, Latha, Netravathi, MO-4, Mukthi, Jyothi, Jaya

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