Semi dry rice

• Crop establishment is as that of rainfed rice but the rain water collected in village tank (Kanmai) is supplemented to protect the crop during peak vegetative and reproductive phases.

Area

• Kanchipuram/Tiruvallur, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Kanyakumari, Nagapattinam/ Tiruvarur and Pudukottai.

Seasons

• July to August  - Kanchipuram/Tiruvallur, Kanyakumari


• August - Nagapattinam/Tiruvarur, Pudukottai


• September to October - Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga

Varieties

• Short duration varieties including local land races suitable for those tracts.