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Paddy varieties of Karnataka
Short duration varieties
Season : Kharif (April – September), Rabi (October – December), Summer/Zaid (January – March) |
| Variety |
Duration(Days) |
Suitable Zone |
Special Features |
| Madhu |
120-125 |
North Eastern Transition Zone, North Eastern Dry Zone and Northern Dry Zone |
High yielding, tolerant to cold. Grains are medium slender. It is moderately resistant to stem borer, bacterial leaf blight and blast. It is suitable for summer planting. It has the yield potential of 55-60 quintals per hectare. |
| Mandya Rani |
130-135 |
North Eastern Transition Zone, North Eastern Dry Zone, Northern Dry Zone and Northern Transition Zone |
It is a semi-dwarf, high tillering, short duration variety. It has super fine grain. |
| Jothi |
125-130 |
Northern Transition Zone |
Suitable for Rain fed Uplands and grains are long bold. |
| Mahaveer |
110-115 |
Coastal Zone |
It is suitable for upland of gall midge endemic areas of South Kanara and North Kanara in kharif season. It has a dormancy of 15 days after harvest. It has a medium grain and the kernel is red in colour. It is resistant to gall midge. This variety is liked by the farmers in the coastal region. It has an yield potential of 30 q/ha. |
| Shakthi |
120-125 |
Coastal Zone |
A dwarf variety with semi compact habit. It bears short bold grains. It has resistance to gall midge and is drought tolerant and blast tolerant. |
| Amrut |
105-110 |
Northern Transition Zone |
Suitable for Rain fed Uplands and grains are long bold. |
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Medium duration varieties
Season : Kharif (April – September), Rabi (October – December), Summer/Zaid (January – March) |
| Variety |
Duration(Days) |
Suitable Zone |
Special Features |
| Jaya |
140-150 |
North Eastern Transition Zone, North Eastern Dry Zone, Northern Dry Zone, Northern Transition Zone and Hill Zone |
Dwarf (82 cm), grains: long bold, white, moderately susceptible to Bacterial leaf blight, Stem borer, Rice tungro virus, Gall midge and resistant to blast, Yield: 50-60 Q/ha. |
| Rasi |
125-130 |
North Eastern Transition Zone, North Eastern Dry Zone and Northern Transition Zone |
Suitable for rain fed upland condition, Semi dwarf (90-95 cm), grains: medium bold, white, resistant to blast, moderately resistant to Rice tungro virus. Yield: 56 Q/ha. |
| Prakash |
140-145 |
North Eastern Transition Zone, North Eastern Dry Zone and Northern Dry Zone |
It is an improved high yielding variety, suitable for kharif and summer cultivation under tank, well and canal irrigation. This variety is resistant to green Ieaf hopper and moderately resistant to stem borer, bacterial leaf blight and susceptible to brown plant hoppers, gall midge and tungro virus. It yields about 40 quintals per hectare in Kharif and 50-60 quintals per hectare in summer. |
| IR – 20 |
130-145 |
North Eastern Transition Zone, North Eastern Dry Zone and Northern Dry Zone |
Semi dwarf (100-110 cm), grains-medium slender, moderately resistant to Bacterial leaf blight, Green leaf hopper, Rice tungro virus and Stem bore. Yield: 50-55 Q/ha. |
| Puspha |
125-135 |
North Eastern Transition Zone, North Eastern Dry Zone and Northern Dry Zone |
Medium duration, high yielding variety with long slender grain. |
| Mangala |
105-130 |
North Eastern Transition Zone, North Eastern Dry Zone, Northern Dry Zone, Northern Transition Zone and Hill Zone |
High yielding, short duration variety, tolerant to cold. |
| Karna |
130-135 |
North Eastern Transition Zone, North Eastern Dry Zone, Northern Dry Zone, Northern Transition Zone and Hill Zone |
It is suited for Cauvery basin canal irrigated areas. It supplements IR-20, with medium slender, white kernelled and translucent. It has general level of tolerance to pests and Increases. It has a yield potential of 42 q/ha. |
| Avinash/Gama - 318 |
135-145 |
Northern Dry Zone and Northern Transition Zone |
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| MTU1001/Vijetha |
130-135 |
Northern Transition Zone |
Semi-dwarf (115 cm), grains: Medium slender tolerant to Brown plant hopper and blast; Yield: 97 Q/ha. |
| Pragathi |
130-135 |
North Eastern Transition Zone, North Eastern Dry Zone and Northern Dry Zone |
A semi-dwarf rice culture of IR-20. It bears medium slender, straw coloured grains. The rice is white kernelled. It is a medium tillering variety with compact plant habit and recommended for Kharif and summer plantings in irrigated areas. |
| Mandya Rani |
140-145 |
Northern Transition Zone |
Rainfed Shallow Low Land rice with Tall nature, grains are medium slender; Yield: 55-60 Q/ha. |
| Phalguna |
135-140 |
Coastal Zone |
It is a semi-dwarf variety with green stem and foliage. It bears long slender grain, yields higher and resistant to gall fly. No apeculous or basal pigmentation discernible. |
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Long duration varieties
Season : Kharif (April – September) |
| Variety |
Duration(Days) |
Suitable Zone |
Special Features |
| Abilash |
155-165 |
Northern Transition Zone and Hill Zone |
High yielding, tolerant to cold. Grains are medium slender. It is moderately resistant to stem borer, bacterial leaf blight and blast. It is suitable for summer planting. It has the yield potential of 55-60 quintals per hectare. |
| Intan |
160-170 |
Northern Transition Zone and Hill Zone |
Resistant to blast disease, suitable for hilly areas of the State. |
| Hemavathi |
160-170 |
Hill Zone |
Recommended for cultivation in low lands of Hill Zone Taluks of Chikamagalur, Shimoga and Hassan districts. Tolerant to Leaf and neck blast. Grain is white and medium fine similar to Intan. Produces grain yield of 24.2 q/ha on par or 10% more yield than Intan under low blast pressure conditions, 33% higher yield under temporary submergence conditions and has better cooking quality than Intan. |
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Drought resistant varieties
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- Kumeru is a drought resistant rice variety cultivated in the hilly areas of Karnataka during rainy season.
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- Chare is a drought resistant variety grown in Karnataka, which gives long straw that can be used as cattle feed or put to some other alternative use.
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- Kayame is a traditionally grown rice variety of Karnataka, which is resistant to both drought and alkalinity, and it gives tasty boiled rice.
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- Moradda is a red, tasty, big size rice variety that is resistant to both drought and alkalinity. It grows faster and is cultivated during three seasons in Karnataka.
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- Kalame is an alkalinity hardy variety grown in coastal areas and it has medicinal properties.
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- Jholaga is a salinity resistant rice variety, which is traditionally grown in coastal regions of Karnataka. This also gives long straw.
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