Sivappu Chitraikar

• Grown in Paramakudi tracts
• Skin is slightly black in colour and the inner skin is red in colour
• Drought resistant and tall variety and 110 days crop
• Sown in the month of “Aavani” and harvested in the month of “Thai”
  Yield is1500-1800 kg per acre in normal monsoon period and in the failure  of monsoon at least 600-900 kg per acre grains are harvested.
• Farmers mainly rely on these traditional varieties rather than other varieties
• “Rice kanji” of sivappu chitraikar is very tastier than other red rice varieties.