Rice Variety information Kuttanad area

Puncha

Short duration

Annapoorna(PTB-35): Duration (95-100 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Suitable for direct seeding. Susceptible to blast, sheath blight and BPH. Suited for I and III crop seasons. ).

Jyothi (PTB-39): Duration (110-115 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Moderately tolerant to BPH and blast; : suitable for direct seeding, transplanting and special systems of Kole and Kuttanad).

Karthika (MO-7): Duration (105-110 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Suitable for growing in all three seasons. Moderate resistance to sheath blight, sheath rot and BPH. A good first crop component in Koottumundakan ).

Krishanajana (MO-19): Duration (105-110 Days ), Grain colour (Red, medium bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Medium tillering resistant to BPH and dormancy upto 3 weeks. Suited to all seasons  especially to kari lands of Kuttanad, tolerant to iron toxicity).

Makom (MO-9): Duration (100-110 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Moderately resistant to pests like BPH, stem borer, gall midge, leaf folder and diseases like sheath blight and sheath rot. Dormancy up to one month. Specifically suited for wet season. Can be cultivated in all the three seasons.).

Matta Triveni (PTB-45): Duration (100-105 Days ), Grain colour (Red, medium bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Tolerant to BPH, Susceptible to blast and sheath blight. Suitable for I and III crop).

Prathyasa (MO–21): Duration (100 – 110 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Non-lodging, photo insensitive, semi-tall variety, suitable for Kuttanad. Moderately resistant for all gall midge.  BPH, sheath blight and sheath rot.).

Remanika (MO-15): Duration (100-105 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Dwarf, medium tillering, resistant to BPH and moderately resistant to gall midge.).

Revathi (MO-17): Duration (105-110 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Dwarf, medium tillering, resistant to BPH and moderately resistant to gall midge Dormancy upto 3 weeks.  Suited to all the three seasons especially to additional crop of Kuttanad).

Medium duration

Asha (MO-5):  Duration ( 115 – 120 Days ), Grain colour (Red, medium bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Suitable for both seasons of Kuttanad.  Moderately resistant to pests and diseases. Tolerant to BPH).

Bhadra(MO-4): Duration (120 – 125 (125 – 135 for addl. Crop)Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Suitable for puncha season in Kuttanad region. Low susceptibility to pests and diseases.  Tolerant to BPH. Weakly photosensitive).

Bharathy(PTB-41): Duration (120 – 125 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Tolerant to BPH, moderately resistant to blast, suitable for dry sowing).

Gouri (MO-20): Duration (115 – 120 Days ), Grain colour (Red, medium bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Medium tall, non-lodging, moderately resistant to sheath blight. Suitable for Punja and additional crop seasons of Kuttanad. Mundakan season of Kole lands, first and second crop seasons in double cropped wet lands).

Jaya: Duration (12 – 125 Days ), Grain colour (White, long bold), Station of release ((CRRI, Cuttack)) , Characteristics (Very high yield potential, highly susceptible to BPH, and other pests).

Kanakam (MO-11): Duration (120 – 125 Days ), Grain colour (Red, medium bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Resistant to BPH and moderately resistant to stem borer. Resistant to diseases like rice tungro virus and blast.  Moderately resistant to bacterial blight. Semi-tall variety suitable for all the three seasons).

Panchami (MO-14): Duration (115 – 120 Days ), Grain colour (Red, medium bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics ( Dwarf, medium tillering, resistant to BPH and GM Biotype-5).

Pavithra (MO-3): Duration (115 – 120 Days ), Grain colour (Red, medium bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Dwarf, ,medium tillering, resistant to BPH and GM Biotype-5).

Pavizham (MO-6): Duration (115 – 120 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Easy to thresh.  Fairly  resistant to BPH. Moderately resistant to stack burn and sheath rot and fairly resistant to sheath blight).

Ranjini (MO-12): Duration ( 115 – 120 Days ), Grain colour (Red, medium bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Dwarf, resistant to blast and BPH).

Sabari (PTB-40):  Duration (130 – 135 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Susceptible to sheath blight).

Sreyas (MO 22): Duration (115-120 Days), Grain colour (Red), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu), Characteristics (Moderately resistant to sheath blight, sheath rot, BLB and false smut. Grain yield: 7-7.5 t/ha.  )

Uma (MO-16): Duration (115 – 130 days (Punja) 120 – 135 days (Virippu)), Grain colour (Red. medium bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Non-lodging, resistant to BPH and Gall Midge bold Biotype – 5. Dormancy upto 3 weeks. Suited  to three seasons especially to additional crop season  of Kuttanad.).

Additional crop

Short duration

Annapoorna(PTB-35): Duration (95-100 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Suitable for direct seeding. Susceptible to blast, sheath blight and BPH. Suited for I and III crop seasons. ).

Aruna(MO-8): Duration (100-110 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Tolerant to BPH and stem borer moderately resistant to gall midge. Sheath rot. Dormancy up to one month. Specifically suited to wet season. ).

Jyothi (PTB-39): Duration (110-115 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Moderately tolerant to BPH and blast; : suitable for direct seeding, transplanting and special systems of Kole and Kuttanad).

Karthika (MO-7): Duration (105-110 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Suitable for growing in all three seasons. Moderate resistance to sheath blight, sheath rot and BPH. A good first crop component in Koottumundakan ).

Krishanajana (MO-19): Duration (105-110 Days ), Grain colour (Red, medium bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Medium tillering resistant to BPH and dormancy upto 3 weeks. Suited to all seasons  especially to kari lands of Kuttanad, tolerant to iron toxicity).

Makom (MO-9): Duration (100-110 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Moderately resistant to pests like BPH, stem borer, gall midge, leaf folder and diseases like sheath blight and sheath rot. Dormancy up to one month. Specifically suited for wet season. Can be cultivated in all the three seasons.).

Matta Triveni (PTB-45): Duration (100-105 Days ), Grain colour (Red, medium bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Tolerant to BPH, Susceptible to blast and sheath blight. Suitable for I and III crop).

Prathyasa (MO–21): Duration (100 – 110 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Non-lodging, photo insensitive, semi-tall variety, suitable for Kuttanad. Moderately resistant for all gall midge.  BPH, sheath blight and sheath rot.).

Remanika (MO-15): Duration (100-105 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Dwarf, medium tillering, resistant to BPH and moderately resistant to gall midge.).

Revathi (MO-17): Duration (105-110 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Dwarf, medium tillering, resistant to BPH and moderately resistant to gall midge Dormancy upto 3 weeks.  Suited to all the three seasons especially to additional crop of Kuttanad).

Sreyas (MO 22): Duration (115-120 Days), Grain colour (Red), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu), Characteristics (Moderately resistant to sheath blight, sheath rot, BLB and false smut. Grain yield: 7-7.5 t/ha.  )

Medium duration

Jaya: Duration (12 – 125 Days ), Grain colour (White, long bold), Station of release ((CRRI, Cuttack)) , Characteristics (Very high yield potential, highly susceptible to BPH, and other pests).

Kanakam (MO-11): Duration (120 – 125 Days ), Grain colour (Red, medium bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Resistant to BPH and moderately resistant to stem borer. Resistant to diseases like rice tungro virus and blast.  Moderately resistant to bacterial blight. Semi-tall variety suitable for all the three seasons).

Panchami (MO-14): Duration (115 – 120 Days ), Grain colour (Red, medium bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics ( Dwarf, medium tillering, resistant to BPH and GM Biotype-5).

Pavithra (MO-3): Duration (115 – 120 Days ), Grain colour (Red, medium bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Dwarf, ,medium tillering, resistant to BPH and GM Biotype-5).

Pavizham (MO-6): Duration (115 – 120 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Easy to thresh.  Fairly  resistant to BPH. Moderately resistant to stack burn and sheath rot and fairly resistant to sheath blight).

Ranjini (MO-12): Duration ( 115 – 120 Days ), Grain colour (Red, medium bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Dwarf, resistant to blast and BPH).

Remya (MO-10): Duration (110 – 120 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Moderately resistant to BPH, gall midge, sheath blight and sheath rot, semi-tall variety. Suitable for all the three seasons. Seed dormancy upto one month.).

Sabari (PTB-40):  Duration (130 – 135 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Susceptible to sheath blight).

Uma (MO-16): Duration (115 – 130 days (Punja) 120 – 135 days (Virippu)), Grain colour (Red. medium bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics (Non-lodging, resistant to BPH and Gall Midge bold Biotype – 5. Dormancy upto 3 weeks. Suited  to three seasons especially to additional crop season  of Kuttanad.).