Rice Variety information Wetlands / Palakkad plains

First crop

Short duration

Ahalya(Cul 10-10): Duration (90 – 100 Days ), Grain colour (Red), Station of release (ARS, Mannuthy) , Characteristics (Good cooking quality, tolerant to leaf folder and moisture stress in the early growth phase).

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).

Kairali (PTB-49): Duration (110-115 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Moderately resistant to blast, blight, gall midge and leaf folder. Can be cultivated in all the three seasons).

Kanchana (PTB-50): Duration (105-110 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Suitable for kole and Kuttanad regions. Resistant to blight, blast, stem borer and gall midge. Suitable for all seasons).

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).

Kunjukunju Priya (VK-2): Duration (105 – 110 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (COH, Vellanikkara) , Characteristics (Photo – insensitive, moderately tolerant to major pests like gall fly, leaf folder, whorl maggot and stem borer. Adapted for double cropped areas of Palakkad .  Thrissur and Ernakulam districts as direct seeded or transplanted variety.).

Kunjukunju Varna (VK – 1): Duration (110 – 115 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (COH, Vellanikkara) , Characteristics (Photo – insensitive, moderately tolerant to major pests like gall fly, leaf folder, whorl maggot and stem borer, Adapted for double cropped areas of Palakkad. Thrissur and Ernakulam districts as direct seeded or transplanted crop. Leaf sheath and spicules are purple pigmented).

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).

Rohini (PTB-36): Duration (85-105 Days ), Grain colour (White, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Performs well during Virippu season. Not recommended for mundakan season. Suitable for direct seeding).

Swarnaprabha (PTB-43): Duration (105-110 Days ), Grain colour (White, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Suited for upland (modan) and for all the three seasons in the wet-lands. Susceptible to sheath blight and bacterial blight. Moderately resistant to stem borer. A good first crop component in koottumundakan).

Varsha (PTB-56): Duration ( 110 – 115 Days ), Grain colour ( Red, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Suitable for direct seeding and transplanting in irrigated lowlands.  Moderate resistance to blue beetle).

Medium duration

Aathira(PTB-51): Duration (120– 130 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Semi-tall, non-lodging, moderately resistance to blast and blight diseases and BPH. Suited for I and II crop seasons and also for hilly tracts).

Aiswaraya(PTB-52): Duration (120 – 125 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Suitable for modan. Resistant to blast and blight diseases.  Resistant to BPH. Suited for first and second crop seasons).

Aswathy(PTB-37): Duration (120 – 125 Days ), Grain colour (White, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Suitable for dry sowing in the first crop season).

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).

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.).

Long duration

Mahsuri:  Duration (124-145 Days ), Grain colour (White, fine rice), Station of release (CRRI, Cuttack) , Characteristics (Excessive shedding of grains at maturity, susceptible to blast).

Mangala Mahsuri (PTB-53): Duration (140-145 Days ), Grain colour (Red, medium slender), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Multiple resistant, tolerant to iron toxicity and waterlogging. Good response to low fertilizer regimes).

Pranava: Duration (130-135 Days ), Grain colour (White, medium slender), Station of release (DRR, Hyderabad) , Characteristics (Multiple resistant, suitable for the black cotton soils of Chittoor).

Second 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. ).

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).

Kairali (PTB-49): Duration (110-115 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Moderately resistant to blast, blight, gall midge and leaf folder. Can be cultivated in all the three seasons).

Kanchana (PTB-50): Duration (105-110 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Suitable for kole and Kuttanad regions. Resistant to blight, blast, stem borer and gall midge. Suitable for all seasons).

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).

Kunjukunju Priya (VK-2): Duration (105 – 110 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (COH, Vellanikkara) , Characteristics (Photo – insensitive, moderately tolerant to major pests like gall fly, leaf folder, whorl maggot and stem borer. Adapted for double cropped areas of Palakkad .  Thrissur and Ernakulam districts as direct seeded or transplanted variety.).

Kunjukunju Varna (VK – 1): Duration (110 – 115 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (COH, Vellanikkara) , Characteristics (Photo – insensitive, moderately tolerant to major pests like gall fly, leaf folder, whorl maggot and stem borer, Adapted for double cropped areas of Palakkad. Thrissur and Ernakulam districts as direct seeded or transplanted crop. Leaf sheath and spicules are purple pigmented).

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

Aathira(PTB-51): Duration (120– 130 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Semi-tall, non-lodging, moderately resistance to blast and blight diseases and BPH. Suited for I and II crop seasons and also for hilly tracts).

Aiswaraya(PTB-52): Duration (120 – 125 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Suitable for modan. Resistant to blast and blight diseases.  Resistant to BPH. Suited for first and second crop seasons).

Aswathy(PTB-37): Duration (120 – 125 Days ), Grain colour (White, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Suitable for dry sowing in the first crop season).

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).

Jaiva: Duration (130-135 Days), Grain colour (white), Station of release (COA, Padanakkad) , Characteristics (High yielding photo insensitive rice variety developed for organic farming in ordinary non saline 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).

Karishma (MO-18): Duration (115 – 120 Days ), Grain colour ( Red, medium bold), Station of release (RRS, Moncombu) , Characteristics ( Dwarf, medium tillering resistant to BPH and medium  resistant to HM. Suited for three seasons especially to Kari lands of Kuttanad, tolerant to iron toxicity.).

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).

Sampada: Duration (130-135 Days ), Grain colour (White), Station of release (DRI, Hyderabad) , Characteristics (Semi dwarf, non lodging, high yielding  medium slender white kernel rice variety suitable for export with good cooking quality, high millig percentage (72.7 %) and head rice recovery 70.1 %. Tolerent to blast, RTD, WBPH)

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.).

Long duration

Anashwara(PTB-58): Duration (125 – 130 Days ), Grain colour (Red, medium bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Photosensitive  semi-tall variety, suitable only for Mundakan season showing reduced lodging nature.  Moderate resistant to blast, sheath blight, leaf folder, stem borer and gall fly).

Dhanu (Kayamkulam-7): Duration (150-160 Days ), Grain colour (Red, Short bold), Station of release (RRS, Kayamkulam) , Characteristics (Photosensitive, variety suitable for the second crop in Onattukara. Tolerant to sheath blight, brown leaf spot and stem borer).

Karuna (PTB-54): Duration (140-145 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Multiple resistant, tolerant to iron toxicity, good response to low fertilizer regimes, susceptible to brown spot. Specific to II crop season.).

Kumbham (KTR-3): Duration (165-175 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (ORARS, Kayamkulam) , Characteristics (Photosensitive, tolerant to lodging; suitable for eastern lateritic region; II crop component in koottumundakan system).

Makaram (KTR-2): Duration (160-165 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (RARS, Kayamkulam) , Characteristics (Photosensitive, suitable for eastern lateritic region; II crop component in koottumundakan system).

Mahsuri:  Duration (124-145 Days ), Grain colour (White, fine rice), Station of release (CRRI, Cuttack) , Characteristics (Excessive shedding of grains at maturity, susceptible to blast).

Mangala Mahsuri (PTB-53): Duration (140-145 Days ), Grain colour (Red, medium slender), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Multiple resistant, tolerant to iron toxicity and waterlogging. Good response to low fertilizer regimes).

Nila (PTB-48): Duration (160-180 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Photosensitive capable of producing good grain and straw yields under low fertilizer application. Suitable for Karinkora cultivation. Highly resistant to gall midge. stem borer and sheath blight. Can be cultivated in areas where water supply is assured till the middle of January.).

Rasmi (PTB-44): Duration (150-160 Days ), Grain colour (Red), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Suitable for growing in the second crop as the mudakan for koottumundakan system. Resistant to leaf folder and tolerant to gall midge. ).

Third crop

Short duration

Ahalya(Cul 10-10): Duration (90 – 100 Days ), Grain colour (Red), Station of release (ARS, Mannuthy) , Characteristics (Good cooking quality, tolerant to leaf folder and moisture stress in the early growth phase).

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. ).

Harsha (PTB-55): Duration (105 – 110 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Suitable for direct seeding in rained lowlands, Moderate resistance to blast and moisture stress).

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).

Kairali (PTB-49): Duration (110-115 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Moderately resistant to blast, blight, gall midge and leaf folder. Can be cultivated in all the three seasons).

Kanchana (PTB-50): Duration (105-110 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Suitable for kole and Kuttanad regions. Resistant to blight, blast, stem borer and gall midge. Suitable for all seasons).

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).

Swarnaprabha (PTB-43): Duration (105-110 Days ), Grain colour (White, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Suited for upland (modan) and for all the three seasons in the wet-lands. Susceptible to sheath blight and bacterial blight. Moderately resistant to stem borer. A good first crop component in koottumundakan).

Varsha (PTB-56): Duration ( 110 – 115 Days ), Grain colour ( Red, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Suitable for direct seeding and transplanting in irrigated lowlands.  Moderate resistance to blue beetle).

Medium duration

Aathira(PTB-51): Duration (120– 130 Days ), Grain colour (Red, short bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Semi-tall, non-lodging, moderately resistance to blast and blight diseases and BPH. Suited for I and II crop seasons and also for hilly tracts).

Aiswaraya(PTB-52): Duration (120 – 125 Days ), Grain colour (Red, long bold), Station of release (RARS, Pattambi) , Characteristics (Suitable for modan. Resistant to blast and blight diseases.  Resistant to BPH. Suited for first and second crop seasons).

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).

Jaiva: Duration (130-135 Days), Grain colour (white), Station of release (COA, Padanakkad) , Characteristics (High yielding photo insensitive rice variety developed for organic farming in ordinary non saline 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).

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.).