Recommended Paddy Varieties for Karnataka State

Coastal Region

Agro climatic Zone -10 (Coastal Zone)

       Districts                         Taluks

       South Canara                 Mangalore, Bantawala, Beldangadi, Puttur and Sulya

       Udupi                             Udupi, Kundapur and Karkala

       North Canara                  Karwar, Kumata, Honnavar, Bhatkala and Ankola

                               

Varieties	Season			Situation					Sowing time	Transplant-ing time	Duration (Days)	Characteristics	Yield (t/ha)
	Kharif	Rabi	Summer	Rainfed	Irrigated
					Canal	Well	Tank	Lift
Hill region
Mahaveer	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	June 1st week	-	110-115	Red rice, Resistant to gall midge	3.5-4.0
KCP-1	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	June 1st week	-	115-120	White rice, Resistant to gall midge	3.5-4.0
Medium low land
Shakthi	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	May end to June end	-	120-125	White rice, Resistant to gall midge	4.0-4.5
Latha	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	May end to June end	-	125-130	White rice, Resistant to gall midge	4.5-5.0
M.O-4  (red rice)	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	May end to June end	-	130-135	Red rice, Resistant to gall midge	4.5-5.0
Champaka (red rice)	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	May end to 2nd week of June	-	130-135	Red rice, Resistant to gall midge	4.5-5.0
Low land
Phalguna	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	Last week May & 1st week of June	-	135-140	White rice, Tolerant to flood prone area	4.5-5.0
Netravati	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	Last week May & 1st week of June	-	135-140	White rice, Tolerant to flood prone area	4.5-5.0
M.O-4	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	Last week May & 1st week of June	-	130-135	Suitable for area free from water logging	4.5-5.0
Post Monsoon
Mukti	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	October	-	120-125	Red rice, Resistant to blast disease	3.5-4.0
Jyothi	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	October	-	100-105	Red rice, Shattering of seeds under delayed harvesting	3.0-3.5
Shakthi	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	October	-	120-125	-	3.5-4.0
Jaya	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	January	-	120-125	Bold white rice	4.0-4.5

 * : Crop can be cultivated

 -  : Nil