Northern Dry Zone
- In Raichur and Bellary districts paddy is grown under canal irrigation,
- In Belgaum and Bijapur districts it is grown under tank irrigation.
|
Season |
Varieties |
Duration (Days) |
Seed qualities |
|
Monsoon & Summer season |
Gama (318):Avinash |
135-140 |
Medium |
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Jaya |
140-145 |
Long & bold seeds |
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Van |
140-145 |
Long slender |
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Sona |
140-145 |
Long slender |
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Prakash |
145-150 |
Long slender |
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IR 20 |
130-135 |
Medium slender |
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Pushpa |
125-130 |
Long slender |
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Madhu |
120-125 |
Medium slender |
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Pragathi |
130-135 |
Medium slender |
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Mandya Vani |
130-135 |
Long slender |
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KSP 39 (Karna) |
130-135 |
Long bold |
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Sona Massuri |
140-145 |
Long slender |
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Mysore |
120-125 |
Long slender |
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Tellahamsa |
105-115 |
Medium slender |
- IR 20 varieties are Resistant to plant hopper, Bacterial blight and Tango disease.
- Long duration crop should not be sown in summer if there is no irrigation facility in May.
- Grain drooping in Madhu variety and grain separation in Sona variety is observed.
- Mangala variety is resistant to blast diseases.
Sowing season
|
Season |
Varieties |
Sowing time |
Transplanting season |
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Monsoon |
Jaya, Sona, Vani & Prakash |
June last week |
Before July |
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IR-20 and Mandya Vani |
Before July 15 |
Before July 7th |
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Madhu, Pragathi & Pushpa |
Before July end |
Before August 20th |
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Mangala |
Mid of August |
Before September 7th |
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Summer |
Jaya, Madhu, IR-20, Sona, Vani, Mangala, Pushpa, Mandya Vani, Pragathi and Prakash |
Jan last week |
Before February last week |
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