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Recommended varieties for different regions of Karnataka

Agriclimatic Zone [4, 5 & 6]

Varieties and season

  • Canal irrigated area (Zone 6 and parts of 4th zone)
  • Zone 6 include Krishnarajasagar catchment area (parts of Mandya, Mysore Districts and zone 4 include Vanivilas and Bhadra catchment area (Hiriyur and Davangere). 
  • Two crops can be taken in a year (kharif & summer crop).

Varieties

Duration (days)

Quality of grain

Sowing season

Transplanting time

Yield t/ha

Pre-monsoon

Jaya

140-145

Bold

June Last week

Within July 3rd week

5.5 –6

Mandya Vijaya

140-145

Slender

June last week

Within July 3rd week

5 – 5.5

Prakash

140-145

Slender

June last week

Within July 3rd week

5 – 5.5

IET 8116*

135-140

Medium Slender

July 1st week

By July last week

4.5 – 5

IET 7575*

130-135

Medium Slender

By July 2nd week

By August 1st week

4.5 – 5

IR 20

130-135

Medium Slender

By July 2nd week

By August 1st week

4.5 – 5

Pushpa

120-125

Slender

By July 2nd week

By August 1st week

4.5 – 5

Rasi

120-125

Medium Slender

Within July last week

By August 3rd week

4 – 4.5

KRH-1

120-125

Medium Slender

Within July last week

By August 3rd week

5.5 – 6

KRH-2

130-135

Medium Slender

By July 2nd week

Within August 1st week

5.5 – 6

Mangala

115-120

Medium Slender

By August 2nd week

Within September 2nd week

3.5 – 4

Tank irrigated area (Zone 5 and some parts of zone 6)

  • Zone – 5 (Kolar, Tumkur and Bangalore Districts) and some regions of zone 6 use tank irrigation. Average yield is 1.49 ton/ha.
  • Transplanting is carried when the tanks are filled with rain water in August-September.

Varieties

Duration (days)

Quality of grain

Sowing season

Transplanting time

Yield t/ha

Pushpa

130-135

Medium Slender

By July 3rd week

Within July 3rd week

4.5 – 5

Karna

130-135

Medium Slender

By June last week

By July 3rd week

4.5 – 5

IR-20

130-135

Medium Slender

By June last week

By July 3rd week

4.5 – 5

If Monsoon is delayed

 

 

 

 

 

Rasi

120-125

Medium Slender

By July 3rd week

By August 2nd week

3.5 – 4

Mangala

115-120

Medium Slender

By July 3rd week

By August 2nd week

3 –3.5

Tellahamsa

120-125

Medium Slender

By July 3rd week

By August 2nd week

3 – 3.5

Mukthi

125-130

Red rice

By August 3rd week

By September last week

3 – 3.5

Summer season varieties

 

 

 

 

 

Rasi

-

-

Within January 3rd week

By February 2nd week

-

Mangala

-

-

Within January 3rd week

By February 2nd week

-

Tellahamsa

-

-

Within January 3rd week

By February 2nd week

-

Well irrigated area (in all 3,4,5 and 6 zones)

  • Zone 5 (Kolar, Tumkur and Bangalore districts) and parts of zone 4 and 6 are grown by well irrigation.

Varieties

;Duration (days)

Quality of grain

Sowing season

Transplanting time

Yield t/ha

Kharif

Rasi

120-125

Medium Slender

By July 3rd week

By August 2nd week

4 –4.5

Mangala

115-120

Medium Slender

By July 3rd week

By August 2nd week

3.5 – 4

Tellahamsa

120-125

Medium Slender

By July 3rd week

By August 2nd week

3.5 – 4

Summer

 

 

 

 

 

Rasi

-

-

By January 3rd week

By February 2nd week

-

Mangala

-

-

By January 3rd week

By February 2nd week

-

Tellahamsa

-

-

By January 3rd week

By Feb. 2nd week

-

Saline soils area (zone 4 and some parts of zone 6)

Varieties

Duration (days)

Quality of grain

Sowing season

Transplanting time

Yield t/ha

Monsoon

Prakash

140-145

Slender

By June last week

By Mid July

4 –4.5

Pragathi

130-135

Medium Slender

By July 2nd week

By August 1st week

3 – 3.5

IR 30 864

130-135

Medium Slender

-"-

-"-

3.5 – 4

Tellahamsa

120-125

Medium Slender

By July last week

By August 3rd week

3 – 3.5

Mangala

-

-

-

-

-

Summer

 

 

 

 

 

Rasi

120-125

Medium Slender

By Jan. 3rd Week

Be Feb. 2nd week

3.5 – 4

Mangala

115-120

Medium Slender

By Jan. 3rd Week

Be Feb. 2nd week

3 – 3.5

 

Ø      Following are ten agro-climatic zones in Karnataka formed taking into consideration of rainfall pattern-quantum and distribution, soil types, texture, depth and physio-chemical properties,

  1. North Eastern Transition Zone    2. North Eastern Dry Zone     3. Northern Dry Zone
  1. Central Dry Zone                         5. Eastern Dry Zone               6. Southern dry Zone
  1. Southern Transition Zone            8. Northern Transition Zone   9.  Hill Zone
  1. Coastal Zone

 

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