Introduction to Major Field Crops

Varieties

Varieties with broad spectrum of tolerance to stress and yield potential are desirable for rainfed low land rice cultivation. Some of the promising high yielding varieties recommended for different rainfed low land cultivation are as follows.

1. Shallow Low Land:Radha, Jayashree,Pankaj,Ramakrishna, Mahalakshmi,Kushal,Mahsuri,Madhuri, etc.
2. Intermediate Low Land:Vaidehi,Dinesh,Kalashree, Gayatri,Manoharsali,Madhukar, etc.
3. Semi-Deep Low Land:Janaki,Suresh,Ramba,Jalpriya, etc.
4. Deep Water Low Land:Sabitha,Jalamagna,Jalnidhi, etc.