Season and Varieties :: Rice

Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Season and Varieties

District/Season	Month		Varieties
1. Kanchipuram/Tiruvallur
Sornavari	(April -May)		ADT 36, IR 36, IR 50, ADT 37, ASD 16, ASD 17, IR 64, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT43, CO 47, TRY (R)2*, ADT (R) 45, ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47
Samba	(Aug)		IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, ADT 40, PY 4, ADT 39, TRY 1, ASD 19, ADT(R) 44, CORH 2
Late Samba	(Sep - Oct)		IR 20, White Ponni, ADT 39, CO 43, TRY 1, ADT (R)46, CORH 2
Navarai	(Dec -Jan)		ADT 36, ADT 37, ASD 16, IR 64, ASD 18, ADT 42, ADT 43 MDU 5, ASD 20
Dry	(July - Aug)		PMK 2, MDU 5, TKM 11, PMK (R) 3, TKM (R) 12
Semi-dry	(July - Aug)		IR 20, TKM 10, PMK 2, MDU 5, TKM 11, TKM (R) 12, PMK (R) 3
2. Vellore/Tiruvannamalai
Sornavari	(April-May)		IR 64, ADT 36, IR 50, ADT 37, ASD 16, ASD 17, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT 43, CO 47, ADT (R) 45, ADT RH1, ADT (R) 47
Samba	(Aug)		Ponmani, ADT 40, Bhavani, IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, Paiyur 1, PY 4, CO 45, TRY 1, ASD 19, CORH 2
Navarai	(Dec -Jan)		ADT 36, IR 20, ADT 39, CO 43, IR 64, ASD 16, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, CO 47, ASD 20, TRY (R)2*
3. Cuddalore/ Villupuram
Sornavari	(April -May)		ADT 36, IR 50, ASD 16, IR 64, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT 43, CO 47, ADT (R) 45, TRY (R)2*, ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47
Samba	(Aug)		IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, Ponmani, PY 4, ADT 38, TRY 1, ASD 19, ADT (R) 44, CORH 2
Navarai	(Dec-Jan)		ADT 36, IR 20, IR 36, IR 64, ADT 39, ASD 16, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, TRY (R)2*
4. Tiruchirappalli/Karur/Perambalur
Kuruvai	(Jun -Jul)		ADT 36, IR 50, IR 64, ASD 16, ADT 37, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ADT 43, CO 47, ADT (R) 45 (except Karur), TRY (R)2*, ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47
Samba	(Aug)		IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, ADT 40, Ponmani, TRY 1, ASD 19, ADT (R) 44
Late Samba / Thaladi	(Sep -Oct)		IR20, WhitePonni, ADT39, CO43, TRY1, ASD19, ADT(R)46,
Navarai	(Dec-Jan)		ADT 36, IR 64, ASD 16, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, TRY (R)2*
5. Thanjavur/Nagapattinam/Tiruvarur
Kuruvai	(Jun -Jul)		ADT 36, IR 50, IR 64, ADT 37, ASD 16, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ADT 43, ADT (R) 45, TRY (R) 2*, ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47, ,ADT (R) 48
Samba	(Aug)		IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, Ponmani, ADT 38, TRY 1, ASD 19, ADT (R) 44, CORH 2
Late Samba / Thaladi	(Sep -Oct)		ADT 38, IR 20, CO 43, Ponmani, ADT 39, TRY 1, ASD 19, ADT (R)46,
Navarai (Kullankar)	(Dec-Jan)		ADT 36, ADT 37, IR 64, ASD 16, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, TRY (R)2*
6. Pudukottai
Kuruvai	(Jun -Jul)		ADT 36, IR 50, IR 64, ASD 16, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT 43, ADT (R) 45, TRY (R) 2*, ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47
Samba	(Aug)		IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, Ponmani, TRY 1, ASD 19, ADT (R) 44, CORH 2
Late Samba/Thaladi	(Sep - Oct)		IR 20, ADT 38, ADT 39, TRY 1, ASD 19, CO 43, ADT (R)46
Dry	(Jul -Aug)		ADT 36, PMK 2, TKM 10, TKM (R) 12, PMK (R) 3
Semi-dry	(Jul -Aug)		ADT 36, PMK 2, TKM 10, TKM (R) 12, PMK (R) 3
7. Madurai/Dindigul/Theni
Kar	(May - Jun)		ADT 36, IR 50, IR 36, IR 64, ADT 37, ASD 16, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT 43, CO 47, ADT (R) 45 (Dindigul only), TRY (R) 2*, ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47
Samba	(Aug)		IR 20, White Ponni, CO 42, CO 43, ADT 38, ADT 40, MDU 4, TRY 1, ASD 19, ADT (R) 44, CORH 2
Late Samba/Thaladi	(Sep - Oct)		IR 20, White Ponni, MDU 3, ADT 39, MDU 4, CO 43, ASD 19, TRY 1, ADT (R)46
Navarai	(Dec -Jan)		IR 64, ADT 36, ADT 37, ASD 16, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, TRY (R) 2*
Semi-dry	(Jul -Aug)		PMK 2, TKM 10, MDU 5, TKM (R) 12, PMK (R) 3
8. Ramanathapuram
Samba	(Aug)		IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, MDU 3, ASD 19, TRY 1, ADT (R) 44, CORH 2
Rainfed & Semidry	(Jul -Aug)		ASD 17, ADT 36, PMK 2, MDU 5, TKM (R) 12, PMK (R) 3
9. Virudhunagar
Samba	(Sep-Oct)		CO 43, TRY 1, IR 20, ADT (R)46, ADT 39, CORH 2
Dry	(Jul -Aug)		ADT 36, PMK 2, MDU 5, TKM (R) 12, PMK (R) 3
10. Sivaganga
Semi-dry	(Jul –Aug)		ADT 36, IR 36, ADT 39, PMK 2, MDU 5, TKM (R) 12, PMK (R) 3
11. Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi
Early Kar	(Apr - May)		IR 50, ADT 36, IR 64, ADT 42, ADT 43, ADT 45, CO 47, ADT (R) 47
Kar	(May -Jun)		ASD 16, ASD 17, ASD 18, ADT 42, ADT 43, CO 47, ADT (R) 45, TRY (R) 2*, ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47
Late Samba/Thaladi	(Sep - Oct)	White Ponni, IR 20, ADT 39, ASD 19, TRY 1, ADT (R)46, CORH 2
Pishanam/Late Pishanam	(Sep-Oct.)	ASD 18, ASD 16, ASD 19, CO 43, TRY 1, ADT (R)46
Semi Dry	(July- Aug)	MDU 5, ADT 36, TKM (R) 12, PMK (R) 3
12. Kanyakumari
Kar	(May –Jun)	ADT 36, IR 50, IR 64, ASD 16, ASD 17, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT 43, ADT 45, CO 47, ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47
Pishanam / Late Samba / Thaladi	(Sep – Oct)	White Ponni, IR 20, Ponmani, CO 43, TRY 1, TPS 2, TPS 3, ADT (R) 44, ADT 39, ASD 18, ASD 19, MDU 5, ADT (R) 46
Semi-dry	(Jul – Aug)	ADT 36, ASD 17, PMK 2, TKM (R) 12, PMK (R) 3
13. Salem, Namakkal
Kar	(May - Jun)	IR 50, ADT 36,IR 64, ADT 37, ASD 16, ASD18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT 43, CO 47, ADT (R) 45, TRY (R)2*, ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47
Samba	(Aug)	IR 20, White Ponni, Bhavani, CO 43, MDU 4, TRY 1, ASD 19, ADT (R) 44
Navarai	(Dec - Jan)	IR 20, ADT 36, IR 64, ASD 18, ASD 19, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, TRY (R)2*
14. Dharmapuri/ Krishnagiri
Kar	(May -Jun)	IR 50, IR 64, ASD 16, Bhavani, IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, ASD 18, MDU 4, ASD 19, PAIYUR 1, ADT 42, TRY 1, MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT 43, CO 47, ADTRH 1, TRY (R)2*, ADT (R) 47
Navarai	(Dec- Jan)	IR 64, ADT 37, ASD 16, ADT 36, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, TRY (R)2*
Samba/Late Samba	(Aug - Oct)	TRY 1, Bhavani, IR 20, White Ponni, CO 43, MDU 4, ASD 19, ADT (R) 44, ADT (R) 46
15. Coimbatore
Kar	(May - Jun)	IR 50, ADT 36, ASD 16, IR 64, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT 43, CO 47, ADT (R) 45, TRY (R)2*, ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47
Samba	(Aug)	IR 20, CO 43, White Ponni, ADT 39, MDU 4, TRY 1, ASD 19, Bhavani, ADT(R) 44, CORH 2
Late Samba/Thaladi	(Sep - Oct)	IR 20, ADT 39, ADT(R) 46, CORH 2
Navarai	(Dec -Jan)	IR 20, ADT 36, IR 64, ASD 16, ASD 18, TRY1, MDU 5, ASD 20, TRY (R) 2*
16. Erode
Kar	(May - Jun)	IR 50, ASD 16, IR 64, ADT 36, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20, ADT 43, CO, 47, ADT (R) 45, TRY (R)2*, ADTRH 1, ADT (R) 47
Samba	(Aug)	IR 20, Bhavani, CO 43, White Ponni, ADT 39, TRY 1, CO 46, ADT (R) 44
Late Samba	(Sep - Oct)	IR 20, White Ponni, ADT 39, CO 43, TRY 1, CO 46, ADT (R) 46, CORH 2
Navarai	(Dec – Jan)	IR 20, ADT 36, IR 64, ASD 16, ASD 18, ADT 42, MDU 5, ASD 20
17. The Nilgiris
Samba	(Jul -Aug)	IR 20, CO 43, TRY 1, ADT (R) 44

* suitable for salt affected soils
Note of Caution of the varieties: IR 50 and ADT43 are recommended for Kar, Sornavari and Kuruvai seasons and should not be grown during cold weather period. ASD19 and White Ponni are also susceptible to blast and care should be taken on plant protection measures.

Rice Seasons of Tamil Nadu

Month of sowing	Season	Duration (Days)	Districts
Dec - Jan	Navarai	< 120	Tiruvallur, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Tiruchirapalli, Perambalur, Karur, Nagapattinam, Madurai, Theni, Salem, Namakkal, Dindigul, Dharmapuri, Coimbatore,Erode and Pudukkottai.
Apr - May	Sornavari	<120	Tiruvallur, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Namakkal, Dharmapuri
Apr - May May - June	Early Kar Kar	<120	Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Thoothukudi, Erode, Coimbatore, Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri.
June - July	Kuruvai	<120	Tiruchirapalli, Perambalur, Karur, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Pudukottai, Erode
July - Aug.	Early Samba	130 to 135	Tiruvallur, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Salem, Namakkal, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Madurai, Theni, Ramanathapuram, Dharmapuri, Coimbatore, Erode, Pudukkottai, The Nilgiris
August	Samba	130 - 135 and >150	All districts
Sep - Oct	Late Samba Thaladi/Pishanam	130 - 135	Tiruvallur, Madurai, Theni, Coimbatore, Erode
Sep -Oct	Late Pishanam	130 - 135	Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli , Thoothukudi
Oct - Nov	Late Thaladi	115 -120	Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Tiruchirapalli, Perambalur, Karur