Varieties Released by TNAU

Variety / Hybrid Year of release Duration in days Yield t/ha Special attributes

Popular Name

Origin

GEB 24 Kichili samba

Spontaneous Mutant

1921

150

3.5

Fine grain, good quality rice

CO 1

Peria Kichili

Pureline

1923

155

3.2

Medium fine, suitable for samba season

CO 2

Poombalai

-do-

1923

152

3.8

Adaptable to late planting

CO 3

Vellai samba

-do-

1923

161

3.6

Drought tolerant, suitable for samba season

ADT 1

Red sirumani

Pureline

1925

175

3.4

SB (Short Bold), white, good table rice, samba / thaladi

ADT 2

White sirumani

Pureline

1925

165

3.4

SB, white, finer than ADT 1, samba / thaladi

ADT 3

Kuruvai

Pureline

1925

95

3.5

SB, white, earliness, Kuruvai

ADT 4

Kuruvai

Pureline

1925

100

4.3

SB, white earliness, kuruvai

ADT 5

Nellore samba

Pureline

1925

180

3.1

SB, white, samba / thaladi

ADT 6

Red ottadam

Pureline

1925

220

2.2

SB, white, Udu cultivation

ADT 7

White ottadam

Pureline

1925

220

2.2

SB, white, Udu cultivation

CO 4

Anaikomban

-do-

1926

187

3.0

Resistant to blast

CO 5

Chinna samba

-do-

1926

164

3.5

Suitable for late planting

CO 6

Sadai samba

-do-

1926

176

3.7

Fine grain, good tillering variety

CO 7

Sadai samba

-do-

1926

158

3.5

Translucent, white, fine grain

ADT 8

Early white sirumani Molagalagulu ADT2 1930

150

3.3

SB, white, Early samba / thaladi

TKM 1

Pureline

1930

130-140

1.6

Coarse, red rice, resistant to blast of Northern districts of Tamil Nadu

CO 8

Anaikomban

-do-

1931

180

3.2

Fine grain

CO 9

Kar samba Red

Pureline

1932

115

3.0

Red grain, suitable for Kar, Kuruvai season

CO 10

Gobi kar

Pureline

1932

120

3.0

Fine grain, suitable for kar, kuruvai seasons

CO 11

Ayan samba

-do-

1933

185

3.0

Fine, white grain, suitable for samba season

CO 12

Sendhilnayagam

do-

1933

185

3.0

Suitable for second season

ADT 9

Ponnkar

Pureline

1933

120

4.5

SB, white, early kuruvai season

ADT 10 Korangu samba

Pureline

1933

165

4.5

SB, white, Good for cold rice samba / thaladi

ADT 11 Nellore samba

Pureline

1933

175

3.8

SB, white, quality rice, finer than ADT 5, Samba / thaladi

ADT 12 Chitrakali

Pureline

1936

115

3.9

LB (Long Bold), white,can withstand irregular water supply, kuruvai

ADT 13 Sanna samba

Pureline

1936

160

4.4

SB, white, quality rice, samba / thaladi

ADT 14 Vellaikar

Pureline

1937

115

4.5

LB, Kuruvai

white,

ADT 15 Senkuruvai

Mutant from ADT 4 1937

110

4.2

SB, white, resistant to foot rot, kuruvai

ADT 16 Konakuruvai

Pureline

1938

115

4.2

LS (Long Slender), white, fine quality rice kuruvai

ADT 17 Konakuruvai

Pureline

1938

165

4.2

SB, white,can withstand submergence, samba / thaladi

ADT 18 Vellakuruvai

Pureline

1938

125

4.0

SB, kuruvai

white,

ADT 19 Sarapalli

Pureline

1939

109

4.3

LB, white, kuruvai

CO 13

Arupatham Kodai

Pureline

1940

110

3.0

Early, suitable for all seasons

CO 14

Perunthandu Vellai CO 3 x T 275 samba

1940

170

3.0

Non lodging

CO 15

Jadamolagulukulu

GEB24xADT10

1940

190

3.5

Blast resistant

CO 16

Benthamolagulukulu GEB 24x ADT 10

1940

185

3.0

Blast resistant, non lodging

CO 17

Chinnavadan samba

Pureline

1941

165

2.5

Suitable for semi dry conditions

CO 18

Vellai kar

Pureline

1941

125

2.7

Suitable for sornavari and kar seasons

CO 19

Chingleput serumani

Pureline

1941

180

3.5

Fine grain

CO 20

Tellasanna vadulu

Pureline

1941

125

3.0

Medium grain

white

ADT 20 Hybrid kuruvai

ADT 3/ ADT 2

1941

105

4.2

SB, white, earliness, kuruvai

ADT 21

Vadan (Thanjavur)

samba

Pureline

1941

150

3.5

LB, red, withstands salinity and deep water, samba / thaladi

CO 21

Arupatham samba

Pureline

1942

100

2.4

Bold, white, grain, suitable for kar, kuruvai seasons

CO 22

Manavari

Pureline

1942

120

2.4

Suited to winter season

ADT 22

Vadan samba Pureline (North Arcot)

1942

153

3.4

SB, white, for drought areas, samba / thaladi

ASD 1

Kar samba (Red)

Pureline

1943

115

4.5

SB, red, ruling strain in kar of Thirunelveli

CO 23

Rangoon samba

Pureline

1944

135

3.5

Fertilizer responsive

ASD 2

Kar samba (white)

Pureline

1944

110

4.0

SB, white suitable for kar season

ASD 3

Veedhividangan

Pureline

1944

135

3.0

SB, red, drought resistant, Pishanam

ASD 4

Kuruvakalyan

Pureline

1945

135

3.5

LB, Pishanam

red,

ASD 5

Karthigai samba

Pureline

1945

150

4.0

MS, red, suitable for late planting and rainfed areas

ASD 6

Anaikomban

Pureline

1945

160

3.0

MS, white, Nonshedding suitable for pishanam

ASD 7

Kar samba early

(red)

Pureline

1945

160

3.0

SB, Red, suitable for kar

CO 25

Hybrid sirumani

CO 4 x ADT 10

1949

175

3.5

Resistant to blast

CO 26

Hybrid nellur samba CO 4 x ADT 10

1949

200

3.0

Resistant to blast

TKM 2

Sembalai

Pureline

1950

120-125

1.3

Medium, rice

white

TKM 3

Sornavari

Pureline

1950

105-110

3.0

Coarse, rice

white

TKM 4

Yerra sannavadlu

Pureline

1950

115

2.7

Fine, white rice

ADT 24 Poon samba

Pureline

1951

150

3.4

SB, white, for semi dry cultivation, samba / thaladi

ASD 8

Thuyamalli

Pureline

1951

86

3.0

SD, red, very early suitable for kar nursery area and summer

ASD 9

Avasara samba

Pureline

1951

92

3.0

SB, red suitable for kar

CO 27

Pudupatti samba

Pureline

1952

160

3.0

high consumer preference

CO 28

Bangaru theegalu

Pureline

1952

160

2.0

Fine suitable samba

grain, for

ASD 10 Kolavali

Pureline

1952

170

2.5

SB, white, withstands water stagnation, suitable for pishanam

TKM 5

Manakkattai

Pureline

1952

110-115

2.7

Puttur rice, coarse, red rice

TKM 6

Sanna sornavari

GEB 24 / Co 18

1952

115

3.0

Fine, white rice, resistant to SB (Stem borer), LF (Leaf folder), GLH (Green Leaf Hopper) and RTV

ADT 25

Blast sirumani

resistant

ADT 2/ CO4

1953

165

3.9

SB, white, quality rice, samba / thaladi

CO 29

Arupatham kodai

CO 13 x CO 4

1960

110

3.0

Blast resistant, suitable for Navarai season

CO 30

Hybrid kichili samba GEB 24 x CO 4

1960

165

2.8

Blast resistant

CO 31

Ottu manavarai

O.perennis x 24

GEB

1963

145

2.4

Drought resistant

CO 32

Thiruchengodu samba

Pureline

1964

135

3.8

Quality rice

ADT 26 Mattai kuruvai

Pureline

1964

105

4.3

SB, Red, tolerant to salinity, kuruvai

ASD 12 Ottu anaikomban

Pureline

1964

165

4.5

MS, suitable pishanam

white, for

ADT 27 Kuruvai sirumani

Norin8/ GEB 24

1965

105

4.8

SB, white, earliness, high yield, kuruvai

ASD 13 Arikiravai

Pureline

1965

170

4.0

LB, red, suitable for pishanam

ADT 28 Sigappu kuruvai

ADT 3/ CH 42

1966

102

4.4

SB, white, withstands water stagnation, kuruvai

CO 33

Karuna

IR 8 x ADT 27

1970

105

5.7

Short round grain, non lodging

CO 34

Kanchi

TN I x CO 29

1970

115

7.0

Heavy yielder, wider adaptability

CO 35

Cauveri

TN 1 x TKM 6

1970

110

5.2

Early yielding

high

ASD 14 Pennai

TN 1 / ASD 1

1970

110-105

4.8

MS, red semi dwarf with ideal

plant type, suitable for kar

ADT 29 Karikalan

T (N) 1/ ADT 27

1972

110

5.8

SB, white, semi dwarf, resistant to blast, kuruvai

CO 36

Thriuchengodu Ottu IR 8 x CO 32

1973

130

7.5

Photo thermo sensitive

Bhavani

Peta x BPI 76

1973

135

6.1

Direct introduction, long slender quality rice

TKM 7

Kullakar

Pureline

1973

105

2.0 (R) 4.3 (I)

Bold red rice, suits all seasons and soil types

CO 37

Vaigai

TN 1 x CO 29

1974

110 - 115

6.5

Resistant sheath blight

to

ADT 30

IR 262 / ADT 27

1974

90

3.5

LB, white, dwarf, early, 11% protein, kuruvai / samba

ADT 31

IR 8/ cul. 340

1974

105

6.2

SB, white high yield, kuruvai

CO 38

Bhagavathi

IR 8 X CO 25

1975

150

6.0

Blast resistant

CO 39

Amaravathi

Cul.340x Kannagi

1975

90 95

4.0

Short duration

TKM 8

TN 1 / TKM 6

1976

120-125

5.0

Medium,

white

rice

CO 40

System of Intensification

Rice

IR 8 X CO 25

1977

165-175

7.2

Heavy yielder, tolerant to blast

ADT 32

IR 20 / pusa 33

1978

110

4.9

MS, white aromatic rice, kuruvai / late thaladi

TKM 9

TKM 7 / IR 8

1978

110

2.5 (R) 5.5 (I)

Coarse, red rice, suits dry semidry, and wetland conditions

CO 41

Cul.2410 x IR 22

1979

100 -105

4.5

Fine rice, nitrogen responsive

low

CO 42

RP 31492 x LMN

1979

135-140

6.0

Tolerant to BPH

ADT 33 Karikalan

IR 8 / cul.340

1979

110

5.6

MOS, white, moderate resistant to BLB kuruvai

ADT 34

IR 8 / Rodjolele

1979

110

5.9

SB, white, moderate resistant to pests, thaladi

ADT 35

Bhavani / Jaya

1979

135

4.5

LS, white tolerant to salinity, thaladi

ASD 15

IR 20 / IR 22

1979

115-125

4.6

MS, white, semi dwarf with super fine rice

MDU 1

IR 8 / Chithirai kar

1979

120

1.8

Red bold, suitable for rainfed cultivation

ADT 36

Triveni / IR 20

1980

110

6.0

MS, white, high yield, resistant to blast, and BLB, kuruvai / Late thaladi

Paiyur 1

IR 1721-14 / IR 1981 1330-2

140-145

5.9

High grain and straw yield potential best suited to samba and Navarai seasons at Dharmapuri districts

CO 43

Dasal x IR 20

1982

135

5.2

Fine tolerant alkalinity salinity

grain, to and

CO 44

ASD 5 x IR 20

1983

135

4.9

Superior to IR 20 in grain size and quality, highly suited for late sown conditions

MDU 2

CO 25 / IR 8

1984

135

4.7

Medium, grain, tolerant variety

white cold rice

PMK 1

Co 25 / ADT 31

1985

115-120

Medium white grain, drought 2.65 tolerant, nonlodging, suitable for dry and

semidry cultivation

TPS 1

IR 8/Katti samba

1985

110-115

4.8

Grain short bold with red rice, suitable for semi dry and wet conditions

ASD 16

ADT 31/ Co 39

1986

110-115

5.6

SB, white, semi dwarf, high protein, moderate resistant to SB and BPH. Suitable for kar and late pishanam.

ADT 37

BG 280-12 / PTB 1987 33

105

6.2

SB, white, resistant RTV, blast, kuruvai

ADT 38

IR 1529-680-3-2/IR 4432-52-6/IR 7963- 1987 30-2

130

5.0

LS, white resistant to blasts and GLH and samba / Thaladi

TPS 2

IR 26 / CO 40

1987

125-130

4.6

Grain short bold with white rice, moderately resistant to BPH and blast

ADT 39

IR 8/ IR 20

1988

120

5.0

MS, white, resistant to blast, brown spot, BLB and GLH, thaladi

ASD 17

ADT 31 / Rathna //

1989

100

5.4

SB, red, semi dwarf, suitable for

ASP 8 / IR 8

tail end areas, and direct seeding and kar and late pishanam

MDU 3

IR 8 / W.1263

1989

125

5.0

Long slender, white grain gall midge resistant

CO 45

R. Hennati x IR 1990 3403.207.I

135

5.8

An alternative variety to Co 43, and IR 20 and resistant to blast, BLB and RTV

ASD 18

ADT 31 / IR 50

1991

105-110

7.3

MS, semi dwarf, high head rice recovery, resistant to BPH, BPH and blast, suitable for kar, late pishanam and summer

MDU 4

AC 2836 Jegannath

1991

125

5.8

Long slender, white grain, cold tolerant

TKM 10

CO 31/ C.22

1992

130-135

4.0

Medium slender, white

ADT 41 JJ 92

Mutant of Basmati 1993 378

105

4.8

ELS, aromatic kuruvai

white, rice,

TPS 3

RP 31-492/LMN

1993

135-140

6.1

Grain short bold with white rice, moderately resistant to BPH,

blast and leaf spot, suitable for Ela conditions

CORH 1

MGR

IR 62829 A x IR 1994 10198-66-2R

115

6.0

Hybrid rice- first in India, medium slender rice, moderately resistant to BPH, GLH and RTV

ADT 42

AD 9246 / ADT 29

1994

115

5.5

LS, white, moderate resistant to blast and BPH, kuruvai

PMK 2

IR 13564 149/ASD 4

1994

100-105

3.2

White, medium bold grains resistance to BPH, field tolerance to blast, suitable for both dry and semi dry cultivation

ASD 11 Ottu kichili

Natural cross 1995 (GEB24/PTB15)

150

4.5

MS, white, suitable for late planting, suitable for pishanam

ASD 19

Lainakanda / IR 30 1995

120-132

5.8

SS, white, moderately resistant to blast, and tolerant to early drought, pishanam

TRY 1

Karaikal Peruvazhatan

BR 153 23-10-1-3 (IR 578-172-2-2/BR 1995 I-2-13-19)

135-140

5.0

Medium, grain, tolerant, and

white saline samba thaladi

seasons

MDU 5

Reselection from IR 10476 28-2-2 (O. 1996 glaberrimaxpokkali)

95-100

4.9

Medium slender, white rice, shorter duration, drought tolerance, suited for dry and semidry situations

CO 46

T 7 x LR 20

1997

125-130

6.0

BPH resistant

ASD 20

IR 18348-38-3/IR 1997 25863-61-32 /IR 58

110

7.5

Semi dwarf, resistant to stem borer, leaf folder and sheath rot, moderately resistant to blast and RTV

CORH 2

IR 58025A x C 20R 1998

125

6.1

Medium slender, white rice, non lodging, tolerant to saline and alkaline soil

ADT 43

IR 50 x improved 1998 white ponni

105-110

5.9

Medium slender, white, finer than improved white ponni, resistant to GLH

ADTRH 1

IR 58025 A / IR 66 1998 R

115

6.4

Long slender, white rice, mild aroma, moderate resistant to stem borer and leaf folder

TKM 11

C 22 / BJ 1

1998

110-120

3.0

LS, white, drought resistant suitable for samba rainfed

CO 47

IR 50 x CO 43

1999

110 115

5.8

Medium slender, white rice non lodging, resistant to blast

ADT 44

Selection from OR 128-7-S1 (IET 2000 14099-1256(OR 142-99)

145-150

6.2

Short bold, white rice, high head rice recovery, Resistant to GLH and blast

ADT 45

IR 50 / ADT 37

2001

105-115

6.1

MS, white, suitable for sornavari /kar/kuruvai in wet transplanted and direct sown conditions

TRY 2

IET 6238 / IR 36

2001

115-120

5.3

White grain, saline tolerant, non lodging, non shattering suitable for Kuruvai and Navarai seasons

ADT (R) 46

ADT 38 x CO 45

2002

135

Suitable for thaladi and late samba, non lodging, long 6.17 slender white rice, resistant to stem borer and leaf folder insets, high protein

content (9.08%)

TKM (R) 12

TKM 9 x TKM 11

2002

115-120

Suitable for rainfed and samba season, resistant to drought, MS white rice, 3.04 moderate resistant to stem borer, leaf folder insects and leaf spot disease, high protein content (9.9%)

PMK (R) 3 (PM 9106)

UPLR 17 CO 43

2003

107-118

3.0

Higher productivity of 3 t/ha, drought tolerant, tolerant to leaf folder, stem borer, blast and sheath rot under field conditions, semidwarf, non lodging habit and non shattering

ADT 47

Jeeraga rice

Kuruvai ADT 43 / Jeera2005 gasamba

118

6.2

High yielder, More number of tillers with long compact panicles, Medium slender white rice, Moderately susceptible to stem-borer, leaf hopper, WBPH (White-backed Plant Hopper) and sheath blight

ADT (R) 48

IET 11412 / IR 64

2005

94 (direct seeding) 99 4.8 (Transplanting)

Very early, Long slender white rice, better than MDU 5 in quality (head rice outturn, amylose content, gel consistency and organo-leptic test), Resistant to stem-borer, green leaf hopper and gall midge

CORH 3

TNAU CMS 2A x 2006 CB 87 R

115

6.5

24% higher yield than the high yielding varieties and 13% higher than the other hybrids. Tolerant to blast and RTD. Resistant to GLH and tolerant to WBPH and BPH. Medium slender non-aromatic rice with good cooking qualities. Synchrony in flowering of parents and so hybrid seed production is easier than other hybrids.

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