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SEASONS AND MONTHS OF CULTIVATING RICE

Andhra Pradesh
(1) Kharif (Serva or Abi) July - December
(2) Rabi (Dalwa or Tabi) December - April
(3) Summer (in limited areas) March/April - June
Varieties commonly grown
(1) Kharif
Early 'Tella Hamsa'
'Kakatiya'
'RP 79-14' (Akashi)
'Ratna'
'Rajendra'
'Hamsa'
'MTU 10'
 
Medium 'IR 8'
'Jaya'
'Prabhat'
'IR 20'
'Prakash'
'Surekha'
'Vikram'
'Rasi'
'SLO 13'
'GEB 24'
Late 'Mashuri'
'Pankaj'
'Jagannath'
'Gautama'
'Vashista'
'Phalguna'
'NLR 9672'
'NLR 9674'
'Rgl 1'
'Guthi Akkullu'
(2) Rabi
Early 'Tella Hamsa'
'Hamsa'
'Rajendra'
'Cauvery'
'Ratna'
 
Medium 'Jaya'
'IR 20'
'Prakash' (RP 4-14)
'Prabhat'
'SLO 13'
'GEB 24'
(3) Summer 'Ratna'
'Cauvery'
'Tella Hamsa'
'Rajendra'
'Rasi'
'IR 20'
'Prabhat'
 
For saline areas 'MCM 1'
'MCM 2'
 
For shallow-water areas 'PLA 1'
'PLA 2'
'PLA 4'
 
Assam
(1) Ahu Autumn paddy (crop before floods) March/April to June/July
(2) Sali Winter paddy(well-drained soils) June/July to November/December
(3) Boro Summer paddy November to May
Varieties commonly grown
(1) Ahu
Short-duration varieties 'Bala'
'Cauvery'
'Pusa 2-21'
'Ratna'
'N 22'
'Dumari'
Medium-duration varieties 'IR 8'
'Jaya'
'Sona'
 
Long-duration varieties 'Manoharsali'  
(1) Sali
Short-duration varieties 'Pusa 2-21'
'Kalinga 1'
'Kalinga 2'
 
Medium-duration varieties 'Jaya'
'Vani'
'Sona'
'Jayanthi'
'Prasadbhog'
'Latisail
Late varieties 'Manoharsali'
'Jagannath'
'Mahsuri' (Aijani)
 
(1) Boro season
Short-duration varieties 'Pusa 2-21'
'Ratna'
'Boro I'
'Boro II'
'Boro III'
'Boro IV'
Medium-duration varieties 'Kalinga 1'
'Kalinga2'
'Mahsuri'
 
For shallow water 'AR 1' (stands 0.6 to 1.8 m of water)
'AR 614-25B' (stands 0.6 to 1.8 m of water)
'ARC 353-148' (stands 0.6 to 1.8 m of water)
 
Deep water conditions 'ARC 353-148' 
Deepwater flood-resistant Bao paddy 'Neghari Bao'
'Changri Bao'
'Senga Bao'
'Gowai Bao'
'Bamoia Bao'
EB 1 (stands 3-4.5 m of water)
EB 2 (stands 2.4-5.4 m of water)
'Amena Bao'
'Maguri Bao'
'Khalihai Bao'
'Pani Bhanga'
Upper region 'Kakua Bao'
'Tulasi Bao'
 
Bihar
(1) Summer   March - July/August
(2) Autumn   May/June - September/October
(3) Winter   June - November/December
Varieties commonly grown
(1) Summer 'NC 1626'
'N 136'
'Pusa 2-21'
'CR 44-35'
'Padma'
'Narsing'
'Vishnu'
'Prahalad'
'Kanchan'
 
(2) Autumn
Early 'Pusa 2-21'
'CR 44-35'
'Ratna'
'Bala'
'Cauvery'
'Kiran'
'Black Gora'
'Brown Gora'
Medium 'Seeta'
'IR 8'
'Jaya'
'Archana'
 
(3) Winter
Well-drained areas 'Mahsuri'
'IR 20'
'BR 34'
'BR 1'
Ill-drained and low-lying areas 'BR 8'
'T 141'
'BR 13'
'BR 49'
'BR 9'
'BR 10'
'Pankaj'
'Jagannath'
'Pani Dhan 1'
'Pani Dhan 2'
Deep-water areas 'BR 14'
'BR 46'
'Jassaria'
'BR 64-117' (stands 1.8 - 2.4 m of water)
Scented varieties 'Tulsimanjari'
'BR 43'
 
Gujarat
(1) Chomasu Dangar (kharif):   June/July to October/November
(2) Unalu Dangar:   December to June
Varieties commonly grown
Kharif
Short-duration varieties 'Sathi 34-36'
'SK 20'
'Kada 176-12'
'Kolhapur scented'
'GAUR 1'
'GAUR 2'
'Ratna'
'GAUR 3'
Mid-Late-duration varieties 'GAUR 10'
'GAUR 11
 
Long-duration varieties 'Zinya 31'
'Jirasal 280'
'Kamod 118'
'Pankhari 203'
'GAUR 100'
'IR 8'
'Jaya'
'Mahsuri'
'IR 20'
For drilled rainfed areas 'Sathi 34-36'  
For rainfed and irrigated areas 'SK 20'
'Kada 176-12'
'Kolhapur scented
Haryana
Kharif   May/June to September/October
Varieties commonly grown
(a) Short-duration varieties 'Palman 579'
'Jhona 349'
 
(b) Medium-duration varieties 'IR 8'
'Jaya'
'Basmati 370'
 
Himachal Pradesh
Kharif   May/June to September/October
Varieties commonly grown
(a) Short-duration varieties 'CH 1039'
'CH 988'
'100-Ram Jawain'
'Phulpattas'
'Lal Nakanda'
'IR 579'
 
(b) Medium-duration varieties 'IR 8'
'Norin 8'
'Norin 18'
'Dundar'
'Desi Basmati'
'R 575'
 
Jammu and Kashmir
Kashmir :   Last week of April to October
Jammu :   June to November
Varieties commonly grown
Kashmir plains (very early and early) 'CH 988'
'CH 972'
'CH 1039'
'Budgi'
'Niver'
'K 84'
'K 116'
'Larbaol'
Kashmir hills (early) 'Niver'
'Quadir Garai'
'K 78-13'
'Madeo'
'Siga'
'K 332'|Blast
'K 333' |Resistant
Jammu Division
Very early
'CH 988'
'CH 1039'
'Ratna'
 
Medium 'Jaya'
'Basmati 370'
'Giza 14'
 
Karnataka
(1) Kharif :   June to December
(2) Summer :   January to May/June
Varieties commonly grown
(1) Kharif
Early 'Mangala'  
Medium 'Vikram'
'Jaya'
'IR 20'
'Pushpa'
'Madhu'
'Pragatti'
'Suma'
'Kusuma'
'GEB 24'
Mid-late and late 'Pankaj'
'Intab'
'Vani'
'Sona'
'Prakash'
'Phalguna'
 
For saline areas 'SR 26 B' 
(2) Summer
Early 'Mangala'  
Medium 'Madhu'
'IR 20'
'Jaya'
'Annapurna'
'Pushpa'
'Vikram'
'Pragatti'
Mid-late 'Vani'  
Kerala
I crop or "Virippu"   April-May to September-October
II crop or "Mundakan"   September-October to December-January
III crop or "Punja" (late or summer punja)
Early punja :
Kole areas :

'Kuttanad'
Trichur district
April
Varieties commonly grown
I crop or Virippu
(a) Short-duration varieties 'Jyothi'
'Rohini'
'Annapurna'
'Triveni'
 
(b) Mid-duration varieties 'IR 8'
'Jaya'
'Aswathy'
'Sabari'
'Bharathy'
 
(c) Long-duration varieties 'Mahsuri'
'H 4'
 
II crop or Mundakan
(a) Short-duration varieties 'Annapurna'
'Triveni'
'Jyothi'
 
(b) Mid-duration varieties 'IR 8'
'Jaya'
'Aswathy'
'Sabari'
'Bharathi'
 
(c) Long-duration varieties 'Co 25'  
III crop (late or summer punja)
(a) Short-duration varieties 'Annapurna'
'Triveni'
'Rohini'
'Jyothi'
 
(b) Medium-duration varieties 'IR 8'
'Jaya'
'Sabari'
'Bharathi'
 
Early Punja - Kuttanad area
(a) Short-duration varieties 'Rohini'
'Annapurna'
'Triveni'
'Jyothi'
 
(b) Medium-duration varieties 'IR 8'
'Jaya'
IR 20'
'Sabari'
'Bharathi'
 
Kole area
(a) Short-duration varieties 'Annapurna'
'Triveni'
'Rohini'
'Jyothi'
 
(b) Medium-duration varieties 'IR 8'
'Jaya'
'Sabari'
'Bharathi'
 
Madhya Pradesh
Kharif :   June-July to December
Varieties commonly grown
(a) Short-duration varieties 'Annapurna'
'Bala'
'Cauvery'
'Ratna'
'Safed Dhan 31'
'R-2 Nungi'
(a) Short-duration varieties 'Kranti'
'Kalinga I'
'Kalinga II'
 
(b) Medium-duration varieties 'Jaya'
'IR 20'
'Vijaya'
'Improved Sabarmati'
'Pragati'
'Jagriti'
'R-10 Chattri'
(b) Long-duration varieties 'Mahsuri' 'Safri 17'
'Safed Luchai'
'Patel 85'
(a) Scented varieties 'Dubraj' 'Badshahbhog'
'Chinoor'
'Kubrimohar'



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