|
Varieties
|
Parentage
|
Year of release
|
Duration (days)
|
Grain yield
(Kg/ha)
|
Special
features
|
|
Rainfed
|
Irrigated
|
|
Co
1
|
Pureline
selection from Mudukulathur local
|
1953
|
110
|
600
|
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|
A
good rainfed strain
|
|
Paiyur
1
|
Selection
from Mettur local
|
1988
|
110
|
650
|
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|
Suited for rainfed tracts of Dharmapuri, Madurai, Ramnad, Tirunelveli and Periyar
districts
|
|
Paiyur
2
|
Gamma
irradiated mutant of CO 1
|
1998
|
105
|
870
|
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|
Suited to rainfed tracts of entire Tamil Nadu. High protein content (19.25%)
|
|
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