Long duration varieties are usually preferred under assured irrigation.

Medium and short duration varieties are ideal under tank and well irrigation depending on the duration of availability of irrigation water.
A. Long duration varieties

Samba Mashuri (BPT 5 !"# $ % fine variety of &5! days duration with an average yield of ' t ha (&. )t is sus*eptible to BP+, gallmidge, sheath blight, BLB, blast and stem borer. Deepthi (MTU 4870) : )t matures in &5! days with an average yield of 5.5 ( '.! t ha (&. -ine variety resistant to BP+.
B. Medium duration varieties :

ona Mashuri (B!T "#$%) : )t has duration of &"! days with an average yield of 't ha (&. )t is tolerant to blast. )t is a fine variety with toleran*e to blast. &and'a( anna(u (&DL) 8) : % fine variety of &.5 days duration with yield '.5 t ha (&. Tolerant to BP+ and leaf folders. %lso suitable for *ultivation in /abi and late planting *onditions. 0ooking 1uality on par with samba mahsuri. *+L "84 (!o(asapra,ha) : Matures in &.!(&.5 days with yield potential of 55. ( '.! t ha (&. 0hara*terised by medium slender grain, tolerant to BLB, BP+ blast and gall midge (bio types .2"#.
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/athi (&L) ""007) : )t is a fine variety with & 5 days duration and yields '.5 t ha (&. /esistant to blast. /arnamu1hi (&L) %40) : )t is a fine variety with &.5 days duration and gives '.5 ( 3.5 t ha (&. yield. /esistant to blast. omasi(a (&L) """08) : Matures in &!5 days with '.! t ha (& yield. Superfine variety resistant to blast and tolerant to saline *onditions.
D. hort duration varieties (2or ,oth .hari3 and )a,i)

at'a ()&) %444) : )t matures in & ! days with yield potential of ' t ha (&. Suitable to late planting and *old areas. )asi (56T %444) : )ts duration is &&5 days with yield potential of ' t ha (&. )t is resistant to blast. 7+L %4"77(8ara(u) : Matures in 4!(45 days, e5tra short duration variety suited for dire*t sowing end and transplanting *onditions, long slender grain, tolerant to gall midge biotypes &,. and 5. Suitable for 6harif, /abi and 7dagaru. 8ields (. t ha (& under rainfed and ".5 ( 5 t ha (& under transplanted *onditions.

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