Varieties

1. Palam Dhan-957 : It is a semi-dwarf timely maturity and high yielding variety recommended for irrigated condition under mid hills of H.P. It is blast resistant. Average yield is 40 q/ha.


2. Himalaya - 2216 : It is medium duration high yielding variety with intermediate plant height and recommended for transplanted/irrigated conditions. It matures in 125-130 days and has long slender transluscent grains. Its average yield is 40 q/ha. It possesses field resistance to major rice diseases.


3. RP-2421 : It is an early maturing high yielding variety with intermediate plant height and recommended for transplanted/irrigated conditions. It matures in 120-125 days and has medium bold grains. Its average yield is 38 q/ha. It possesses field resistance to major rice diseases.


4. VL Dhan-221 : It is a semi-dwarf early maturing high yielding drought tolerant variety suitable for rainfed upland conditions of H.P. It matures in 105-110 days and has medium bold grains. Its average yield is 28 q/ha and possesses resistance to major rice diseases.


5. Hasan Sarai : It is semi-dwarf variety suitable for irrigated condition from 1000-1300 m altitude. Its grains are long, scented and bright. It matures within 125-135 days. It is diseases resistant. Its average yield is 26 q/ha. Kasturi : It is a semi-dwarf high yielding basmati variety meant for areas upto 1000 m altitude and matures in 135-145 days in the mid hills and has long, slender, scented grains with awns. Its average yield is 30 q/ha and has moderate field resistance to blast.


6. Himalaya-741 : It is early maturing, semi-dwarf and high yielding variety suitable for cultivation in mid and low hills of Himachal Pradesh both under transplanted and direct sown conditions. It is cold resistant widely adaptable, comparatively resistant to blast, glume blotch and brown spot diseases. It has long slender grains with good cooking quality, having 6% protein and 17 per cent amylose contents. On an average, its yields 39 q/ha should be discouraged in areas where blast severity is high.


7. China-988 : It is a medium coarse tall variety for irrigated as well as rainfed areas all over Himachal Pradesh because of its early maturity. It has a very good germination capacity and can withstand drought spells. It is suitable for direct sown conditions, both on dry and puddled soils, as also for transplanted conditions. It matures in 115-125 days and yields, on an average, 25 q/ha. China-988 has a wide adaptability. It is susceptible to lodging, shattering and blast.


8. Himalaya - 2216 : It is medium duration high yielding variety with intermediate plant height and recommended for transplanted/irrigated conditions. It matures in 125-130 days and has long slender transluscent grains. Its average yield is 40 q/ha. It possesses field resistance to major rice diseases.


9. IR-579: It is a dwarf, high yielding-cum-high quality variety suitable for cultivation in low hills and valley areas (below 750 m asl). It has long slender grains with very good cooking quality. It matures in 130-140 days. It has the yield potential of more than 60 q/ha with an average yield of 40 q/ha. It possesses field resistance to major diseases and insect-pests.


10. R-575 : It is a tall and purple foliage variety suitable for growing under all conditions upto an elevation of 1,000 m to fight the menace of wild rice i.e. rissa. It is susceptible to lodging under moderate fertilizer application. It is also susceptible to blast disease and prone to the attack of stem borer. It has long bold grains having more than 10% protein. It matures in 130-135 days. Its average yield is 25 q/ha.


11. Himalaya-799(HPU-799): It is a semi-dwarf, early maturing, cold tolerant variety recommended for cultivation from 650-1500 m asl. It mature in 120-125 days, has long bold grains with small awns and field resistance to major diseases and insect-pests of mid-hills. Its average yield is 30 q/ha and ha an yield potential of 62 q/ha. It has good cooking quality with intermediate amylose content and gelatinization temperature having 8.12% protein. This variety has different source of resistance to blast than that of Himalaya-741 and thus will provide varietal diversification in mid hill zone.


12. Naggar Dhan (Ching Shi-15): It is semi-dwarf, cold tolerant "Japonica" variety recommended for high altitude areas above 1400 m asl in Kully valley and similar other parts of the State. It matures in 140-145 days in high hills and has short bold grains. Its average yield is 35 q/ha with an yield potential of 65 q/ha. It out-yields the local popular variety - Jatoo & Matali by more than 70% and Norin-18 by 20%. It has low amylose, cooks sticky and liked by people of high altitude areas. This variety has field resistance to blast, glume discoloration and brown spot.


13. Bhrigu dhan (HPR-179) : It is a new variety recommended for high altitude areas above 1400 m asl in Katarai of Kullu valley and Naggar areas and similar other parts of the State. It is grown in both irrigated and rainfed areas. It is early maturing and tolerant to cold. It has short and bold grains. It has resistance to blast, brown spot, glume diseases and stem and leaf folder /roller.


14. PR-108, PR-109 & Jaya : PR varieties are recommended in areas of Nalagarh and Una district but not in Dhaulakuan and Nurpur areas where brown spot disease is a problem, whereas Jaya is recommended for Dhaulakuan and Nurpur areas.


15. HKR-126 : It is recommended for low hills. It has resistance to lodging and diseases. It has long grains and matures within 137 days. Average yield is 39 q/ha.