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Certain types of rice are grown in specific regions like Basmati Rice is
grown in the foothills of the Himalayas, ‘Sona Masuri’ in Karnataka
and Andhra Pradesh, ‘Molakolukulu’ in Andhra Pradesh, ‘Patna Rice’
in Bihar and ‘Ambe Mohor’ in Maharashtra. Other popular varieties of
rice are Pusa Basmati, R-24, Emergency, Champa rice1034, I.R.64,
Ponni Rice, Sujatha and Raja Hansa.
Rice Nursery
Rice Nursery
Desired Characteristics
1. Quality of Rice: the quality of rice in demand in various regions
varies depending on the taste of the people. Long grained, short
grained, fragrant, non fragrant, sticky or non sticky varieties are
preferred in various regions. It is necessary to study the market
trend before selecting the cultivar to be produced in a nursery.
This list could simplify the selection process for the nursery men and
also give an idea about the varieties recommended in the perticular
agro climatic zone.
Region wise Recommendations for Maharashtra
Zone Districts Rice Varieties
Konkan Thane, Raigad, Karjat-184, Karjat 2, Karjat-3 Karjat 4, Karjat-5, Karjat-6,
Ratnagiri,
Karjat-7, Palghar-1, Palghar-2, Panvel-1, Panvel 2,Panvel 3,
Sindhudurg
Phondaghat-1, Ratnagiri-24, Ratnagiri-711, Ratnagiri-73,
Ratnagiri-1, Ratnagiri-2, Ratnagiri-3, Ratna, Jaya, Mahsuri,
Sahyadri, Sahyadri-2, Sahyadri-3, Sahyadri-4, Proagro,
Suruchi, Swarna, Gujrat-11, Rupali
Vidharb- Bhandara,Chandra- SKL 6, SKL 7, PKV Ganesh, SYE 1, SYE 4, SYE 5, HMT
ha pur, Gadchiroli,
Sona, Rupali,PKV Makrand, PKV-HMT , SYE 75, Chinoor
Gondia & some
parts of Nagpur
Western Nasik, Nagar, Pune, Amb-157, Kolamba, Chibbur K-42, Waksal-207 Zinia-31,
Mahara Satara, Sangli,
ACK 5, Indrayani, Pawana Kundalika, VDN 12327, RDN-185-
shtra Kolhapur
2, Phule Radha, Bhogawati, Jalgaon 5, Sahyadri, Sahyadri-2,
Sahyadri-3, Sahyadri-4, Ratnagiri 24,Ratnagiri -73, Ratnagiri-
1.
Season-wise recommendations for Maharashtra
Season Varieties
Rabi Karjat-184, Karjat –3, Karjat 4, Karjat-7, Ratna , Jaya, Bela, Sahyadri-2,
Sahyadri-4, SKL 6, SYE 1.
Popular Rice Varieties in Maharashtra
Zone Varieties
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Konkan Karjat-184, Karjat –3, Karjat-5, Karjat-7, Palghar
1, Panvel 1, Ratnagiri 24, Ratnagiri 1,Ratna ,
Jaya, Mahsuri, Sahyadri 1, Sahyadri-2,
Sahyadri-3, Sahyadri-4, Suruchi,Swarna, Gujrat-
11, Rupali