Crop calendar for rice

Rice crop calendar for North central plateau zone
  • Rice being the major food crop of the region grown in three distinct season i.eautum (bialidhan), winter (saraddhan) and summer (daluadhan) under different ecologies.
  • Autum rice is mostly confined to upland and short duration varieties having 80 to 95 days’ duration (Kalinga III, Khandagiri, Parijat, Sidhanta and Vandana) are recommended for dry direct sowing in rainfed upland whereas CR-Dhan 100 and CR Dhan 101 can safely grow in irrigated upland.
  • Medium duration varieties like Bina dhan 11, Naveen, MTU 1001, MTU 1010, CR Dhan 310, CR Dhan 303, DR dhan 45 and Konark are suitable for rainfed medium land whereas CR Dhan 307, Improved Tapaswini, Ajaya and Rajlaxmi are ideal for irrigated ecologies.
  • Long duration varieties CR Dhan 401, Savitri, Sarala, Gayatri, CR Dhan 908 and CR Dhan 910 are recommended for lowland rice ecologies. Satabdi, Binadhan 11, MTU 1001 and Lalat are promising during summer season.