Drought and Submergence (multiple)

The elite rice lines have been developed or in the process of development with multiple stress tolerance like flash flood + stagnant flood; flash flood + anaerobic germination (AG); stagnant flood + AG; flash flood + salinity; flash flood + salinity + Zn deficiency; flash flood + drought; flash flood + resistance to bacterial leaf blight etc.
Five multiple stress-tolerant rice varieties viz. DRR 52, DRR 47, Sukhadhan 5, CR dhan 801, and CR dhan 802 have been released in India.
ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) has developed CR Dhan 801 and CR Dhan 802 possessing submergence as well as drought tolerance ability in the background of mega variety ‘Swarna’.
CR Dhan 801 is a short bold grain rice that has been released for the states of Odisha, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. It gives about 6.3 t ha^-1 yield under normal condition and 4 t ha^-1 under submergence while 2.9 t ha^-1 under drought conditions.