A high yielding Seeragasamba variety : VGD 1

Abstract

Abstract An experiment was carried out at Agricultural Research Station, Vaigaidam, Theni district of Tamil Nadu from 2007 to 2019 with an objective of developing a variety by deriving the grain quality characters from the traditional rice variety Seeragasamba and yield and yield attributing characters from ADT 43. The promising culture VG 09006, a cross derivative of ADT43/ traditional Seeragasamba was released as VGD 1 during 2019 by the State Variety Release Committee, Tamil Nadu. It is a medium duration variety (129 days) with erect, high tillering and non lodging plant habit. This variety is recommended for samba/late samba seasons of Dindigul, Theni, Trichy, Perambalur, Karur, Coimbatore, Erode, Dharmapuri, Vellore and Virudhunagar districts of Tamil Nadu. It recorded an overall mean grain yield of 5859 kg/ha in 101 locations, which was 32.56 and 13.80 per cent increased grain yield over traditional Seeragasamba (4420 kg/ha) and TKM 13 (5149 kg/ha), respectively. It is moderately resistant to leaf folder, blast and brown spot under field conditions. The rice is white, fine (short slender) with a 1000 grain weight of 8.9 g which is less than traditional Seeragasamba (11.6 g) and all other popularly grown rice varieties viz., TKM13 (13.8 g), CO 51 (16.0 g) and ADT 43 (15.5 g).

Keywords

• briyani rice
• quality rice
• seeragasamba
• aromatic rice
• vgd 1