Rice: The Central Sub-committee on Crop Standards, Notification and Release of Varieties released two hybrids (Sahyadri 4 and GK 5003) and eight varieties (Akshaydhan, Varadhan, Sampada, Pushyami, Pusa Basmati 6, Gontra Bidhan 1, Amal mana and CR Dhan 40). The State Variety Release Committees have recommended 16 varieties and one hybrid for different situations in 6 states. Based on three years of testing (2006–08) in Varieties released by Central and State Variety Release Committees during 2008–09 Variety Grain type Ecosystem Resistant to pests/diseases Recommended for state/region Central Releases Akshaydhan LB Irrigated R-NBl, MR-ShR, BS, LB, Irrigated areas of Jharkhand, Andhra RTD, WBPH Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka Varadhan SB Irrigated R-LBl, RTD, WBPH Irrigated areas of Uttarakhand, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand Sampada MS Irrigated R-LBl, MR-WBPH Irrigated areas of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala Pushyami LB Irrigated R-BPH, WBPH, MR-ShB Irrigated areas of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra Sahyadri 4 LS Irrigated MR-LBl, NBl, BS, RTD Irrigated areas of Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal GK 5003 LS Irrigated R-LBl, NBl Irrigated areas of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka Pusa Basmati-6 LS Irrigated MR-LBl, RTD Traditional basmati growing areas of Haryana, Uttarakhand Gontra Bidhan-1 MS Irrigated MR-BPH Irrigated areas of Punjab, West Bengal Amal Mana ELS Rainfed/ irrigated/ R-SB, LF, whorl Maggot Waterlogged and coastal areas of coastal saline soils case worm and blue beatle; West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh MR-LBl, BS, ShBl CR Dhan 40 SB Direct seeded and R-GM, MR-LBl, BS Direct seeded areas of Jharkhand and transplanted transplanted areas of Maharashtra State Releases JRH-8 LS Rainfed/irrigated Tolerant to abiotic stress Madhya Pradesh Thanu MS Irrigated MR-BL, ShR Irrigated areas of Kanataka CR Boro Dhan-2 MS Boro season R-BL, ShBl; MR-YSB Boro areas of Orissa Hanseswari SB Semi deep water T-WBPH; MR-LBl, ShBl, (CR Dhan 70) SB, BPH, GM

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