Description
If the season fails in Puratasi (September) another traditional early duration red rice variety of Poongar is sown in the month of Karthigai (October) and it is harvested in Thai (January) but the yield is lowers. Suitable for coastal sandy soils, drought resistant and tall variety. The crop can be able to grow in very less rainfall condition and it is drought tolerant variety
| Name of the Variety | Duration in days | Average height of the crop in cm | Maximum height of the crop in cm | Number of grains per ear head | Yield of grain in kgs/acre | Yield of straw in kgs/acre | 1000 grain weight in grams |
| Poongar | 100 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 600 | 900 | 17 |
Poongaar Paddy Seeds / பூங்கார் நெல்
