Variety |
Year of release |
Pedigree/ Parentage |
Duration (days) |
Suitable season |
Special characters |
TKM 1 |
1950 |
Pure line selection from local variety Pisini |
130 |
Samba (July-Aug sowing) |
Coarse grain, red rice suitable for rainfed sowing |
TKM 2 |
1950 |
Pure line selection from local variety Sembalai |
125 |
Samba (July-Aug sowing) |
Medium grain, white rice suitable for rainfed sowing |
TKM 3 |
1950 |
Pure line selection from local variety Sornavari |
105-110 |
Sornavari (May-June sowing) |
Coarse grain, white rice Suitable for irrigated |
TKM 4 |
1950 |
Pure line selection from Yerra sannavadu |
115 |
Samba (July-Aug) Navarai(Dec-Jan) |
Fine grain, Suitable for both irrigated and rainfed conditions |
TKM 5 |
1952 |
Pure line selection from local Manakkattai |
105-115 |
Navarai Sornavari |
Red rice (Puttu rice) withstands drought |
TKM 6 |
1952 |
CO 18/GEB 24 |
115 |
Navarai, Sornavari |
Fine grain,white rice, resistant to SB and GLH. IRRI identified this as universal donor for stem borer resistance |
TKM 7 |
1973 |
Pure line selection from local Kullakar |
105-110 |
Samba Navarai |
Bold grain, red rice, suitable for both irrigated and rainfed conditions, comes up well in alkaline soils |
TKM 8 |
1976 |
TKM 6/ T(N) 1 |
120-125 |
Samba |
Medium grain, white rice, well suited for low fertilizer application with closer planting |
TKM 9 |
1978 |
TKM 7 / IR 8 |
110 |
All seasons |
Coarse grain, red rice, suitable for dry, semi dry and wet conditions. High yielder. |
TKM 10 |
1992 |
CO 31/ C 22 |
130-135 |
Samba |
Medium slender, white rice, non-lodging, resistant to blast and BPH. High grain and straw yield |
TKM 11 |
1998 |
C 22 / BJ 1 |
110-120 |
Samba |
Drought tolerant, non-lodging, ability to rejuvenate, tolerant to SB,LF,GLH,BLB. High grain and straw yield |
TKM (R) 12 |
2002 |
TKM 9/ TKM 11 |
115-120 |
Samba |
Drought tolerant, non-lodging, ability to rejuvenate tolerant to SB,LF, GLH, BLB High grain and straw yield |
TKM (R) 13 |
2015 |
WGL 32100/ Swarna |
125-130 |
Samba |
Medium slender, fine grain rice variety moderately resistant to leaf folder, stem borer, blast, RTD, brown spot and sheath rot. High milling yield (75.5%) and head rice yield (71.7%) (Replacement to BPT 5204) |
TM 07278 (IET 23216) |
2016 |
WGL 32100/ Swarna |
125-130 |
Samba |
Released for eastern region (Bihar and odisha) resistant to gall midge and moderately resistant to leaf folder, stem borer, leaf blast, brown spot and sheath rot. medium slender, fine (1000 grain weight of 16.7g) with high milling (68.1%) and head rice yield (62.4%). |
TKM13 |
2017 |
WGL 32100/Swarna |
125-130 |
Samba |
Medium slender, fine grain rice variety moderately resistant to leaf folder, stem borer, blast, RTD, brown spot and sheath rot. High milling yield (75.5%) and head rice yield (71.7%) (Replacement to BPT 5204) |
TKM15 |
2022 |
TKM12/IET21620 |
118 |
Samba/Late Samba |
Drought tolerant, medium slender grain, semi dwarf, non lodging, suitable for direct sowing under dry / semi dry cultivation. Field tolerance to stem borer, leaf folder, Gall midge, moderately resistant to blast, sheath rot, sheath blight, brown spot, RTD. Yield 3995kg/ha (dry), 4217 kg/ha(semi dry) |