DISANG- A PROMISING SHORT DURATION RICE VARIETY SUITABLE AS EARLY AHU (PRE FLOOD) AND FOR POST FLOOD SITUATION IN CACHAR DISTRICT OF ASSAM

P. CHOWDHURY¹*, P.K. PATHAK², A.K. TRIPATHY³, M. NEOG⁴, R.K. SAUD⁵, R.R. SAHARIA⁶, M. BHARALI⁷, D.CH. NATH⁸, N. SAIKIA⁹, D. BORAH¹⁰, A. RAHMAN¹¹, S. SAIKIA¹², L. SARKAR¹³, S. BISWAS^14
1ICAR-Krishi Vighyan Kendra, Cachar, 788025, Assam Agricultural University Jorhat, 785013, Assam, India
²Directorate of Extension Education, Assam Agricultural University Jorhat, 785013, Assam, India
³ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), Housefed Complex, Beltola, Guwahati, 781006, Assam, India
⁴Directorate of Extension Education, Assam Agricultural University Jorhat, 785013, Assam, India
⁵Directorate of Extension Education, Assam Agricultural University Jorhat, 785013, Assam, India
⁶ICAR-Krishi Vighyan Kendra, Cachar, 788025, Assam Agricultural University Jorhat, 785013, Assam, India
⁷ICAR-Krishi Vighyan Kendra, Cachar, 788025, Assam Agricultural University Jorhat, 785013, Assam, India
⁸ICAR-Krishi Vighyan Kendra, Cachar, 788025, Assam Agricultural University Jorhat, 785013, Assam, India
⁹ICAR-Krishi Vighyan Kendra, Cachar, 788025, Assam Agricultural University Jorhat, 785013, Assam, India
¹⁰ICAR-Krishi Vighyan Kendra, Cachar, 788025, Assam Agricultural University Jorhat, 785013, Assam, India
¹¹ICAR-Krishi Vighyan Kendra, Cachar, 788025, Assam Agricultural University Jorhat, 785013, Assam, India
¹²ICAR-Krishi Vighyan Kendra, Cachar, 788025, Assam Agricultural University Jorhat, 785013, Assam, India
¹³ICAR-Krishi Vighyan Kendra, Cachar, 788025, Assam Agricultural University Jorhat, 785013, Assam, India
¹⁴ICAR-Krishi Vighyan Kendra, Cachar, 788025, Assam Agricultural University Jorhat, 785013, Assam, India
* Corresponding Author : kvkcachar@gmail.com

Received : 20-06-2019     Accepted : 13-08-2019     Published : 15-08-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 15       Pages : 8881 - 8882
Int J Agr Sci 11.15 (2019):8881-8882

Keywords : Monsoon, Climate resilient variety, Flood situation
Academic Editor : Dr G Thiyagarajan
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to ICAR-Krishi Vighyan Kendra, Cachar, 788025, Assam Agricultural University Jorhat, 785013, Assam, India by providing grants and technology backstopping in executing the technology showcasing programme under RKVY project at Cachar District of Assam.
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Flood and hailstorms are a recurring problem of the Cachar district. It occurs during the onset and recession of the monsoon for 15days during May–June and September–October. Occasional hailstorms are also a problem during March-April. Flood and hail storm often damages both Ahu and Sali rice. To solve this problem a short duration (95-100days) climate resilient variety- Disang (Developed & released by RARS, AAU, Jorhat, 2010) was introduced during early Ahu (pre flood) and post flood situation. Experiment has shown very good performance in yield as well as income point of view. Yield performance and economics has made the Disang variety to become popular in the Cachar district and horizontal expansion occurred in 135nos of villages in convergences mode of KVK, DAO and ATMA Cachar.

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