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The Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute (TRRI), Aduthurai, connected Monday organised a tract time to showcase its caller assortment AD18145, projected for merchandise arsenic ADT 62.
Officials from TRRI and the Agriculture Department, farmers, and B.Sc. (Agriculture) students from PAJANCOA, Karaikal, participated. Prior to the event, participants visited the objection plots and viewed the atom samples.
In his address, TRRI Director K. Subrahmaniyan said CR 1009 and ADT 51 was raised connected astir fractional the country during the samba season successful the Cauvery delta. However, CR 1009 was prone to pests, diseases and lodging during dense rain, portion ADT 51 showed lodging erstwhile excess fertilizer was applied. To code these challenges, AD18145 had been developed arsenic a short, bold-grain, high-yielding assortment suited for samba cultivation. The semi-dwarf civilization matured successful 145–150 days, had a sturdy stem, erected tillers and non-lodging characteristics.
Progressive farmers Sekar and Kalyanasundaram shared their experience, noting its pest- and disease-free growth.
