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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



123929 to 123955— Continued. 

 123931 to 123955. Oryza sativa L. Poa- 



ceae. Rice. 



Presented by the Officiating Paddy Spe- 

 cialist, Agricultural Research Institute, Co- 

 imbatore. 



Nos. 123931 to 123933 are strains from 

 Aduturai. 



123931. No. 2342. Kuruvai. An early- 

 maturing strain of Tanjore paddy. 

 The crop matures in 95 days and gives 

 an average yield of 2,000 pounds of 

 grain per acre. 



123932. No. 2343. Kuruvai. Another 

 improved strain of Tanjore paddy 

 which takes a week longer to mature 

 than No. 2342 (P. I. 123931) and 

 yields 10 percent more grain per acre. 



123933. No. 2345. Sarapalli. A crop 

 largely grown in the Trichinopoly Dis- 

 trict ; matures in 100 days. 



Nos." 123934 to 123940 are paddy sam- 

 ples from Maruteru. 



123934. No. 2346. Potti Basangi {Mtu. 

 3) . A strain which yields from 3,500 

 to 4,500 pounds of grain per acre. 



123935. No. 2347. Pedha Basangi (Mtu. 

 4). A strain noted for enduring in- 

 different water supply during its vege- 

 tative growth. A yield of 3,000 to 

 3,500 pounds per acre has been re- 

 corded under such conditions. 



123936. No. 2348. Garikasannavari (Mtu. 

 9) . A strain which matures about 10 

 days earlier th&n most of the rices 

 grown. 



123937. No. 2349. (K. T. K. 1749). 

 Sanna-krishnakatukulu (Mtu. 10). A 

 fine-grained selection from Krishna- 

 katukulu that matures in 6 months. 

 The strain is especially suited to rich 

 lands where other varieties would re- 

 quire topping. 



123938. No. 2350. (K. T. K. 1745). 

 Krishnakatukulu strain No. 1745. 

 This strain is similar to Mtu. 10 (P. I. 

 123937) except that it is not so fine- 

 grained. 



123939. No. 2351. (K. T. K. Krishnaka- 

 tukulu. A hybrid paddy that combines 

 the fine grain size of Krishnakatukulu 

 and the short growing season of Ba- 

 sangi. 



123940. No. 2352. Punasa Konamani. A 

 white rice that takes 6% months to 

 mature but is highly esteemed for its 

 nutritive qualities. 



Nos. 123941 to 123948 are Pattambi 

 paddy strains, grown under Pattambi 

 conditions. 



123941. No. 2353. Ptb. 1, isolated from 

 Aryan. A strain that matures in 145 

 days and yields 2,500 pounds per acre. 



123929 to 123955— Continued. 



123942. No. 2354. Ptb. 2, isolated from 

 Ponnaryan. A strain that matures in 

 135 days and yields 2,100 pounds per 

 acre. 



123943. No. 2357. Ptb. 9, isolated from 

 Thavalakkannan, a white rice, ma- 

 tures in 140 days and yields 2,000 

 pounds per acre. 



123944. No. 2371. T. 890. A strain that 

 matures in 102 days and is grown 

 largely in dry rain-fed areas. 



123945. No. 2359. Isolated from Modern 

 dirty glume and matures in 135 days, 

 yielding from 500 to 600 pounds per 

 acre. 



123946. No. 2360. Isolated from Modan 

 black glume. A strain that matures 

 in 135 days and yields between 500 

 and 600 pounds per acre. A dryland 

 rice, cultivated on hill slopes and ris- 

 ing land as a rain-fed crop. Except 

 for the glume color, it is similar to 

 Modan dirty (P. I. 123945). 



123947. No. 2361. Isolated from Katta- 

 modan. A strain that matures in 145 

 days, yielding between 600 and 700 

 pounds per acre. A dryland paddy. 



123948. No. 2362. Isolated from Chen- 

 nellu. A strain that matures in 135 

 days and yields between 400 and 500 

 pounds per acre. A shade-loving and 

 scented dryland paddy. 



Nos. 123949 to 123955 are strains from 

 Coimbatore. 



123949. No. 2363. Tinnevelly Kar (Co. 

 9). A red rice, generally sown in June 

 or July, which matures in 116 days 

 and yields about 3,000 pounds per 

 acre. 



123950. No. 2364. Qobikar (Co. 10). A 

 white rice with a dirty-colored glume, 

 which matures in 125 days and yields 

 about 2,500 pounds per acre. 



123951. No. 2365. Jeeragasamba (non- 

 scented). A small-grained variety of 

 white rice with light-brown glume, 

 which matures in 120 days and yields 

 about 2,900 pounds per acre. 



123952. No. 2366. Jeeragasamba 

 (scented). A strain that matures in 

 130 days ; similar to the nonscented 

 variety (P. I. 123951). 



123953. No. 2367. Black Puttu. Glume 

 and rice dark purple in color. Rice 

 glutinous. Matures in 136 days and 

 yields about 1,775 pounds per acre. 

 Puttu rices can be dissolved by boiling 

 and in certain districts are converted 

 into a gelatinous sweet. 



123954. No. 2368. White Puttu. Glume 

 color, gold, and rice white glutinous. 



