TRY 4: A high yielding, mid early sodicity tolerant rice variety suited to Tamil Nadu

Sodicity tolerant rice culture TR 05031, a derivative of the cross ADT 39 x CO 45  was released as Rice TRY 4 during year 2021 mid early duration variety  with 127 days high yield,  high milling (68.1 %)  and head recovery (57.2 %). Twelve years testing across 181 locations in Tamil Nadu revealed that culture  is yielding (5730 kg/ha 22.00 per cent increased grain yield over TKM 13 16.50 39) salt affected soils. EDAX under SEM studies confirmed that, there lesser transport sodium ions higher potassium from root to shoot this culture, TR05031. Besides,       TR05 031 maintain more tracheids /unit leaf area accumulate salts outer epidermal layer through specialized trichomes, providing resistance salinity. The TR05031 resistant major diseases viz., blast brown spot has field pests leaffolder, stem borer gall midge.  TR05031 better pest disease good cooking quality suitable for cultivation late samba/thaladi patches Nadu. notified by Government India seed production.  Keywords: Rice, 4, variety, early, sodicity tolerance