Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Sunil Kumar, Praveen Kumar Singh and Madane Ananda Jagannath

Abstract:
Kalanamak is a prestigious rice of Eastern U.P. Its first variety Kalanamak KN3, which is a tall variety was released and notified in 2010. But it lodges and is low yielding hence breeding for dwarf and high yielding Kalanamak was undertaken. Cross was made between Kalanamak KN3 and Swarna Sub1 and most promising pedigree line UPCAR-KN-2-19-14-1-1 was tested in U.P. and throughout the country. This was released by Department of Agriculture UP in 2015 and notified by Government of India in 2016.