Vol. 10, Issue 12 (2021)

Author(s):
Dr. A Sheeba

Abstract:
The rice culture TM 09132 is an exotic (IR82590-B-B-14-3) drought tolerant line developed at IRRI, Philippines and is a cross derivative of IR 55419 – 4 / Way Rarem. In the present study, performance and suitability of this culture was evaluated for its drought tolerance under rainfed upland conditions at Rice Research Station, Tirur, Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu during 2009-11, in Multi Location Trials at various Research Stations of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) during 2012-14 and under Adoptive Research Trials during 2014-15 and 2015-16 in seven districts and five Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK). On Farm trials were conducted in farmer’s holdings under rainfed situation during 2017-18. This culture has recorded overall mean grain yield of 3938 kg /ha in all the trials conducted under rainfed conditions in 97 locations which was 19.6 and 17.8 per cent increased yield over the check varieties TKM (R) 12 (3294 kg / ha) and Anna (R) 4 (3344 kg/ha). The grain type of this culture is medium slender, white with high percentage of Hulling, Milling and Head Rice Recovery.