Practice Name:

A New Variety of Paddy (DRK)

Details
Category	Agriculture
Crop	Paddy
Crop Family	Gramineae
Scientific Name	(Oryza sativa)
Vernacular Name	Chokha
Scout	HBN
Ingredients
Details of Innovation	Dadaji Ramaji Khobragade hails from a small forest village called Nanded in the Naghbid Taluka. Khobragade selected and bred the DRK rice variety from the “Deepak Ratna” variety, which was developed by him. • Higher yielder (60-80 Qtls/ha) • Number of earhead (6 to 10) • Intermediate plant height (130 cm.) • Lengthy spike with white colour (22 cm) • Maturity period is 140 days after sowing • Grains are medium long with slender shape • Grain have good cooking quality and taste • Resistance to biotic and abiotic stress • Synchronous maturity • High rice recovery (75-80 %) • Better aroma and good cooking quality. • Resistance to pod borer and blast disease

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Dadaji Ramji Khobragade
City / District	Chandrapur
KVK District	Krishi Vignan Kendra Sindewahi, Dist. Chandrapur, Maharashtra
Address	Chandrapur , Maharashtra
Languages Spoken	Marathi/Hindi
Vocation	Farming
State	Maharashtra
PIN Code	442401

PAS_1	"DIFFUSION DRK PADDY VARIETY."https://nif.org.in/innovation/diffusion_-drk_-paddy_variety/68
PAS_2	"Developing New Varieties of Rice."https://www.lsuagcenter.com/portals/communications/publications/agmag/archive/2009/summer/developing-new-varieties-of-rice
Agro Ecological Zone	Eastern plateau (chhotanagpur) And Eastern Ghats, Hot Subhumid Eco-Region (12.1)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/2603
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN