DRR Dhan 58, a Seedling Stage Salinity Tolerant NIL of Improved Samba Mahsuri Shows Superior Performance in Multi-location Trials.
G RekhaV Abhilash KumarC G GokulanM B V N KoushikB Laxmi PrasannaSwapnil KulkarniD AleenaG HarikaS K HajiraK PranathiE PunniakotiR R KaleT Dilip KumarD AyyappaM AnilaPragya SinhaK K ManoharaG PadmavathiL V Subba RaoG S LahaM S Srinivas PrasadR A FiyazK SuneethaS M BalachandranHitendra Kumar PatelRamesh V SontiP SenguttuvelRaman Meenakshi SundaramPublished in: Rice (New York, N.Y.) (2022)
DRR Dhan 58, possessing Saltol and three bacterial blight resistance genes (Xa21, xa13 and xa5) in the genetic background of the Indian mega-variety of rice, Samba Mahsuri, was developed for potential cultivation in areas prone to seedling stage salinity, as well as areas with endemic bacterial blight disease. This entry had a 24% yield advantage over the recurrent parent ISM under coastal saline conditions in multi-location trials and was recently released for commercial cultivation in India.