Production of flood tolerant rice under lowland situation in Assam
International Journal of Development Research
Production of flood tolerant rice under lowland situation in Assam
Received 29th September, 2025 Received in revised form 10th September, 2025 Accepted 24th October, 2025 Published online 30th October, 2025
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Ranjit Sub-1 is one of the most promising winter rice variety of Assam. It is mainly grown in the flood affected areas of Assam. Mandira is located in South Kamrup area of Assam; where more than 80% area is flood affected. Hence, flood tolerant rice variety has a scope to grow in this flood prone areas of South Kamrup in Assam. All land in this places are not plain. As per the land classifications of Assam soil; it falls under the category of Low land. So, the input management was followed as per the POP of Assam Agricultural University at ZLRS,Mandira, Kamrup Assam. Number of rainy days were 65,70 & 72 respectively during the crop growing season of 2022,2023 &2024