DRR DHAN 89 (IET 32064)

DRR Dhan 89, jointly developed by CSIR-CCMB and ICAR-IIRR, is a MAS-derived, climate-resilient (tolerant to bacterial blight disease, blast disease and lodging), high-yielding, medium slender-grain type rice variety having the major bacterial blight resistance gene, Xa21 and the genes associated with blast and yield are Pi54 and SCM2, OsSPL14 with seed-to-seed maturity of 135-140 days. It is semi-dwarf in stature and non-lodging with long deflexed panicles, which are mostly exserted grains without awns. It has a brown hull color like Swarna.

High-yielding, bacterial blight and blast disease resistant, lodging tolerant Rice variety with medium slender grain type with very good Head Rice Recovery (60.3 %), desirable Amylose Content (24.58), optimum Gel Consistency (22)  and Alkali Spreading Value (7.0).

• High-yielding
• Bacterial blight resistant
• Blast disease resistant
• Lodging tolerant
• Medium slender grain type
• Very good Head Rice Recovery
• Yield: 8 Tons/Hectare
• Duration: 135-140 Days