Varietal performance of rice [Oryza sativa (L.)] cultivars grown under coastal saline soil of Orissa.

A field experiment was conducted during the kharif season of 2006-07 and 2007-08 at Instructional farm unit of KVK, Jagatsinghpur, to work out the yield performance of nine rice cultivars viz., Khandagiri, Naveen, Pooja, Gayatri, Swarna, Barshadhan, Pratikshya, Sarala and Chakaakhi. Studies revealed that the yield performance was highest in Gayatri (47.73 q/ha) followed by Pratikshya (46.03 q/ha) and Swarna (45.70 q/ha). There was not much difference in the yield of Pooja (45.63 q/ha) and Sarala (45.65 q/ha). The short duration variety Khandagiri (41.75 q/ha) and Naveen (42.00 q/ha) were at par.