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DRR Dhan 75 Paddy Seeds - Does Dhan 75 Variety Give High Yield?
Original: DRR DAN 75 PADDY SEEDS || ధాన్ 75 వరి రకం అధిక దిగుబడిని ఇస్తుందా | | DRR DAN 75 SEEDS IN TELUGU
Takeaway
DRR Dhan 75 is a BPT-like public OP slender paddy from IIRR yielding 40-60 quintals/acre with strong lodging and pest tolerance.
Summary
- DRR Dhan 75 (also called Bhagyanagar Sonna) is a public-sector OP paddy variety released by IIRR Rajendranagar; seeds can be reused for ~4 seasons.
- Medium-slender grain (4.76 mm long, 1.72 mm wide; 1000-grain weight 16.5 g vs BPT's 13.5 g); resembles BPT but yields more.
- Duration 125-135 days, suits both kharif and rabi; plant height ~100 cm with strong stem/roots so it resists lodging in heavy rain.
- Produces 20-30 tillers per plant with 380-400 grains per panicle vs BPT's 135-150.
- Tolerates blast, brown spot and BPH; well-managed crop yields 40-60 quintals per acre.
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Original description
DRR Dhan 75 is a high-yielding, medium-duration (130–135 days) paddy variety developed by ICAR–IIRR, Hyderabad. It has semi-dwarf plants (95–100 cm) with long slender grains and excellent cooking quality. The variety is resistant to major diseases like blast, bacterial leaf blight, and brown planthopper, and performs well under irrigated conditions. It yields about 6–7.5 tonnes per hectare and is suitable for cultivation in Kharif season across several Indian states.