Chandikaar

• Grown in Anumandhakudi village in Sivagangai district
• Season is September – January.
• Yields about 800 kg per acre and straw yield also 1800 kg per acre
• The people often cut out the stem after three months of sowing to prevent lodging
• It is suitable for black cotton soil, red soil and saline soil
• It is suitable for direct sowing and transplanting
• Resistant to paddy blight disease
• The length of individual plant is upto six feet