Karuppukavuni

• Grown in Anumandhakudi village in Sivagangai district
• 150-170 days  and Suitable season for growing this variety is September – January
• Suitable to direct sowing
• Length of individual grain is 1cm.
• Needs only organic manures such as green and green leaf manure
• Non-lodging habit.
• Profuse tillering.
• The colour of the grain is black and it is only used for sweet making along with coconut milk and it is not suitable for meals preparation.
• As it has profuse tillering habit, the paddy straw yield is 150 per cent higher than any other paddy variety.
• Tillers are moist in nature and it fetches good weight.
• Grain yield is 1800 kg per acre and straw yield is 700 kg per acre.
• Price of grain is Rs.7/- per kg. But the rate for ordinary variety is Rs.3.50/- only.
• It requires lesser quantity of water comparatively and suitable for black cotton soil and red soil in dry lands.