Kudaivazhai

• Grown in Sukkan kollai village of Chengalpet taluk at Kanchipuram district
• Late Samba season is best season and duration is 120-125 days
• Transplanting is used for growing this variety
• The rice has red in colour and having the coarse quality
• It yields about 1400 kg /ac and the straw yield will be 50 bundles (1500 kg/ac).
• The ear heads of this variety appear like open umbrellas and hence the name ‘kudaivazhai’.
• This variety is highly suitable for making dishes such as idly and Dosa.
• It grows upto 5 feet,the stem is 2.5 cm thick and  the straw is used as roofing material.
• This variety is highly suitable for areas like water logging.
• This is a short duration variety; hence it can even be cultivated  thrice a year.