Poongkar                  

• Grown in Raghunathapuram village at Ramnad district
• If the season fails in “Puratasi” (September) another traditional early duration red rice variety of Poongkar is sown in the month of “Karthigai” (October) and it is harvested in Thai (January) but the yield is lowers
• Suitable for coastal sandy soils, drought resistant and tall variety
• The crop can be able to grow in very less rainfall condition and it is drought tolerant than kuliparichan and varppukodanchan
• The yield is around 800 kg per ha