Introduction and Evaluation of Rice Varieties for High Altitude Areas of Kashmir Valley

Twenty cold tolerant varieties of rice (SKR⁻¹ to SKR-20) were evaluated for yield, growth and yield attributing characters at High Altitude Research Station, Larnoo, Anantnag (J&K). In the field trials, variety SKR⁻¹ proved significantly superior in terms of grain yield (43.74 q ha⁻¹), and panicle length (22qha⁻¹) followed by SKR-2. Plant height was maximum in SKR-2. Plant height was maximum in SKR-15 (103 cm), while SKR-16 recor4ded the maximum number of tillers (12.75) during both the years.