1ICAR-CSSRI-Regional Research Station, Lucknow226 002
2ICAR-CSSRI-Regional Research Station, Bharuch392 012, Gujarat
3ICAR-CSSRI-Regional Research Station, Canning Town743 329, West Bengal, India
4ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal132 001, Haryana
$Present address: ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad500 030, Telangana
*Corresponding authors’ email: krishnagene@gmail.com