Flood-resistant maapillai samba’ grows well
The Hindu
25-day crop stands above water, withstands incessant rains
An attempt to raise the traditional paddy variety - ‘maapillai samba’ - on a barren tankbed at Rishiyur in Needamangalam taluk by a farm has thrown up interesting results.
The tank bed was tilled and the ‘maapillai samba’ nursery was transplanted during the third week of October. As the nursery started growing, the waterbody started filling up with rainwater thanks to incessant rains.
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