Sudha, the popular name given TCA72 (IET8977), has been released for rice areas with up to 100 cm water depth in Bihar. It can be direct seeded in deepwater areas in Mar or transplanted or direct seeded in May-Jun in rainfed lowland waterlogged areas (25-50 cm). Sudha was selected for its nonshattering grain type and resistance to tungro and sheath rot (Table 1). It has drought tolerance at vegetative and reproductive stages. It is 150-200 cm tall, depending on water depth. It is photoperiod-sensitive, flowering around 22-25 Oct. Grain is long and slender (length 7.37 mm, width 2.37 mm, 1ength:breadth 3: l), and 1,000-grain weight is 27 g. The husk is straw colored and the kernel light red. moderately resistant to bacterial leaf It is resistant to leaf spot and blight and stem borer.
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