First Low Phosphorus tolerant rice variety released in India

It can be cultivated by application of 40% less Phosphatic fertiliser

It is resistant to BLB with 3 genes introgressed through MAS

It has fine, medium slender grain quality with low GI

The variety spread to the states of  Karnataka, Telangana, Andhrapradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar

Occupied an area of approx. 50,000 acres (Spread from farmer to farmer)

Proposed to be released in Bangladesh