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Table 5 Top 10 notified inbred rice cultivars by BS produced years, proportional contribution, BS quantity and, BS index (1995–96 to 2018–19)

From: Impact of breeder seed multiplication and certified quality seed distribution on rice production in India

Rank

Cultivar*

Notified*

Ecosystem/group**

Age (on 2019)

States (No.)

BS

Years

Proportional contribution

Quantity

BS (total q)

BS index

1

Kranthi

1982

IRE

37

1

20

1.93

12,276

953

2

Cottondora

Sannalu

2000

IRE

19

1

19

1.11

6397

439

3

IR 64

1991

IRME

28

1

24

1.62

5216

257

4

Swarna

1980

RSL

39

1

23

1.36

4899

270

5

IR 36

1982

IRE

37

3

24

1.03

2826

118

6

Samba

Mahsuri

1989

RSL

30

1

24

0.94

3524

187

7

Jaya

1969

IRM

50

20

24

0.54

1123

39

8

Vijetha

1997

IRM

22

1

21

0.69

2823

166

9

Sarjoo 52

1982

IRM

37

1

23

0.66

2016

94

10

Pusa Basmati1

1989

SCR

30

4

24

0.42

1002

40

  1. Source data: Additional file 1: Table S1
  2. *Notified by for commercial production by GOI, **IRE = irrigated early, IRME = irrigated mid-early, IRM = irrigated medium, RSL = rainfed shallow lowland and SCR = scented rice