Some times based on the moisture availability it can be cultivated in the dry land also. These are consciously or unconsciously mixed along with the high yielding variety seed with the local races. This is to ensure the high degree of stability of production in this uncertain environment and take the highest productivity during favourable or unfavourable seasons. But susceptible to lodging and seed has no dormancy period. Nowadays it is mixed with high yielding Indaf 5 variety, which is introduced by Agriculture Department.
Taste is good.
Taste is good and it is cultivated only in the North western part of Kolli Hills, shorter in duration, tolerance to drought, pest and diseases. Shorter in duration, taste is good and tolerant to lodging during the rainy season.