Table 5.
Description and characterization of the locations used for the evaluation of rice genotypes during 2011–13 (3 years).
| Sl. no. | Location | Biplot code | Years of testing | Latitude & longitude | Stress type | Av. ECe (dS/m) | Av. pH | Mean yield (kg ha−1) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||||||||
| 1 | Central Island Agricultural Research Institute (CIARI), Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands | E1 | 2011–13 | 11°37′N | Coastal saline | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2793 | 1153 | 1788 |
| 92°43′E | ||||||||||
| 2 | National Rice Research Institute (NRRI), Cuttack, Odisha | E2 | 2011 | 20°27′N | Coastal saline | 7.3 | 5.5 | 1371 | — | — |
| 85°56′E | ||||||||||
| 3 | Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR), Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh | E3 | 2011–13 | 16°17′N | Coastal saline | 8.6 | 7.5 | 1804 | 3449 | 3448 |
| 4 | Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (CCARI), Ela, Goa | E4 | 2011–13 | 15°29′N | Coastal saline | 6.2 | 5.9 | 1030 | 2572 | 1145 |
| 73°55′E | ||||||||||
| 5 | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute (PAJANCOA), Karaikal, Puducherry | E5 | 2011–13 | 10°55′N | Alkaline | 1.9 | 8.3 (RSC-8) | 3042 | 2658 | 2412 |
| 79°50′E | ||||||||||
| 6 | Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI), Karnal saline microplot, Haryana | E6 | 2011–13 | 29°42′N | Inland saline | 10.0 | 7.5 | 976 | 1183 | 1753 |
| 76°57′E | ||||||||||
| 7 | CSSRI, Karnal sodic microplot, Haryana | E7 | 2011–13 | 29°42′N | Alkaline | 1.4 | 9.9 | 539 | 936 | 1658 |
| 76°57′E | ||||||||||
| 8 | CSSRI, Regional Research Station, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | E8 | 2011–13 | 26°86′N | Alkaline | 1.1 | 9.6 | 576 | 3441 | 3574 |
| 80°90′E | ||||||||||
| 9 | Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology (NDUAT), Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh | E9 | 2011–13 | 26°77′N | Alkaline | 2.8 | 9.7 | 2360 | 4226 | 2576 |
| 82°15′E | ||||||||||
| 10 | Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth (BSKKV) Kharland Research Station, Panvel | E10 | 2011–13 | 18°99′N | Coastal saline | 4.0 | 7.4 | 2427 | 2917 | 2902 |
| 73°12′E | ||||||||||
| 11 | Rajendra Agricultural University (RAU), Pusa, Bihar | E11 | 2011–13 | 25°58′N | Alkaline | 2.0 | 9.3 | 2382 | 1396 | 2765 |
| 85°38′E | ||||||||||
| 12 | Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and rch Institute (ADACRI), Trichy, Tamil Nadu | E12 | 2011–13 | 10°47′N | Alkaline | 1.0 | 9.1 | 2581 | 2746 | 3550 |
| 78°42′E | ||||||||||
| 13 | CSSRI RRS, Canning Town, West Bengal | E13 | 2012–13 | 22°32′N | Coastal saline | 3.0 | 6.7 | — | 2498 | 3460 |
| 88°67′E | ||||||||||
| 14 | Centre for Strategic Studies (CSS), Kolkata, West Bengal | E14 | 2012–13 | 22°47′N | Coastal saline | 9.2 | 6.20 | — | 2473 | 3101 |
| 88°39′E | ||||||||||
| 15 | Annamalai University (AU), Tamil Nadu | E15 | 2012–13 | 11°23′N | Alkaline | 3.7 | 8.6 (RSC-7.9) | — | 727 | 1196 |
| 79°43′E | ||||||||||
| 16 | Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology (CSAUAT), Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh | E16 | 2013 | 26°29′N | Alkaline | 1.2 | 10.2 | — | — | 1252 |
| 80°18′E | ||||||||||
| 17 | Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, Punjab | E17 | 2013 | 30°53′N | Alkaline | 1.0 | 9.0 | — | — | 4291 |
| 75°48′E | ||||||||||
| 18 | CSSRI, Nain Farm, Panipat, Haryana | E18 | 2013 | 29°19′N | Inland saline | 17.0 | 7.5 | — | — | 827 |
| 76°47′E | ||||||||||