Following soil reclamation, salt-tolerant varieties may need to be sown for at least the first season.
Rice varieties vary in their tolerance of salt levels in soil. Varieties such as Pobbeli (Indonesia), IR2151 (Sri Lanka), and CSR10 (India) have shown superior performance on salt-affected soils. Saline-tolerant varieties are a short-term solution that may result in increased salinity over the longer term if other amelioration measures are not implemented.
IRRI can provide small quantities (e.g., up to 2 kg) of saline-tolerant varieties such as PSBRc 48, PSBRc 50, PSBRc 84, PSBRc 86, PSBRc 88, and NSIC 106. Contact Dr. Edwin Javier (e.javier@cgiar.org) for more information.
Check what varieties are recommended and available from the local NARES or through IRRI. See list of NARES contacts.

Varieties vary in their tolerance to slat.
Dr. Glen Gregorio of IRRI (g.gregorio@cgiar.org) provided the following list of saline-tolerant varieties that are being developed or grown in various countries in Asia.
Salt-tolerant rice varieties
|
|
Cultivar |
Parentage |
Source |
Remark |
|
1 |
CSR1 |
PLS from Damodar, Sundarban areas |
CSSRI, Karnal/ Canning |
|
|
2 |
CSR 2 |
PLS from Dasal, Sundarban areas |
CSSRI, Karnal/ Canning |
|
|
3 |
CSR 3 |
PLS from Getu, Sundarban areas |
CSSRI, Karnal/ Canning |
|
|
4 |
CSR 4 |
|
CSSRI, Canning |
Early, dry season |
|
5 |
CSR 6 |
PLS from Nonasail |
CSSRI, Canning |
|
|
6 |
CSR 10 |
M40-431-24-114/ Jaya |
CSSRI, Karnal |
|
|
7 |
CSR 11 |
M40-431-24-114/ Bas 370 |
CSSRI, Karnal |
|
|
8 |
CSR 13 |
CSR1/ Bas 370//CSR 5 |
CSSRI, Karnal |
|
|
9 |
CSR 19 |
CSR 1/ Bas 370 |
CSSRI, Karnal |
|
|
10 |
CSR 22 |
IR 64//IR 4630-22-2-5-2-2 |
CSSRI, Karnal |
CSR 891R-2 |
|
11 |
CSR 23 |
IR 64//IR 4630-22-2-5-2-2 |
CSSRI, Karnal |
CSR 891R-5 |
|
12 |
CSR 24 |
IR 58/Chettiviruppu |
CSSRI, Karnal |
|
|
13 |
CSR27 |
Nona Bokra/IR 5657-33-2 |
CSSRI, Karnal |
|
|
14 |
CSR 30 |
BR 4-10/ Pakistan Basmati |
CSSRI, Karnal |
88-H5-1-1-1-2 |
|
15 |
Canning 7 |
– |
CSSRI,Canning |
|
|
16 |
CST 7-1 |
CSR 1/ IR24 |
CSSRI,Canning |
|
|
17 |
Vytilla 1 |
PLS from Chootu Pokkali |
KAU, Kerala |
|
|
18 |
Vytilla2 |
PLS from Cheuvirippu |
KAU, Kerala |
|
|
19 |
Vytilla 3 |
Vytilla 1/ TN1 |
KAU, Kerala |
|
|
20 |
Vytilla 4 |
Chettivirippu/ IR 4630-22-17 |
KAU, Kerala |
|
|
21 |
Vytilla 5 |
Mahsuri mutant |
KAU, Kerala |
|
|
22 |
SR 26 B |
PLS from Kolambank |
Orissa |
|
|
23 |
Usar 1 |
Jaya/ Getu |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
|
24 |
Usar 2 |
– |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
|
25 |
Kala rata |
PLS |
Maharastra |
|
|
26 |
Bhura rata |
PLS |
Maharastra |
|
|
27 |
Panvel 1 |
IR 8/ BR 4-10 |
Maharastra |
|
|
28 |
Panvel 2 |
BR 4-10/ IR 8 |
Maharastra |
|
|
29 |
Panvel-3 |
Damodar/ Pankaj |
Maharastra |
|
|
30 |
PVR1 ( Kallar Ottu) |
SR 26B-MTU1 |
Tamil Nadu |
|
|
31 |
TNR1 |
PLS from Thiruthiraipoondikar |
Tamil Nadu |
|
|
32 |
Co 43 |
Dasal/IR 20 |
Tamil Nadu |
|
|
33 |
TRY 1 |
IR 578-172-2-2/BR 1-2B-1-19 |
Tamil Nadu |
|
|
34 |
TRY(2)R |
IET 6238/IR 36 |
Tamil Nadu |
|
|
35 |
Pokkali |
|
Kerala |
|
|
36 |
PSBRc48 |
NONA BOKRA/IR2070-414-3-5-6//IR34 |
IRRI |
IR9884-54-3-P1-1E |
|
37 |
PSBRc 50 |
|
IRRI |
IR51500-AC11-1 |
|
38 |
PSBRc 84 |
CSR10/TCCP266-B-B-B-10-3-1 |
IRRI- |
IR65185-3B-13-2-3 |
|
39 |
PSBRc 86 |
IR10198-66-2/TCCP66-B-B-B-10-3-1 |
IRRI |
IR65195-3B-13-2-3 |
|
40 |
PSBRc 88 |
IR64/IR4630-22-2-5-1-3/IR9764-45-2-2 |
IRRI |
IR52713-2B-8-2B-1-2 |
|
41 |
PSBRc 90 |
|
PhilRice |
|
|
42 |
NSICRc106 |
IR 32429-47-3-2/WAGWAG |
IRRI |
IR61920-3B-22-1-1 |
|
43 |
BTS 24 |
Somaclone from Pokkali |
Port Blair, A&N islands |
|
|
44 |
BRRI dhan40 |
|
BRRI, Bangladesh |
|
|
45 |
BRRI dhan41 |
|
BRRI |
|
Research station, affected districts, and rice varieties under cultivation
|
States
|
Research station |
Affected districts |
Rice varieties |
|
Bangladesh |
BRRI RRS, Sarkhira |
|
|
|
Sri Lanka |
RRS, Batalagoda |
|
|
|
India |
|
|
|
|
Andaman & Nicobar Island |
CARIPortBlair |
|
Pokkali, C 14-8, Annada |
|
West Bengal |
RRS Chinsurah, Gosaba |
|
|
|
Orissa |
CRRI Cuttack, Garh kujan, and Kiada |
Balasore, Puri, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam |
Lunishree, Sonamani, Kalapanka, SR 26B, Bhaluki, Bhundi |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
ANGRAU, RARS lam farm, Guntur |
Costal: Krishna; Godawari Inland: Nagarjunsagar, Dindi, Rajoli, Banda, Tungbhadra, Kurnool, Cudappa |
|
|
Pondichery |
PJN College of Agric. & Res. Inst. (PAJANCOA) Karaikal |
|
IET14543,14552, 14735 IR69568-4R-14-1, IR 68649-3B-4-2, IR 69568-4R-8-1, CR 692-600 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
TNAU, Aduthurai |
|
Co 43, TRY1, TRY (R) 2, ADT 36 |
|
Kerala |
KAU, RRI Vytilla |
Orkayama, Orpandy, Kurula, Bali |
Pokkkali, Chootu, Chettivirippu, Eravapandy, Anakondam, Vytilla 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
|
Maharashtra |
Panvel |
|
Panvel 1, 2, 3,CSR1 |
|
Gujarat |
GAU, Nawagam, Dashkoshi (IS), Ubharat (CS) |
Kutch, Ahmedabad, Kheda, Surendra Nagar, Rajkot, Bhavanagar, Junagarh, Valsad, Surat, Bharuch |
SLR 51214(1982), Bhurarata, CSC1, Jaya, Dandi/(IET 14906) |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
NDUAT, Kumarganj |
Faizabad, Azamgarh |
Usar 1, Usar 2 |
|
Haryana |
CSSRI, Karnal |
|
CSR1, CSR10, CSR30 (Yamini) |