Most of farmers are interested in early rice farming for better grain yield due to change in
climate resulting in shortening rainfall period and for harvesting of succeeding winter
crops. Research activities like Initial Evaluation Trial on Rainfed Lowland Early (IETRLE),
Coordinated Varietal Trials on Rainfed Lowland Early (CVTRLE) and Coordinated
Farmers Field Trials on Rainfed Lowland Early (CFFTRLE) were conducted during 2009
and 2010 with an objective to identify suitable and preferable early duration rice genotypes.
Trials were conducted in RCB Design in three replications. Among them CVTRLE was
carried out at NRRP Hardinath, RARS Parwanipur, RARS-Nepalganj, NMRP Rampur and
ARS Surkhet. On the basis of result IR79913-B-20-B-2, IR70213-10-CPA-4-2-3,
BR233EMR-4 in IET-2009 PR30521-C-27-7, IR82635-B-B-27-2 and PR28377-AC-97-54
in IETRLE-2010 performed better than other entries. Similarly UPLRI 5, NANJING70272,
IR78937-B-B-B-B-2, IR80013-B-141 performed well across locations in 2009 while IR
78937-8-7-B-B-B, IR81026-B-86-1-2, Naveen, IR78339-15-7-3-61R81026-B-86-1-2
produced higher grain yield with good attributing traits in CVTRLE-2010. RP 2439 and BG
358 performed better in both years while UPLRI 5 and Naveen produced higher grain yield
and preferred by the farmers in 2010 in CFFTRLE.

Most of farmers are interested in early rice farming for better grain yield due to change in
climate resulting in shortening rainfall period and for harvesting of succeeding winter
crops. Research activities like Initial Evaluation Trial on Rainfed Lowland Early (IETRLE),
Coordinated Varietal Trials on Rainfed Lowland Early (CVTRLE) and Coordinated
Farmers Field Trials on Rainfed Lowland Early (CFFTRLE) were conducted during 2009
and 2010 with an objective to identify suitable and preferable early duration rice genotypes.
Trials were conducted in RCB Design in three replications. Among them CVTRLE was
carried out at NRRP Hardinath, RARS Parwanipur, RARS-Nepalganj, NMRP Rampur and
ARS Surkhet. On the basis of result IR79913-B-20-B-2, IR70213-10-CPA-4-2-3,
BR233EMR-4 in IET-2009 PR30521-C-27-7, IR82635-B-B-27-2 and PR28377-AC-97-54
in IETRLE-2010 performed better than other entries. Similarly UPLRI 5, NANJING70272,
IR78937-B-B-B-B-2, IR80013-B-141 performed well across locations in 2009 while IR
78937-8-7-B-B-B, IR81026-B-86-1-2, Naveen, IR78339-15-7-3-61R81026-B-86-1-2
produced higher grain yield with good attributing traits in CVTRLE-2010. RP 2439 and BG
358 performed better in both years while UPLRI 5 and Naveen produced higher grain yield
and preferred by the farmers in 2010 in CFFTRLE.