Ponni rice is a variety ofrice developed byTamil Nadu Agricultural University in 1986. It is widely cultivated inTamil Nadu, a state in India and is a hybrid variety ofTaichung 65 andMyang Ebos 6080/2.[1] Since theKaveri River is also called 'Ponni' inTamil literature, the rice could have been named after the river. The rice is mostly cultivated along the banks of the Kaveri in the cities of Ariyalur, Trichy, Madurai and its mouth.[2]
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