RLC 153

RLC 153 is a linseed variety from Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV), Raipur — the "RLC" prefix marks the Raipur linseed series — developed for Chhattisgarh, where a large share of the linseed crop is grown as a rice-fallow relay (utera or paira) broadcast into standing paddy. Its intended fit is that low-input relay system: sown with the residual moisture of a rice field, with only a small basal fertiliser dose, and carrying enough wilt tolerance to hold up on land cropped repeatedly to rice and then linseed. This record does not restate precise duration, yield-trial or disease-rating figures for RLC 153, because those were not confirmed against a single primary IGKV source; it is presented as a state-recommended Chhattisgarh variety in cultivation for rice-fallow land. Confirm the current recommendation with IGKV or your local KVK before planting at scale.

Plant typeOpen-pollinated
Maturity120–135 days
Yield potentialMedium to high in Chhattisgarh conditions, bred for rice-fallow land
Disease resistanceBred with wilt tolerance for rice-fallow land; confirm the current rating locally
SoilClay / black soil
SeasonRabi

• Sowing timeLate September to October, broadcast into standing near-mature paddy for a utera/paira crop; mid-October to mid-November if line-sown
• Seed rate35–40 kg/ha for broadcast and rice-fallow (utera/paira) sowing — the main system for this variety; 25–30 kg/ha if line-sown
• FertilizerUtera crop: a low basal dose only (about 10–20 kg N, 20 kg P2O5, 10 kg K2O per hectare) broadcast with or just before the seed. Line-sown rainfed: about 30–40 kg N and 20 kg P2O5 per hectare basal
• HarvestingHarvest when the capsules are brown, dry and rattle but still closed; cure in a stack, then thresh gently.

Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.

• Chhattisgarh

• T-397

  The old national check variety, released around 1960 — a small brown-seeded, spreading type still grown across Bundelkhand, Bihar, Assam, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan for its wide adaptation and tolerance to rust, wilt and drought.

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• Neelam

  A variety carried in state recommendations for its combined rust and wilt resistance, grown mainly in the central and eastern tracts. Treat the specific release centre and year as not independently confirmed for this record — its standing rests on the disease-resistance trait it is listed for.

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• Shekhar (KL-223)

  A high-yielding variety from CSAUAT, Kanpur, widely grown in Uttar Pradesh — including in black-gram–linseed and rice-fallow systems — and moderately resistant to rust and Alternaria blight.

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• JLS 9

  A JNKVV, Jabalpur release for Madhya Pradesh, grown as a rainfed and utera crop across the state; a medium-duration line with moderate wilt and rust tolerance. Exact yield and oil figures are not independently confirmed for this record.

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• JLS 73

  A newer Jabalpur (RARS Sagar) line developed under the AICRP on Linseed, noted for a very high alpha-linolenic (omega-3) fraction in its oil — of interest where the crop is grown for the health-food market rather than only for total oil.

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• Kiran

  A variety carried in recommendations for rainfed situations, with a bolder seed than T-397. Treat the specific release centre, year and yield as not independently confirmed for this record.

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