SLW - A SELECTION CRITERION FOR EXPLOITING POTENTIAL YIELD IN RICE (ORYZA-SATIVA L) UNDER LOW-LIGHT CONDITION

Field experiment on low light (50% of normal light) with ten rice vari eties in wet season indicated that Sonamukhi (108 mg), Sonamahsuri (15 9 mg), Pankaj (183 mg), Solpona (206 mg), Manoharsali (214 mg) and Vij aya (238 mg) possessing less SLW under shaded condition showed relativ ely higher yield. SLW revealing negative correlation with total leaf c hlorophyll at flowering (r=-1.679*), well filled grains (r=-0.031), p anicle length (r=-0.471) spikelet per panicle (r=-0.362) and yield (r= -0.217); positive correlation with leaf nitrogen (r=0.124), DMP (r=0.6 43) and leaf area (r=0.442) at flowering, panicle/m(2) (r=0.661*) est ablished the criterion for the rice varieties to exploit potential yie ld under shaded condition.