Samai
| Crop | Districts grown | |
| Samai | Dharmapuri, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Coimbatore, Madurai, Dindigul, Theni, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi. |
Dharmapuri, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Coimbatore, Madurai, Dindigul, Theni, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi.
| District/Season | Variety | |
| a) June - July (Hill slopes of Coimbatore and Erode districts) b) July-August (Dharmapuri) c) September-October | CO 3, CO (Samai) 4 Paiyur 1, Paiyur 2, CO 3, CO (Samai) 4 CO 3, CO (Samai) 4 |
a) June - July (Hill slopes of Coimbatore and Erode districts) b) July-August (Dharmapuri)
c) September-October
CO 3, CO (Samai) 4
Paiyur 1, Paiyur 2, CO 3, CO (Samai) 4
| PARTICULARS | CO 3 | CO (Samai) 4 |
| Parentage | Selection from germplasm bank | CO 2 x MS 1684 |
| Duration (days) | 80 - 85 | 75-80 |
| Pigmentation | Green | Green |
| Tillering ability | High | High |
| Panicles | long, loose panicle | Open and Loose |
| Grain Character | Brown | Grayish yellow |
| Grain Yield (kg/ha) | ||
| Rainfed | 1066 | 1567 |
| Special features | Bold grain, Non-lodging suits for early & late sowing | Short duration, suitable for the existing double cropped rainfed situation of North, North Western and Western zones of Tamil Nadu |
| PARTICULARS | Paiyur 1 | Paiyur 2 |
| Parentage | Pureline selection from Santhur local | Pure line selection from PM 295 |
| Duration (days) | 105 -110 | 85 |
| Pigmentation | Dark green | Green |
| Tillering ability | Moderate | Moderate |
| Panicles | Semi compact long | long, loose panicle |
| Grain Character | Brown | Brown |
| Grain Yield (kg/ha) | ||
| Rainfed | 870 | 850 |
| Special features | Long duration | Short duration, suitable for little millet – Horse gram cropping sequence |