*2.2. Experimental Location*

All genotypes were evaluated at eight different locations: Soil Salinity Research Institute Pindi Bhattian; Rice Research Institute Kala Shah Kaku, Narowal, and Muzaffargarh in Punjab; Agriculture Research Institute Swat and Dera Ismail Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Dokri in Sindh; and National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC) Islamabad for two years cropping season of 2020–2021. Climatic characteristics (average rainfall and temperature) of test locations for 2020–2021 from transplantation to harvesting are given in Table 2.
