Sikamo

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

Sikamo

Commodity: Rice

Basic Information
Name of variety Sikamo
Commodity Rice
National Code GH/Os/006/15
Origin/Source IRRI
Applicant CSIR-Crops Research Institute
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Lowland/ Hydromorphic
Pedigree/Line
Year of release 1997
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Days to 50% flowering: 90 – 95;

 Maturity (days): 120 – 125.

Value for Cultivation and Use

Potential yield: 6.0MT/ha. Resistance to blast: Tolerant; Resistance to lodging: Tolerant; Grain shape: High N use efficiency; Caryopsis color: Long and slender; White rice % (Milling yield): 68.4; Cooking quality: Good; non-sticky; high expansion ratio

Breeders
R. Bam
Breeder
E. Otoo
Breeder
J.Ofori
Breeder
M. D. Asante
Breeder
G. Acheampong
Breeder
E. Annan Afful
Breeder
P. K. A. Dartey - CSIR-CRI
Breeder
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