AGRA Rice

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

AGRA Rice

Commodity: Rice

Basic Information
Name of variety AGRA Rice
Commodity Rice
National Code GH/Os/019/15
Origin/Source IRRI
Applicant CSIR-Crops Research Institute
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Forest, Guinea savannah, Coastal savannah
Pedigree/Line IR841(IR262 X Khao Dawk Mali 105)
Year of release 2013
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Day to 50% flowering: 90-98 days;

 Day to maturity: 125-130 days;

 1000 grain weight: 28.3 g;

 Grain shape: Long And Slender

Value for Cultivation and Use

Yield potetial: 8 t/ha; Resistant to blast: tolerant to iron toxicity: moderate; White rice % (Milling yield): 70.4; Cooking quality: Good; Amylose content: 16-18%; Alkaline spreading value: 7; Aroma: Stong aroma

Breeders
P.K.A Dartey
Breeder
CSIR-CRI
Breeder
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