RICE
RESEARCH PROJECTS IN HAND = 47
RESEARCH AREAS
•Development of high yielding, early maturing and short statured
rice varieties having better grain quality and resistance to insect
pests and diseases.
•Development of optimum cultural and agronomic practices suited
to different rice growing regions.
•Evaluation of the genetic stock for grain quality characteristics.
•Training of extension workers for transfer of rice production
technology to the growers and to train rice procurement staff, millers
and exporters in the identification of rice varieties.
•Production of pre-basic and basic seed.
•Hybrid rice development.
ACHIEVEMENTS
|
Varieties evolved (Nos.) |
Varieties
under cultivation |
Promising strains |
| Name
of variety |
Yield potential kg/ha |
Av. yield kg/ha |
Name/
No. |
Yield
potential kg/ha |
| 10 |
Super
Basmati |
5000 |
2800 |
60001 |
6000 |
| Basmati
2000 |
6000 |
3500 |
52773-2 |
5500 |
| Basmati
385 |
6000 |
3500 |
49931 |
5500 |
| KS 282 |
8000 |
5000 |
KSK 133 |
8000 |
| IRRI
6 |
7500 |
4500 |
PK3717-12 |
8000 |
| |
|
|
PK3355-5-1-4 |
8000 |
NEW VISTAS
Rice Biotechnology
• Use of anther culture to evolve new rice varieties within
shortest possible time.
• BT rice varieties.
• Hybrid rice varieties. |
