Gujarat Rice 21 (Vatrak) | ||
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Year of Release | 2021 | |
Area and Condition for which release | Transplanted rice growing areas of the Gujarat State | |
Special Features: | This variety has early to medium maturity with medium plant height, more number of productive tillers and possesses medium slender kernel type grain. | |
Name of centre | MRRS, Nawagam | |
Average yield | 5345 kg/ha | |
Characterstics |
This variety gave 5345 kg/ha grain yield which is 44.9, 23.0 and 7.0 per cent higher over the check GR 4, GR 12 and Mahisagar respectively. The variety has ideal milling recovery i.e. 69.44% with head rice recovery of 62.51%, which was higher or at par to the check varieties. The unpolished rice of the variety contain 39.80 and 22.54 mg/kg and polished rice contain 16.90 and 19.23 mg/kg Fe and Zn, respectively which is higher than check varieties. Moderately resistant to the major insect-pests viz. white backed plant hoppers, yellow stem borer and leaf folder as well as major diseases like leaf blast, neck blast, bacterial leaf blight, sheath rot and grain discoloration. |