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+94 812 388331 / 32/ 34

Email Address

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Office Address

Department of Agriculture, P.O.Box. 01,
Peradeniya

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RRDI Rice Varieties

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Variety name : Bg 358
Year of release : 1999
Pedigree : Bg 12-1/Bg1492
Average yield : 4.8 t/ha
Maturity : 103 – 105 days
Plant height : 66.0 cm
Basal leaf sheath colour : Green
Recommendation : General cultivation

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Grain Quality Characteristics

Brown rice recovery 78.60%
Milling recovery 72.30%
Head rice recovery 71.00%
Amylose content High/Intermediate
Gelatinization temperature Intermediate
1000 grain weight 16.4 g
Grain shape Short Round
Pericarp colour White
Bushel weight 22.7 kg
Buff colour presence No

Reaction to Pest and Disease

Blast Bacterial Leaf Blight Brown Planthopper
Susceptible Moderately Resistant Moderately Resistant

Grain Quality Characteristics

Brown rice recovery 78.60%
Milling recovery 72.30%
Head rice recovery 71.00%
Amylose content High/Intermediate
Gelatinization temperature Intermediate
1000 grain weight 16.4 g
Grain shape Short Round
Pericarp colour White
Bushel weight 22.7 kg
Buff colour presence No

Reaction to Pest and Disease

BlastSusceptible
Bacterial Leaf BlightModerately Resistant
Brown PlanthopperModerately Resistant