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RRDI Rice Varieties

Bg 400-1

Variety name : Bg 400-1
Year of release : 1980
Pedigree : Ob 678//IR 20/H-4
Average yield : 5.9 t/ha
Maturity : 135 days
Plant height : 73.0 cm
Basal leaf sheath colour : Green
Recommendation : General cultivation

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Grain Quality Characteristics

Brown rice recovery   79.9 %
Milling recovery  72.9 %
Head rice recovery   66.5 %
Amylose content  High
Gelatinization temperature  Intermediate
1000 grain weight  27.0 g
Grain shape  Intermediate Bold
Pericarp colour  White
Bushel weight  20.8 kg
Buff colour presence   No

Reaction to Pest and Disease

BlastBacterial Leaf BlightGall Midge
ResistantModerately ResistantResistant to Gall midge 2

Grain Quality Characteristics

Brown rice recovery   79.9 %
Milling recovery  72.9 %
Head rice recovery   66.5 %
Amylose content  High
Gelatinization temperature  Intermediate
1000 grain weight  27.0 g
Grain shape  Intermediate Bold
Pericarp colour  White
Bushel weight  20.8 kg
Buff colour presence   No

Reaction to Pest and Disease

BlastResistant
Bacterial Leaf BlightModerately Resistant
Gall MidgeResistant to Gall midge 2