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- Address : Bathalagoda, Ibbagamuwa, Sri Lanka
- E- Mail : rice@sltnet.lk
- Telephone :(+94) 037-2258561
- Fax :(+94) 037-2259881
RRDI Rice Varieties
H4
Variety name : H-4
Year of release : 1958
Pedigree : Murungakayan 302/Mas
Average yield : 3.5 t/ha
Maturity : 136 days
Plant height : 93.0 cm
Basal leaf sheath colour : Dark green
Recommendation : General cultivation
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Grain Quality Characteristics
Brown rice recovery | 80.00% |
Milling recovery | 72.70% |
Head rice recovery | 61.40% |
Amylose content | High |
Gelatinization temperature | High |
1000 grain weight | 28.3 g |
Grain shape | Long Medium |
Pericarp colour | Red |
Bushel weight | 20.8 kg |
Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to P & D
Blast | Bacterial Leaf Blight | Brown Planthopper |
Moderately Resistant | Moderately Resistant | Moderately Resistant |