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- Address : Bathalagoda, Ibbagamuwa, Sri Lanka
- E- Mail : rrdi@doa.gov.lk
- Telephone : +94 372 258561
- Fax : +94 372 259881
RRDI Rice Varieties
Bg 745
Variety name : Bg 745
Year of release : 1981
Pedigree : 71-555/Podiwee A8
Average yield : 6.0 t/ha
Maturity : 150 days – Maha*
Plant height : 79.6 cm
Basal leaf sheath colour : Green
Recommendation : Mawee land
* Photoperiod sensitive variety


Grain Quality Characteristics
| Brown rice recovery | 78.50% |
| Milling recovery | 73.20% |
| Head rice recovery | 59.40% |
| Gelatinization temperature | Intermediate |
| 1000 grain weight | 20.0 g |
| Grain shape | Short Round |
| Pericarp colour | White |
| Bushel weight | 22.3 kg |
| Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
| Blast | Bacterial Leaf Blight | Brown Planthopper |
| Moderately Resistant | Moderately Resistant | Moderately Resistant |
Grain Quality Characteristics
| Brown rice recovery | 78.50% |
| Milling recovery | 73.20% |
| Head rice recovery | 59.40% |
| Gelatinization temperature | Intermediate |
| 1000 grain weight | 20.0 g |
| Grain shape | Short Round |
| Pericarp colour | White |
| Bushel weight | 22.3 kg |
| Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
| Blast | Moderately Resistant |
| Bacterial Leaf Blight | Moderately Resistant |
| Brown Planthopper | Moderately Resistant |
