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RRDI Rice Varieties

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Variety name : Bg 34 – 6
Year of release : 1971
Pedigree : IR 8-246//Pachchaperumal/Mas//H-501
Average yield : 5.5 t/ha
Maturity : 105 days
Plant height : 48 cm
Basal leaf sheath colour : Green
Recommendation : General cultivation

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Grain Quality Characteristics

Brown rice recovery 79.20%
Milling recovery 72.20%
Head rice recovery 67.10%
Amylose content Low
Gelatinization temperature Intermediate
1000 grain weight  25.5 g
Grain shape Intermediate Short
Pericarp colour Red
Bushel weight 21.3 kg
Buff colour presence No

Reaction to Pest and Disease

Blast
Susceptible

Grain Quality Characteristics

Brown rice recovery 79.20%
Milling recovery 72.20%
Head rice recovery 67.10%
Amylose content Low
Gelatinization temperature Intermediate
1000 grain weight  25.5 g
Grain shape Intermediate Short
Pericarp colour Red
Bushel weight 21.3 kg
Buff colour presence No

Reaction to Pest and Disease

Blast
Susceptible