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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 357
Variety name : Bg 357
Year of release : 1997
Pedigree : Bg 797/Bg300//85-1580/Senerang M-17
Average yield : 5.8 t/ha
Maturity : 103 – 105 days
Plant height : 56.0 cm
Basal leaf sheathcolour : Green
Recommendation : General cultivation




Grain Quality Characteristics
Brown rice recovery | 79.00% |
Milling recovery | 71.00% |
Head rice recovery | 59.10% |
Amylose content | High |
Gelatinizationtemperature | High-Intermediate |
1000 grain weight | 22.6 g |
Grain shape | Long Medium |
Pericarp colour | White |
Bushel weight | 20.2 kg |
Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
Blast | Bacterial Leaf Blight | Gall Midge | Brown Planthopper |
Moderately Resistant/ Moderately Susceptible | Moderately Resistant | Resistant | Moderately Resistant |
Grain Quality Characteristics
Brown rice recovery | 79.00% |
Milling recovery | 71.00% |
Head rice recovery | 59.10% |
Amylose content | High |
Gelatinizationtemperature | High-Intermediate |
1000 grain weight | 22.6 g |
Grain shape | Long Medium |
Pericarp colour | White |
Bushel weight | 20.2 kg |
Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
Blast | Moderately Resistant/ Moderately Susceptible |
Bacterial Leaf Blight | Moderately Resistant |
Gall Midge | Resistant |
Brown Planthopper | Moderately Resistant |