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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 359
Variety name : Bg 359
Year of release : 1999
Pedigree : 88-5089/Bg 379-2
Average yield : 5.9 t/ha
Maturity : 103 – 105 days
Plant height : 64.0 cm
Basal leaf sheath colour : Green
Recommendation : WZ




Grain Quality Characteristics
Brown rice recovery | 79.50% |
Milling recovery | 74.20% |
Head rice recovery | 66 .0 % |
Amylose content | High |
Gelatinization temperature | High/Intermediate |
1000 grain weight | 23.6 g |
Grain shape | Intermediate Bold |
Pericarp colour | White |
Bushel weight | 21.6 kg |
Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
Blast | Bacterial Leaf Blight | Gall Midge | Brown Planthopper |
Moderately Susceptible | Moderately Resistant | Resistant | Moderately Resistant |
Grain Quality Characteristics
Brown rice recovery | 79.50% |
Milling recovery | 74.20% |
Head rice recovery | 66 .0 % |
Amylose content | High |
Gelatinization temperature | High/Intermediate |
1000 grain weight | 23.6 g |
Grain shape | Intermediate Bold |
Pericarp colour | White |
Bushel weight | 21.6 kg |
Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
Blast | Moderately Susceptible |
Bacterial Leaf Blight | Moderately Resistant |
Gall Midge | Resistant |
Brown Planthopper | Moderately Resistant |