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- Address : Bathalagoda, Ibbagamuwa, Sri Lanka
- E- Mail : rrdi@doa.gov.lk
- Telephone : +94 372 258561
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RRDI Rice Varieties
Bg 360
Variety name : Bg 360 (Keeri samba)
Year of release : 1999
Pedigree : 84-3346/IR36//Senerang
Average yield : 4.2 t/ha
Maturity : 103 – 106 days
Plant height : 52.0 cm
Basal leaf sheath colour : Green
Recommendation : General cultivation
Grain Quality Characteristics
Brown rice recovery | 79.5 % |
Milling recovery | 73.7 % |
Head rice recovery | 72.4 % |
Amylose content | Intermediate |
Gelatinization temperature | High/Intermediate |
1000 grain weight | 13.6 g |
Grain shape | Short Round |
Pericarp colour | White |
Bushel weight | 20.6 kg |
Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
Blast | Bacterial Leaf Blight | Gall Midge | Brown Planthopper |
Susceptible | Moderately Resistant | Resistant | Moderately Resistant |
Grain Quality Characteristics
Brown rice recovery | 79.5 % |
Milling recovery | 73.7 % |
Head rice recovery | 72.4 % |
Amylose content | Intermediate |
Gelatinization temperature | High/Intermediate |
1000 grain weight | 13.6 g |
Grain shape | Short Round |
Pericarp colour | White |
Bushel weight | 20.6 kg |
Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
Blast | Susceptible |
Bacterial Leaf Blight | Moderately Resistant |
Gall Midge | Resistant |
Brown Planthopper | Moderately Resistant |