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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 38
Variety name : Bg 38
Year of release : 1981
Pedigree : Engkatek//H 4/Podiwee A8
Average Yield : 6.0 t/ha
Maturity : 155 days-Maha*
Plant height : 84.0 cm
Basal leaf sheath colour : Green
Recommendation : Mawee land
* Photoperiod sensitive variety


Grain Quality Characteristics
| Brown rice recovery | 77.30% |
| Milling recovery | 63.70% |
| Head rice recovery | 61.20% |
| Amylose content | Intermediate |
| Gelatinization temperature | Intermediate |
| 1000 grain weight | 14.0 g |
| Grain shape | Short Round |
| Pericarp colour | White |
| Bushel weight | 21.6 kg |
| Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
| Blast | Bacterial Leaf Blight | Brown Planthopper |
| Resistant | Susceptible | Susceptible |
Grain Quality Characteristics
| Brown rice recovery | 77.30% |
| Milling recovery | 63.70% |
| Head rice recovery | 61.20% |
| Amylose content | Intermediate |
| Gelatinization temperature | Intermediate |
| 1000 grain weight | 14.0 g |
| Grain shape | Short Round |
| Pericarp colour | White |
| Bushel weight | 21.6 kg |
| Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
| Blast | Resistant |
| Bacterial Leaf Blight | Susceptible |
| Brown Planthopper | Susceptible |
