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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 400-1
Variety name : Bg 400-1
Year of release : 1980
Pedigree : Ob 678//IR 20/H-4
Average yield : 5.9 t/ha
Maturity : 135 days
Plant height : 73.0 cm
Basal leaf sheath colour : Green
Recommendation : General cultivation



Grain Quality Characteristics
Brown rice recovery | 79.9 % |
Milling recovery | 72.9 % |
Head rice recovery | 66.5 % |
Amylose content | High |
Gelatinization temperature | Intermediate |
1000 grain weight | 27.0 g |
Grain shape | Intermediate Bold |
Pericarp colour | White |
Bushel weight | 20.8 kg |
Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
Blast | Bacterial Leaf Blight | Gall Midge |
Resistant | Moderately Resistant | Resistant to Gall midge 2 |
Grain Quality Characteristics
Brown rice recovery | 79.9 % |
Milling recovery | 72.9 % |
Head rice recovery | 66.5 % |
Amylose content | High |
Gelatinization temperature | Intermediate |
1000 grain weight | 27.0 g |
Grain shape | Intermediate Bold |
Pericarp colour | White |
Bushel weight | 20.8 kg |
Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
Blast | Resistant |
Bacterial Leaf Blight | Moderately Resistant |
Gall Midge | Resistant to Gall midge 2 |