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RRDI Rice Varieties

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Variety name : Bg 403 (Mahasen)
Year of release : 1993
Pedigree : 83-1026/Bg 379-2
Average yield : 6.0 t/ha
Maturity : 118 days
Plant height : 60.0 cm
Basal leaf sheath colour : Green
Recommendation : General cultivation

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Grain Quality Characteristics

Brown rice recovery   79.3 %
Milling recovery  72.2 %
Head rice recovery   66.9 %
Amylose content  High
Gelatinization temperature 
1000 grain weight  23.9 g
Grain shape  Intermediate Bold
Pericarp colour  White
Bushel weight  22.3 kg
Buff colour presence   No

Reaction to Pest and Disease

Blast Bacterial Leaf Blight Brown Planthopper
Moderately Resistant / Moderately Susceptible Resistant / Moderately Resistant Resistant / Moderately Resistant

Grain Quality Characteristics

Brown rice recovery   79.3 %
Milling recovery  72.2 %
Head rice recovery   66.9 %
Amylose content  High
Gelatinization temperature 
1000 grain weight  23.9 g
Grain shape  Intermediate Bold
Pericarp colour  White
Bushel weight  22.3 kg
Buff colour presence   No

Reaction to Pest and Disease

BlastModerately Resistant / Moderately Susceptible
Bacterial Leaf BlightResistant / Moderately Resistant
Brown PlanthopperResistant / Moderately Resistant