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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 407
Variety name : Bg 407
Year of release : 1981
Pedigree : IR 5/Panduruwee
Average Yield : 5.5 t/ha
Maturity : 170 days – Maha*
Plant height : 76.0 cm
Basal leaf sheath colour : Green
Recommendation : Mawee land
* Photoperiod sensitive variety


Grain Quality Characteristics
Brown rice recovery | 80.20% |
Milling recovery | 73.00% |
Head rice recovery | 51.20% |
Amylose content | Intermediate |
Gelatinization temperature | Intermediate |
1000 grain weight | 21.5 g |
Grain shape | Intermediate Bold |
Pericarp colour | White |
Bushel weight | 21.5 kg |
Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
Blast |
Moderately Resistant / Moderately Susceptible |
Grain Quality Characteristics
Brown rice recovery | 80.20% |
Milling recovery | 73.00% |
Head rice recovery | 51.20% |
Amylose content | Intermediate |
Gelatinization temperature | Intermediate |
1000 grain weight | 21.5 g |
Grain shape | Intermediate Bold |
Pericarp colour | White |
Bushel weight | 21.5 kg |
Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
Blast |
Moderately Resistant / Moderately Susceptible |