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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
Bw 361
Variety name : Bw 361
Year of release : 2002
Pedigree : IR 36 / Bw 267-3-11M
Average yield : 4.5 t/ha
Maturity : 105 days
Plant height : 80.0 cm
Basal leaf sheath colour : Green
Recommendation : General cultivation – Tolerance to iron toxicity




Grain Quality Characteristics
Brown rice recovery | 81.3 % |
Milling recovery | 74.4 % |
Head rice recovery | 64,1 % |
Amylose content | High |
Gelatinization temperature | Low |
1000 grain weight | 21.4 g |
Grain shape | Intermediate Bold |
Pericarp colour | Red |
Bushel weight | 21.0 kg |
Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
Bacterial Leaf Blight | Gall Midge | Brown Planthopper |
Moderately Resistant | Resistant/ Moderately Resistant | Moderately Resistant |
Grain Quality Characteristics
Brown rice recovery | 81.3 % |
Milling recovery | 74.4 % |
Head rice recovery | 64,1 % |
Amylose content | High |
Gelatinization temperature | Low |
1000 grain weight | 21.4 g |
Grain shape | Intermediate Bold |
Pericarp colour | Red |
Bushel weight | 21.0 kg |
Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
Bacterial Leaf Blight | Moderately Resistant |
Gall Midge | Resistant/ Moderately Resistant |
Brown Planthopper | Moderately Resistant |