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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 363
Variety name : Bw 363
Year of release : 2003
Pedigree : IR 36/Bw 267-311M
Average yield : 3.5 t/ha
Maturity : 105 days
Plant height : 58.0 cm
Basal leaf sheath colour : Green
Recommendation : General cultivation – Tolerance to iron toxicity




Grain Quality Characteristics
| Brown rice recovery | 80.9 % |
| Milling recovery | 73.1 % |
| Head rice recovery | 63.6 % |
| Amylose content | High |
| Gelatinization temperature | High |
| 1000 grain weight | 21.0 g |
| Grain shape | Intermediate Bold |
| Pericarp colour | White |
| Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
| Blast | Bacterial Leaf Blight | Gall Midge |
| Moderately Susceptible | Moderately Resistant | Resistant / Moderately Resistant |
Grain Quality Characteristics
| Brown rice recovery | 80.9 % |
| Milling recovery | 73.1 % |
| Head rice recovery | 63.6 % |
| Amylose content | High |
| Gelatinization temperature | High |
| 1000 grain weight | 21.0 g |
| Grain shape | Intermediate Bold |
| Pericarp colour | White |
| Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
| Blast | Moderately Susceptible |
| Bacterial Leaf Blight | Moderately Resistant |
| Gall Midge | Resistant / Moderately Resistant |
