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- Address : Bathalagoda, Ibbagamuwa, Sri Lanka
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RRDI Rice Varieties
Bw 453
Variety name : Bw 453
Year of release : 1992
Pedigree : IR 2071-586/Bg 400-1
Average yield : 7.0 t/ha
Maturity : 135 days
Plant height : 78.0 cm
Basal leaf sheathcolour : Green
Recommendation : LCWZ
Grain Quality Characteristics
| Brown rice recovery | 78.80% |
| Milling recovery | 72.50% |
| Head rice recovery | 60.80% |
| Amylose content | High |
| Gelatinizationtemperature | Low |
| 1000 grain weight | 19.3 g |
| Grain shape | Long medium |
| Pericarp colour | White |
| Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
| Blast | Bacterial Leaf Blight | Gall midge | Brown Planthopper |
| Moderately Resistant / Moderately Susceptible | Moderately Resistant | Moderately Resistant | Resistant |
Grain Quality Characteristics
| Brown rice recovery | 78.80% |
| Milling recovery | 72.50% |
| Head rice recovery | 60.80% |
| Amylose content | High |
| Gelatinizationtemperature | Low |
| 1000 grain weight | 19.3 g |
| Grain shape | Long medium |
| Pericarp colour | White |
| Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
| Blast | Moderately Resistant / Moderately Susceptible |
| Bacterial Leaf Blight | Moderately Resistant |
| Gall Midge | Moderately Resistant |
| Brown Planthopper | Resistant |
