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- Address : Bathalagoda, Ibbagamuwa, Sri Lanka
- E- Mail : rrdi@doa.gov.lk
- Telephone : +94 372 258561
- Fax : +94 372 259881
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RRDI Rice Varieties
H4
Variety name : H-4
Year of release : 1958
Pedigree : Murungakayan 302/Mas
Average yield : 3.5 t/ha
Maturity : 136 days
Plant height : 93.0 cm
Basal leaf sheath colour : Dark green
Recommendation : General cultivation
Grain Quality Characteristics
Brown rice recovery | 80.00% |
Milling recovery | 72.70% |
Head rice recovery | 61.40% |
Amylose content | High |
Gelatinization temperature | High |
1000 grain weight | 28.3 g |
Grain shape | Long Medium |
Pericarp colour | Red |
Bushel weight | 20.8 kg |
Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
Blast | Bacterial Leaf Blight | Brown Planthopper |
Moderately Resistant | Moderately Resistant | Moderately Resistant |
Grain Quality Characteristics
Brown rice recovery | 80.00% |
Milling recovery | 72.70% |
Head rice recovery | 61.40% |
Amylose content | High |
Gelatinization temperature | High |
1000 grain weight | 28.3 g |
Grain shape | Long Medium |
Pericarp colour | Red |
Bushel weight | 20.8 kg |
Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
Blast | Moderately Resistant |
Bacterial Leaf Blight | Moderately Resistant |
Brown Planthopper | Moderately Resistant |