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- Address : Bathalagoda, Ibbagamuwa, Sri Lanka
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RRDI Rice Varieties
Ld 408
Variety name : Ld 408
Year of release : 2010
Pedigree : At 01/Ld 98-152
Average yield : 5.0 t/ha
Maturity : 110 days
Plant height : 62.0 cm
Basal leaf sheath colour : Green
Recommendation : General cultivation
Grain Quality Characteristics
| Brown rice recovery | 79.20% |
| Milling recovery | 72.60% |
| Head rice recovery | 66.00% |
| Amylose content | Intermediate |
| Gelatinization temperature | Low |
| 1000 grain weight | 19.0 g |
| Grain shape | Intermediate bold |
| Pericarp colour | Red |
| Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
| Blast | Bacterial Leaf Blight | Gall Midge | Brown Planthopper |
| Resistant / Moderately Resistant | Moderately Susceptible | Moderately Resistant | Moderately Resistant |
Grain Quality Characteristics
| Brown rice recovery | 79.20% |
| Milling recovery | 72.60% |
| Head rice recovery | 66.00% |
| Amylose content | Intermediate |
| Gelatinization temperature | Low |
| 1000 grain weight | 19.0 g |
| Grain shape | Intermediate bold |
| Pericarp colour | Red |
| Buff colour presence | No |
Reaction to Pest and Disease
| Blast | Resistant / Moderately Resistant |
| Bacterial Leaf Blight | Moderately Susceptible |
| Gall Midge | Moderately Resistant |
| Brown Planthopper | Moderately Resistant |
