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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 recovery79.20%
Milling recovery72.60%
Head rice recovery66.00%
Amylose content Intermediate
Gelatinization temperatureLow
1000 grain weight19.0 g
Grain shapeIntermediate bold
Pericarp colourRed
Buff colour presenceNo

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 recovery79.20%
Milling recovery72.60%
Head rice recovery66.00%
Amylose content Intermediate
Gelatinization temperatureLow
1000 grain weight19.0 g
Grain shapeIntermediate bold
Pericarp colourRed
Buff colour presenceNo

Reaction to Pest and Disease

BlastResistant / Moderately Resistant
Bacterial Leaf BlightModerately Susceptible
Gall MidgeModerately Resistant
Brown PlanthopperModerately Resistant