Evaluation of Rice Varieties of different Ecologies for Grain Quality Characters

Author: J. Meher, S.K. Dash, Sutapa Sarkar, T. Bagchi, P. Swain, Parameswaran C., P.C. Rath and H.N. Subudhi*

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Abstract

Grain quality characters in rice are very important so far as consumers preference is concerned. In India, quality characters were not taken in to consideration during varietal development and release. Realising the importance, now quality characters are given priority during varietal release. Ninety nine released rice varieties for different states and ecologies viz, upland (18), irrigated (41) and lowland (40) were analysed for 12 grain quality traits. These varieties were grown in the farm of National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack and analysed after 3 months of harvest for Hulling%, Milling% HRR% Kernel length(mm), Kernel breadth (mm), L/B ratio, Alkali spreading value, Water uptake, Elongation ratio, Volume expansion ratio, Kernel length after cooking and amylose content. The Hulling (%) is very important for the millers and it ranged from 74.5 (PR113) to 81.3 (Improved Lalat). HRR% ranged from 42.5 (Konark) to 72.0 (Bhanja). Kernel length varied from 4.8 (Sarasa) to 7.2

Keywords

Grain quality characters, rice varieties, different ecology.

Conclusion

The promising genotypes (Table 3) can be used in hybridisation programme for varietal development and can be popularised among the farmers.

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J. Meher, S.K. Dash, Sutapa Sarkar, T. Bagchi, P. Swain, Parameswaran C, P.C. Rath and H.N. Subudhi (2022). Evaluation of Rice Varieties of Different Ecologies for Grain Quality Characters. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(1): 1038-10