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Govt Approves 10 New High-Yielding Paddy Varieties to Cultivate

National Seed Board Meeting || Photo: Collected

National Seed Board Meeting || Photo: Collected

The government has approved 10 new varieties of paddy for cultivation in Boro season. 2 inbreds invented by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), 1 inbred invented by Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), 1 inbred invented by BRAC among private organizations and 6 hybrid varieties of other organizations have been registered and released.

The approval was given at the 106th meeting of the National Seed Board held on Tuesday (January 18) afternoon in the conference room of the Ministry of Agriculture under the chairmanship of Agriculture Secretary and Chairman of the National Seed Board Mohammad Saidul Islam.

The Agriculture Secretary said that the yield of hybrids is high. The Ministry of Agriculture is now focusing on hybrid varieties and increasing plantations to produce more from less land. In the meantime, about 218 varieties have been registered. From now on, importance will be given to the registration of varieties that will benefit the farmers in a more quality and long lasting manner.

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, the released BRRI rice-101 invented by BRRI is resistant to bacterial burns and BRRI rice-102 is rich in zinc. In the trial, the average yield of BRRI Dhan-101 was 7.72 tons per hectare and that of BRRI Dhan-102 was 8.11 tons. Zinc content in BRRI Paddy-102 Paddy is 25.5 mg / kg. The average yield per hectare was found to be 7.64 tons in paddy-25 trials without inventions. Its rice is very long and thin, the rice is white, crisp and delicious. Lifespan is 145 days.  

Among the non-government organizations, the average yield of BRAC Dhan-2 invented by BRAC is 7.36 tons per hectare. The grains are thin, fragrant and premature. Lifespan is 139 days. In addition, the results of 8 hybrid rice of other private companies have been reviewed and registered.

The meeting was attended by Director General (Seed) of the Ministry Abdullah Sajjad, Additional Secretary Kamala Ranjan Das, Executive Chairman of BARC Dr Sheikh Mohammad Bakhtiyar, Chairman of BADC AFM Hayatullah, Director General of BRRI Shahjahan Kabir and Director General of Bangladesh Atomic Agriculture Research Board Mirza Mofazzal Islam and other Seed Board members were present at the meeting.

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