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Improved Seed Varieties of Rice

» 21. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: UPIA 1 (IWA 1)  ||   Released in 2013  ||   Registered in 2013

Outstanding Characteristics : Early maturity, high yield, long slender grains, tolerant to iron toxicity and African rice gall midge. (6.6t/ha)

» 22. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FUNAABOR-2 (UORW 111)  ||   Released in 2011  ||   Registered in 2011

Outstanding Characteristics : Good nutrient, yield, pure white, smooth, long, sweet grains, acceptable. (2.5t/ha)

» 23. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FUNAABOR-1 (UORG 311)  ||   Released in 2011  ||   Registered in 2011

Outstanding Characteristics : Good yield, gold coloured grains with red strips, very high swelling capacity and good nutrient acceptable, excellent stay green attribute, high ratooning ability. (2.7t/ha)

» 24. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 62 (NCRO 49 FAROX501-B-10-2-1-2)  ||   Released in 2011  ||   Registered in 2011

Outstanding Characteristics : High yielding and tolerant to drought. (4t/ha)

» 25. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 61 (NERICA L-34WAS 161-B-6-3- FKR-1)  ||   Released in 2011  ||   Registered in 2011

Outstanding Characteristics : Earliness, high yielding, tolerant to anaerobic germination (ability to germinate under water). (7t/ha)

» 26. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 60 (NERICA L-19WAS 122-IDSA-1- WAS-6-1)  ||   Released in 2011  ||   Registered in 2011

Outstanding Characteristics : High yielding, long and slender grains and tolerant to iron toxicity. (8t/ha)

» 27. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 59 (NERICA 8WAB450-1-BL1-136-HB)  ||   Released in 2011  ||   Registered in 2011

Outstanding Characteristics : Earliness, golden grain colour, weed competitiveness and tolerance to lodging. (5t/ha)

» 28. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 58 (NERICA 7WAB450-1-B-P-20- HB)  ||   Released in 2011  ||   Registered in 2011

Outstanding Characteristics : Earliness, high grain yield, good cooking quality, tolerance to lodging. (5t/ha)

» 29. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO-57 (TOX4004-43-1-2-1)  ||   Released in 2005  ||   Registered in 2005

Outstanding Characteristics : High yielding, medium maturing long slender grains, resistant to blast, drought, iron toxicity and rice yellow mottle virus disease.

» 30. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO-56 (NERICA 2 WAB450-11-1-P31-HB)  ||   Released in 2005  ||   Registered in 2005

Outstanding Characteristics : Early maturity, high yielding, tolerant to drought, weed competitiveness, more grain/panicles.

» 31. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO-55 (NERICA 1 WAB450-1-P38-HB)  ||   Released in 2003  ||   Registered in 2003

Outstanding Characteristics : Early maturity, weed competitiveness, tolerance to disease, high grain yield and good cooking quality, resistance to lodging.

» 32. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO-54 (WAB 189-B-B-B-8-HB)  ||   Released in 2003  ||   Registered in 2003

Outstanding Characteristics : High yield, early maturing good weed competiveness and drought tolerant.

» 33. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO-53 (ITA 321)  ||   Released in 2003  ||   Registered in 2003

Outstanding Characteristics :

» 34. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO-52 (WITA 4)  ||   Released in 2001  ||   Registered in 2001

Outstanding Characteristics : High yielding, tolerant to iron toxicity and drought.

» 35. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO-51 (CISADANE)  ||   Released in 1998  ||   Registered in 1991

Outstanding Characteristics : Moderately tolerant to African rice gall

» 36. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO-50 (IITA-230)  ||   Released in 1990  ||   Registered in 1991

Outstanding Characteristics : High yielding

» 37. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO-49 (ITA-315)  ||   Released in 1990  ||   Registered in 1991

Outstanding Characteristics : High yielding

» 38. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO-48 (ITA-301)  ||   Released in 1990  ||   Registered in 1991

Outstanding Characteristics : Good grain type and high yield

» 39. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO-47 (ITA-117)  ||   Released in 1990  ||   Registered in 1991

Outstanding Characteristics : Slender grain, high yielding and responsive to fertilizer

» 40. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO-46 (ITA-150)  ||   Released in 1990  ||   Registered in 1991

Outstanding Characteristics : High yielding, early maturing, blast resistant and drought tolerant.