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Improved Seed Varieties of Rice

» 1. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: GAWAL R1 (CHAOTAN)  ||   Released in 2017  ||   Registered in 2017

Outstanding Characteristics : High yielding, and tolerance to blast disease. (10.4t/ha)

» 2. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 67 (ART350:10-2-1-B)  ||   Released in 2017  ||   Registered in 2017

Outstanding Characteristics : Submergence tolerant, high yielding, long and slender grains and moderately tolerant to iron toxicity. (6.7t/ha)

» 3. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 66 (ART351:12-2-B-5- B)  ||   Released in 2017  ||   Registered in 2017

Outstanding Characteristics : Submergence tolerant, high yielding, long and medium slender grains and moderately tolerant to iron toxicity. (6.7t/ha)

» 4. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 65 (ART16-5-9-22-3-B- B-2)  ||   Released in 2015  ||   Registered in 2015

Outstanding Characteristics : Early maturing, high yielding and drought tolerance. (6.4t/ha)

» 5. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 64 (ART15-7-16-38-1- B-B-2)  ||   Released in 2015  ||   Registered in 2015

Outstanding Characteristics : Early maturing, high yielding and drought tolerance. (5.2t/ha)

» 6. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 63 (ART3-7L9P8-3-B- B-2-1)  ||   Released in 2014  ||   Registered in 2014

Outstanding Characteristics : Early maturity and high yielding. (6.2t/ha)

» 7. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: UPIA 3 (IWA 3)  ||   Released in 2013  ||   Registered in 2013

Outstanding Characteristics : Early maturity, high yield, long slender grains and tolerant to iron toxicity. (7.0t/ha)

» 8. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: UPIA 2 (IWA 2)  ||   Released in 2013  ||   Registered in 2013

Outstanding Characteristics : High yield, long slender grains, tolerant to iron toxicity and African rice gall midge. (8.0t/ha)

» 9. 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)

» 10. 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)

» 11. 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)

» 12. 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)

» 13. 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)

» 14. 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)

» 15. 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)

» 16. 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)

» 17. 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.

» 18. 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.

» 19. 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.

» 20. 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.