Crop Name: Rice
National Code: NGOS-13-66
Variety Name: UPIA 2
Original Name: IWA 2
Outstanding Characteristics: High yield, long slender grains, tolerant to iron toxicity and African rice gall midge. (8.0t/ha)
Agroecological Zones: Forest Transition/Derived Savanna
Origin/Source: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Developing Institute: University of Port Harcourt, IRRI, AGRA
Breeder(s)/Collaborators: Andrew A. Efisue, Glenn Gregorio, Olugbenga Akinwale, A.T. Maji, Francis Nwilene & C.A. Awe
Potential Yield (t/ha): 8
Year of Release: 2013
Year of Registration: 2013