Dong Thap: Successfully creating new rice varieties

Dong Thap Agricultural Breeding Center has just successfully bred the new promising rice varieties in the Summer-Autumn crop in 2013, notably the same variety as TS 9, which can replace low-quality rice varieties that are being popularly grown. now on.

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Dr. Nguyen Thanh Tai - Deputy Director of Dong Thap Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said that the variety of TS 9 has the advantage of high productivity, good rice quality, meeting export requirements, can replace low quality rice varieties today.

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Although the growth time is equivalent to that of other commonly used varieties, but the stems are strong and strong, able to resist falling . are promising varieties that need to continue research, evaluation and practical application to create The trademark bears the characteristics of Dong Thap.

TS 9 is one of 19 promising new varieties of rice named Dong Thap Seeds (Dong Thap Seeds) selected after 4 years of Dong Thap Agricultural Breeding Center to implement the project: 'Breeding, selecting new rice varieties for productivity High, good quality, adapted to Dong Thap farming conditions " .

According to the Agriculture Department of districts, towns and farmers in the province, the variety of TS 9 is the dominant variety compared to other varieties in 19 varieties that the center bred is suitable for Dong Thap region with large body strong, the flag is long and wide (37cm x 2cm wide), light and strong, tight, low infection rate, high yield (7.37 tons / ha). However, because the Summer-Autumn crop coincides with the annual flood season, the seed center needs to continue researching and selecting to shorten the growing time, in order to create short-term breeds to meet the demand for flooding. year.