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New Rice Variety Released

Rice Variety Released

Variety Approval, Release and Registration Sub-Committee under National Seed Board that met on 28 January 2007 officially released and registered a new rice variety named "Khumal-8" (NR 10353-8-2-1) along with complete package of practices for farmers to cultivate in different agro-ecological condition in mid and low hills.

The new rice variety released after 15 years' research and experiment at different research stations, disciplinary divisions and farmers' fields at different locations coordinated by Agri-Botany Division of NARC. The variety has been recommended to cultivate in foot-hills, tar, river basin and mid-hills under semi-irrigated and irrigated condition in fertile soil.

The rice variety: "Khumal-8" was developed in Nepal with cross between "Jumli Marshi" and "IR-36" and was evaluated at the Division, research stations and in multi-location testing sites with Coordinated Varietal Trial (CVT), Coordinated Farmers’ Field Trials at locations in different districts. It has small sized grain, short plant height, good milling recovery and good taste similar to Pokhareli Mashino that gives high price. It is resistant to insect pest and lodging. It has an yield potential of 9,776 kg/ha and maturity period of 158 days from seeding.

The meeting of the Sub-Committee was held under the Chairmanship of Dr. Nanda Prasad Shrestha, Executive Director of NARC in Lalitpur.

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