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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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