Rice is one of the most important crop in the country. This is because every Filipino family eats rice, every meal, every day.
The plains of Central Luzon is considered the "Rice Bowl" of the country. This is because a large number of irrigated rice is grown in this side of the country.
Producing enough rice, though, to feed all Filipinos, has been hard. Some of the reasons are:
- irrigation system is not maintained very well because the money given to the people who maintain the irrigation is not enough.
- Pests and diseases
- The unpredictable timings of rain, and droughts.
But we have people who are finding, and studying, ways to make more rice. These people are from different universities, and other research bodies.
What they have in mind is to improve the conditions of the farmers, the rice producers. They are encouraged to use new methods in farming rice, as well as new varieties, that help in the problem of diseases and pests.
The growth of the rice involves two stages. The vegetative, which involves the germination, early seedling growth, and tillering; and the reproductive, which is the time before and after heading, or ripening.
Since the ultimate number of yield is determined during the heading/ripening, we might as well have three stages: the vegetative, reproductive, and ripening.
RICE VARIETIES
Varieties |
Characteristics |
Irrigated Lowland |
| Nahalin or PSB Rc2 |
High Yielding; medium maturing; Resistant to tungro; good grain quality |
| Molawin or PSB Rc4 |
High yielding; early maturing; resistant to blast; good grain quality |
| Carranglan or PSB Rc6 |
High yielding; medium maturing; moderate reaction to major diseases; good grain quality |
| Talavera or PSB Rc8 |
High yielding; moderately resistant to stemborer; good grain quality with high percent acceptability |
| Pagsanjan or PSB Rc10 |
High yielding; very early maturing; resistant to blast and moderately resistant to most insect pests |
| Ala or PSB Rc18 |
High yielding; moderate reaction to major diseases and insect pests; high headrice recovery; good grain quality with high acceptability |
| Chico or PSB Rc20 |
High yielding; early maturing; moderate reaction to major pests and diseases; grain acceptability like IR64 |
| Liliw or PSB Rc22 |
High yielding; intermediate reaction to pests and diseases; excellent grain quality like IR74 and IR64 |
| Magat (hybrid) or PSB Rc26H |
High yielding; performs best during dry season; resistant to blast; good grain quality with high percentage acceptability |
| Agno or PSB Rc28 |
High yielding; lodging resistant; resistant to blast; good grain quality |
| Agus or PSB Rc30 |
High yielding; intermediate reaction to most diseases and insect pests; superior grain quality |
| Jaro or PSB Rc 32 |
Recommended for dry season; resistant to bacterial leaf blight and brown planthoppers; good eating quality |
| Burdagol or PSB Rc34 |
High yielding; resistant to most diseases; considered as special rice |
| Gandara or PSB Rc52 |
High yielding; early maturing; moderate to insect pests ands diseases;good grain quality with high percentage acceptability |
| Abra or PSB Rc54 |
Better wet season performance; early maturing; resistant to blast; high milling recovery |
| Dapitan or PSB Rc56 |
High yielding; well suited for wet and dry season planting; wide adaptability |
| Mayapa or PSB Rc58 |
High yielding; resistant to bacterial leaf blight; high milling potentials and good sensory qualities |
| Kabacan or PSB Rc64 |
Perform best during dry season; high milling potentials; good eating quality |
| Agusan or PSB Rc66 |
Performs best during dry season; resistant to bacterial leaf blight; high milling recovery |
| Mestizo (hybrid) or PSB Rc72H |
High yielding; moderate reaction to major diseases; good grain quality |
| IR 36 |
Resistant to blast, bacterial blight, and grassy stunt; susceptible to tungro; high milling recovery |
| IR42 |
Resistant to blast, bacterial blight, and grassy stunt; susceptible to tungro; high milling recovery; mildly resistant to stemborer |
| IR64 |
Resistant to blast, bacterial blight, and grassy stunt; susceptible to tungro; high milling recovery; high sensory acceptability |
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| Caliraya or PSB Rc12 |
Drought tolerant; high yielding; early maturing; good grain quality |
| Rio Grande or PSB Rc14 |
Drought tolerant; high yielding; early maturing; good grain quality |
| Ennano or PSB Rc16 |
Good for dry seeding culture; high yielding; acceptable grain quality |
| Cagayan, or PSB Rc24 |
Good for dry seeding culture; high yielding; drought tolerant at early vegetative stages |
| Ma-ayon or PSB Rc36 |
Drought tolerant; better eating quality |
| Rinara or PSB Rc38 |
Drought tolerant; acceptable grain quality |
| Chayong or PSB Rc40 |
Drought tolerant; resistant to blast; good grain quality |
| Baliwag or PSB Rc42 |
Drought tolerant; good for dry seeding culture; resistant to blast; good grain quality |
| Tugatog or PSB Rc60 |
Good for dry seeding culture; acceptable grain quality |
| Naguilan or PSB Rc62 |
Good for dry-seeding culture; resistant blast; good grain quality |
| Sacobia or PSB Rc68 |
Good for dry-seeding culture; good grain quality |
| Bamban or PSB Rc70 |
Good for dry-seeding culture; resistant to blast; good grain quality |
