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Time of India
6 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Bayer Crop Science delegation visits ISARC
Bayer Crop Science delegation visits ISARC : A four-member delegation from Bayer Crop Science visited the International Rice Research Institute - South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) here on Wednesday to review the ongoing collaborative efforts in rice research and development. The discussions focused on advancing direct-seeded rice (DSR), hybrid rice, and the deployment of IRRI's DSR-fit rice varieties. tnn
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Govt releases new rice variety for UP, Bihar & Odisha farmers
Varanasi: The govt of India released a new high-yielding, long slender grain rice variety, 'Malaviya Manila Sinchit Dhan-1', developed by (BHU) for farmers in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Odisha. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The seeds are available at BHU's Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, Barkachha, Mirzapur. Professor Shravan Kumar Singh, HoD of Genetics & Plant Breeding, said this new variety was developed over nearly 18 years of continuous research under the joint collaboration of BHU and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila, Philippines. "The variety has several features that have the potential to increase farmers' incomes. Since it matures early (115–120 days by transplanting method), the cultivation cost is reduced. The average yield through transplanting is 55–64 quintals per hectare. It is suitable for direct seeding (DSR) as well. With DSR, the costs go down further, and it matures even earlier (105–110 days)," he added. "It requires less water. If the monsoon is normal, irrigation is barely needed, making it suitable for rainfed areas too. The rice is slender, long, sweet, and tasty, fetching a better price in the market. Despite being long and slender, when milled in good-quality mills, it breaks less compared to other long-grain varieties," he HoD said further. He said that due to early maturity, farmers can grow multiple crops in the same field per year, such as paddy–green peas–wheat–mung bean, or paddy–green peas–mustard–mung bean, or paddy–potato–mung bean, significantly boosting their income. Its early harvest allows timely sowing of other crops like wheat, potatoes, mustard, peas, etc., increasing their yields too. This new variety can make a significant contribution in raising the income of farmers in major paddy-growing states of UP, Bihar, and Odisha, he said.
New Indian Express
25-05-2025
- Science
- New Indian Express
Made-in-Philippines new rice variety rolled out in east India to boost output
NEW DELHI: The Centre has introduced a new high-yielding paddy variety, developed from two varieties in the Philippines, to farmers in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha, in an initiative to boost rice production. According to experts, the new variety, 'Malaviya Manila Sinchit Dhan-1' (MMSD), has the potential to transform rice cultivation in eastern India, where productivity has stagnated. After nearly 18 years of research, the drought-resistant and high-yielding MMSD variety was developed through a collaboration between the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and the International Rice Research Institute in Manila. The productivity of this new variety surpasses that of conventional varieties. Additionally, it matures early and has a strong stem that allows it to withstand wind and drought conditions. 'The productivity of the variety is 55-64 quintals per hectare, double the average productivity in India. It increases production by 5-10% over normal varieties,' Dr Shravan Kumar Singh, BHU's lead scientist who developed the variety said. India's average rice production is nearly 29 quintals. 'Maturity time of the variety is 115-120 days against 135-150 of normal varieties,' said Singh. Scientists used two IR-series rice varieties, indigenous to the Philippines, to develop MMSD. IR-8, famous variety of the IR series, was considered 'miracle rice' in the 1970s. It helped increase global food production to counter hunger. According to the ICAR assessment, MMSD has an encouraging response in Bihar, UP and Odisha. Grain production was higher than 10% in these states compared to others. This early variety takes 115 days to ripen, and grain quality is better than the existing variety, which would help fetch higher prices to growers. 'During the de-husking, hulling, and milling process, head rice (whole rice) recovery percentage is 63.5%, whereas conventional rice gets more broken and reduces market value,' said Singh.
