Beijing, China
April 29, 2011

A few days ago, the reporter learned from the Rice Institute under the Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GAAS) that the three-line indica rice variety Teyou 582 developed by the local scientists had been recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) as an identified super rice variety for 2011. This new variety is of stronger adaptability and lower cost of production, which is expected to contribute to higher output by big margin.

According to Deng Guofu, a researcher of GAAS Rice Institute, Teyou 582 would not be affected very much by light and temperature compared with the two-line indica rice. It was of lower costs of production and higher output, and could grow in everywhere in Guangxi. In addition, its growing period was about 124 days, 5 to 7 days less than Teyou 63, a dominant variety in use currently. Statistics showed that up to now a total of more than 200 000 mu of farmland had been planted to Teyou 582.

It was also learned that super rice varieties introduced into Guangxi had a longer growing period. That was why farming model of super rice + conventional rice + winter vegetables or potato was adopted locally. Should a super rice variety with shorter growing period be introduced to farmers, a different model of super rice + super rice + winter vegetables or potato could be used to sharply increase output.

Source: Xinhua News Agency

Website: http://www.agri.gov.cn

Published: April 29, 2011