How to Select Varieties of Rice

The Seed of rice is very important to become a good and healthy rice variety. Farmers use healthy seeds of a locally suitable variety of Pakistani Rice to get a good crop that has high turnover and a good market price.

All the Rice producing countries should have a list of rice varieties. IRRI (International Rice Research Institute) provides seeds in a small quantity to any farmer or any organization on their demand in any country in the world for the purpose of research, cultivation, or training for agriculture & food.

Rice Varieties should have these characteristics.

1-      Good quality rice grain for cooking, shape, aroma and taste.

2-      Maximum yield potential and stability.

3-      High market price.

4-      Maximum capacity for international competition.

5-      Maturity of Rice length.

Pakistani farmers must notice these points for the selection of rice varieties. It will make our Rice paddy healthy and give us healthy rice for domestic consumption and for export.