How many varieties of rice are there? What are the most popular?

Whenever you see the golden rice seeds, the farmer friends are excited. It not only proves the achievements of the farmers' friends in planting rice, but also when evaluating the rice. Through professional evaluation, rice varieties can be divided into many grades. Next, let's take a look at how many kinds of rice varieties there are now. What are the most popular ones?

How many varieties of rice are there?

At present, there are 535 excellent rice varieties in China, which mainly include four categories: national rice core demonstration varieties, Hunan Shuangxin display varieties, Hunan enterprise consortium production test varieties, results trading platform varieties. Among them, there is a mid-season rice variety Jingliangyou 1212, which has strong lodging resistance, seed budding rate of more than 90%, yield of 1500 jin per mu, long rice grains and good rice quality. It's a very good variety of rice.

Second, the most popular rice varieties

First, "Yixiang you 2115"

The whole growth period is 156days, the plant height is 117cm, the ear length is 26cm, the effective ear is 150000 per 667m2 (1 mu), the average ear is 156grains, the seed setting rate is 82%, and the 1000-grain weight is 32.8g. Resistant to rice blast and false smut. The average output is 623 kg per 667 square meters. The main indicators of rice quality are: roughness rate 80.6%, milled rice rate 72.9%, head rice rate 54.5%, grain length 7.6 mm, aspect ratio 2.9, chalky grain rate 15%, chalkiness 2.2%, gel consistency 78 mm, amylose content 17.1%, reaching the national standard grade 2. The rice is fragrant, well-grained, soft and moderate, smooth and delicious, similar to Thai rice.

It is suitable for planting middle and low altitude indica rice in Yunnan, Guizhou (except Wuling mountain area), Chongqing (except Wuling mountain area), Sichuan Pingba hilly rice region and southern Shaanxi rice area.

"Tianyou 1177"

Early maturing indica three-line hybrid rice. The whole growth period is 158days, the plant height is 94.6cm and the effective panicle is 155000 per mu. The ear length is 23.7cm, the average number of filled grains per ear is 140.7, the seed setting rate is 78.3%, and the 1000-grain weight is 29.2g. The grain shape is longer, the grain weight is larger, the glume tip is purple, awnless, and the color is good in the later stage. The main indicators of rice quality are: roughness rate 80.1%, milled rice rate 67.8%, head rice rate 53.5%, chalky grain rate 68%, chalkiness 6.8%, grain length 7 mm, aspect ratio 2.9, gel consistency 72 mm, amylose content 16.6%. The average yield per mu is 583 kg.

It is suitable for planting medium indica precocious rice in Guizhou province and should be used cautiously in areas with frequent occurrence of rice blast.

3. "Guangliangyou 800"

The whole growth period is about 133 days, the plant height is 112 cm, the ear type is short and thick, the stem is elastic, the plant type is compact and the tillering ability is strong. It is resistant to bacterial blight and has strong resistance to sheath blight. Resistant to high temperature, low temperature, fertilizer and lodging, suitable for mechanized harvesting. The main indicators of rice quality are: roughness rate 78.8%, head rice rate 61%, chalky grain rate 18%, chalkiness 3%, amylose content 21.7%, gel consistency 57 mm, aspect ratio 3, reaching the second grade of national standard quality. The rice is glittering and translucent, the rice is soft and delicious, and the food is good. It is suitable for planting in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

To sum up, if farmers want to grow high-yield rice, it is best to start from the varieties, different varieties directly determine the yield and quality of rice. I hope this article will be helpful to you.

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