Introduction of an excellent variety of Coix

At present, there are three varieties of artificially planted coix seeds: one is the early maturing seed with thin shell yellow coat, the other is the middle maturing seed with thin shell red coat and large grain (referred to as "thin shell red coat coix seeds"), and the third is the late maturing seed with "hard skin". According to the analysis of large-scale planting situation in our institute for many years, among the above three varieties, the variety of "thin shell red coix" has high yield and best product quality, and is a special medium ripe coix variety exported to Japan and Korea with shell. The characteristics of this variety are: ovate fruit, thin shell, black or light brown, rice yield 65%, light red or light yellow endocarp, strong stem, strong lodging resistance, many tillers, a dark brown style at the top of the seed, slightly concave at the base, 1000-grain weight 132 g, suitable for large-area standardized base planting seed, less seed amount (2-3 kg), mechanical sowing and harvesting, extensive management, high quality and high yield.

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