Nepal
January 29, 2007
Variety Approval, Release and
Registration Sub-Committee under
National Seed Board that
met on 28 January 2007 officially released and registered a new
rice variety named ‘Khumal-8" (NR 10353-8-2-1) along with
complete package of practices for farmers to cultivate in
different agro-ecological condition in mid and low hills.
The new rice variety released
after 15 years’ research and experiment at different research
stations, disciplinary divisions and farmers’ fields at
different locations coordinated by Agri-Botany Division of
Nepal Agricultural Research
Council (NARC).
The variety has been recommended to cultivate in foot-hills,
tar, river basin and mid-hills under semi-irrigated and
irrigated condition in fertile soil.
The rice variety: ‘Khumal-8’ was
developed in Nepal with cross between ‘Jumli Marshi’ and ‘IR-36’
and was evaluated at the Division, research stations and in
multi-location testing sites with Coordinated Varietal Trial
(CVT), Coordinated Farmers’ Field Trials at locations in
different districts. It has small sized grain, short plant
height, good milling recovery and good taste similar to
Pokhareli Mashino that gives high price. It is resistant to
insect pest and lodging. It has an yield potential of 9,776
kg/ha and maturity period of 158 days from seeding.
The meeting of the Sub-Committee
was held under the Chairmanship of Dr. Nanda Prasad Shrestha,
Executive Director of NARC in Lalitpur. |
