Detailed Introduction to the Premium Black Upland Rice Variety 144

144 black upland rice is a variety developed by crossing black rice (paddy rice) with white rice upland rice, subjecting the cross to radiation treatment, and then carrying out directed selection under upland cultivation conditions. This variety has a plant height of 100 cm, with thick and tough stems, medium-length and relatively wide leaves that are held upright, glossy green, and a compact plant type. The main panicle is 25 cm long, with an average of 274.2 grains per panicle, reaching as many as 422 grains, and a 1000-grain weight of 26-72 g. The grains are oval-shaped, the rice is jet black, and the endosperm is entirely black. Black rice contains various proteins and trace elements needed by the human body, and eating it regularly is beneficial to human health.

The full growth period of 144 black upland rice is 138 days. It is not sensitive to light or temperature and has strong adaptability, and can be sown in either spring or summer. This variety is resistant to rice blast and neck blast, has strong lodging resistance, is extremely drought-tolerant, has strong tillering ability, and yields 400-500 kg per mu when planted in upland fields. Direct seeding in upland fields is the same as planting @#@245@#@. For hole sowing, sow 5-6 grains per hole, and for direct seeding use 4 kg of seed per mu. It can also be raised as seedlings and transplanted; water in the early stage after transplanting, and after the plants are established, manage them the same as wheat. Spring planting is at the end of March, and summer planting is in mid-June.