Introduction to the rice variety Bayou 161
Bayou 161 is a hybrid late japonica rice introduced from Shanghai by the Tongxiang City Seed Company.
In the 1997 and 1998 single-season rice regional trials in Jiaxing City, the average yields were 572.8kg/667m2 and 571.4kg/667m2 respectively, increasing yield by 5.29% and 1.16% compared with the control Xiushui 63; in the 2000 municipal production trial, the average yield was 590.8kg/667m2, an increase of 3.7% over Xiushui 63. The average whole growth period in the two-year regional trial was 158 days. Moderately resistant to bacterial leaf blight, moderately susceptible to rice blast, susceptible to narrow brown leaf spot, brown planthopper and white-backed planthopper. The appearance and grain quality are relatively good, and the eating quality is relatively good.
Tongxiang City Seed Company
Suitable for planting as single-season late rice in northern Zhejiang.