Detailed Introduction to the Q You 1 Rice Variety

Q You 1 is a new high-yield, high-quality hybrid rice variety bred by the Chongqing Seed Company, with an average yield of 550--600 kg per mu. Its grain quality is superior to that of the currently widely promoted hybrid rice Xianyou 63, and it is a medium-gelatinization high-quality rice. According to testing by the Rice and Rice Products Quality Supervision and Inspection Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, its brown rice rate is 81.0%, milled rice rate 72.6%, head rice rate 59.9%, grain length 6.8 mm, length-to-width ratio 3.0, chalky grain rate 39%, chalkiness degree 4.7%, transparency grade 1, alkali spreading value 6.3, gel consistency 48, amylose content 23.0%, and protein content 9.4%. According to the Ministry of Agriculture standard NY122-86 "High-Quality Edible Rice," among the test items for this variety, 6 indicators including milled rice rate, head rice rate, and grain length reach the first-grade standard for high-quality rice, while 5 indicators including brown rice rate, length-to-width ratio, and chalkiness degree reach the second-grade standard for high-quality rice, and the chalky grain rate is close to the third-grade standard. This variety has good palatability and is especially suitable for making dry cooked rice, representing a major breakthrough in the breeding of high-quality hybrid rice varieties in Chongqing.