Introduction to the Ezao No. 6 Rice Variety and Its Cultivation Key Points

Unit: Food Crops Institute, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Approval status: approved by the Hubei Provincial Crop Variety Approval Committee, and approved by the National Crop Variety Approval Committee in 1991.

Variety registration number: GS01003-1990.

Variety source: Hongmeizao/IR8//72-11/Erjiu'ai No. 7.

Characteristics: a late-maturing early indica rice variety. Plant height about 85 cm, tillering moderately compact and loose, leaves narrow and long, dark in color, leaves slightly drooping at the early stage and erect at the later stage, panicles drooping, panicle length 20 cm, grains long oval, 1000-grain weight about 27 g, medium grain quality. Growth period 114-121 days. Resistant to bacterial leaf blight, slightly susceptible to rice blast. Generally yields more than 400 kg per mu.

Cultivation key points: sow from late March to early April, sowing rate 50-60 kg per mu, seedling age 30 days is suitable, transplant enough to reach 240,000 basic seedlings per mu, topdress and cultivate within 10 days after transplanting, manage early to promote early growth, strive for sufficient panicle number, combine nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, and prevent lodging.

Suitable range: suitable for cultivation in Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui and other provinces.