Brief Introduction to the Characteristics of the Gan Zaoxian No. 43 Rice Variety

Gan Zaoxian No. 43 (original code 91-136) is a new early indica variety developed by Jiangxi Provincial Agricultural Reclamation School through crossbreeding and selection.

Characteristics: the whole growth period is 110 days. Plant height 82 cm, strong tillering ability, 260,000 effective panicles per mu, 73% panicle-bearing rate, panicle length 19 cm, total grains per panicle machine grains, 63 filled grains, 75% seed-setting rate, 1000-grain weight 25 g. Brown rice rate 82.5%, grain length-to-width ratio 2.8. Natural induction identification in rice blast areas: seedling blast grade 2, leaf blast grade 3, neck blast grade 0. From 1995 to 1996, it participated in the provincial regional trial, with an average yield of 381.94 kg per mu, an increase of 7.28% over the control variety Gan Zaoxian No. 37. In 1996, in production trials in Nanfeng County, Yongxiu County and other places, the general yield was about 400 kg per mu, showing stable and high yield.

Breeder: Jiangxi Provincial Agricultural Reclamation School

Region and technique: sow from late March to early April. The seedling age of 25-30 days is suitable. Row spacing 20 x 13.3 cm. Apply sufficient base fertilizer, topdress early, and apply panicle fertilizer as appropriate. Manage water scientifically and pay attention to the prevention and control of pests and diseases.