Detailed Introduction to Rice Variety Hejiang 23
Breeding institution: Rice Research Institute, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Approval status: approved by the Heilongjiang Provincial Crop Variety Approval Committee in 1986 and by the National Crop Variety Approval Committee in 1991.
Variety registration number: GS01020-1990.
Variety origin: Hejiang 20/Qian Song.
Characteristics: a medium-maturity japonica rice variety. Plant height is about 85 cm, the stems are tough and relatively resistant to lodging. The plant type is compact, with a typical leaf-above-panicle type; tiller number per plant is about 12, panicle length is about 15 cm, 60-70 grains per panicle, and 1000-grain weight is 26 g. In Heilongjiang, the growth period is 130-135 days; it is fertilizer-tolerant, highly cold-resistant, and resistant to rice blast. The average yield is about 450 kg per mu.
Cultivation points: sow 33 hills per sq m, with 2-3 plants per hill.
Suitable range: the second accumulated temperature zone of Heilongjiang Province, the cold regions of Jilin Province, and high-altitude areas of Hebei, Shanxi, and Shaanxi Provinces.