Introduction to the Characteristics of the Jingyue No. 1 Rice Variety
Breeding institution: Institute of Crop Breeding and Cultivation, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Approval status: recognized in 1986 by the Liaoning Provincial Crop Variety Approval Committee, in 1987 by the Tianjin Municipal Crop Variety Approval Committee, and in 1991 by the National Crop Variety Approval Committee.
Variety registration number: GS01016-1990.
Variety source: Shuiyuan 300 grains/Yuelu Zaosheng.
Characteristics: a medium-maturity japonica rice variety. Plant height about 100 cm, panicle length 20-25 cm, compact plant type, many tillers, about 100 grains per panicle, 1000-grain weight 25 g, seed-setting rate 95%. Growth period 160 days, resistant to rice blast, good tolerance to salinity-alkalinity and cold, prone to premature senescence if irrigation is stopped too early in the later stage.
Cultivation points: apply more basal fertilizer in the early stage; alternate wetting and drying is best for irrigation.
Suitable range: can be cultivated as single-season rice in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and southern Liaoning.