MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOCHEMICAL ATTRIBUTES OF NEWLY DEVELOPED HIGH YIELDING RICE VARIETY “SWATAI 2014”

Abstract

Variety development comprises consistent evaluation and data recording for period of almost 5-7 years’ time span. Research studies were carried on rice variety “Swatai 2014” “at Agriculture Research Institute, Mingora, Swat during the period” of 2006-2013 in order to evaluate and record the physiological, chemical, agronomical and the registration data on required parameters for the development of this variety. The variety has recently been “approved by Provincial Seed” Council and “released” for general cultivation in temperate climatic region of KP. Besides, its earliness in maturity (20 days) and 20% high trend in yield as compared to the commercial variety JP5 of the area are other attributes. Thus, ultimate goal of Swatai 2014 approval and release was to increase paddy yield per unit area in the upper colder zones of Malakand division, where other varieties usually fetch low yield. The newly developed rice variety “Swatai 2014” is thus having the great importance to enhance the net income of the farmers and to improve their socio-economic condition of the poor farmers.