Institute Mekong Delta rice producing new varieties dozens

Institute Mekong Delta rice producing new varieties dozens
(Mard-10/3/2015): On 5/3, in the city of Can Tho, Mekong Delta Rice Institute Long has organized a workshop evaluation Winter-Spring rice varieties in 2014 - 2015. Over 500 participants from area authorities a number of local, agricultural seed centers in some provinces, the Mekong Delta, seed supply businesses and farmers participated.

According to Master Nguyen Van Tao, head of manufacturing and service plant varieties - Institute Mekong Delta rice, every year, the Institute produced a dozen new varieties of short-term quality, high yield, good quality , resistant to pests, tolerance to harsh conditions such as acidity and salinity, flooding, drought. Currently the Institute is organizing the production of super-pure breed, pure breed level and confirm with the local to help farmers in areas with quality rice production, to increase revenue and efficiency on unit area joining big field.

Institute for 5ha to maintain about 38 original varieties from seed author passed with tens of thousands of fish can be assessed every case. To breed of super-pure, devoted Institute's area 14 ha to 22 varieties like Jasmine 85, VD20, OM 4900, OM 6976 ... with an output of about 45 tons. In parallel, the Institute for 100ha breeding pure grade, including 85 rice varieties like Jasmine, OM 4900, OM 7347, OM 5451 ... with production estimated at 500 tons. In addition, the Institute has 120 ha of certified breeders including varieties like OM 4900, OM 7347, OM 5451, OM 6600, OM 9921 ..., produced by the process, defined as the sowing row, actually current accreditation, testing harvesting, processing and packaging with production estimated at over 600 tons. Particularly summer-autumn 2015, the Institute of the Mekong Delta Rice will focus on the main varieties of rice seed production project export by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development approved Yanzhou like OM 4900, OM 7347, OM 6162, OM 6976, OM 5451 ... The Institute also prepared a number of additional prospects seed varieties in good quality, good quality supply ready for production in the future.

Mekong Delta rice producing areas of the country goods, annually contributes over 50% of wheat and 90% of total rice exports. Rice now and for a long time to come remain the staple crop in the Mekong Delta for the traditional crops of rice suitable natural conditions, the region's socio-economic and security policy Vietnam's food security. However, the onset and change the toxicity of many pests have a large effect on the production of rice in the Mekong Delta. With regular research and evaluation of the adaptation of new varieties in the ecological subregion Mekong Delta Rice Institute of the Mekong Delta, is contributing varieties, crop cultivation layout suitable for rice production in the Mekong Delta today. /.

Pham Duy Khuong