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Improved Seed Varieties of Rice

» 1. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: Swarna 2 (ADV 8744+)  ||   Released in 2025  ||   Registered in 2025

Outstanding Characteristics : High yielding, high head rice yield (52.15%) and medium duration. (13.9t/ha)

» 2. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: ADV 8200 (PAC 801)  ||   Released in 2025  ||   Registered in 2025

Outstanding Characteristics : High yielding, high milling recovery (71.15%), medium duration. (13.8t/ha)

» 3. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 72 (BRRI DHAN 100)  ||   Released in 2025  ||   Registered in 2025

Outstanding Characteristics : High yiedling, medium slender grain and high Zinc content (25.2mg/kg). (9.8t/ha)

» 4. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 71 (BRRI DHAN 74)  ||   Released in 2025  ||   Registered in 2025

Outstanding Characteristics : High yiedling and high Zinc content (24.18mg). (9.6t/ha)

» 5. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 70 (Hanliangyon 7608 (DS18))  ||   Released in 2024  ||   Registered in 2024

Outstanding Characteristics : High crop and ratoon yield, early maturity and drought tolerance. (11.8t/ha)

» 6. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 69 (Hanliangyon 3908 (DS15))  ||   Released in 2024  ||   Registered in 2024

Outstanding Characteristics : High yield and drought tolerance. (13.8t/ha)

» 7. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: Bioseed Fiyah 800 (Paddy 800)  ||   Released in 2024  ||   Registered in 2024

Outstanding Characteristics : High yield, high swelling ratio and long grain(11.7t/ha)

» 8. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: Bioseed Fiyah 549 (Paddy 549)  ||   Released in 2024  ||   Registered in 2024

Outstanding Characteristics : High yield and high swelling ratio(11.8t/ha)

» 9. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: Ex Badaru (Ex Badaru)  ||   Released in 2024  ||   Registered in 2024

Outstanding Characteristics : Early maturity, high yield, high tillering(9.9t/ha)

» 10. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 68 (ARS 161-3-5-5-3- B-BD)  ||   Released in 2023  ||   Registered in 2023

Outstanding Characteristics : Early maturing and high yielding. (11.6t/ha)

» 11. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: Arize TEJ Gold (Arize TEJ Gold)  ||   Released in 2022  ||   Registered in 2022

Outstanding Characteristics : High yield, long and slender grains, tolerant to blast and stem borer. (9.7 t/ha)

» 12. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: Arize 6444 Gold (Arize 6444 Gold)  ||   Released in 2022  ||   Registered in 2022

Outstanding Characteristics : High yield, long and medium slender grains and tolerance to blast and stem borer. (10 t/ha)

» 13. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: GAWAL R1 (CHAOTAN)  ||   Released in 2017  ||   Registered in 2017

Outstanding Characteristics : High yielding, and tolerance to blast disease. (10.4t/ha)

» 14. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 67 (ART350:10-2-1-B)  ||   Released in 2017  ||   Registered in 2017

Outstanding Characteristics : Submergence tolerant, high yielding, long and slender grains and moderately tolerant to iron toxicity. (6.7t/ha)

» 15. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 66 (ART351:12-2-B-5- B)  ||   Released in 2017  ||   Registered in 2017

Outstanding Characteristics : Submergence tolerant, high yielding, long and medium slender grains and moderately tolerant to iron toxicity. (6.7t/ha)

» 16. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 65 (ART16-5-9-22-3-B- B-2)  ||   Released in 2015  ||   Registered in 2015

Outstanding Characteristics : Early maturing, high yielding and drought tolerance. (6.4t/ha)

» 17. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 64 (ART15-7-16-38-1- B-B-2)  ||   Released in 2015  ||   Registered in 2015

Outstanding Characteristics : Early maturing, high yielding and drought tolerance. (5.2t/ha)

» 18. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: FARO 63 (ART3-7L9P8-3-B- B-2-1)  ||   Released in 2014  ||   Registered in 2014

Outstanding Characteristics : Early maturity and high yielding. (6.2t/ha)

» 19. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: UPIA 3 (IWA 3)  ||   Released in 2013  ||   Registered in 2013

Outstanding Characteristics : Early maturity, high yield, long slender grains and tolerant to iron toxicity. (7.0t/ha)

» 20. Crop: Rice   ||  Variety: UPIA 2 (IWA 2)  ||   Released in 2013  ||   Registered in 2013

Outstanding Characteristics : High yield, long slender grains, tolerant to iron toxicity and African rice gall midge. (8.0t/ha)