EVALUATION OF IMPROVED VARIETIES OF RICE (ORYZA SATIVA L.) UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION OF NAMSAI, ARUNACHAL PRADESH, INDIAHibu Sunya, Avinash Sharma, Chowlani Manpoong, V.S. Devadas, Himanshu Pandey and Devendra SinghAbstract An experiment was performed for evaluation of improved varieties of rice under environmental conditions occurring at Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh in Research Farm of Arunachal University. Studies were conducted during Kharif season for identifying the promising variety. Thirteen varieties, namely Deepthi; NPT Cul-1; Red Matta Triveni; Jyothi; Uma; Akhaya; Sapmpada; Aathiva; JS-7; Khamti Lahi; Thailand Lahi; MTU and Bora were assessed in replicated randomized block design with 2 replication. The results revealed that the varieties showed significant variations on growth and yield parameters viz; Plant height at the vegetative stage, Number of productive tillers, Number of days for panicle emergence, Crop duration, Number of grains per panicle, Length of panicle, Length of grain, 1000 grain weight, Yield per plot and Length/Breadth ratio of grains. From the above findings, it is observed that, considering the growth and yield parameters, improved rice varieties Uma and JS-7, exotic variety Thailand Lahi, indigenous variety Bora and Khamti Lahi were found to be promising under the Namsai condition of Arunachal Pradesh. |