Rank | Rice variety | *Percent of farmers’ scores | Reasons for ranking |
1 | NAMCHE 4 | 75.0 | Moderate maturity, low blast disease infection, big panicle size, high tillering, high vigour, high drought and excessive rain tolerant, very high yielding and good grain filling. |
2 | E22 | 70.8 | Low blast disease, good grain filling, moderate maturity, high vigour, low plant height, high tillering, high yielding, good panicle, high drought and excessive rain tolerant. |
3 | NAMCHE 5 | 62.5 | Moderately diseased, low tillering, moderate grain filling, drought tolerant, large panicle and moderately high yielding. |
4 | NERICA 10 | 59.8 | Non uniform grain filling, low tillering, very early maturing, big panicle size with large grains and heavily destroyed by birds. |
5 | Local Var | 56.7 | Heavily affected by blast disease, susceptible to heavy rains and high logging, low tillering and small size panicle. |
6 | SUPERICA 1 | 46.7 | High tillering, well filled grain, small panicle, high vigour, tall and easy logging, susceptible to pests (stalk borers) and blast disease. |
7 | NERICA 6 | 40.0 | Very late maturity, low tillering, highly susceptible to drought, big panicles, high vegetative growth, resistant to blast and highly vigorous. |