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.