Two new varieties of paddy

by P.P.G. Sugathadasa, Thihagoda group cor.

Fresh paddy varieties have been developed by the Ambalantota Paddy Research Institute and these novel paddy strains have been named AT 07695 and AT 06486.

AT - 07695 is a white samba paddy strain. The harvest can be reaped within three and half months since its cultivation.

Over 130 bushels of paddy can be harvested in an acre from the same through the cultivation in the dry zone.

In cultivation the above variety in an acre in the wet zone 110 bushels of paddy can easily be reaped.

That is also highly resistant to paddy pests, insect and various other diseases researchers said.

AT-06486 is also a white and Samba paddy variety. Its harvest can be yielded in three months since cultivation.

Over 130 bushels of paddy can possibly be harvested from this paddy strain too through cultivation in an acre in the dry zone. In the wet zone cultivation almost nearly 115 paddy bushels could easily obtained in an acre from the same.

It can of resisting to paddy pests, insects and leaf diseases researchers said.According to Deputy Director attached to Ambalantota Paddy Research Station R.F. Hafeel the paddy strains are currently passing through the final experimental stages and tests.

After these tests and researches are over these two strains will be released for cultivation purposes paddy researchers said.