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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
Volume 2019, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
HINDAWI LTD
DOI: 10.1155/2019/3926765
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- Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
- Agricultural Technology Transfer Project (ATTP)
- Advanta Seeds Company
- Wienco Ghana
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Hybrid rice technology is one of the promising, sustainable, and proven technologies for increasing rice production and productivity with a yield advantage of 15-30% over modern inbred varieties. The potential of hybrid rice has so far not been exploited in Ghana. This study was undertaken to evaluate the yield potential, reaction to diseases, and physical grain attributes of some introduced hybrids. The trials were laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replicates across three locations. Data were taken on grain yield, yield components, reaction to diseases, and grain physical characteristics. Four promising hybrids (SW ARNA 2, ARGH 1501, ARGH 1502, and ARGH 1503) with a mean yield advantage of 15-20.8% over the best inbred check AgraRice were identified. With few exceptions, the hybrids were broadly adapted and had adequate resistance to blast and bacterial leaf blight. Most of the test hybrids had long slender grains which make them acceptable to the Ghanaian market but lacked aroma.
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