High quality purebred rice varieties HDT10 and HD11 in Yen Thanh achieve high yield

On the morning of May 10, at Hoa Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development held a field workshop on quality purebred rice varieties HDT10 and HD11 produced by Hanoi Agricultural Investment and Development One Member Co., Ltd. in Hoa Thanh commune.

Attending the workshop were the Department of Crop Production - Plant Protection; Agricultural Extension Center; Plant Seed Center and leaders of districts, along with farmers participating in the model in the locality.

On the morning of May 10, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development coordinated with Hanoi Investment and Development One Member Co., Ltd. to organize a field workshop on high-quality purebred rice varieties HDT10 and HD11. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Twopure riceHDT10 and HD11 have been produced and supplied by Hanoi Investment and Rural Development One Member Co., Ltd. in most of the Northern provinces. ForNghe AnThese two rice varieties have been put into production since 2019, with a total area of ​​over 800 hectares, in the districts of Hung Nguyen, Nam Dan, Thanh Chuong, Do Luong, Anh Son, Nghi Loc, Dien Chau, Yen Thanh, Quynh Luu... Up to now, both of these rice varieties are included in the province's structural rice varieties.

Both of these rice varieties have been put into production in Nghe An since 2019, with high yields. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Characteristics of HDT10 rice variety: it is a heat-sensitive variety suitable for planting in both crops. The growth period of HDT10 rice variety in spring crop is 130 - 135 days; in summer crop is 100 - 105 days. HDT10 purebred rice variety has good adaptability, good vitality, good lodging resistance, good cold resistance, and good resistance to some major pests and diseases: blast, brown planthopper, brown leafhopper...

Average height of the tree is 110 cm, sturdy, thick leaves, strong branching, concentrated...ProductivityAverage yield: 65 - 70 quintals/ha, intensive yield: 70 - 85 quintals/ha. Good rice quality, milled rice ratio over 70%, clear rice grains, good rice quality, delicious, soft rice, rich flavor, fragrant.

Delegates attending the field workshop. Photo: Xuan Hoang

In the districtYen Thanh, HDT10 rice variety has high yield, from 7.2 tons/ha (summer crop) to 8.31 tons/ha (spring crop), 10 - 20% higher than popular rice varieties in the locality. Economic efficiency is 15 - 25% higher than other rice varieties. HD11 rice variety, spring crop has yield of 67.6 tons/ha; summer crop has yield of 58.2 - 65.4 tons/ha.

At the field workshop in Hoa Thanh commune (Yen Thanh), Mr. Nguyen Van Dinh - Director of Hoa Thanh Commune Agricultural Service Cooperative said that in the spring crop of 2022, the weather situation was unfavorable for rice production from the beginning to the middle of the crop.

HDT10 rice variety shows long panicles and many grains. Photo: Xuan Hoang

However, through monitoring, it shows that the advantages of these two rice varieties are that the seed germination rate reaches 97%, the rice plant height reaches 105 - 110 cm, the flag leaves are upright and thick... the plants are hard, resistant to lodging; concentrated flowering, long panicles, many grains... are varieties with high yield potential, good resistance to pests and diseases... Through evaluation, it shows that the fresh rice yield of the HDT10 rice variety reaches 85.7 quintals/ha; the HD11 rice variety reaches 82.8 quintals/ha.

Ms. Phan Thi Muoi, one of the households participating in the model in Chu Trac hamlet, Hoa Thanh commune, said that despite the unfavorable weather this spring crop, the yield of these two rice varieties was still high. The care process showed that both rice varieties had few pests and diseases, the plants were strong, did not fall over, and did not require the use of pesticides. These are the outstanding advantages of these two rice varieties.

Both rice varieties HDT10 and HD11 show few pests and diseases, strong plants, large, even flowers, and do not fall over. Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to Mr. Le Van Tuan - General Director of Hanoi Agricultural Investment and Development One Member Co., Ltd., this spring crop, the company cooperated with Hoa Thanh commune to implement a model of producing two high-quality pure rice varieties HDT10 and HD11 on an area of ​​25 hectares. This is a model of association andproduct coverage, so after harvest, the company will purchase all the rice for the farmers. Through evaluation, it shows that farmers are satisfied with these two rice varieties, because the growth process has few pests and diseases, the plants do not fall, and the yield is higher than other rice varieties.

Two high-quality pure rice varieties HDT10 and HD11 have been officially recognized as new agricultural crop varieties by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development since 2019. In recent years, the company has put them into production in many provinces across the country, bringing economic efficiency to farmers.