Hung Nguyen tests new rice varieties for high yield

(Baonghean) -In the Spring crop of 2011, Hung Nguyen district (Nghe An) put into pilot planting of XT.28 and X.33 rice varieties on some areas of the midland communes such as Hung Thinh, Hung Phuc, Hung Tan, and Nang Xuan rice variety was planted in the communes of Hung Dao, Hung My, Hung Tay... The results showed that the rice varieties put into trial planting all had the ability to resist pests and diseases and withstand cold well.

Also on this occasion, Hung Nguyen district organized a workshop to evaluate the SRI improved intensive farming technique and tested high-quality rice varieties on 10 hectares in two communes, Hung Long and Hung Linh. This is a method of planting young seedlings, sparsely planting in marked furrows or in square plots, using manure and hand weeding, watering as required to exploit the even growth of rice plants.

From the results of field monitoring and initial data analysis, many high-yield rice varieties have confirmed their suitability for intensive farming in Hung Nguyen fields, providing an open direction for the restructuring of commercial rice varieties.

Bui Tho