ThaiBinh Seed: Many excellent rice varieties for spring crop 2025

Rice varieties TBR 97, TBR 87 and TBR 88 are on the rise.

According to representative of ThaiBinh Seed Company LimitedCentral Highlands - Central region, TBR97 rice variety is a copyrighted product of ThaiBinh Seed Group, recognized as a national variety from August 1, 2022. This is a purebred, temperate rice variety, widely adaptable, and tolerant to intensive cultivation.

The Ea Sup District Agricultural Extension Station (Dak Lak) tested the 2024 spring crop and said: The model field did not collapse because the TBR97 rice plant has a large, strong, healthy stem, and moderate plant height, so it is quite resistant to collapse.

TBR97 rice variety is resistant to pests and diseases, grows strongly, has green and beautiful leaves, and is almost undamaged by pests and diseases. The rice flowers quickly and in clusters, has large, long panicles, many panicles, dense grains, quite large, long grains, bright yellow color, high percentage of solid grains, and delicious rice quality.

“In general, the TBR97 rice variety is suitable for the natural conditions in Ea Sup district, the amount of seed sown is small, the rice grows well, has few pests and diseases, and gives high yield and good rice quality. Therefore, farmers should boldly put the TBR97 rice variety into mass production, because this rice variety has been recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development since 2022. It is recommended that local leaders need to have guidance and support so that the TBR97 rice variety can be widely put into production in communes in the district in the coming time,” said the leader of the Ea Sup District Agricultural Extension Station.

TBR97 rice variety has a short growing period, winter-spring crop from 105-110 days,Summer - Fall crop from 95 - 100 days; good resistance to adverse weather conditions and pests, especially blast and leaf blight.

The rice plant is strong, very resistant to lodging, tillers well, flowers in concentrated clusters, thick flowers, high percentage of firm grains; the average height of the rice plant is 90 - 95cm, can withstand strong winds... TBR97 rice variety has high yield, reaching 70 - 75 quintals/ha, with good intensive cultivation it can reach 90 quintals/ha; the rice is clear, soft, rich and fragrant.

TBR97 rice variety is tolerant to intensive cultivation, has strong tillering, is strong, has moderate plant height, has a high rate of firmness per panicle, and is suitable for production of both crops per year. In particular, TBR97 rice variety is tolerant to heat, has limited lodging, and is very suitable for summer-autumn production. TBR97 rice variety is less susceptible to pests and diseases. Currently, communes in the district are mass producing TBR97 rice variety, which is almost disease-free and rarely uses pesticides," said a representative of ThaiBinh Seed Company Limited - Central Highlands - Central Highlands.

The TBR97 rice variety has been tested in Nghe An since 2022 in Do Luong district. Through comparison, Nghe An Agricultural Extension Center said: In the same area, the TBR 97 rice variety has the ability to grow and develop well, is suitable for soil and climate conditions, and is more resistant than other varieties grown in the same conditions, especially its ability to resist rice blast disease is very good. While other varieties grown in the same conditions all have to be sprayed with rice blast insecticide 3-4 times, the TBR 97 variety does not have to be sprayed at all.

The growing period in the 2022 spring crop is 122 days, 5-7 days shorter than other rice varieties in the area, so it can be planted twice a year. The harvest results in the field show that the yield of this rice variety is very high (64-72 quintals/ha). This rice variety is currently being planted in many districts in Nghe An.

TBR87 rice variety is a temperate rice variety, widely adaptable, with a short growing period: In the Northern provinces: Spring crop from 120 - 130 days, Summer crop from 100 - 105 days; Central, South Central and Central Highlands provinces: Winter - Spring crop from 105 - 110 days, Summer - Autumn crop from 95 - 100 days; In the South from 95 - 100 days.

Plant height 100 - 120cm, compact shape, concentrated flowering, bright yellow color. Weight of 1,000 seeds, equivalent to 22.0 - 24.0 grams.

This rice variety has blast and leaf blight resistance genes, helping it to withstand blast and leaf blight diseases well. The variety has high yield, averaging 70-75 quintals/ha. With good intensive cultivation, it can reach 90-95 quintals/ha. The TBR87 rice variety has clear grains, soft, rich rice and a characteristic aroma.

Another purebred rice variety successfully created by ThaiBinh Seed is called TBR88, which has some unique characteristics such as: It can produce both crops in a year, this is a temperate rice variety, and can withstand intensive cultivation.

The brown rice ratio is 80-83%; the milled rice ratio is 65-73%; the whole rice ratio is 75-80%. The rice grains are slender, the rice is delicious, soft, rich and has a light aroma.

It is known that the growth period of TBR88 rice variety in the Northern provinces: Spring crop from 130-135 days, Summer crop from 105-110 days. South Central coastal provinces: Winter-spring crop from 115-120 days, Summer-autumn crop from 100-105 days. Central Highlands provinces: Winter-spring crop from 120-125 days and Summer-autumn crop from 100-105 days.

Many superior plant varieties

According to information from ThaiBinh Seed, in this winter-spring crop alone, the group has conducted large-scale trials with a total of more than ten tons of various plant varieties, with a total of 22 varieties. Of which, there are 14 pure rice varieties, 6 hybrid rice varieties, and 2 colored varieties. The total number of demonstration models is 200 points in 45 provinces and cities across the country. Popular varieties include TBR 225, BC15, Thai Xuyen 111... In addition, there are many corn and vegetable varieties.

Through evaluation, all rice varieties have good resistance to pests and diseases, many rice varieties with resistant genes have shown their superiority in the fields. Notably, the yield is higher than other popular varieties (average from 65-70 quintals/ha). It is worth mentioning that ThaiBinh Seed's new rice varieties all have a high head rice ratio of 68-70%, delicious rice quality, soft rice, and a fragrant aroma that is popular with people.

In addition, ThaiBinh Seed also owns the hybrid glutinous corn variety TBM135, super large corn, super sticky kernels. This is a glutinous corn variety that has been researched to have a short growing period and can be planted all year round. The time from sowing to harvesting fresh corn is 70 - 80 days. The plant height and corn height are low, the tripod root system is strong, helping the plant to have good resistance to lodging.

Corn grows and develops strongly, the green leaves last until harvest, helping the variety to harvest fresh corn and also harvest leaves and stems as animal feed. This corn variety has good resistance to pests and diseases, especially good resistance to rust, a disease that often causes serious damage to mass-produced waxy corn varieties. High fresh corn yield: Average 106 - 144 quintals/ha, intensive farming.