Available Rice Varieties
Available rice Varieties include:
Reiziq
- Semi-dwarf bold medium grain
- High yield potential
- Lodging resistance
- Moderately susceptible to cold
V071
- Semi-dwarf bold medium grain
- Superior cold & lodging resistance to ReiziqA
- Higher grain yield than ReiziqA
Sherpa
- Semi-dwarf bold medium grain
- High yield potential
- High cold stress tolerance
Viand
- Short-season semi-dwarf bold medium grain
- Moderate resistance to lodging & cold
- Only grown in the MIA & CIAS
Langi
- Semi-dwarf long grain
- Moderate resistance to lodging
- Moderate establishment vigour
- Early harvest recommended
Topaz
- Semi-dwarf fragrant long grain
- Highly susceptible to cold temperatures
- Resistant to lodging
Doongara
- Semi-dwarf long grain
- Low glycaemic index
- Resistant to lodging
- Susceptible to cold
Opus
- Semi-dwarf short grain
- Resistant to lodging
- Moderately resistant to cold
- Moderate establishment vigour
Koshihikari
- Premium Japanese short grain
- Susceptible to straighthead & lodging
- Reduced applied nitrogen by 50%
Why We Develop New Rice Varieties
The core of our rice breeding mission is to enhance the profitability and sustainability of Australian Rice Growers.
By creating new varieties of rice which can better withstand biotic stresses such as bacteria, insects and fungi, and abiotic stresses such as cold, heat and drought, we can:
- Increase rice production levels on a long-term scale
- Support rice farmers
- Better respond to consumer demands
- Decrease nitrogen usage
- Adopt more sustainable production techniques
- Apply our research on a wider agronomic scale
- Adapt to farming & market requirements
To find out more about the goals and practices of our organisation, please don’t hesitate to
get in touch with
our team at Rice Breeding Australia.
