IR36 rice

Product Description

Semi-dwarf IR36 is a hybrid rice variety developed by Gurdev Khush. By cross-breeding IR8 with 13 parent varieties from six nations, , a semi-dwarf variety that proved highly resistant to a number of the major insect pests and diseases that raised farmers rice yields and drove down prices of the staple food for Asian families.[1] IR36 matures rapidly 105 days compared to 130 days for IR8 and 150170 days for traditional types and produces the slender grain preferred in many countries. The combination of these characteristics soon made IR36 one of the most widely planted food crop varieties worldwide in just a few years.