Benjamekha 1 (C.P.Rice 35)

Rice Variety Characteristics

C.P.Rice 888 x Gor Kor Maejo 2

Sticky rice, shade tolerant, suitable for upland cultivation (hillside paddies), susceptible to lodging.

Upright plant type, plant height up to panicle neck 102 cm.

Harvest age 110-130 days after seedling. Panicle length 26 cm.

Grain color: beige husk cover, short hair, awnless. 1000 grain

weight: average 25.42 grams.

Distinctive features: short stature, non-lodging, long slender grains, aromatic.

Average yield: 897 kg. per Rai, yield potential: 1,570 kg. at 15% moisture.

Diseases and insects found:

Brown planthopper (nymph stage): Use chemicals like thiamethoxam, and thiacloprid.
Stem borers (from stem to heading stage): Use chemicals like fipronil / Emamectin benzoate.
Leafhoppers: Use chemicals like fenobucarb.

Common diseases:

Sheath blight: Recommend spraying azoxystrobin+azoxystrobin during 60-80 days after transplanting, before flowering, at 100 days after transplanting, and after lodging.