Climate Change-ready rice varieties

Planting high-yielding and stress-tolerant varieties suitable to the area is the frontline defense against climate change.

Drought and Submergence-Prone Varieties

Variety Average yield (t/ha) Maximum yield (t/ha) 5.50 Maturity days % Milling (after sowing) recovery Eating quality

NSIC Rc192 3.7 106 70.1 Moderately soft (Sahod Ulan 1) when cooked Rc192 can be sensitive to soil moisture fluctuations but cannot withstand prolonged drought. If water comes, they have the ability to recover quickly. NSIC Rc194 (Submarino 1) 2.5 125 Soft when cooked

Submarino 1 can survive, grow, and develop even after 10 days of complete submergence at vegetative stage.

Saline Resistant Varieties

Variety Average yield (t/ha) Maximum yield (t/ha) 5.7 Maturity days % Milling (after sowing) recovery Eating quality

NSIC Rc290 3.5 113 69.3 Soft when cooked (Salinas 6) Rc290 has a wide spectrum of resistance to blast, bacterial leaf blight, stemborer, brown planthopper and green leafhopper. NSIC Rc292 2.97 4.7 111 69.8 Soft when cooked (Salinas 7) Rc292 has intermediate resistance to blast and tungro under field conditions.

Variety

Average yield (t/ha)

2.8 117 68.1 NSIC Rc294 (Salinas 8) Rc294 has intermediate resistance to bacterial leaf blight and stemborer. 3.1 4.6 117 70.1 NSIC Rc296 (Salinas 9) Rc296 has intermediate resistance to bacterial leaf blight and sheath blight.

Maximum yield (t/ha) 3.4

Maturity days % Milling (after sowing) recovery

Eating quality
Moderately soft when cooked Moderately soft when cooked

Note: Most saline-prone varieties varieties are adapted only to moderate salinity.

Lowland Irrigated Varieties

NSIC Rc222 (Tubigan 18) is high yielding with dual role as transplanted or direct wet-seeded crop for irrigated and/or for dry-seeding in rainfed rice ecosystems. Variety Average yield (t/ha) Maximum yield (t/ha) 10 Maturity days % Milling recovery Eating quality

6.1 114 NSIC Rc222 (Tubigan 18) If transplanted, Rc 222 has intermediate to blast, bacterial leaf blight and tungro. Moderately resistant to brown planthopper and green leafhoppers. 5.7 7.9 106 -

If direct seeded, Rc 222 has intermediate resistance to blast, bacterial leaf blight, and tungro. Moderately resistant to brown planthopper and green leafhoppers.

Rainfed Lowland Dry-Seeded Varieties

Variety Average yield (t/ha) Maximum yield (t/ha) 6.4 Maturity days % Milling (after seeding) recovery Eating quality

3.0 110 66.6 Moderately soft NSIC Rc272 when cooked. (Sahod Ulan 2) Rc272 is resistant to moderately resistant to Whiteheads (WSB & YSB), moderately resistant to intermediate reaction to green leafhopper.

NSIC Rc274 (Sahod Ulan 3)

2.97

6.6

116

67.5

Sofy when cooked

Rc274 has absolute resistance to intermediate reaction to Whiteheads (YSB) and moderate resistance to green leafhopper across seasons.

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Average yield (t/ha)

NSIC Rc276 2.6 119 67.5 Hard when cooked (Sahod Ulan 4) Rc276 has absolute resistance to intermediate reaction to Whiteheads (YSB) in some parts in Luzon and Visayas. Moderate resistance to green leafhopper across seasons. NSIC Rc278 2.4 5.3 110 68.5 Moderately soft (Sahod Ulan 5) when cooked. Rc278 has resistance to intermediate reaction to blast in some parts in Luzon, Visayas, and Cotabato. It is intermediately resistant to sheath blight. Rc278 has moderate resistance to Whiteheads (WSB & YSB) and green leafhopper across seasons. NSIC Rc280 2.5 5.5 123 65.4 Moderately soft (Sahod Ulan 6) when cooked Rc280 is resistant or intermediately resistant to Whiteheads (WSB & YSB) and moderately resistant or has intermediate reaction to green leafhopper. NSIC Rc284 3.7 5.7 114 68.2 Moderately soft (Sahod Ulan 8) when cooked Rc284 has moderate to absolute resistance to WSB & YSB in some parts of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. NSIC Rc286 3.4 5.0 115 70.9 Hard when cooked (Sahod Ulan 9) Rc286 has moderate to intermediate resistance to major insect pests: stemborer, BPH, and GLH. NSIC Rc288 3.5 6.5 118 69.7 Soft when cooked (Sahod Ulan 10) Rc 288 has a wide spectrum of resistance to blast, bacterial leaf blight, and stemborer.

Maximum yield (t/ha) 5.4

Maturity days % Milling (after seeding) recovery

Eating quality

Note: All rainfed lowland varieties are adapted to moderate drought conditions only, in areas with intermittent to sufficient rainfall pattern.