QUEZON CITY, June 12 — Philippine Rice Research Institute of the Department of Agriculture (DA- PhilRice) urges farmers to use high-quality seeds of recommended rice varieties to ensure good yield this wet season when field pests and diseases are usually prevalent.
QUEZON CITY, June 12 — Philippine Rice Research Institute of the Department of Agriculture (DA- PhilRice) urges farmers to use high-quality seeds of recommended rice varieties to ensure good yield this wet season when field pests and diseases are usually prevalent.
Dr. Oliver Manangkil, head of the Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Division, said that crops from high-quality seeds grow, mature, and ripen uniformly; resulting in a 10% or more yield increase.
He also said that high-quality rice seeds have at least 85% germination rate and fewer weed seeds. High-quality seeds, he said, are relatively pure, full and uniform in size, and free from visible seed-borne diseases.
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