Binadhan-13
Rice Variety: Binadhan-13
Main Features of the Variety
| Developed by | Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh, Bangladesh |
| Main characteristics | The mutant contains most of the characters of Kalizira. The main characteristics of Binadhan-13 are as follows: Leaves remain green till maturity |
| Origin | It has been developed from local fine grain aromatic rice cultivar Kalizira with the application of gamma radiation and Datura extract. |
| Growing season | The mutant KD5-18-150 has been released as Binadhan-13, a fine grain aromatic rice variety suitable for cultivation in T. aman season of Bangladesh. |
| Duration of this variety | Crop duration 138-142 days |
| Resistant/tolerant | Moderately lodging resistant |
| Yield | Grain yield 3.2-3.6 t ha-1. |
| 1000-grain weight | 13.2g |
| Quality | Unfilled grains are almost absent |