NPH-BX44 is the Aromatic Extra long slender hybrid rice with highest biotic and

abiotic stress tolerance with high per day productivity and low water consumption.

Plant variety-Key Features:

• Season : Kharif & Early Kharif

• Duration : 115-120 days
• Yield : 27 Q/ acre
• Test weight: : 25.5 g (1000 grain wt)
• Biotic Stress : Blast tolerant
• Abiotic Stress : Moderate drought tolerant

Agronomic parameters- Advantages

• 115-120 days giving advantage for timely Rabi

crop.
• Moderate Lodging tolerance facilitates easy
harvest with quality grain
• Dark green foliage- High fertilizer responsive-
Saves fertilizer cost and saves soil from less
chemicals
Quality parameters
• Grain Length-8.31+/- 1.4 mm (>6.61 mm MRL
limit)
• Grain breadth:- 1.80 +/-0.05 (<2mm MRL limit)
• L/B Ratio:- 4.61+/-0.14 (>3.5 MRL limit)
• Aroma- Present- Mild
• Amylose content 22.6% (20-25 % is preferred)
• Volume expansion ratio:-5.43 ( >3.5 is MRL limit)
• Water update:- 490
• Alkali Score-6 (4-7 is MRL limit)
• Grain chalk:- VOC ( very occasionally present)
Benefits to the Farmers Consumers & Industry
• High quality grain- High Mandi price- More profit
• Blast tolerance- Low chemical residues- good for
export
• Qualified all quality parameters with aroma- fit
for export grade