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Use of submergence rice variety NSIC Rc-194 to counteract impacts of flooding in the Bicol region, Philippines

Year of publication 2013

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Rice is the staple food of Filipinos. Farmers experienced high risk of crop losses (40 to 80 percent) during the typhoon month of October, November and December. In Bicol Region, San Buena, Buhi, Camarines Sur crop lands get / remain flooded during parts of the months September and October after the harvesting. This challenging situation can be mitigated without need for investing in additional the land preparation and other inputs. The flood tolerant rice variety NSIC Rc-194 (IRRI) survives, grows, and develops even after 10 days of complete submergence at vegetative stage. The variety was tested in three pilot municipalities (San Buena, Buhi, Camarines Sur) between June to October 2010 (wet season) in lowland irrigated farming systems in the Philippines. The use of NSIC Rc-194 has enabled farmer cooperators to produce acceptable rice yield under above stagnant water conditions, during the second and third crop seasons.

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