INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY
FOOD SCIENCE VS FOOD TECHNOLOGY
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Wonder Rice:has growing season of 100 days instead of 120 days.
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IR36 rice:Has a maturation of 105 days instead of 120 days
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Dwarf rice:Enable multiple harvest at one go.
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Super rice:Rice which will not be eaten by pest.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Some of the commonly used high yielding variety seeds of rice in India are-IR-8, IR-20, TN-1, Taichung-65, Jaya, Ratna, Vijaya, Pankaj, Bahadur, Ranjit and Biplab. Cultivation of HYV seeds leads to greater crop yield in less time and these seeds require adequate amount of water, fertilisers and insecticides.
Detailed explanation-2: -The most common rice pests and diseases are listed below. Planthoppers and Leafhoppers; Planthoppers (Delphacidae) often attack rice stems. On the contrary, leafhoppers (Cicadellidae) attack the aerial parts of the plant. The attacked plants have a dark brown colour as if they got burned.
Detailed explanation-3: -Improved high yielding paddy variety Kudrat-5was developed by mass selection from HMT variety.