Agronomic Traits

• Maturity: Medium duration (typically around 130-140 days from sowing to harvest)
• Plant Height: Medium (typically around 100-110 cm)
• Growth Habit: Semi-erect
• Tillering: Excellent, with a high number of productive tillers

Yield Potential

• Average Yield: High, ranging from 6 to 8 tons per hectare under optimal conditions

Disease and Pest Resistance

• Diseases: Resistant to major diseases such as blast (Pyricularia oryzae), bacterial leaf blight (Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae), and sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani)
• Pests: Good tolerance to common pests like brown planthopper and stem borer

Grain Quality

• Grain Size: Medium to long
• Grain Shape: Slender
• Grain Color: White
• Milling Quality: High, with good head rice recovery
• Cooking Quality: Excellent, with desirable aroma and taste
• Amylose Content: Moderate to high, suitable for a variety of culinary uses

Adaptation

• Climate: Suitable for tropical and subtropical regions with moderate to high rainfall
• Soil Type: Performs well in well-drained clayey and loamy soils
• Sowing Time: Best sown in the main wet season (Kharif) and can also be adapted for dry season (Rabi) with proper irrigation

Management Practices

• Seed Rate: Recommended seed rate is about 60-80 kg per hectare
• Fertilizer Requirements:
  • Nitrogen (N): 100-120 kg/ha in split applications (e.g., basal, tillering, and panicle initiation stages)
  • Phosphorus (P2O5): 40-60 kg/ha
  • Potassium (K2O): 40-60 kg/ha
• Water Management: Requires proper water management with sufficient irrigation during critical growth stages like tillering, panicle initiation, and grain filling
• Weed Control: Requires timely weeding, either manually or through herbicides, to prevent competition for nutrients

Special Features

• Lodging Resistance: Good, due to strong stem structure
• Shattering Resistance: Resistant to grain shattering, ensuring better harvest efficiency
• Heat Tolerance: Moderate to high, suitable for regions with occasional high temperatures during the growing season
• Drought Tolerance: Moderate, can withstand short periods of water stress

Harvesting

• Harvest Time: Typically harvested when grains reach full maturity, with moisture content around 20-22%
• Threshability: Easy to thresh, minimizing grain damage

Uses

• Primary Use: Suitable for table rice due to its high cooking quality and pleasant aroma
• Secondary Uses: Can be used for rice-based products such as rice flour and rice bran oil

Conclusion

MODERN-4042 paddy variety is a high-yielding, disease-resistant cultivar that offers excellent grain quality for table rice. Its adaptability to different soil types and climates, combined with outstanding agronomic traits like lodging resistance and high tillering capacity, makes it a valuable choice for rice farmers. Proper management practices and timely inputs will ensure optimal performance and high yields.