- By Erlinda B. Famoso
ABSTRACT
The studies were conducted to assess the agronomic and yield characteristics of glutinous and aromatic rice varieties during 1998 dry season, 1999 wet season planting and to identify what glutinous and aromatic rice variety are best adapted to Central Philippine University conditions. The three glutinous varieties: malagkit songsung, BPI Ri 5, and IR 65, and seven aromatic rice varieties namely: sampagita, MS 8 (Maligaya Special), MS 7, MS 6, MS 4 and MS 3, were randomly designated to each plot with total area of 1,035 sq m and were replicated three time. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance for a randomized complete block design. The results showed that during dry season planting, malagkit songsung a glutinous variety was significantly taller over IR 65 and BPI Ri 5, while MS 5 was the tallest among aromatic varieties. In wet season planting, still malagkit songsung was the tallest among glutinous, while sampaguita and MS 5 were significantly taller than the other aromatic varieties, but not over MS 3. In dry season planting the number of productive tillers per hill are comparable among glutinous and aromatic varieties, having range of 8-12 tillers per hill. At wet season planting, IR 65 significantly produced more tillers than sampaguita, MS 7, MS 5, and MS 3. A glutinous malagkit songsung variety significantly developed panicle later than IR 65. Among aromatic rice varieties MS 4, Ms 8 ad sampaguita developed head earlier than the other aromatic rices. At wet season, malagkit songsung that developed panicles later in dry season also developed panicles later.