Reforming the rice variety structure for the 2024 crop season.

Annual crop production often faces many difficulties related to weather and pests, so the provincial agricultural sector has directed localities to flexibly change the rice variety structure to adapt to production conditions and market demand. For the current rice crop, localities have proactively selected high-yielding, disease-resistant, and high-quality varieties to continue structuring the main rice varieties and ensure productivity and value per cultivated area.

Xuan Tan Agricultural Service Cooperative, Truong Xuan commune (Tho Xuan district), produces tray seedlings to serve the 2024 crop season.

The Xuan Tan Agricultural Service Cooperative in Truong Xuan commune (Tho Xuan district) has planned to cultivate nearly 150 hectares of rice in the 2024 crop season. Regarding the crop structure, the cooperative plans to reduce the proportion of hybrid rice and increase the proportion of purebred rice and high-quality varieties that are currently popular in the market. Mr. Nguyen Van Nhan, Director of the cooperative, said: "Changing the crop structure in production is an inevitable trend, not only reducing production costs in the fields but also ensuring easy product consumption, bringing higher economic efficiency. Therefore, when developing the crop structure for the season, the cooperative's management board has taken into account the actual production conditions, value, and market demand of the product." To capitalize on the advantage of being a locality with strong winter crop production, the cooperative has guided people to mainly cultivate early-season rice varieties with growth periods ranging from 105 days to less than 115 days, such as TBR97, TBR87, TBR225, Bac Thinh, Dai Thom 8, Khang Dan mutant, etc. In addition, the cooperative has proactively contacted reputable and high-quality rice seed producers to supply farmers with seeds and provided guidance on cultivation techniques and pest and disease control for rice crops in the autumn-winter season.

For the 2024 crop season, Tho Xuan district aims to plant 7,450 hectares of rice. To improve production efficiency, the district has reformed its rice variety structure, reducing the area of ​​hybrid rice and increasing the area of ​​high-quality purebred rice and glutinous rice. Accordingly, the district aims to produce approximately 1,000 hectares of hybrid rice, 5,850 hectares of purebred rice, and about 600 hectares of glutinous rice. At the same time, emphasis is placed on maximizing the early-season crop to avoid late-season storms and pests, and to create conditions for expanding the area for the winter crop. By June 20th, the entire district had basically completed planting all rice within the seasonal schedule. Simultaneously, measures for care and pest control are being implemented to ensure a comprehensively successful crop season.

Nong Cong District aims to cultivate approximately 9,300 hectares of rice in the 2024 crop season. Given the low-lying terrain prone to flooding during the rainy season, the district has proactively allocated 100% of its land to early-season rice varieties, prioritizing high-quality purebred rice varieties. Simultaneously, each commune has allocated 3-4 main rice varieties, with each farming area focusing on 1-2 varieties for concentrated production, and continues to maintain and expand production models adhering to VietGAP standards. As of June 17th, 100% of the planting area in the district has been completed. The district is actively managing water resources to ensure optimal rice cultivation in each region and farming area, creating favorable conditions for rice growth and development.

For the 2024 crop season, Thanh Hoa province aims to develop approximately 112,900 hectares of rice. Of this, glutinous rice will account for 11,000 hectares (9.74%) or more. The Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection has developed a list of key rice varieties for the crop season in the province. Specifically, for early-season rice, depending on the soil type, use rice varieties with a growth period from under 105 days to 125 days, such as: TBR97, TBR87, TBR225, Bac Thinh, Thien Uu 8, Dai Thom 8, Du Huong 8, Huong Binh, VNR20, VNR88, TBR97, TBR87, TBR89, MHC2, Ha Phat 3, Thanh Huong, Tan Uu 98, Kim Cuong 90, Lam Son 8, ADI 168, ADI 28, HANA318, HANA167, Hat Ngoc 9... For main-season rice, use rice varieties with a growth period under 135 days, such as: BC15, HANA112, HANA7, DQ11, ND502, Thanh Huong 8, Thai Huong, Q5, VT404, Thai Xuyen 111, Phuc Thai 168, Phu Uu 978, ADI73, Thuy Huong 308... and glutinous rice varieties: Nep Huong, A Sao, King 6, Nep Thom 86, Nep Co Tien, Nep 98, DT52... For late-season rice, arrange varieties with a growing season of 150-165 days, temperature-sensitive varieties such as Nep Hat Cau, Nep Cai Hoa Vang, local glutinous rice...

Due to the unpredictable and complex weather and climate conditions affecting crop production, such as rain, storms, and floods, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has directed localities to expand the area for early-season rice cultivation and minimize late-season rice cultivation. This ensures safe production while creating land for winter crop production. Simultaneously, farmers are being guided to select high-yielding, disease-resistant, and high-quality varieties to further develop the main crop varieties. As of June 22nd, the province had planted 74,456.6 hectares out of 112,900 hectares of rice for the main crop season, reaching 66% of the plan. To ensure the successful achievement of the 2024 crop season production target, the agricultural sector is directing localities to accelerate land preparation and planting of rice and other autumn crops, striving to plant the entire planned area within the appropriate timeframe. Increased use of transplanting methods is encouraged, while direct seeding should be limited. In particular, focus should be placed on producing early and main season rice on land previously used for winter crops; closely monitor weather developments, regularly inspect for pests and diseases to proactively prepare and respond to unusual weather events such as prolonged heatwaves, droughts, heavy rainstorms, flooding, and pest and disease outbreaks... ensuring an average yield of 54.5 quintals/hectare, with the total rice production for the province reaching 615,305 tons in the main season.

Text and photos: Le Hoa

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/doi-moi-co-cau-giong-lua-vu-mua-2024-217816.htm