GRAIN AND SEED QUALITY EVALUATION OF RAINFEDLOWLAND NSIC RC RICE VARIETIES IN WESTERN PANGASINAN, PHILIPPINES

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the five rainfed lowland rice varieties in terms of paddy grain, seed and sensory qualities. The rice varieties were evaluated for paddy grain weight, milled rice and eating qualities. Data gathered were analyzed using analysis of variance for paddy grain and milled rice qualities while descriptive analysis was used for sensory and eating quality evaluation.
Weight of 1,000 paddy grains of the five varieties tested differed significantly. NSIC Rc 160 (25.61g) and NSIC Rc 302 (25.19g) are comparable but significantly different from the other varieties tested. Milled rice qualities did not differ significantly. Among the sensory attributes evaluated for cooked rice, NSIC Rc 280 and NSIC Rc 400 were rated their color as like very much with mean scores of 4.25 and 4.29, respectively and all other sensory attributes rated as like slightly. All the five varieties evaluated, only NSIC Rc 280 preferred in the Western Pangasinan with overall acceptability mean score of 4.23.