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different hybrid varieties of rice like Heera, Chamak, Jagoron, Falon, Aloron, Lal Teer, Aftab, ACI,Moyna, Chalakee, Rysor 101 and GS1.Table 4.1.8 Rice variety used at farmers’ field in the study areas during 2008-2009RiceStudy areasRajshahi Rangpur JessoreBRRI dhan 28,BRRI dhan 29Boro BRRI dhan 28,BRRI dhan 29Miniket, BRRI dhan28, Kajollata, BR10, BRRI dhan 29, GS1 & 2T. aman Swarna, BR11, BRRI dhan39Swarna, BR11, BRRIdhan39, BRRIdhan 28BR10, BRRI dhan 30, Swarna,RanjitT.aus Pariza, Nayanmoni - -Hybrid Hira, Jagoron, Falon Heera, Chamak, Jagoron,Falon, Aloron, Lal Teer,Aftab, ACI, Moyna,ChalakeeRysor 101, Heera, Jagoron4.1.10 Matrix ranking of rice varieties in JessoreFarmers produce seed for their own use in Jessore site. Matrix ranking on variety of rice is shown inTable 4.1.9. Participants of Isali village of Jessore preferred the rice variety Miniket most both for itshigh yield and high market price. Overall ranking shows that Miniket also ranked 1 st position scoring205 points followed by Kajallata (203) and BRRI dhan 28 (181).Table 4.1.9 Matrix ranking of rice varieties in JessoreCharacteristicsScoreBRRI dhan28 Miniket GS KajallataGermination 47 48 45 54Market price 43 59 30 50Storage quality 44 50 42 50Yield 47 48 60 49Score 181 205 177 203Rank 3 rd 1 st 4 th 2 nd4.1.11 Dissemination of different rice varietiesThe study results reveal that the Boro rice variety BRRI dhan 28 was largely disseminated among thefarmers in all the areas, especially at Rajshahi and Rangpur sites. The average percentage of farmerswho cultivated this variety was 91%, 80%, 12% in Rajshahi, Rangpur and Jessore, respectively(Table 4.1.10). But the other Boro rice variety BRRI dhan 29 was cultivated by an average of 6%,13% and 3% farmers, respectively in all the study areas. Although BRRI dhan 29 could give about 1.0t/ha more grain yield than that of BRRI dhan 28, the latter variety ( BRRI dhan 28) was cultivatedmassively at the farmers’ field because of its shorter duration of lifespan by nearly a month, lowwater requirement and finer grain quality. In Jessore site, the Boro variety Miniket was introducedfrom India and transplanted by an average of 53% farmers because of its fine grain quality and highdemand in the market. Beside this, the Boro varieties GS 1 & GS 2 and Kajol Lata were cultivated byan average of 23% and 6% farmers, respectively. Moreover, the hybid Boro rice varieties were grownby about 5%, 7% and 3% of the farmers in Rajshahi, Rangpur and Jessore, respectively. In Amanseason, an average of 82%, 74% and 14% of the farmers cultivated the Indian variety Swarna inRajshahi, Rangpur and Jessore, respectively. The other popular T.aman rice varieties were BR11 for25