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(4) Zn ul. - Fe"IMzez. Pesticide, Seed
AUY*Jj tty o inputs is Presently a Problem in t e P o e r a
arm see, c eriuiz.s, Often . make several trip to the
-and
GR3 supply storeas to receve
pesticides.
proctes'~
Reasons
inefficient
ars inadeqat accounting
pap,~JZ Xpnded
flow of materials
extension to the
perOnn.,
field, and
numbers
e=6,1sive
Praictonof needs, Over
will
time
p.it
and should
bettr
increase the efficiency of flow
(a) Rice Seed
The availability
of
packages
high Yield
of technology
seed is the
for
corneston
genetically
odern rice for
producton.
developing
pure, have yi-stne a ly
The seed
nation
mst
and contnt
be
should be free and
from
a
weed
high level
seed, other
of germi­
borne insects
impurities,
and diseases.
and seed­
The Variety "Stabonnt t
occupies
i por
approxi.tely
ed fom the U.S.
eighty during
Per cent
the
land
early
in
of present
1970's
the project area. Tzaditional
:y cultivated
varieties
rice
remainder,
are grown
developed e*capt for
on
liLmited
the
fzmm IMU crosses at
areas
U1RDsf(haiony of the new variety
Abary "N"which
Station). Rice was
variety mum
Development
type. Zt is expected i15 a short
to be stiff
grown strawed
on at nitrogen
least eighty responsive
Project areas as
per
occupying
cent of
the soon as iirrigation
the
remainn water
blast
twenty per cent. is available,
disease with
resistace,
This new variety Starbonnet.
as good its
as
milling "N"
quality
has
Stabonn is
good
reported
rice.
and it is a non-photosensitive, to be
The
nearly
new lines (77916 and 7698)
early
were
maturing
during increased
1978. These
in
new
1977
varietie-
for rel" s
an improved yielding
in initial
ability field
and
tests have demonstrated
variety _,iter
"N." Rice
blast
blast
diseas.e
(or broken
resist-a
neck),
a than
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caused by
is
the
cmn
fungus
has been the Principai in most
disease,
rice growing
loss
countries
from this causing serious and
tions increase. disease becomes more
losses
serious
in
Thus,
Guyana. The
resistana developing
to
high Yield as nitrogen
varieties fertiljzar
blast wculd with applica­
a.llay fears of
c nsiderable
fertilizer fa-,,rs
would
that
cause additioa
serious blast
nitrogen
infection.
?SARDS is responsible
Project
for Providin
area. The
foundtio
quality seed
of goed
to the
and MW in the
appropriate
the availaility
to Guyana of
conditions
new varieties
research, and
depend
the
upon
Personnel the quality
at technical
and
,ARS. capab~.iitie depth
The of
and Physical
And
treat
avfiability.
the faciliti.s
foundatio to produce, of research
quality sed
dry, store,
foundation
=ust also
seed be
is
in
fundaml
Place. The
to
production
the success
of
seed delivery
of an
system.
adequate rice
Given the current
ment,
imitations
and field of
testing
phyuical
condition,
acilti,
the
personnel,
SmS staffequip­
Job inl Produng quality
has done
foudation
a creditabli
se-. Foundation seed Production wuid