BPT 5204 is one of the good variety of paddy .It is one of the Mega variety in paddy.This variety generally called as "SAMBHA MASOORI".
ORGIN:
This variety is introduce in the year 1986.It is introduced under DR.YEMIREDDY (Genetic & plant breeding) at Bapatla Agriculture college .This variety is orginated by crossing three paddy varieties.
GEB 24 VS TN 1 --------> F2 VS MASOORI -----> BPT5204
GEB 24 is a good grain variety but crop falls & TN1 is bad quality grain but the crop doesn't falls & High yield variety..In the first stage GEB 24 and TN1 varieties are crossed and produced F2 variety.In F2 good characters seed is collected and crossed with MASOORI.In the sixth generation BPT 5204 variety is produced.
Charcterstics of BPT 5204 ;
*It is Aromatic medium quality grain
*Good cooking & Keeping quality
* Less height (90cm to 110cm)
* Resistant to leaf blight.
* Crop doesn't falls
Duration :
During 1980's this is the one of the high yielding variety in low duration. BPT 5204 is duration is 140 to 150 days.(depens on condition).
Pest & Diseases:
It is prone to Brown plant hopper(DHOMA) Pest & Blast disease.
Precautions:
By using less amount of nitrogen fertilizers pest & diseases are controlled in this variety
Area of cultivation;
BPT 5204 is cultivated largely in Andhra ,Telangana , Karnataka.In allover india this variety is cultivated in nearly 40 lakhs hectares & in Andhra & Telangana nearly 12lakh hectares.
Yield:
This variety has average yield of 6T/HEC.
Seed Quality maintainence;
To maintain the seed quality ,For every three years the seed to be replaced by foundation seed .
conclusion:
Due to its good quality ,this variety is still grown in large areas.In 1980's most of the high yielding paddy varieties are of longer duration .Due to this longer durations the crops are effected to floods. The only variety in 1980's made huge difference in paddy cultivation.
