NIGERIA

Time Frame (released period)

Production ecology

Variety Name

Growth duration (days)

Parents

Varietal type

Season and/or location planted

Other

1985-89

Upland

ART 12

90-110

NA

Pureline indica

NA

Blast tolerant, Drought tolerant

before 1975

R/Lowland Irrigated

BG 79

120

NA

Pureline indica

NA

Earliest released shallow swamp. (41/2 - 5 months) water availabaility

1980-84

R/Lowland Irrigated

BG 90-2

115-120

PETA*, TN1, REMADJA,

Pureline indica

NA

High yielding potential. Widely cultivated in all zones

1995-99

R/Lowland Irrigated

Cisadane

135-174

PELITAI 1, IR 789-98-2-3, IR 2157-3,

Pureline indica

NA

ARGM tolerant. Popular in South East

before 1975

R/Lowland Irrigated

D114

115

NA

Pureline indica

NA

Fe++ toxicity tolerant

before 1975

Rainfed Lolwand /Irrigated

FARO 12

115

SML 140/10

Pureline indica

NA

Long grain, blast tolerant. popular in South Eastern States

Irrigated

FARO 15

137

BG 79, IR 8

Pureline indica

Main season

NA

1975-79

Rainfed Lolwand /Irrigated

FARO 18

120

Tjina

Pureline indica

NA

High blast resistance

NA

Irrigated

FARO 19

PETA 3, TN 1, TKM 6

Pureline indica

NA

NA

NA

Irrigated

FARO 20

124

NA

Pureline indica

NA

NA

before 1975

Irrigated

FARO 21

120

TN-1

Pureline indica

NA

Stiff strawed, non lodging

before 1975

Irrigated

FARO 23

135-140

PETA, TANGKAI ROTAN

Pureline indica

NA

Fe++ tolerant. Popular in Sout East

before 1975

R/Lowland Irrigated

FARO 24

95-120

De Gaulle

Pureline indica

NA

Early to medium duration. Popular inthe Northern dry zones

1975-79

Upland

FARO 25

100-120

FAROX 56/30

Pureline indica

NA

Blast, RYMV resistant, very popular in S. West /S. East, Drought tolerant

NA

FARO 27

NA

IR 400-5-12-10-2, IR 662, -, -

Pureline indica

NA

NA

before 1975

Upland

FARO 3

115-120

Agbede

Pureline indica

NA

Earliest exotic line, Drought tolerant

1985-89

Irrigated

FARO 30

115-120

NA

Pureline indica

NA

High yield potential, N - responsive

1985-89

Irrigated

FARO 31

115-120

NA

Pureline indica

NA

High yield potential, N - responsive

1985-89

Irrigated

FARO 32

90-110

NA

Pureline indica

NA

High yield potential, N - responsive

1985-89

Irrigated

FARO 33

115-120

NA

Pureline indica

NA

Long grain, early blast and RYMV tolerant, widely grown in dry zones

1985-89

Irrigated

FARO 34

115-125

NA

Pureline indica

NA

Long grain, early blast and RYMV tolerant, widely grown in dry zones

1985-89

R/Lowland Irrigated

FARO 35

125-135

BG 90-2*4, TETEP, -,

Pureline indica

NA

High yielding potential. popular in all zones

1985-89

Rainfed lowland

FARO 36

136

MAHSURI, IET 1444

Pureline indica

NA

NA

1985-89

Irrigated

FARO 37

TOX 494-3696, TOX 711, BG 6812

Pureline indica

NA

NA

1985-89

Upland

FARO 38

145-160

IRAT 133

Pureline indica

NA

Early, Drought / blast tolerant. Popular in Northern Guinea and Sudan Savanna zones

1985-89

Upland

FARO 39

110-120

IRAT 144

Pureline indica

NA

Early, Drought / blast tolerant. Popular in Northern Guinea and Sudan Savanna zones

1985-89

Upland

FARO 40

145-160

Pureline indica

NA

Drought tolerant, blast resistant

1985-89

Upland

FARO 41

135-140

IRAT 170

Pureline indica

NA

Blast tolerant, Drought tolerant

1985-89

FARO 43

63-83, IGUAPE CATETO, IET 1444/IR1416-131/LITA 506,

Pureline indica

NA

NA

1990-94

R/Lowland Irrigated

FARO 44

131

SIPI 661044, SIPI 651020, -,

Pureline indica

NA

Early to medium duration. Popular in the Northern dry zones

1990-94

Upland

FARO 45

90-105

ITA 257

Pureline indica

NA

Drought tolerant. Popular in all the dry zones

1990-94

Upland

FARO 46

115-120

ITA 150

Pureline indica

NA

Good grain quality. Acceptale nationwide. Blast tolerance

1990-94

Upland

FARO 47

ITA 117

Pureline indica

NA

Tolerance to high Al++ levels

1990-94

Upland

FARO 48

90-105

ITA 301

Pureline indica

NA

Popular: high rainfall zone

1990-94

Upland

FARO 49

ITA 315

Pureline indica

NA

Popular: high rainfall zone

1990-94

R/Lowland Irrigated

FARO 50

90-105

BG 90-2*4, TETEP, -,

Pureline indica

NA

High yield potential

before 1975

Irrigated/Rainfed lowland

FARO 7

140

NA

Pureline indica

NA

NA

before 1975

Rainfed Lolwand /Irrigated

FARO 8

135-175

MAS 2401

Pureline indica

NA

Fe toxicity tolerant

before 1975

Rainfed Lolwand /Irrigated

FARO 9

NA

SIAM 29

Pureline indica

NA

Long grain. Also popular in South Guinea savanna (Niger and Benue States)

NA

FAROX 317-1-1-1

NA

FAROX 233-6-1, 2547, -,

Pureline indica

NA

NA

NA

Irrigated

I KONG PAO

115-120

NA

Pureline indica

NA

NA

NA

Upland

IRAT 10

110-120

NA

Pureline indica

NA

NA

NA

Upland

IRAT 112

95-105

NA

Pureline indica

NA

NA

NA

Upland

IRAT 13

120

NA

Pureline indica

NA

NA

NA

ITA 216

NA

TOX 7-4-2-5-1, 63-83, -,

Pureline indica

NA

NA

NA

Upland

ITA 323

NA

TOX 1525 F2 (DW), NORIN 6, TOX 340 F2,

Pureline indica

NA

NA

NA

Upland

ITA 337

NA

TOX 1369-7, ELONI

Pureline indica

NA

NA

NA

Upland

MOROBEKAN

135

From Côte d'Ivoire

Pureline indica

NA

NA

NA

Upland

OS 6

135

From Zaire

Pureline indica

NA

NA

NA

Upland

TOX 1889 7 105 2 1

NA

TOX1369-7, ELONI, -,

Pureline indica

NA

NA

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