Dimapur, Oct. 18 -- Seven newly released rice varieties demonstrated a yield advantage of 35-45% over locally cultivated varieties during a field demonstration in Chiechama village in Nagaland's Chiephobozou block in Kohima district according to the ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre.

The demonstration was organised by the ICAR Nagaland Centre in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Kohima, and the state Agriculture Department to assess the varieties' performance under farmers' field conditions and their potential to improve productivity and cropping intensity.

Hornbill Gold 308 recorded a grain yield of 5.5 tonnes per hectare under natural farming conditions. The other varieties-Patkai Pearl 131, Sekrenyi L...