Koshihikari
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| Koshihikari | |
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| Hybrid parentage | 'Nourin No.1' × 'Nourin No.22' |
| Subspecies | O. s. subsp. japonica |
| Cultivar group | temperate japonica |
| Cultivar | Nourin No.100 (Etsunan No.17) |
| Marketing names | Koshihikari |
| Origin | Japan, 1956 |
Koshihikari (Japanese: コシヒカリ, 越光, Hepburn: Koshihikari) is a popular cultivar of Japonica rice cultivated in Japan as well as Australia and the United States.
Koshihikari was first created in 1956 by combining 2 different strains of Nourin No.1 and Nourin No.22 at the Fukui Prefectural Agricultural Research Facility. It is one of the most highly grown varieties of rice in Japan[1] and is exported to other countries as a premium product.[2]
Etymology[]
The character for koshi (越) is used to represent the old Koshi Province, which stretched from present-day Fukui to Yamagata. Koshihikari can be translated as "the light of Koshi".
Related varieties[]
Other rice varieties close to its strains, such as , , and were subsequently created by cross-breeding Koshihikari with other Japanese varieties of rice.
Characteristics[]
- Highly susceptible to blast disease
- Its stem collapses easily when mature
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Ohtsubo, Ken'ichi; Okunishi, Tomoya; Suzuki, Koitaro (2005). "Processed novel foodstuffs from pregerminated brown rice". In Toriyama, K; Heong, KL; Hardy, B (eds.). Rice is Life: Scientific Perspectives for the 21st Century. International Rice Research Institute. ISBN 9789712202049.
- ^ Kodachi, Hisao (2018-10-16). "Japan's China-bound rice exports set to soar". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
External links[]
- JA Uonuma Minami (Japanese) JA branch in South of Uonuma area in Japan
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