Tuesday (23/3) PIAT UGM planted the Inpari 42 Agritan GSR paddy variety in block 1, Kalitirto garden, with a planting area of 9,500 meters2. This variety is irrigated lowland paddy which was launched by the Research and Development Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture in 2016. The choice of Inpari 42 Agritan GSR is because it can have productive tillers as many as 18 panicles/clump with a potential yield of 7.10 tons/hectare. Although susceptible to tungro virus, the Inpari 42 Agritan GSR variety is resistant to leaf blast disease and is resistant to brown planthopper pests. This Inpari 42 Agritan GSR paddy variety also has a slightly shorter planting life than the Pepe variety, which was harvested on 17 March, which is a maximum of 112 days.
GSR in the Inpari 42 Agritan variety is an extension of Green Super Rice which is caused by the advantages of this variety compared to other varieties. The planting of Inpari 42 Agritan GSR rice at PIAT UGM uses white label seeds, where the harvest will be processed into purple label seeds to support PIAT’s commitment to support the government’s target in developing superior seeds to achieve national food security. These purple label seeds will later be sold at the PIAT Shop.
