Abstract
The field experiment aimed to evaluate the growth, yield, and grain quality of eight rice varieties with high resistance to bacterial leaf blight (TBR225-New, TBR225ĐK-1, TBR225ĐK-2, Dong A2, TBR19, ĐC16, BC3, and TBR86), compared to the control variety Bac Thom 7 (BT7), during the 2024 spring season in Bac Dong Hung commune, Hung Yen province, Vietnam. The trial was arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. Agronomic characteristics varied among the varieties, with plant height ranging from 103.0 cm (TBR86) to 116.6 cm (TBR19), and total growth duration from 120 days (BT7, TBR86) to 126 days (TBR225-New). Grain yields ranged from 4.83 tons ha⁻¹ (BT7) to 6.68 tons ha⁻¹ (TBR86), with TBR225ĐK-2 (6.38 tons ha⁻¹) and TBR225ĐK-1 (6.20 tons ha⁻¹) also outperforming the control. All improved varieties showed significantly greater resistance to bacterial leaf blight, with lesion areas below 5%, compared to 65.3% in BT7. Milling quality was acceptable, with brown rice rates ranged from 79.0–83.0% and head rice recovery from 75.7–81.9%. These findings suggest that TBR225ĐK-2, TBR225ĐK-1, and TBR86 combine balanced agronomic traits, high yield potential, disease resistance, and acceptable grain quality, making them strong candidates for large-scale adoption in Hung Yen province to improve rice productivity and sustainability.
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