Breeding and Application of New High-quality Rice Variety Yandao No.18
Yandao No.18,formerly codenamed Yandao 178,is a new salt tolerant medium geng rice variety developed through a collaboration between Jiangsu Coastal Area Institute of Agricultural Sciences and Yancheng Mingtian Seed Industry Technology Co.,Ltd. with Xudao No.3 as the maternal parent and Yandao No.9 as the paternal parent through artificial hybridization and continuous directional selection by the pedigree method for many years. The two-year regional trial yield of Yandao No.18 is 8033.99 kg/hm2. Yandao No.18 has the characteristics of salt tolerance,high quality,disease resistance,moderate maturity and wide adaptability. It is suitable for freshwater irrigation in saline alkali land with a salt content of 0.3%~0.5% along the coast of Jiangsu Province. In April 2021,it was approved by the Jiangsu Provincial Crop Variety Approval Committee (approval number:Sushendao 20210043),and it was named Yandao No.18.