Vietnam: OM rice varieties are selected by farmers to produce high quality commodity rice

Currently, the OM rice varieties researched and hybridized by the Mekong Delta Rice Institute are being selected by farmers for planting because of their high quality rice products to meet market demand. Farmers visit and find OM rice varieties grown for trial at the Mekong Delta Rice Institute. OM rice varieties are grown not only in the key rice production areas of the country, the Mekong Delta, but also in many regions of the country such as the Central, Central Highlands and the North, especially OM 4900, OM varieties. 6162, OM 4218, OM 7347... According to a survey by the Mekong Delta Rice Institute, in the 10 major rice varieties that are most commonly planted and have the highest planting area in the Mekong Delta, there are 6 varieties selected and bred by the Institute. In which, only four main rice varieties: OM 5451, OM 6976, OM 18, OM 4900 have accounted for 40-60% of the rice growing area in the Mekong Delta and play a key role in our country's export rice group at ...