Six varieties·; of ·'each rice and mS,ize ·were .eUaiua.te:~i i.n
the farmer's' :· field of three· OR sites ·of Agricultur~· .: ,·.
Research Stati.oii Rampur to· select ·superior- varieti-es·.
during 1996 suninler. Rice variety AS . 781-1 was su{>e:ddt . "'·'
to others in all the three sites due to earlin'ess, fine ·· ·
grain type, blast resistance and higher grain; yield. "It: · ·
fitted well .in sequential cropping pattern. Rice variety
RP 1017 was the second choice of the farmers from Rajhar
and Sukranagar being taller plant height and fine grain
type. Among the tested maize varieties Rampur composite
and Narayani were comparable for gtain yield while rest
of the other were low yielder. Soybean variety OCB 81-1
was superior to others due to earliness and bold grain
type. It wa.s suitable to soybean-rapeseed cropPing
system;

Six varieties·; of ·'each rice and mS,ize ·were .eUaiua.te:~i i.n
the farmer's' :· field of three· OR sites ·of Agricultur~· .: ,·.
Research Stati.oii Rampur to· select ·superior- varieti-es·.
during 1996 suninler. Rice variety AS . 781-1 was su{>e:ddt . "'·'
to others in all the three sites due to earlin'ess, fine ·· ·
grain type, blast resistance and higher grain; yield. "It: · ·
fitted well .in sequential cropping pattern. Rice variety
RP 1017 was the second choice of the farmers from Rajhar
and Sukranagar being taller plant height and fine grain
type. Among the tested maize varieties Rampur composite
and Narayani were comparable for gtain yield while rest
of the other were low yielder. Soybean variety OCB 81-1
was superior to others due to earliness and bold grain
type. It wa.s suitable to soybean-rapeseed cropPing
system;