Morphological study on twelve different promising rice varieties for hill condition was carried out in field and laboratory conditions
ofKhumaltar during 2002 and 2003. One promising variety NR 10414-25-2 was included in the second year. Two check varieties
were included namely, Khumal-11 and Chainung 242. Observations were taken for stable morphological characteristics of the
seedlings, plant stands and grains during the various stages of crop growth and after harvest in the field and laboratory .. Identifiable
variations were observed in both the qualitative and the quantitative characteristics in seedlings, plant stands and grains among the
studied varieties. Panicle types in the studied varieties varied from intermediate to compact and all the varieties were awnless.
Spikelet sterility varied from highly fertile, fertile to partly fertile. Significant variations were observed for rice grain characteristics,
hundred-grain weight and grain yield per plot. Highest leaf UW (Leaf7 Width) ratio was observed in Chandannath -3 and grains per
panicle were 165, which is the highest among the studied varieties. Likewise, hundred-grain weight was also found highest (3.17
gm.). Husk rice per panicle was found highest for NR 10291-6-1 (Manjushree -2) which was 29 and the variety was found partly
sterile as well. The highest grain yield per plot was observed in NR 10285-29-3-1 ( 4.11 kg/plot) and lowest in Chandannath -1 (1.65
kg/plot). The observation recorded can be valuable tools in the identification and the diagnosis of the rice cultivars in the field and
the laboratory.

Morphological study on twelve different promising rice varieties for hill condition was carried out in field and laboratory conditions
ofKhumaltar during 2002 and 2003. One promising variety NR 10414-25-2 was included in the second year. Two check varieties
were included namely, Khumal-11 and Chainung 242. Observations were taken for stable morphological characteristics of the
seedlings, plant stands and grains during the various stages of crop growth and after harvest in the field and laboratory .. Identifiable
variations were observed in both the qualitative and the quantitative characteristics in seedlings, plant stands and grains among the
studied varieties. Panicle types in the studied varieties varied from intermediate to compact and all the varieties were awnless.
Spikelet sterility varied from highly fertile, fertile to partly fertile. Significant variations were observed for rice grain characteristics,
hundred-grain weight and grain yield per plot. Highest leaf UW (Leaf7 Width) ratio was observed in Chandannath -3 and grains per
panicle were 165, which is the highest among the studied varieties. Likewise, hundred-grain weight was also found highest (3.17
gm.). Husk rice per panicle was found highest for NR 10291-6-1 (Manjushree -2) which was 29 and the variety was found partly
sterile as well. The highest grain yield per plot was observed in NR 10285-29-3-1 ( 4.11 kg/plot) and lowest in Chandannath -1 (1.65
kg/plot). The observation recorded can be valuable tools in the identification and the diagnosis of the rice cultivars in the field and
the laboratory.