Influence of some Storage Conditions on Grain Quality Characters of some Egyptian Rice Cultivars

Two experiments were performed at Rice Technology Training Center (RTTC, Field crop Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center (ARC) , Egypt, to decide the impact of storage periods (3, 6, 9 and 12 months), type of bags (jute, paper, stripped plastic and polyethylene) and their interaction on grain quality characters of rice cultivars. Newly harvested certified seeds in 2018 and 2019 seasons of three rice cultivars namely, Sakha 101 as japonica cultivars, Giza 178 as indica/ japonica cultivars, and Egyptian Yasmin as indica cultivars were provided by Rice Research Program, Agriculture Research Center, Sakha, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt. A split- split plot design with three replicates was used. The most noteworthy qualities for hulling % and milling % by keeping Sakha 101 for 3 months in jute bags in both seasons. Furthermore, data revealed that keeping Egyptian Yasmin for year in polyethylene bags showed predominance values for broken %, amylose content % and protein content % in both study seasons. Most elevated values for elongation % and water uptake were realized by keeping Egyptian Yasmin for year in jute bags in both seasons. Most elevated values for gel consistency were recorded by keeping Sakha 101 for year in jute bags while; the most noteworthy values for spreading and clearing were realized by keeping Sakha 101 for 3 months in polyethylene bags in both seasons. We recommend to store paddy rice in jute bags for getting best quality rice.