Breeding and Evaluation for Improved Rice Varieties in Macedonia

Researches in this paper are continuity in breeding work on rice in Macedonia. The strategy of breeding program is orient towards follow the local, regional and global needs and trends in production and consumption on rice. Experimental material is result of the classic method for developing the genetic polymorphism, interspecies hybridization. A lot of hybrid combinations are produce between genetic divergent parental pairs, that have more positive properties. After evaluation on individual lines for length of vegetation, height and type of plant, characteristics of grain and other characteristics, the best perspective homozygous lines are tested for yield of paddy and white rice, together with two standard varieties (monticelli and biser-2). In period of 2005-2007 in repeated examinations for continuous evaluation, superiority in terms of two standard varieties showed genotype 79/22-2. The researches at this genotype are extended in terms of its qualitative properties, as a precondition for his registration and recognition for introduction in production