ACI invents two varieties of wheat suitable for bakery
Business Desk :
Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) invented two varieties of wheat that are suitable for bakery food production.
These two varieties named ACI Gom1 and ACI Gom2 were unveiled at the 108th National Seed Board meeting under the chairmanship of the President of the National Seed Board and Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Sayedul Islam in the conference room of the Ministry of Agriculture, reads a press release.
ACI Gom1 contained all the properties of high-yielding wheat. Its panicle is taller in size. The height range of this plant is 100 to 105 cm and the number of tillers of each plant is 6-7.
Its leaves are wide and deep green in colour. The average count of grain per panicle is 51. The colour of the grain of this variety is amber, glossy and big in size.
The weight per thousand filled grains is 66 grams. The yield test of the Seed Certification Agency of the proposed variety in ten areas has got a 10% higher production in comparison with Bari Gom33.
