By 'duration,' is meant the period of time taken by a variety to ripen off, calculated from the date of sowing. While it is a fixed varietal character for a given set of conditions in a particular locality, it may vary considerably when these are altered. Any comparison of paddy varieties or strains as regards this character, therefore, involves their being sown on the same day and grown under identical conditions.
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