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Giza 177
An Egyptian japonica cultivar included in the national rice programme’s discussion of grain quality. The report places Giza 177 among low-amylose rices selected for local consumer acceptance.
Quality is more than yield
Egyptian rice researchers discuss Giza 177 alongside Giza 178, Sakha 101 and Sakha 102 when explaining the breeding programme’s attention to eating quality. Their report links consumer preference to short, bold kernels and low apparent amylose. It also distinguishes rough-rice dimensions from milled-grain dimensions. This drawing therefore uses a labelled short-grain estimate rather than a group average presented as a cultivar measurement.
A low-amylose context
The report identifies amylose, gel consistency, gelatinisation temperature and grain elongation as separate influences on cooking quality. Its low-amylose discussion supports the catalogue classification for Giza 177, but not a universal water ratio or exact cooking duration. The report’s historical national acreage figures are not carried forward as present-day statistics.