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Across the South, growers continue to rely on proven Provisia® varieties to control weedy rice and grasses while delivering cleaner fields and strong yields. New for 2026, PVL05 offers a potential yield advantage over PVL03, and PVL06 builds on PVL04 with even stronger performance — reinforcing Horizon Ag as the leader in Provisia® rice.

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PVL04

FIRST ARKANSAS-BRED PROVISIA® LINE

PVL04 is the first Provisia Rice System variety developed by the University of Arkansas breeding program. Multi-state tests show that it performs similar to PVL03 in the Coastal Region and better in the Northern Delta Region. It contains the Pi-ks and Pi-ta blast-resistant genes and has shown very good straw strength. PVL04 matures about two days later than PVL03 and, like PVL03, it has excellent package quality.

AT A GLANCE

  • Developed by the University of Arkansas
  • Improved yield over PVL03 in the Upper Delta
  • Excellent package quality
  • Contains Pi-ks and Pi-ta blast resistance genes
  • Very good straw strength
  • Two days later maturity compared to PVL03

CHARACTERISTICS

  • Plant Height¹: 40 inches
  • 50% Heading: 84 days
  • Lodging: Moderately Resistant

AGRONOMICS

  • Seed/lb²: 18,250
  • Seeding rate³: 50-60 lb/A
  • Nitrogen rate⁴: 120-160 lb N/A
Disease RatingsVSSMSMRR
Sheath BlightO
Blast*O
Bacterial Panicle Blight*O
Narrow Brown Leaf Spot*O
Kernel SmutO
LodgingO
VS = Very SusceptibleS = SusceptibleMS = Moderately SusceptibleMR = Moderately ResistantR = Resistant
  • This variety has genetic markers for Pi-ta, which confers resistance to the following blast races: IA45, IB1, IB49, IB54, IB45, IH1, IG1, IC17, IE1.

*Reactions may differ due to variability of strains among pathogens.

  • 1 Height will vary with plant density and environmental conditions.
  • 2 Seed/lb is not an exact number; it is an average from multiple samples harvested over a wide geography.
  • 3 Seeding rate is a suggestion based on drill-seeding in ideal conditions and fungicide/insecticide treated seed. Planting non-treated seed is not recommended. Seeding rate should be increased by a minimum of 10 lbs/A when using non-treated seed, planting into a rough seedbed, water-seeding or when using on high pH soils or soils with salinity issues.
  • 4 Nitrogen rate is a suggested rate based on a two-way split nitrogen application with the first application being applied on dry soil.

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