The occurance frequency of notched grain type in total 1,366 rice varieties and lines investigated has an average value of 5.63% and the correlation between notched type frequency and grain weight was positive with r=0.6195. In 1978, 1979 and 1981, 17 combinations were made among notched and normal grain varieties. F1, F2 and BF1, populations were analysed.It was found that notching was controlled by two pairs of complementary dommant genes in this study. Environmental conditions affected the degree of notching only. Such obstacles could be removed by successive selections at early generations.