Abstract:In order to reveal the effect of seeding date on different conventional japonica rice varieties in Zhejiang province and confirm the optimum seeding date for most varieties. In the present study, 16 conventional japonica rice varieties in 6 different seeding dates were used to reveal the effect of seeding date on the agronomic traits and grain yield based on the production practice in Zhejiang province. The results showed as follows: the heading date was delayed. The growth duration were shortened with length of panicles, leaf age and plant height decreased, while grains per panicle and 1000-grain weight firstly rose and then declined. Considering all the above results, the optimum seeding date for most varieties is mid-June. This study could provide a reference for arranging seeding date to get high grain yield of conventional japonica rice varieties.