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Rice can come in many shapes, colours and sizes. This is a list of rice cultivars, also known as rice varieties.There are several species of grain called rice. [1] Asian rice (Oryza sativa) is most widely known and most widely grown, with two major subspecies (indica and japonica) and over 40,000 varieties. [2]
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Abakaliki rice takes its root from the Asian Oryza sativa and the African Oryza glaberrima. [11] The varieties include FARO 1, FARO 44, FARO 57, NERICA 19, and WAB 189-B-B-8-HB, among others, many of which were introduced by colonial authorities and missionaries. [12] Other varieties include 306, Iron, Mars, R8, CP, Mandela, Brown rice and ...
Jeeraphool rice is an ancient, indigenous, aromatic, and short-grained rice variety mainly grown in the Indian states of Chhattisgarh. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is a common and widely cultivated crop in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh in Ambikapur , Lakhanpur , Udaipur, Sitapur , Batauli, Lundra and Mainpat . [ 5 ]
Suwandel is known to contain higher amounts of glutamic acid and vitamins than other, more common rice varieties. [7] Suwandel is an heirloom rice variety, cultivated organically with traditional rain-fed methods in the southern lowlands of Sri Lanka. Because of this, cultivation takes longer than other varieties of rice.
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Many rice varieties are whole grain, meaning they contain all parts of the grain and the nutrition within them. On the other hand, white rice has only one part of the grain, so it has less protein ...
Uttarakhand lal chawal (red rice) is a variety of non-Basmati, aromatic, red colored rice mainly grown in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. This rice variety is grown in the high-altitude regions of Uttarakhand. It is a common and widely cultivated crop in Purola, Mori, and surrounding areas in Uttarkashi district. [1] [2] [3] [4]