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According to the Indian Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), a rice variety is eligible to be called basmati if it has a minimum average precooked milled rice length of 6.61 mm (0.260 in) and average precooked milled rice breadth of up to 2 mm (0.079 in), among other parameters. [7]
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]
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 ]
This variety of basmati rice was developed by Padma Shri awardee Dr Vijaipal Singh at Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. It was released for commercial cultivation in Kharif season of 2003 as Pusa 1121 (Pusa Sugandh 4). By 2007, the variety has become widely popular with farmers, and was renamed as Pusa Basmati 1121 in 2008.
Wayanad Jeerakasala rice is a variety of traditional, non-Basmati, medium-grained aromatic rice with golden yellow colour mainly grown in the Indian state of Kerala. [1] [2] [3] It is a common and widely cultivated crop in Wayanad district.
Ajara Ghansal rice is a traditional, aromatic, and indigenous rice variety from Maharashtra, known for its distinct aroma, taste, and nutritional value. [9] [10] It is characterized by short bold grains with a 3.61:5.5mm ratio and a creamy white appearance.
A variety (Kola Joha) of aromatic Joha rice of Assam. Joha (zoha saul) is a variety of rice grown in India, notable for its aroma, delicate and excellent taste. Assam is the largest cultivator of this rice, it is primarily grown through paddy field farming. In Garo Hills it's widely cultivated and it is known as Jaha rice or locally known as mi ...
All Samba rice grain is harvested locally by the mallas [who?] of India and there are many sub-varieties ranging in grain size and price. Seeraga Samba is the most expensive sub-variety and has the finest grain. It is approximately a third the size of a grain of basmati rice [citation needed].
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