Abstract The Green Revolution in India was initiated in the 1960s by introducing high-
yielding varieties of rice and wheat to increase food production in order to alleviate hunger …

Background Adaptations to different habitats across the globe and consequent genetic
variation within rice have resulted in more than 120,000 diverse accessions including …

Traditional rice varieties in India and across Asia are under serious threat of extinction due
to arrival of modern rice varieties, high yielding varieties (HYVs), hybrids, and genetically …

Rice is one of the major cereal grain consumed more than half of the world's population.
Aromatic rice is one of the most widely accepted rice due its pleasant aroma. Traditionally …

Variability in seed morphology was studied in 23 rice landraces using qualitative and
quantitative characters. Germplasm of these indigenous rice landraces were collected from …

Abstract The Upper Gangetic Plain, the western part of the larger Gangetic Plains, has been
one of the epicenters of origin and evolution of agriculture in India from the Neolithic period …

Coastal areas provide excellent soil and climatic conditions for agriculture. They play an
important role in the economy, providing food and raw material for industry. Agricultural …

Rice is the staple food crop of Asian region including India. West Bengal state of India is
known as bowl of rice because it constitute major food item and is being cultivated in major …

The loss of shattering of rice has long been acknowledged as a crucial step sweeping the
path of domestication. Here, we collated evidence from genetics, and anthropology to …

Abstract Knowledge of variability and magnitude of divergence between agronomic traits
play fundamental role in selection of desirable landraces in breeding programme. The …