Aromatic rice of Manipur popularly known as Chakhao is a speciality glutinous rice, for
which protection under geographical indication in India has been granted recently. The …

Abstract Rice landraces of North-East India have wide bio-diversity but remained
nutritionally uncharacterized. Nutritional profiling of 33 indigenous rice landraces from the …

In north eastern region, rice is grown in diverse agro-climatic conditions viz., upland, jhum,
terraces, lowland and deep water. The region is considered to be a hot spot for rice diversity …

Rice is major staple food of Nagaland, northeast India. A comprehensive nutrient
assessment of 23 rice landraces from Nagaland (brown,~ 5% and~ 10% polished) was …

Crop-improvement efforts for Chakhao black rice (Oryza sativa L.) through genetic
engineering have not made much progress due to the absence of a protocol for callus …

Purpose Rice landraces are essential for supplying beneficial traits for developing improved
rice varieties with better nutritional quality. Nevertheless, in a yield-driven environment, grain …

The evolutionary relationship between domesticated Oryza species and their wild relatives
in North East India is not well understood. To improve the understanding of the evolutionary …

Traditional rice genotypes are valuable sources of diverse phenotypic traits. The Garos
inhabiting Garo Hill Districts in Meghalaya conserve and grow numerous rice landraces. Yet …

The Indian subcontinent is the primary center of origin of rice where huge diversity is found
in the Indian rice gene pool, including landraces. North Eastern States of India are home to …

The present study describes characterization of 35 rice landraces collected from different
parts of Arunachal Pradesh. High degree of variations was observed for morphological traits …