A Review on Rice Lanraces of Manipur (India)

Rice is ultimate important corn crop of Manipur. Many regionally adapted edible grain landraces or established varieties are about united states of america. More than 300 rice germplasms are about united states of america which involves perfumed, pigmented, stress-opposing, and curative landraces. Chakhao landraces are popular savory edible grain of Manipur. Particularly, well known for allure perfume, taste, colour, nutritional feature, and extreme antioxidant properties. Besides Chakhao, various usual varieties are of age in delegation of representatives districts in addition to in the gorge regions. These usual assortments vary ingrain value. These rice sorts can comprise parent patrons of beneficial genes which maybe further employed in crop improvement programmes. A correct understanding of their digestive quality, bioactivity, and synthetic in addition to molecular description will considerably enhance the information of these established varieties for further request. Thus, claiming diversity and tenable preservation of these rice germplasms is the need of the time.

Author(s) Details:

Subhalakshmi Shijagurumayum,
Department of Botany, Manipur University, Canchipur,795003, India.

G. A. Shantibala Devi,
Department of Botany, Manipur University, Canchipur,795003, India.

Ch. Brajakishor Singh,
Institute of Bioresource and Sustainable Development,Imphal, Manipur, India.

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Keywords: Traditional rice, Chakhao, landraces, nutritional