Varieties of Rice - Perennial Rice, Glutinous Rice, Golden Rice, Perennial Grain, Basmati, Japanese Rice, List of Rice Varieties (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Perennial rice, Glutinous rice, Golden rice, Perennial grain, Basmati, Japanese rice, List of rice varieties, New Rice for Africa, Brown rice, Flattened rice, Rosematta rice, Weedy rice, Parboiled rice, Black rice, White rice, Instant rice, Jasmati, Navara rice, Domsiah, Hybrid rice, Patna rice, Sona Masuri, Pokkali Rice, Koshihikari, Jasmine rice, Yamada Nishiki, Hatsuga genmai, Wehani rice, Samba, Bhutanese red rice, Red Cargo rice, Semi-dwarf IR36, N ng Th m Ch o rice, Arborio rice, Calrose rice, Aromatic rice, Camargue red rice, Carnaroli, Champa rice, Ponni Rice, Bora saul, Sasanishiki, Ambemohar, Nishiki rice, Dubraj rice, Pusa 1121 Rice, Molakolukulu. Excerpt: Perennial rice are varieties of long-lived rice that are capable of regrowing season after season without reseeding; they are being developed by plant geneticists at several institutions. Although these varieties are genetically distinct and will be adapted for different climates and cropping systems, their lifespan is so different from other kinds of rice that they are collectively called perennial rice. Perennial rice-like many other Perennial plants-can spread by horizontal stems below or just above the surface of the soil but they also reproduce sexually by producing flowers, pollen and seeds. As with any other grain crop, it is the seeds that are harvested and eaten by humans. Perennial rice is one of several perennial grains that have been proposed, researched or are being developed, including perennial wheat, sunflower, and sorghum. Agronomists have argued that increasing the amount of agricultural landscapes covered at any given time with perennial crops is an excellent way to stabilize and improve the soil, and provide wildlife habitat. Perennial rice breeding was initiated at the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines and are c...