Ethnic Rice Varieties of Bengal - Characterization and Conservation

Language: English

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jun 2017, 2017

3330081570 / 9783330081574

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Ethnic varieties of rice are the nature's gift to the human civilization. West Bengal state of India is a home land of thousands of folk rice varieties from time immemorial. Ancient marginal farmers of Bengal are conserving, cultivating, developing and preserving these varieties from the prehistoric times. Before green revolution, folk varieties were the only source of rice. After the introduction of modern hybrid varieties the number of folk varieties are drastically falling down from the agricultural fields. Folk varieties reside of numerous spectacular agronomic characters which are mostly absent in so called 'high yielding varieties'. Now time has come to cultivate and conserve these folk varieties again as hybrid varieties failed to perform their best, due to changing climatic condition. Folk rice varieties consist of important genetic component which may be used for the development of stress resistance (salt, drought, flood, cold, pest etc.), and future food security. The authors are grateful to West Bengal Biodiversity Board as they have taken the initiative to conserve and cultivate these folk rice varieties of Bengal and their help to do so. 168 pp. Englisch. …

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Title
Ethnic Rice Varieties of Bengal - Characterization and Conservation
Author
Anjan Kumar Sinha
Publisher
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jun 2017
Publication year
2017
Condition
Neu
Binding
Taschenbuch
Language
English
ISBN 10
3330081570
ISBN 13
9783330081574
Item weight
268 grams
Dimensions
220x150x11 mm

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