Thanks Chitra ji for the inauguaration. It is very important for us to know that the major food crops belong to Poaceae. Kindly throw light on other cultivated rice species and its taxonomy. For. eg, difference between the awned basmati rice, red and black grained rice, etc. Does the modern taxonomists consider O.glaberrima, O.nivara, etc. as species different from O.sativa? And would also like to know about the taxonomic status of introduced species like O.breviligulata, O.brachyantha, O.grandiglumis, O.latifolia, O.australiensis and the multigrained rice O.plena. Also would like to know more about O.jeyporensis. Regads... Manoj Chandran.
On Monday, April 1, 2013 11:56:46 AM UTC+5:30, chisha wrote: > > I wanted to start this week with the crop I work on, a crop that feeds > billions** > > *Scientific name: **Oryza sativa L. var indica* > > *Common name: Rice* > > *Family: *Poacaeae > > ** > > *Oryza sativa indica* is the cultivated rice grown In India. Rice has > known to be cultivated since 10000 BC. The International Rice Genebank – > the world’s largest collection of rice diversity – contains more than > 112,000 different types of rice including species of wild rice, the > ancestors of rice, traditional and heirloom varieties, and modern > varieties. In India Chhattisgarh is known for rice diversity and > considered as one of the secondary centres of diversity with a collection > of 18541 accessions. > > Dr. Chitra Shanker > Sr. Scientist (Entomology) > Directorate of Rice Research, > Rajendranagar, Hyderabad -500030 > > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
