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Domesticated Asian rice

Wild rice

Javanica rice

Indica rice

Japonica rice

Collect rice varieties, in particular varieties that are well adapted to specific areas.

To collect varieties from off-farm, perhaps seed exchanges can take place within

a farmer network or seed bank.

Varieties should be evaluated to study

their characteristic in order to select the parent lines.

Characteristic of rice that you are interested in , such as:

Type of stemThe color

The testThe age of maturity

Water and day length requirement

Pure-line varietyOpen-pollinated (OP) variety

Greater yield and better qualityResistance to diseases and insect

Appropriate to organic farmingDay length insensitive variety

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Quality Brown Rice for Seed

1. Slender1. Slender2.2. ShinyShiny3. No chalkiness or 3. No chalkiness or abdonimal whiteabdonimal white4. No chipped, 4. No chipped, cracked or cracked or undeveloped kernelundeveloped kernel5. Small nose5. Small nose

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