1MTTC & VTC, College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University (Imphal), Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, India
2College of Horticulture and Forestry, Central Agricultural University (Imphal) Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author: rajeeb25@gmail.com, (ORCID ID: 0009-0004-6368-0565)
Paper No. 1175
Rice bean is a crop having numerous benefits and high nutritional values. The crop is nutritionally rich and genetically diverse agricultural crop, having potential to withstand extreme environmental condition, shows resistance to various diverse biotic and abiotic stress factors. Every part of rice bean plant is edible and used for cooking. Due high protein content and use of every plant part it can contribute to the agricultural sector as well as economy of the country is yet to be exploited. However, it is a significantly neglected crop often grown on marginal lands without proper cultivation practices. This has led to the little knowledge about the crop and its benefits. Considering all these properties of the rice bean crop, it is the need of the hour to create more awareness about how it can be used for the development of the crop, its varieties, and to encourage more technological advances as an input towards the crop.
⓿ Rice bean is a highly nutritious underutilized legume crop used as human and animal consumption.
⓿ Rice bean has the capacity to withstand extreme environmental condition, shows resistance to various diverse biotic and abiotic stress factors.
⓿ It improves nutrient content and biological health of soils.
Rice bean, Nutritional value
