Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources

  • Year: 2000
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 2

Collecting rice germplasm from parts of Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, India

  • Author:
  • N. Sivaraj, S. R. Pandravada, C. Panduranga Rao1, Narsimha Reddy2
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 191 to 193

National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Regional Station, Hyderabad 500 030, India.

1Regional Sugarcane and Rice Research Station, Rudrur (Andhra Pradesh), India.

2Regional Agricultural Research Station, Jagtial (Andhra Pradesh), India.

Abstract

This paper communicates collection of 109 landraces of rice from Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. The germplasm varied in grain type, husk colour, grain colour and in maturity period. Considerable variation was also observed in panicle structure, glume and awn colour, kernel colour, 1000 seed weight, lengthm width and thickness of grain.

Keywords

Rice, collection, germplasm, Telangana region