Research Article
Genetic Diversity Assessment of Rarely Cultivated Traditional Indica Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Varieties
Table 1
Salient features of the rice varieties used in the present study.
| | Varieties (abbreviations) | Growth duration (days) | Plant height (cm) | Grain characters | Weight per grain (mg) |
| | Navara (NV) | 68–90 | 50 | 60 mm long light red grains | 18.4 | | Gandhakasala (GS) | 150–180 | 68 | 40 mm small white grains | 12.4 | | Jeerakasala (JS) | 150–180 | 72 | 40 mm small white grains | 13.3 | | Adukkan (AU) | 160–165 | 65 | 50 mm long reddish, round grains | 23 | | Thondi (TD) | 160–165 | 50 | 50 mm long reddish, round grains | 24.3 | | Kanali (KL) | 180–190 | 30 | 50 mm long reddish, round grains | 25 | | Mannuveliyan (MV) | 160–165 | 48 | 50 mm long reddish, round grains | 25 | | Thonnuranthondi (TT) | 160–165 | 40 | 50 mm long reddish, round grains | 27 | | Chennellu (CN) | 120–150 | 50 | 50 mm long reddish, round grains | 28 | | Kalladiyaran* (KY) | 100–150 | 30 | 50 mm long reddish, round grains | 22 |
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Wt per grain was an average of 20 grains.
*Highly endangered.
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