Scenario of Plant Breeding in Nepal and Its Application in Rice

Table 1

List of rice varieties selected from landraces as pure line varieties in Nepal [25].

SN	Varieties/lines	Parents	Grain type	Recommended domain
1	Chhomrong	Selection of Chhomrong from Ghandruk area of Kaski	Coarse	Cool temperate
2	Pokhareli Jethobudho	Selection of Jethobudho from Pokhara Valley	Fine and aromatic	Pokhara Valley and its surroundings
3	Lalka Basmati	Selection of Lalka Basmati from eastern Tarai	Fine and aromatic	Irrigated eastern and central Tarai