Chemical and nutritional composition of traditional rice varieties of Karnataka
Gopika C. Muttagi, Usha Ravіndra
Abstract
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a very popular food crop in the world. Easy digestibility and nutritional properties, rice is highly preferred over other cereals. Evaluation of twenty traditional rice varieties grown in Karnataka, as a dehusked grain was performed with respect to chemical and nutritional characteristics. Traditional rice varieties varied significantly (p
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Oryza sativaCropAgronomyStaple foodChemical compositionBiologyComposition (language)BiotechnologyMathematicsAgricultureChemistryBiochemistryEcologyPhilosophyLinguisticsOrganic chemistryGeneAgricultural Economics and PracticesRice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementFood Science and Nutritional Studies