Kalanamak rice

10pointer01 Nov, 2022Education

10POINTER- The Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) has successfully developed two dwarf varieties of Kalanamak rice. What is Kalanamak rice? Kalanamak is a traditional variety of paddy with black husk and strong fragrance. It has high salt content and overshadows basmati due to its agronomic potential. It is grown in 11 districts of the Terai region of northeastern Uttar Pradesh and in Nepal. The traditional variety of the rice has been prone to ?lodging? which resulted in low yield and poor quality. Lodging is a condition in which the top of the plant becomes heavy because of grain formation, the stem becomes weak, and the plant falls on the ground. To overcome the problem of lodging, the Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) has successfully developed two dwarf varieties of Kalanamak rice.