US co seizes patent, India chalks out counter : In a crippling blow to India , Basmati rice has been patented in the United States. The patent for calling aromatic rice grown outside India "Basmati"
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture