Traditional rice varieties of Kerala appeared to be vanishing as a study has found as many 55 species of paddy seeds extinct in Wayanad district in northern part of the state due to various reasons
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/traditional-rice-varieties-vanishing-kerala-study
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-line-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-crops
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wayanad
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-act-2002
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers