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Nutritional and medicinal values of some indigenous rice varieties [1]

There are a large number of indigenous rice varieties in India, which are still grown by the tribal people and small farmers of the remote areas where the modern agricultural practices, sufficient foods as well as healthcare systems are a dream. Nature has provided them some alternative ways. They have different indigenous rice varieties with its nutritional and medicinal values. The paper presents nutritional and medicinal values of some of the rice varieties identified from the distant areas of Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
01/10/2006
Shakeelur Rahman [3], M P Sharma [4], Suman Sahai [5]
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge [6]
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454-458
Tags:
Rice [7], Traditional Knowledge [8], Nutrition [9], India [10], Assam [11], Bihar [12], Chhattisgarh [13], Jharkhand [14], Agriculture [15], Farmers [16]
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[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bihar
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chhattisgarh
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jharkhand
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