List of rice varieties

The following is a list of varieties of rice.

Contents 1 African varieties 2 Australian varieties 3 Bangladeshi varieties 4 Bhutanese varieties 5 Chinese varieties 6 Dominican varieties 7 Iranian varieties 8 Italian varieties 9 Japanese varieties 10 Nepalese varieties 11 Lao / Thai varieties 12 Indian varieties 12.1 Basmati varieties 13 Other Indian Rice varieties 14 Indonesian rice varieties/landraces 15 Philippine varieties 16 Sri Lankan varieties 17 Spanish varieties 17.1 Valencian varieties 18 Thai varieties 19 United States varieties 19.1 California varieties 19.2 Louisiana varieties 20 Vietnamese varieties 21 See also

African varieties

• African rice
• New Rice for Africa

Australian varieties

• Amaroo ^{[disambiguation needed]} - semi-dwarf medium grain
• Reiziq - semi-dwarf medium grain
• Jarrah - semi-dwarf medium grain
• Koshihikari - tall short grain Japonica style
• Opus ^{[disambiguation needed]} - semi-dwarf short grain Japonica style
• Illabong - semi-dwarf arborio style
• Langi ^{[disambiguation needed]} - semi-dwarf long grain, soft cooking (low amylose)
• Doongara - semi-dwarf long grain, hard cooking (high amylose)
• Kyeema - tall long grain, fragrant

Bangladeshi varieties

• Chinigura Rice
• Kalijira Rice - similar to basmati and jasmine rice but with very tiny, short grains, resembling sushi rice
• Kataribhog Rice
• Paijam Rice
• Najirshail Rice
• Balam Rice
• Binni Rice
• BrriDhan - This is a group of high yielding rice varieties developed by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute.
• Hori Dhan
• Irri Rice
• Miniket Rice

Bhutanese varieties

• Bhutanese red rice

-like brown rice but semi-milled. See brown rice.

Chinese varieties

• Forbidden rice

Dominican varieties

• Prosequisa 4
• Prosequisa 5
• Prosequisa 10
• Juma 57
• Juma 58
• Juma 66
• Juma 67
• Idiaf 1
• Yocahú CFX-18
• Cristal 100
• Toño Brea
• Inglés Corto
• Inglés Largo

Iranian varieties

Many varieties of rice are cultivated in Iran. A few of them are listed below

• Domsiah
• Binam
• Hasani
• Salari
• Ambarboo
• Sang Tarom
• Hasan Sarai

Italian varieties

• Arborio
• Baldo
• Carnaroli
• Vialone Nano

Japanese varieties

• Koshihikari
• Hitomebore
• Hinohikari
• Kinuhikari
• Nihonbare
• Sasanishiki
• Kirara397
• Hoshinoyume
• Domannaka
• Akitakomachi
• Haenuki
• Hanaechizen
• Akebono (rice)
• Asahi (rice)

Nepalese varieties

• Pokhareli
• Jire Masino
• Mansooli

Lao / Thai varieties

• Sticky Rice
• Rice biodiversity in Laos [1]

Indian varieties

Basmati varieties

• Basmati 2000 Rice
• Super Kernel Basmati Rice - Pakistan
• PK-385 Basmati Rice - Pakistan
• PK-198 Basmati Rice - Pakistan
• SUPRA Basmati Rice
• SUPER FINE Basmati Rice
• Kiran Basmati Rice
• Punjab Riceland super fine Basmati Rice
• [2]Dehradun Basmati
• Hansraj
• Shaheen Basmati

Tamilnadu Rice Research Station, Aduthurai is one of the oldest research institute working on the development of rice grain. Since its inseption in 1912 it has developed a number of varieties for general cultivation. Below is the list rice varieties: BASMATI VARIETIES

S.No.      Approved Name of the Variety        Year of Approval 
1                 Basmati 370                       1933
2                 Basmati Pak (Kernel Basmati)      1968
3                 Basmati 198                       1972  
4                 Basmati 385                       1985  
5                 Super Basmati                     1996
6                 Basmati 2000                      2000 

NON-BASMATI VARIETIES

1                 IR 8                              1969
2                 IR 6                              1971
3                 KS 282                            1982   

Apart from the above listed rice varieties, the institute gave some other varieties which have either been banned for cultivation by the Government or have been rejected by the farmers and hence are no longer cultivated.

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Other Indian Rice varieties

• Ambemohar
• Dubraj rice
• Champaa Rice
• Clearfield Rice
• Emergency rice
• Hasan serai
• Navara rice
• Raja Hansa rice
• Molakolukulu
• Patna rice
• Ponni Rice
• Sona masuri
• Sujatha rice
• Poreiton chakhau - aomatic dark red rice from Manipur

Indonesian rice varieties/landraces

• Cianjur Pandanwangi (aromatic)
• Rajalele (semi-aromatic)
• Atomita series (nuclear mutants)
• Peta
• many deep swamp rice varieties of Kalimantan (Borneo)
• dryland rice landraces of Java
• Temanggung black rice
• Gunung Kidul red rice, Yogyakarta

Philippine varieties

• Baysilanon
• Dinorado
• Milagrosa pino
• Segadis Milagrosa
• Kalinayan
• Sinandomeng
• IR-841
• IR-64
• Angelika
• 80 other varieties which include Red, Brown, Black, White, Glutinous rice

Sri Lankan varieties

• Samba
• Sri Lankan Red Rice

Spanish varieties

• Bahia
• Bomba
• Calasparra
• Senia

Valencian varieties

• Valencia Rice
• Paella Rice

Thai varieties

• Jasmine rice
• White rice
• White Glutinous rice
• Black Glutinous rice
• Red Cargo rice
• Brown rice

United States varieties

California varieties

• Akitakomachi rice* California New Variety rice
• Calmochi rice* Calrose rice* Wehani rice

Louisiana varieties

• Pecan rice* Popcorn rice

Vietnamese varieties

• Dự Hương Rice
• Nàng Thơm Chợ Đào Rice - from Mỹ Lệ commune, Cần Đước district, Long An province
• Nếp cái hoa vàng from Nam Dinh province
• Nếp cẩm Rice
• Nếp Tú Lệ
• Tài Nguyên Rice - from Long An province
• Tám Xoan Rice - from Hải Hậu district, Nam Dinh province

See also

• List of rice diseases
• International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants

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