Table 1 Comparative features of different types of deepwater and wild rice of Bangladesh
From: Rayada specialty: the forgotten resource of elite features of rice
Features | Typical deepwater rice | Ashwina/Bhadoia | Rayada rice | Wild rice (O. rufipogon) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elongation ability | Yes | Yes | Yes (faster) | Yes (faster) | Perez and Nasiruddin (1974); Hasanuzzaman (1974); Catling (1992); Vaughan (1994); Khush (1997); Bashar et al. (2004); Baruah et al. (2009) |
Life cycle (months) | 6-8 | 6-8 | 12 and 6-8 | Perennial | |
Cold tolerance | No | No | Yes | Varying degree of tolerance | |
Photoperiod sensitivity | Varying degree of sensitivity | Less or no | Strongly sensitive | Sensitive | Â |
Seed dormancy | High | High | No | High | Â |
Responsiveness of short day in early vegetative stage | Yes | Yes | No | (Not known) | Â |
Distribution | South and Southeast Asia | Bangladesh and India | Endemic to Bangladesh | South and Southeast Asia, Latin America, Australia, West- Africa | Â |
Examples | Habigonj Aman I -VIII | Ashwina | Kaladigha, Beto, etc. | Jhoradhan | Â |