FUTURE PROSPECTIVE: TRADITIONAL RICE (ORYZA SATIVA L.) OF EASTERN INDIA

Rice was one of the most important field crop grown by farmers in different geographies in the World. It was grown due to its different unique with climatic, water, soil, genetic diversity, climatic - weather variance, dietary typical unique importance, cultural and rituals on food behavior among the growers. Rice is the major food energy source but on the other hand also meet the expectation of different valuable nutritive sources with unique nutritive qualities for different health benefit with essentials nutrients, vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrate, protein and fat etc. Rice was used by the different tribal people with their unique knowledge with respect to the traditional varieties those were being cultivated over a decade with very good understanding of the varieties with respect to ecological adoptability, seasonal suitability, cultivation and management practices, rice grain, farm produces, grain and grains by product with different unique health benefit and culturally adopted with different dices and preparations due to different health benefit and remedies. All the traditional rice cultivar was to be found very unique due to their unique qualitative identity found in the knowledge domain of the indigenous farmers and people. The traditional cultivars was the own self, it unique identity due natural or farmers selection process and consumer preparation consumption prefer ability in brief. Cultivation of traditional cultivar, it ecological adaptiveness with respect to biological traits and genes on the other hand availability of different quality traits like, medicinal, aromatic, puffing, glutinous, kernel elongation, richness with protein, Zn, Fe, antioxidants and vitamins etc. A few leading traditional rice were popular among farmers in the region, Tulaipanji, Gobindabhog, Paijam, Kalonunia, Tulsibhog, Pioli, Aghoni, Aghoni Bora, Bora, Bao, PioJoha, Jasua, Kalojira, Bhadui, Kalirai, Ramtulsi, Magusal, Jhingasal, Musisal, Rabansal, Motichur, Parijat, Agar, Ganga, Kuajoli, Nagraikalam, Chenga, Sasimahan, Binni Dhan, Dudheswar, Radhatilak, Soni Bhadui, Murisal, Balabhat, Brahmabalak, Sitabhog, Kalo Khasa, Khasa, Ponha, Khegurchori, Begun Bichi, Kotki, Kamal, Sada Nunia and Boka Kamol etc.