Author

Contributions

  • Bhattacharya, Debdulal. - Contributor
  • Deb, Debal. - Contributor
  • Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Ecology (New Delhi, India) - Contributor
  • Vrihi (Forum) - Contributor

Publication

2000 - Research Foundation for Science Technology & Ecology, New Delhi, India

Language

English

Word Count

19,500 words, Guess

Page Count

78 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

Description

This is the first documentation of over 20 morphological and agronomic characteristics of over 250 folk varieties of rice from West Bengal. The book also includes valuable information about the locations of origin, climatic adaptations and cultural uses of each rice landrace. The document is copyrighted in the name of Vrihi, a consortium of farmers and scientists, in an attempt to protect the intellectual property rights of indigenous rice farmers of India from corporate bio-piracy.

Subjects

People

farmersDebal Deb

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