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Local Rice Varieties for Improved Breeding by Radhin Wijaya Rahman is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses the use of local rice varieties in Indonesia in rice breeding programs. It notes that Indonesia has a rich diversity of rice germplasm resources in the form of local varieties and wild species. Local varieties have adapted over many generations to specific agroecosystems and developed resistances to biotic and abiotic stresses. However, local varieties have been underutilized in breeding programs. The document argues that using local varieties as parental lines in hybridization can h
- Author
- Radhin Wijaya Rahman
- Language
- EN