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Eighty-eight long, slender, scented Basmati rice germplasms were collected from North India during an exploration mission. Morpho-agronomic characterisation of the accessions revealed a significant variability in leaf length, culm length, culm number and panicle length.
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Patra, B.C., Dhua, S. Exploration, collection and characterisation of Basmati rice germplasm in India. Genet Resour Crop Evol 43, 481–484 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00123738
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