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Rice germplasm diversity in Arunachal Pradesh Hore D. K. National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Regional Station, New Kench's Trace, Shillong 793013 (Meghalaya). Abstract Arunachal Pradesh, the land of rising sun, is a pictureseque state of India located between 26°28' to 29°30'N latitudes and 91°30' to 97°30' E longitudes. The state is a continuous stretch of Eastern Himalayan range which is surrounded by Bhutan in the West, China in the North and Northeast Myanmar in the east and plains of Assam in the South and South-east direction. The splendid floral and faunal diversity of the state is gaining international recognition as a biosphere reserve of rare order. Arunachal Pradesh is predominantly a hilly terrain. The geographical area of the state is 83743 sq. km. out of which 51540 sq.km. area (61.7%) is under forest. The total conserved area is 19325 sq. km. The total population of state is 864558, out of which 94018 belong to farming families. The population density is 10 per sq. km. There are total 13 administrative districts comprising 3649 villages where 25 major tribal groups are dispersedly inhabited. About 60–70 dialects which are distinct from one another used by independent tribes. Top Keywords Rice, germplas, diversity, landraces. Top | |
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