STUDIES ON GENETIC PARAMETERS FOR ANAEROBIC GERMINATION TRAITS, YIELD AND ITS CONTRIBUTING CHARACTERS IN RICE (Oryza sativa L.)

Abstract

Rice is the most important cereal crop, which is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. It has shaped the cultures, diets and
economies of billions of people living in Asia where it has a long history of cultivation and is deeply ingrained in the daily lives of Asian people.