Chokuwa saul

Chokuwa saul is a variety of semi-glutinous rice found in Assam, India. The sticky rice of Assam is traditionally classified as bora (glutinous) and chokuwa (semi-glutinous) based on their stickiness after cooking.^[1] It has an important role in Assam and for the Indigenous Assamese.^[2]

In 2016, an organization called Seuj Satirtha in Sivasagar district in collaboration with the Assam Agricultural University applied for geographical recognition of chokuwa rice.^[3] The 124th edition of the journal published by the Geographical Identification Registration Department of the Government of India on 24 October 2019 granted a geographical indication (GI) tag to chokuwa rice.^[4]

References

^ "Genetic diversity analysis of specialty glutinous and low-amylose rice (Oryza sativa L.) landraces of Assam based on Wx locus and microsatellite diversity". December 2020.
^ "'The rice that needs no cooking': magic rice variety from Assam gets GI tag". The Indian Express. 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
^ http://www.ipindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/IPOJournal/1_4799_1/Journal_124.pdf
^ "Traditional Scarf (Gamosa) of Assam gets Geographical Indications tag". The Sentinel. November 18, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2023.

Rice

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Species of rice

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Varieties

Full list of rice varieties and cultivars

Selected varieties of Asian rice	Ambemohar Arborio rice Basmati Bhutanese red rice Bora saul Calasparra rice Calrose rice Camargue red rice Carnaroli Champa rice Chokuwa saul Dubraj rice Gobindobhog Golden rice IR8 Japanese rice Japonica rice Jasmati Jasmine rice Joha rice Koshihikari Maratelli Matta rice Molakolukulu Nàng Thơm Chợ Đào rice Navara rice Nishiki rice Patna rice Paw hsan hmwe Pokkali Ponni rice Pusa Basmati 1121 Red Cargo rice Riceberry Samba Sasanishiki Semi-dwarf IR36 Sona masuri rice Tulaipanji Vialone Nano Wehani rice Yamada Nishiki
Selected varieties of African rice	Carolina Gold New Rice for Africa

Selected varieties of
Asian rice