Ponni Rice

Ponni Rice is a variety of rice developed by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in 1986. It is widely cultivated in Tamil Nadu a state in India, and is a hybrid variety of Taichung65 and Myang Ebos 6080/2. The name (பொன்னி in Tamil) literally means 'like gold'. Since River Kaveri is also called 'Ponni' in Tamil literature there is a notion that the rice could have been named after the river.

See also

• List of rice varieties

External links

• Malaysian firm registers Ponni as trademark
• The Hindu on a new variety of Ponni
• A farmers' movement to protect ‘Ponni'
• Wanted: ad blitzkrieg and patent for Ponni rice

Varieties of rice Ambemohar Arborio Aromatic rice Basmati Bhutanese red rice Black rice Bora saul Brown rice Calrose rice Camargue red rice Carnaroli Champa Dubraj Flattened rice Glutinous rice Golden rice Germinated brown rice Hybrid rice Japanese rice Jasmati Jasmine Joha rice Koshihikari Maratelli Matta rice Molakolukulu Nàng Thơm Chợ Đào Navara New Rice for Africa Nishiki rice Parboiled rice Patna rice Perennial rice Pokkali Ponni Rice Pusa 1121 Rice Red rice Red Cargo Samba Sasanishiki Semi-dwarf IR36 Sona Masuri Tulaipanji Vialone Nano Weedy rice Wehani White rice Yamada Nishiki