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Joha ( as, জহা চাউল ') is a variety of
Joha ( as, জহা চাউল ') is a variety of rice
Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima
''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...
grown in India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
, notable for its aroma
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, delicate and excellent taste. Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
is the largest cultivator of this rice, it is primarily grown through paddy field
A paddy field is a flooded field (agriculture), field of arable land used for growing Aquatic plant, semiaquatic crops, most notably rice and taro. It originates from the Neolithic rice-farming cultures of the Yangtze River basin in sout ...
farming. In Garo Hills it's widely cultivated and it is known as Jaha rice or locally known as .
Varieties
There are various traditional types of joha rice available in Assam. Tulsi (তুলসী )Joha, Kola (ক’লা ) Joha, Rampal (ৰামপাল ) joha, Kunkuni (কুনকুনি )and Manki Joha.See also
*List of rice varieties
This is a list of rice cultivars, also known as rice varieties. There are several species of grain called rice. Asian rice (''Oryza sativa)'' is most widely known and most widely grown, with two major subspecies (''indica'' and ''japonica'') and o ...
References
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{{Varieties of rice Bengali cuisine Rice varieties Economy of Assam Rice production in India Flora of Assam (region)