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Read the extract and complete the activities given below
The scent of Rice
The first year I was late for the rice-rowing season and had to resort to growing the
variety that was short term and recommended by the agricultural officers at Kosbad. The next
we decided that we would start early and try to find some good waditional variety of rice to
We had read about traditional varieties of rice and knew that they did not require very high inp
fertilizers. These varieties were also quite strong and resisted pests. We were sure that it was
type of rice that would grow well in our farm where we did not use any chemicals at all
previous year's experience and low yield had taught us a lesson and we were sure we would not
hybrids this year
In April 2005, we started to look for a good variety of traditional rice. It was one o
neighbours in the village, a businessman from Mumbai who owned land, who suggested that we
a local scented variety of rice. Most of the farmers in and around the village of Peth had swi
over to hybrids. The younger generation of farmers thought I was crazy to ask for the desi' va
as they called it. My regular visits to the villages around searching for a good traditional variety
did not yield any results and we were almost giving up hope.
I decided to give it one last try and spoke to Baban's father and some other elders.
many meaningful conversations, they mentioned the name of Kasbai.
Kasbai is a traditional long grained rice variety which has a distinct aroma, though
milder than Basmati. It's a long-duration crop and most of the older people remembered grow
years ago. But they all shook their heads when I asked them about the seeds and told me that
disappeared
State the advantages of the varieties as you find them in the extract:-
Sr.No. Variety Advantages
1) Hybrid varieties
Traditional Rice
Complete the following sentence :​

Answer 1

Answer:

CMS lines form one of the parental lines for producing hybrid rice seeds. ... Traditional varieties are often tall and if you apply nitrogen fertiliser to boost their yield, they topple over.