Couple of days back, had to visit Guruvayur area since my wife's uncle had expired. In front of their house there is a marshy land with still some water in it. While chatting with another uncle of my wife, he mentioned that earlier there used to be paddy cultivation in all those areas and a variety called 'Kodiyan' was used for this which is also called as 'Vella Pokkali'.
This comes with long straw and grows in clumps where each group will have many tillers. After harvesting,it again grows back and gives a second harvest after 3-4 months. According to him, that variety is not available now, have to check with some friends over there about this.
Some of this casual talks reveals very interesting information about the past.
19-March-2019
Came across this group who cultivates rice organically and one of the variety they use is 'Kodiyan'. Could not get any details of these friends yet.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Youngsters-take-up-organic-farming/article14020740.ece
19-March-2019
Came across this group who cultivates rice organically and one of the variety they use is 'Kodiyan'. Could not get any details of these friends yet.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Youngsters-take-up-organic-farming/article14020740.ece
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