POKKALI

On-going project to generate Genomic DNA Sequence database for all existing traditional Pokkali seeds (past and present) exclusively from coastal clay Pokkali farm lands of Ernakulam, Alappuzha and Thrissur districts that represent authentic GI Tagged Organic Pokkali cultivation to enable rapid classification, authentication, preservation and revival. Authentic heirloom Pokkali rice is GI-tagged to be only those harvested continuously over millenia from farm lands of central coastal Kerala. Studies with misrepresented specimens such as Bengal Pokkali or Vyttila-x genetically modified varieties grown in other inland regions do not represent authentic Pokkali and remain invalid.

Genome Sequencing

Ezhikkara Pokkali Profile

Ezhikkara Pokkali Telomere

Ezhikkara Pokkali Genome