House technology-based spectral library for Uma rice developed

The Kerala College of Fisheries and Ocean Research and the Centre for Water Sources Growth and Administration (CWRDM) has efficiently developed a spectral library for Uma rice, a well-liked indigenous rice selection in Kerala, utilizing area know-how.

The crew, headed by Girish Gopinath of Kufos, utilised distant sensing to check the variations within the spectral signature of Uma at totally different development levels and recognized spectra indicative of water stress circumstances. The area technology-based spectrum has the potential to revolutionise the monitoring of Uma rice cultivation, lowering the necessity for in depth fieldwork, labour and prices, Girish Gopinath mentioned.

U Surendran led the counterpart crew of scientists from CWRDM. The examine, titled “Growth of Spectral Library for Hyper-spectral Information with Particular Emphasis on Paddy,” was funded by the Kerala State Council for Science, Know-how, and Setting with a grant of ₹83.5 lakh.

Stress-tolerant, high-yielding selection

Uma rice, also called ‘unda rice’, characterised by its spherical form and sticky texture, is a well-liked rice selection launched from Mancompu analysis station of Kerala Agricultural College in 1998. Uma selection has been most well-liked in Kuttanad because it’s launching as a consequence of its excessive yield and stress tolerance.

Finally, it turned essentially the most generally grown selection in Kerala. It holds a particular place in Kerala’s culinary panorama, contributing to the State’s numerous meals tradition. Regardless of the challenges posed by local weather change and related excessive occasions in paddy cultivation in Kerala, Uma rice stays a staple.

This library facilitates exact assessments of the spatial distribution of the Uma selection in particular places, understanding its present development stage, and assessing influences of water or nutrient stress. Moreover, it allows yield estimations by way of the utilisation of remote-sensing picture.