Treasure lost
Major aromatic non-basmati rices in some regions of Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal, whose germplasm is lost forever:
Tarai: Ramjawain, Dhaniaya, Kanakjeer, Bhataphool, Duniapat (Type-9), Rambhog, Vishnuparag, Selhi, Dulhaniya, Benibhog
Ganga Basin: Moongphali, Tulsimanjari, Tulsi Pasand, Adamchini, Kesar, Laungchoor
Vindhya: Phool Chameli, Dubraj.
People still remember such varieties and even the taste but they are no longer cultivated. These varieties went out of fashion due to widespread use of high yielding improved varieties and basmati.
Source:R K Singh, US Singh, 2003, A treatise on the scented Rices of India