Thooyamallee Rice

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• The variety of rice is highly suitable for the South Indian meal.
• It is also used for making special dishes like 'Biryani'.
• During the flowering stage the earheads look like flowers.
• In Tamil "Thooyamallee literally" means pure jasmine. Since the rice of this variety is white in colour like that of jasmine it is known by this name.
• It is highly resistant to pest and disease.
• Since this is a fine variety of rice, it fetches a good price.