Abstract
Abstract
Central Kalimantan has an abundance of local rice genetic resources scattered in every district. One of the districts with important local rice genetic resources is East Barito. This study aimed to seek unique characters ol local rice varieties in East Barito Regency which could be useful for further genetic improvement. Local rice exploration was conducted during January to February 2018 to obtain local species in the East Barito District. The method of activity is purposive sampling by selecting 4–5 villages within the district based on information of diverse local genetic resources. The data collected consisted of the passport data and the present status of local paddy rice, as well as the character of the seeds to ensure that there was a difference of accession for local paddy genetic resources with the same name. Based on the exploration activity, a total of 27 local rice accessions have been explored from the region, and there were two cultivar local rice accessions that have the same name, i.e. Cantik Manis and Siam Cantik. However, they have different grain shape and other morphological characters.