Molecular analysis of aroma gene (BADH2) in Biriyanicheera: a tropical aromatic rice genotype from Kerala, India.

Background: The aromatic rice cultivars sometimes show variation in aroma when they are grown in regions other than their normal traditional growing regions. An early maturing selection from a Kerala aromatic local landrace with short grains, named 'Biriyanicheera', when grown in normal tropical conditions was sufficiently fragrant. The present study focused on the analysis of aroma in 'Biriyanicheera' rice genotype through molecular methods.