Physicochemical and nutritional properties of twenty three traditional rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties of Sri Lanka

*Corresponding author: Walimuni Kanchana Subhashini Mendis Abeysekera, Food Technology Section (FTS), Modern Research & Development Complex (MRDC), Industrial Technology Institute (ITI), 503A, Halbarawa Gardens, Malabe, Sri Lanka. Tel: +94 11 2797335 E-mail: kancha@iti.lk Finacial support: Supported by the Treasury (10715/TG6), Sri Lanka for the Industrial Technology Institute (ITI). The journal implements double-blind peer review practiced by specially invited international editorial board members.

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