The wild rice biome also known as the “spirit rice” (Oryza Rufipogon) isnow being protected and preserved at Tram Chim National Park (DongThap) on the area of 800 hectares.
The rice is currently on the harvest season and the National Park is offering wild rice harvest tours.
The wild rice is grown mostly at the preservation areas of Phu Hiep,Phu Duc and Phu Thanh of Tram Chim National Park . The wild riceusually becomes ripe for harvest in November or December. The grain hasthe yellow and black cover.
The wild rice is fully grown during the flood season; therefore farmers have to use canoes to harvest.
This variety of wild rice can resist alum and water. It can growhigher than the water level which is 3 to 5 metre deep.
Theplant rises 0.1 to 0.15 metre each day above the water lever when thefloodwater rises high. Wild rice can stand among the strong water andbecomes food for many species. The wild rice is a food supply source tomaintain the wetland ecosystem here. The rice is small but glutinous andsweet.
During this season, The National Park organises toursto experience wild rice harvest, said Le Hoang Long – Director ofTourism and Environmental Education Centre of Tram Chim National Park.
Harvest sites for tourists are located at Phu Hiep and Phu Ducareas, accounting for 16 percent of total wild rice paddy in the Park.The tour will give tourists the opportunity to experience the wild ricecropping and help them understand more about the livelihood of Dong ThapMuoi residents during the flood season.
The preserved wildrice area has also helped researchers to study the speciality of thisvariety of rice and to create new variety for the region in the contextof climate change.
Tram Chim National Park currently has a richvegetation with over 130 varieties of vascular plants, 6 kinds ofspecific biomes includes: lotus, wild rice (Oryza rufipogon), waterchestnut (eleocharis), tropical grasses (ischaemum), bullet grass(panicum repens) and cajuput forest, said Director of Tram Chim NationalPark Nguyen Van Hung.-VNA
The rice is currently on the harvest season and the National Park is offering wild rice harvest tours.
The wild rice is grown mostly at the preservation areas of Phu Hiep,Phu Duc and Phu Thanh of Tram Chim National Park . The wild riceusually becomes ripe for harvest in November or December. The grain hasthe yellow and black cover.
The wild rice is fully grown during the flood season; therefore farmers have to use canoes to harvest.
This variety of wild rice can resist alum and water. It can growhigher than the water level which is 3 to 5 metre deep.
Theplant rises 0.1 to 0.15 metre each day above the water lever when thefloodwater rises high. Wild rice can stand among the strong water andbecomes food for many species. The wild rice is a food supply source tomaintain the wetland ecosystem here. The rice is small but glutinous andsweet.
During this season, The National Park organises toursto experience wild rice harvest, said Le Hoang Long – Director ofTourism and Environmental Education Centre of Tram Chim National Park.
Harvest sites for tourists are located at Phu Hiep and Phu Ducareas, accounting for 16 percent of total wild rice paddy in the Park.The tour will give tourists the opportunity to experience the wild ricecropping and help them understand more about the livelihood of Dong ThapMuoi residents during the flood season.
The preserved wildrice area has also helped researchers to study the speciality of thisvariety of rice and to create new variety for the region in the contextof climate change.
Tram Chim National Park currently has a richvegetation with over 130 varieties of vascular plants, 6 kinds ofspecific biomes includes: lotus, wild rice (Oryza rufipogon), waterchestnut (eleocharis), tropical grasses (ischaemum), bullet grass(panicum repens) and cajuput forest, said Director of Tram Chim NationalPark Nguyen Van Hung.-VNA
