Rice bean (Vigna umbellate) is a prospective legume crop grown in many parts of south east Asia. Rice beans are resilient enough to adapt to various environments, from hills to marginal areas, where other crops may not acclimatize themselves easily. Rice beans are tolerant to many abiotic stresses and survive well in warm climates. It can be grown as a sole crop in the field or as a mixed crop with maize or wheat for better produce. Rice bean is a potent food and fodder crop. It serves as a genetic resource for a wide range of genes which are tolerant to biotic and abiotic stress. Rice beans are spread from the Indo-China region to the rest of the world. Being a rich source of albumin and globulin, it is crucially beneficial as a food and fodder crop in the Indian circumstances. Rice bean is now gaining the prevalence due to its adeptness to yield, aversion to various biotic stress, resilience to grow in various conditions and accessible domestication to a new environment with good sustenance potential, which makes rice bean an inexpensive substitute for the common conventional pulses.
Rice bean, Potential crop, Perennial legume, Food and fodder
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