Patna rice

Patna rice, a variety of the species Oryza sativa, and one of the varieties of long-grain white rice, is extensively cultivated in the Indo-Gangetic plains, in and around Patna, capital of Bihar state, India.

Patna rice is known for its elongated kernel with grain length greater than 6 mm, and has been used as staple food by the local people for thousands of years.

William Fullarton of Skeldon UK made his fortune by dealing in Patna rice.

He chose Patna as the name of the coal-miners' hamlet he built in East Ayrshire, Scotland.

The seeds of Patna rice were taken to America, grown in Carolina and exported to Britain before the American Civil War.