**2.2 Morphological studies**

The morphological characterization of each species collected was based on the Plant Genetics Resource Centre (PGRC), Sri Lanka Characterization Catalogue of Rice [32] (**Table 2**). The leaf, culm, and rhizomes if available were collected and


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**Table 2.**

*Characters Observed for characterization of wild rice.*

processed for micro sectioning. Temporary and permanent slides were prepared for cross sections of leaves, culm and rhizomes.
