Table 1. Dimensions and shape classification of the rice cultivars

No. samples	Cultivar name	Length (mm)	Width (mm)	Thickness (mm)	L/W ratio	Shape & size	Origin/country
1	Mania	8.571)	1.73	1.63	4.93	Long slender	India
2	Zaiton rice	7.16	1.55	1.41	4.62	Long slender	Pakistan
3	Mahmood rice	8.63	1.72	1.51	4.89	Long slender	India
4	Mahmood rice	8.22	1.95	1.38	4.21	Long slender	Pakistan
5	Sevan Aspi resh	8.75	1.54	1.58	5.51	Long slender	India
6	Azad Rice Gold	8.48	1.74	1.67	4.69	Long slender	India
7	Hana	8.53	1.68	1.53	4.99	Long slender	India
8	Falak Exreme	7.98	1.67	1.37	4.77	Long slender	Pakistan
9	Royal Bakhtyari	8.48	1.66	1.73	4.62	Long slender	India
10	Golden Rice Co	7.34	1.76	1.73	4.10	Long slender	Uruguay
11	Faxir rice	7.14	1.83	1.81	3.82	Long slender	Thailand
12	Bekhtyari	5.05	2.47	1.95	2.04	Medium bold	Iraq
13	Nawras	6.48	2.42	1.89	2.68	Medium bold	Turkey
14	Cihan Group	6.05	1.97	1.72	3.04	Long slender	Greece
15	ADM rice	6.72	1.95	1.83	3.29	Long slender	USA

Mean (n=20).