Morphoagronomical Evaluation of Several Indonesian Pigmented Rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) Accessions from East Java and Central Java, Indonesia

Indonesia is one of the countries with high biodiversity.One of the plants that is widely found in Indonesia is rice.Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a species of the genus Oryza and the family Poaceae.Currently, rice is a staple crop in Indonesia (Fatchiyah et al. 2020).The use of rice as a staple crop is not only in Indonesia but almost half of the world's population and is centered in Asia (Brar et al. 2018).In Indonesia, white rice is more commonly chosen because it is easier to process and has a softer texture compared to pigmented rice (Sirisoontaralak et al. 2020).However, in recent years, many researchers studying pigmented rice have stated that it contains high levels of bioactive compounds, thus making it suitable for functional food (Kumar et al. 2018).Pigmented rice refers to rice that contains proanthocyanidins and anthocyanins in the fruit skin, seed coat, and aleurone layer (Agustin et al. 2021).There are four groups of pigmented rice namely black rice, red rice, brown rice, and purple rice.These pigmented rice accessions are reported to be rich in beneficial phytochemical