The crop selection criteria of women, compared to men, consist of multiple interests or concerns. Stability and productivity are the major concerns in landrace selection for men, whereas women consider meal quality, resource availability, ease in processing and multiple uses of the crop. Men prefer early maturing landrace Malliasamai, while the women choose Vellaperumsamai/Perumsamai because of their meal quality. Women, being responsible for cooking, explain that they value Vellaperumsamai/Perumsamai because of its taste and consistency.