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Oryza sativa, having the common name Asian cultivated rice, [2] is the much more common of the two rice species cultivated as a cereal, the other species being O. glaberrima, African rice. It was first domesticated in the Yangtze River basin in China 13,500 to 8,200 years ago.
Oryza is a genus of plants in the grass family. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It includes the major food crop rice (species Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima ). Members of the genus grow as tall, wetland grasses, growing to 1–2 metres (3–7 ft) tall; the genus includes both annual and perennial species.
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Oryzoideae (syn.Ehrhartoideae) is a subfamily of the true grass family Poaceae.It has around 120 species in 19 genera, notably including the major cereal crop rice. [1] Within the grasses, this subfamily is one of three belonging to the species-rich BOP clade, which all use C 3 photosynthesis; it is the basal lineage of the clade.
Rice can come in many shapes, colours and sizes. This is a list of rice cultivars, also known as rice varieties.There are several species of grain called rice. [1] Asian rice (Oryza sativa) is most widely known and most widely grown, with two major subspecies (indica and japonica) and over 40,000 varieties. [2]
Oryza rufipogon is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is known as brownbeard rice , [ 4 ] wild rice , [ 5 ] and red rice . [ 5 ] In 1965, Oryza nivara was separated off from O. rufipogon .
Oryza brachyantha (wild rice) Poaceae: Disease resistant wild relative of rice: 362 Mb: 2013 [209] Oryza glaberrima (African rice) var CG14: Poaceae: West-African species of rice: 358 Mb: 2010 [210] Oryza rufipogon (red rice) Poaceae: Ancestor to Oryza sativa: 406 Mb: 37,071: SIBS: 2012 [211] Illumina HiSeq2000 100x coverage Oryza sativa (long ...
Oryza longistaminata is a perennial species of grass from the same genus as cultivated rice (O. sativa). It is native to most of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It has been introduced into the United States, where it is often regarded as a noxious weed. Its common names are longstamen rice [3] and red rice. [4]