Rice is food consumed regularly and is vital for the food security of over half the world's
population. Rice production on a global scale is predicted to rise by 58 to 567 million tonnes …

Grain appearance, one of the key determinants of rice quality, reflects the ability to attract
consumers, and is characterized by four major properties: grain shape, chalkiness …

Although genetic diversity has a cardinal role in domestication, abundant natural allelic
variations across the rice genome that cause agronomically important differences between …

Background Quality is a powerful engine in rice value chain upgrading. However, there is no
consensus on how “rice quality” should be defined and measured in the rice sector. Scope …

Seasonal drought is a major threat to rice production. However, the sensitivity of rice to
drought stress (DS) at different growth periods remains unclear. The objective of this study …

Soil salinization and a degraded ecological environment are challenging agricultural
productivity and food security. Rice (Oryza sativa), the staple food of much of the world's …

Identification of grain shape determining genes can facilitate breeding of rice cultivars with
optimal grain shape and appearance quality. Here, we identify GS9 (Grain Shape Gene on …

Increasing food production is essential to meet the demands of a growing human
population, with its rising income levels and nutritional expectations. To address the …

Statistically and causally meaningful relationships are established between starch molecular
structure (the molecular distribution of branched starch and the chain length distribution of …

In rice grains, the Waxy (Wx) gene is responsible for the synthesis of amylose, the most
important determinant for eating and cooking quality. The effects of several Wx alleles on …