Rice Diversity (IMAGE)

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Rice Diversity

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Rice genome diversity reflects the landscapes where rice is grown -- from lowland paddy fields to sloping uplands. Seed of the 20 OryzaSNP varieties arranged by variety type, with Nipponbare (temperate japonica) at the bottom and IR 64-21 (indica) at the top.

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Artwork conceptualized by K. McNally, and photography courtesy of Chrisanto Quintana of IRRI

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