Rice Gone Wild (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Rice Gone Wild

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This image shows a sampling of weedy rice strains from an Arkansas rice field. Modern agriculture is radically changing the selection pressures acting on rice and weedy forms are evolving that have the traits of wild ancestors and are aggressive competitors.

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Ken Olsen

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