Traits and Genes in Wild Rice
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 October 2022) | Viewed by 3073
Special Issue Editor
Interests: rice domestication; genetic resources; genetic variation among wild natural populations; gene flow between cultivate and wild rice plants
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The genus Oryza contains two cultivated species and more than 20 wild species. Compared with cultivated rice, wild rice species have many specific traits. Their useful traits can be utilized for rice breeding programs. On the other hand, many undesirable wild traits have been eliminated during the domestication of cultivated rice. In tropical countries, wild natural populations are frequently observed in wetland. They usually maintain high genetic variation within populations to survive under natural conditions. Beside the paddy fields, gene flow occurs between cultivated and wild plants. As mentioned above, wild rice contains a lot of interesting traits and genes, and the related studies have the potential to reveal new biological information. This Special Issue welcomes recent articles related to the traits and genes in wild rice based on various aspects, such as molecular, morphological, and ecological studies.
Prof. Takashige Ishii
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wild rice
- useful traits
- genetic resources
- domestication
- genetic variation
- gene flow
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