Background Grain size is an extremely important aspect of rice breeding, affecting both grain
yield and quality traits. It is controlled by multiple genes and tracking these genes in …

Cultivated peanut or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is a grain legume grown in many
developing countries by smallholder farmers for food, feed, and/or income. The speciation of …

Introduction Fragrance is an important economic and quality trait in rice. The trait is
controlled by the recessive gene betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (BADH2) via the …

Abstract The Rice Diversity Panel 1 (RDP1) is a resource for genome‐wide association
(GWA) studies to explore the five major rice (Oryza sativa L.) subpopulations indica, aus …

Oryza nivara is considered one of the wild progenitors of cultivated Asian rice (O. sativa). An
O. nivara (IRGC104443) accession, previously identified as being moderately resistant to …

Improving rice (Oryza sativa L.) yields is a major objective of breeding programs worldwide.
The Oryza rufipogon species complex (ORSC), which includes the rice ancestral species O …

Abstract Background The All India Coordinated Rice Improvement Project (AICRIP)
organizes multi-location tests (METs) with new genotypes from breeding programs. The best …

Genetic diversity studies provide an increased understanding of genebank collections and
enhance their use for improving global food security. This study explores the genetic …

Rice blast, caused by Magnaporthe oryzae, is the most destructive rice disease worldwide.
The disease symptoms are usually expressed on the leaf and panicle. The leaf disease …

Two rice (Oryza sativa L.) germplasm lines, SC14_166 (Reg. no. GP‐148, PI 698103) and
SC14_072 (Reg. no. GP‐147, PI 698102), containing alleles for increased panicle …