Rice is a staple crop for half the world's population, which is expected to grow by 3 billion
over the next 30 years. It is also a key model for studying the genomics of agroecosystems …

Domestication is a co-evolutionary process that occurs when wild plants are brought into
cultivation by humans, leading to origin of new species and/or differentiated populations that …

The origin of domesticated Asian rice (Oryza sativa L.) has been controversial for more than
half a century. The debates have focused on two leading hypotheses: a single domestication …

Humans have domesticated hundreds of plant and animal species as sources of food, fiber,
forage, and tools over the past 12,000 years, with manifold effects on both human society …

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 …

Background Asian rice is one of the world's most widely cultivated crops. Large-scale
resequencing analyses have been undertaken to explore the domestication and de …

Cold stress is a major factor limiting production and geographic distribution of rice (Oryza
sativa). Although the growth range of japonica subspecies has expanded northward …

The origin of domesticated Asian rice (Oryza sativa) has been a contentious topic, with
conflicting evidence for either single or multiple domestication of this key crop species. We …

The period from the late third millennium BC to the start of the first millennium AD witnesses
the first steps towards food globalization in which a significant number of important crops …

" This is a book about the amazing twists and turns that have produced contemporary
Bangladeshi society. It is intended for general readers and for students who are beginning to …