Background Quality is a powerful engine in rice value chain upgrading. However, there is no
consensus on how “rice quality” should be defined and measured in the rice sector. Scope …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is primary dietary source for half of the global population that
comprising both essential nutrients and toxic heavy metal elements for human health. A …

Increasing food production is essential to meet the demands of a growing human
population, with its rising income levels and nutritional expectations. To address the …

Background The use of high throughput genome-sequencing technologies has uncovered a
large extent of structural variation in eukaryotic genomes that makes important contributions …

Seed germination is a complex trait determined by both quantitative trait loci (QTL s) and
environmental factors and also their interactions. In this study, we mapped one major QTL …

Cold temperature is an important abiotic stress which negatively affects morphological
development and seed production in rice (Oryza sativa L.). At the seedling stage, cold stress …

The mineral concentrations in cereals are important for human health, especially for
individuals who consume a cereal subsistence diet. A number of elements, such as zinc, are …

Salinity is a major factor limiting crop productivity. Rice (Oryza sativa), a staple crop for the
majority of the world, is highly sensitive to salinity stress. To discover novel sources of …

Background Low phosphorus availability is a major factor limiting rice productivity. Since
root traits determine phosphorus acquisition efficiency, they are logical selection targets for …

Low temperature affects seed germination in plants, and low-temperature germination (LTG)
is an important agronomic trait. Natural variation of LTG has been reported in rice, but the …