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Seeing red: the origin of grain pigmentation in US weedy rice.
Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2010
Gross Briana L, Reagon Michael, Hsu Shih-Chung, Caicedo Ana L, Jia Yulin, Olsen Kenneth M
Abstract excerpt
Weedy forms of crop species infest agricultural fields worldwide and are a leading cause of crop losses, yet little is known about how these weeds evolve. Red rice (Oryza sativa), a major weed of cultivated rice fields in the US, is recognized by the dark-pigmented grain that gives it its common name. Studies using neutral molecular markers have indicated a close relationship between US red rice and domesticated...
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