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Archaeological and genetic insights into the origins of domesticated rice.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 29 Apr 2014
Gross Briana L, Zhao Zhijun
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Rice (Oryza sativa) is one of the most important cereal grains in the world today and serves as a staple food source for more than half of the world's population. Research into when, where, and how rice was brought into cultivation and eventually domesticated, along with its development into a staple food source, is thus essential. These questions have been a point of nearly continuous research in both...
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