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The draft genome sequence of an upland wild rice species, Oryza granulata.
Scientific data - 29 Apr 2020
Shi Cong, Li Wei, Zhang Qun-Jie, Zhang Yun, Tong Yan, Li Kui, Liu Yun-Long, Gao Li-Zhi
Abstract excerpt
Exploiting novel gene sources from wild relatives has proven to be an efficient approach to advance crop genetic breeding efforts. Oryza granulata, with the GG genome type, occupies the basal position of the Oryza phylogeny and has the second largest genome (~882 Mb). As an upland wild rice species, it possesses renowned traits that distinguish it from other Oryza species, such as tolerance to shade and drought,...
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