Caryopses of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Sasanishiki) were germinated in air or under water. In submerged seedlings a twofold increase in coleoptile growth rate and an inhibition of root growth was ...

Asian rice, Oryza sativa is a cultivated, inbreeding species that feeds over half of the world's population. Understanding the genetic basis of diverse physiological, developmental, and ...

Asian civilization was built on rice — on Oryza sativa, to be exact. The crop, which today is the primary food source for half of the world's population, transformed nomadic hunter-gatherers ...

The structural development of glasshouse-grown rice Oryza sativa L. var. Nerica 1 was studied in relation to its stability against lodging. The morphology and mechanical properties of both the stem ...

It was thought that this gave rise to all the modern varieties of Oryza sativa we eat today. Now Peter Civáň of the University of Manchester, UK, and his team are challenging this theory.