Directory of Rice Resources

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This category deals with the science of the cultivation of Oryza sativa, or rice. The crop when grown as a wetland plant is also known as paddy or padi.

Subcategories

• Associations
• Basmati Patent Dispute
• Pests and Diseases

Resources in This Category

• International Rice Commission: Riceinfo

  http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/riceinfo/Riceinfo.htm
  This organisation aims to provide information to assist farmers and institutions in their efforts to improve sustainable rice production.

• International Rice Research Unit

  http://irri.org/
  This non-profit research and training organisation aims to improve rice cultivation methods and the health of rice farmers and consumers.

• Origin of Chinese Rice Cultivation

  http://www.carleton.ca/~bgordon/Rice/papers/zhimin99.htm
  A detailed account supporting a hypothesis that the original domestication of rice took place in China.

• OryzaBase Database

  http://www.shigen.nig.ac.jp/rice/oryzabase/
  Integrated rice genetic map and mutant database at the National Institute of Genetics in Japan.

• Pinoy Rice Knowledge Bank

  http://www.pinoyrkb.com/
  Dynamic crop management system designed for Philippine irrigated lowland rice.

• Rice Genome Research Program (RGP)

  http://rgp.dna.affrc.go.jp/
  Part of the Japanese MAFF Genome Research Project. It is a joint plant genome research program of the National Institute of Agrobiological Resources (NIAR) and the Society for Techno-innovation of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (STAFF).

• Rice Information from CGIAR

  http://www.cgiar.org/impact/research/rice.html
  Information on the crop, its global significance, and current research.

• Rice Knowledge Bank

  http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/
  Rice knowledge repository provided by the International Rice Research Institute. Includes collections of articles on cultivation, usage, and botany, maps, and business information.

• Wild Rice

  http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/wildrice.html
  Factsheet on this crop, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.

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