An international team of researchers led by the University of Arizona has sequenced the complete genome of African rice.
The genetic information will enhance scientists’ and agriculturalists’ understanding of the growing patterns of African rice, as well as enable the development of new rice varieties that are better able to cope with increasing environmental stressors to help solve global hunger challenges.
“Rice feeds half the world, making it the most important food crop,” Wing said. “Rice will play a key role in helping to solve what we call the 9 billion-people question.”
The 9 billion-people question refers to predictions that the world’s population will increase to more than 9 billion people – many of whom will live in areas where access to food is extremely scarce – by the year 2050. The question lies in how to grow enough food to feed the world’s population and prevent the host of health, economic and social problems associated with hunger and malnutrition.
Now, with the completely sequenced African rice genome, scientists and agriculturalists can search for ways to cross Asian and African species to develop new varieties of rice with the high-yield traits of Asian rice and the hardiness of African rice.
Read more . . .
The Latest on: African Rice Genome
[google_news title=”” keyword=”African Rice Genome” num_posts=”10″ blurb_length=”0″ show_thumb=”left”]
via Google News
The Latest on: African Rice Genome
- DNA research shows the strength of ties to our extinct Neanderthal cousinson September 25, 2023 at 12:11 pm
Scientists don’t yet know the full extent of what we share with ancient ancestors, but they’re learning it can be both helpful and harmful.
- Science revealing genetic legacy from extinct cousins like Neanderthals in our DNAon September 25, 2023 at 10:30 am
Research shows some African populations have almost no Neanderthal DNA, while those from European or Asian backgrounds have 1% to 2%. Denisovan DNA is barely detectable in most parts of the world but ...
- We carry DNA from extinct cousins like Neanderthals. Science is now revealing their genetic legacyon September 25, 2023 at 6:58 am
More research is showing that we carry genes from other kinds of ancient humans, and their DNA affects our lives today ...
- Is EVERYONE related to Cheddar Man? South African man's £20 DNA test reveals there's a 99% chance he's related to Stone Age Brit… despite his parents' tests suggesting otherwiseon September 17, 2023 at 6:09 am
A South African man says he's been 'taken for a ride' by an ancestry website that told him he was a DNA match with the mythical ‘Cheddar Man’, who died 10,000 years ago in Somerset's Cheddar ...
- Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa Worrisome, Says Africa Rice DGon September 8, 2023 at 2:36 pm
According to him, since the launch of CARD Phase I in 2008, milled rice production in Sub-Saharan Africa doubled from 10.9 million tons to 21 million tons in 2022.
- African skulls pillaged during German colonial rule have been matched to living relatives after DNA testson September 6, 2023 at 6:45 am
German invaders pillaged thousands of skulls from East African colonies and brought them back. Using DNA analysis, a museum has managed to find relat of three of the skulls. This finding is a ...
- Old African American cemetery yields DNA links to 41,000 new ‘relatives’on September 1, 2023 at 5:45 pm
Scientists said Thursday that they have found more than 41,000 genetic “relatives” of 27 enslaved people who were buried in Maryland’s Catoctin Furnace African American Cemetery about 220 ...
- Eukaryotic Genome Complexityon August 18, 2022 at 8:50 pm
As shown in Table 1 (adapted from Van Straalen & Roelofs, 2006), there is no clear correspondence between genome size and number of protein-coding genes—another indication that the number of ...
- Island Jollof Riceon November 5, 2020 at 4:36 pm
For this multilayered, complex-flavored West African rice dish inspired by Eric Adjepong, smoked fish, coconut milk, and curry powder deliver a truly special taste. Tami Cook is a private chef ...
- Databases and resources for rice genomicson October 30, 2020 at 12:16 am
We have developed databases, bioinformatics tools and genomics resources to complement our efforts in structural and functional characterization of the rice genome, to provide fundamental information ...
via Bing News
