«A single genome does not reveal the large store of genetic diversity in rice,» says Leung, who notes that many important genes are not present in the previously
sequenced rice lines.
Not exact matches
Three research institutions — the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), the Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) Shenzhen, and IRRI — collaborated to
sequence the genomes of 3,024
rice varieties and
lines housed in the IRRI (82 %) and the CAAS (18 %) genebanks.
As a step toward boosting
rice production to meet a projected 25 % increase in demand by 2030, researchers from three Asian institutions today announced the release of the genetic
sequences of 3000
rice lines.
Also, through the 3,000
Rice Genomes Project, CAAS, BG, and IRRI completed the
sequencing of genomes of 3,000 varieties and
lines from 89 countries.
Three research institutions — the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), the Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) Shenzhen, and IRRI — collaborated to
sequence the genomes of 3,024
rice varieties and
lines housed in the IRRI (82 %) and the CAAS (18 %) genebanks.