A near-complete genomic framework of wild Oryza species now provides insights into the evolution of the genus and offers new avenues for crop ...

Chromosome-level reference genomes of wild Oryza species can support neodomestication and the development of resilient, ...

A research team from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has released Africa's first high-resolution rice distribution map, featuring a resolution ...

Since the mid-1800s, human activities have rapidly facilitated the spread of rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV), a pathogen that infects rice, far and wide across Africa, according to a new study led ...

Nigeria has emerged as a leader in local rice production in Africa, beating countries such as Madagascar, Egypt, Tanzania, Guinea, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire and others. With 8.7million tons, the ...

Malawi deposited 813 seed varieties, including sorghum, maize, rice and legumes while Nigeria secured, among others, two rare varieties of Oryza glaberrima (African rice) that is deeply rooted in ...

Rice panicle architecture affects yield and grain quality in both Asian (Oryza sativa) and African rice (Oryza glaberrima). Manual low-throughput phenotyping methods are inaccurate and non-repeatable.

Grains are a great way to add plenty of nutrition to meals. You can get out of a food rut by exploring all the grains Africa has to offer, from teff to millet.

Rice is a staple food in many African countries, and several nations have become significant producers of this essential crop.

While one domesticated rice species, Oryza glaberrima, also known as African rice, has developed resistance in some cases, it is low yielding and not widely used.

The resistant form rymv2 occurs in poor-yielding African rice (Oryza glaberrima) varieties. RYMV2, also known as CPR5.1, encodes an important protein from the pores of the cell nucleus.