Science news articles about 'rice genes'

... and array developed in this paper will aid researchers in identifying the function of the 45,000 rice genes, only a few of which have so far been characterized, Ronald said. The group also has ...

Chinese scientists have found a gene in rice that can control various traits, with the potential to improve rice productivity.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- A team of international researchers have identified a gene in rice that controls the size and weight of grains, Pennsylvania State University announced Sunday.

... all is a major breakthrough. IRRI maintains the International Rice Gene Bank containing over 109,000 types of rice, yet relatively few have been used in breeding programs. IRRI Director ...

By looking at what different types of rice have in common, scientists are unlocking rice's genetic diversity to help conserve it and find valuable rice genes to help improve rice production.

... introduce deepwater rice genes into high-yield rice for better survivability Rice farmers in ... . BBC reports that the new variants could improve rice production in flood-prone areas such as Asia...

... over 10,000 proposed rice genes are actually just fragments," said DOE JGI's Dan Rokhsar, ... 's co-corresponding author. "We are confident now that rice's gene count is similar to sorghum's at 30,000, ...

... method. Next, they used DNA chip technology to determine the effect of most of these insertions on rice gene expression. And third but not least, the team demonstrated that a large subset of new ...