Observatory: Snorkel Genes Help Deepwater Rice Survive
Friday, August 21, 2009 - 11:21
in Health & Medicine
Deepwater rice varieties have a special ability to grow elongated, hollow stems that act as a snorkel of sorts when the paddy floods.
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