Oryza sativa Nerica L19
Summary
| Name | Oryza sativa Nerica L19 |
|---|---|
| Description | The New Rice for Africa (NERICA) varieties are the first wide-scale success of crossing of the two cultivated species: Oryza sativa, known as ‘Asian rice’, and O. glaberrima, often called ‘African rice’ and found only in Africa. The most popular rainfed lowland variety NERICA-L 19 yields 5–7 t/ha, and is tolerant to iron toxicity, drought and blast. The work on rainfed lowland NERICAs earned Dr Sié the Fukui International Koshihikari Rice Prize from Japan in 2006. Source : AfricaRice |
Rice GH is a collaborative project among rice teams from IRD & CIRAD. Funding has been provided by CRP Rice, IRD and CIRAD
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