Conservation and utilization of African Oryza genetic resources.

ABSTRACT: Africa contains a huge diversity of both cultivated and wild rice species. The region has eight species representing six of the ten known genome types. Genetic resources of these species are conserved in various global germplasm repositories but they remain under collected and hence underrepresented in germplasm collections. Moreover, they are under characterized and therefore grossly underutilized. The lack of in situ conservation programs further exposes them to possible genetic erosion or extinction. In order to obtain maximum benefits from these resources, it is imperative that they are collected, efficiently conserved and optimally utilized. High throughput molecular approaches such as genome sequencing could be employed to more precisely study their genetic diversity and value and th

SUBMITTER: Wambugu PW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4883696 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature