Exploring the genetic diversity within traditional Philippine pigmented Rice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The wild ancestors of domesticated rice had red seed, white rice being the result of a mutation in the rice domestication gene Rc. Many pigmented rice landraces are still grown by ethnic communities for their nutritional and cultural value. This study assesses the genetic diversity in a collection of pigmented rice accessions from the Philippines.

Results

We undertook an analysis of the genetic and colour variation in a collection of 696 pigmented rice accessions held at PhilRice in the Philippines. The collection was reduced to 589 genotypes after removal of accessions with limited passport data or with low SNP marker call rates. Removal of duplicate genotypes resulted in a final, core collection of 307 accessions, representing all administrative districts of the

SUBMITTER: Mbanjo EGN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6491523 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature