Oryza sativa
E39749
Oryza sativa is the domesticated Asian rice species that serves as a staple food crop for over half of the world’s population.
Aliases (3)
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cereal crop
→
domesticated species → plant species → |
| authority |
Linnaeus
→
|
| belongsToSubfamily |
Ehrhartoideae
→
|
| binomialName |
Oryza sativa
→
|
| carbohydrateContent |
high starch content
→
|
| centerOfDomestication |
China
→
South Asia → |
| chromosomeNumber |
24
→
|
| class |
Liliopsida
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|
| climatePreference |
subtropical
→
tropical → |
| commonName |
Asian rice
→
rice → |
| describedBy |
Carl Linnaeus
→
|
| domesticatedFrom |
wild Oryza species
→
|
| domesticationTrait |
increased grain size
→
non-shattering spikelets → |
| economicImportance |
major global food crop
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|
| family |
Poaceae
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|
| genomeSize |
approximately 430 megabase pairs
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|
| genus |
Oryza
→
|
| grainType |
caryopsis
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|
| growsIn |
irrigated lowlands
→
paddy fields → rainfed uplands → |
| hasVariety |
aromatic rice
→
aus rice → glutinous rice → indica rice → japonica rice → |
| improvedBy |
Green Revolution breeding programs
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|
| isModelOrganism |
yes
→
|
| isStapleFoodFor |
over half of the world population
→
|
| kingdom |
Plantae
→
|
| majorProducerCountry |
Bangladesh
→
China → India → Indonesia → Vietnam → |
| nativeTo |
Asia
→
|
| order |
Poales
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|
| photosyntheticPathway |
C3
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|
| phylum |
Tracheophyta
→
|
| ploidy |
diploid
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|
| pollination |
mainly self-pollinated
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|
| primaryProduct |
rice grain
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|
| primaryUse |
human food
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|
| proteinContent |
about 7 percent of grain weight
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|
| seedDispersal |
human-mediated
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|
| subspecies |
Oryza sativa subsp. indica
→
Oryza sativa subsp. japonica → |
| susceptibleTo |
bacterial leaf blight
→
brown planthopper → rice blast disease → |
| taxonRank |
species
→
|
| usedInResearchField |
crop improvement
→
plant genetics → plant molecular biology → |
| yearDescribed |
1753
→
|
Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
IR36
→
IR8 → |
cropSpecies |
|
Allen Thorndike Rice
("Rice")
→
William Marsh Rice ("Rice") → |
familyName |
|
IR36
("Oryza sativa indica")
→
Oryza sativa ("Oryza sativa subsp. indica") → |
subspecies |
|
Oryza sativa
→
|
binomialName |
|
Oryza glaberrima
→
|
comparedTo |
|
IR64
→
|
hasSpecies |
|
IR64
("Oryza sativa subsp. indica")
→
|
hasSubspecies |
|
Liliopsida
→
|
includesSpecies |
|
International Rice Research Institute
→
|
primaryCrop |