Oryza glaberrima
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Oryza glaberrima is the African species of rice domesticated in West Africa, known for its resilience to local stresses but generally lower yields compared to Asian rice (Oryza sativa).
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| African rice | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant species
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rice ⓘ |
| adaptation |
adapted to African environments
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adapted to drought conditions ⓘ adapted to flooding in some ecotypes ⓘ adapted to poor soils ⓘ |
| breedingUse |
source of stress tolerance genes
ⓘ
used in interspecific crosses with Oryza sativa ⓘ |
| commonName |
Oryza glaberrima
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
African rice
|
| comparedTo | Oryza sativa ⓘ |
| comparisonWithAsianRice |
generally lower grain yield
ⓘ
more resilient to local stresses ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important in traditional West African cultures ⓘ |
| distribution |
Central Africa
ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ river floodplains in West Africa ⓘ |
| domesticatedBy | West African farmers ⓘ |
| domesticatedIn | West Africa ⓘ |
| domesticationStatus | domesticated crop ⓘ |
| economicImportance | regional food security crop ⓘ |
| family | Poaceae ⓘ |
| foodProduct | rice grain ⓘ |
| genus | Oryza ⓘ |
| grainColor | often red or brown ⓘ |
| grainType | cereal grain ⓘ |
| habitat |
deepwater and flood-prone areas
ⓘ
rainfed lowlands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ |
| order | Poales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| plantType | annual grass ⓘ |
| pollination | mainly self-pollinating ⓘ |
| regionOfEarlyCultivation |
Niger River
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger River basin
West Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Guinea region
|
| resistance |
resistant to some African diseases
ⓘ
resistant to some African pests ⓘ |
| roleInAgrobiodiversity | contributes to rice genetic diversity ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | by humans ⓘ |
| soilPreference | can grow in low-fertility soils ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| toleranceToLocalStresses | high ⓘ |
| use |
staple food
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ traditional farming systems ⓘ |
| waterRequirement | tolerant of variable water regimes ⓘ |
| yieldRelativeToOryza sativa | generally lower ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
African rice