Oryza meridionalis
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Oryza meridionalis is a wild rice species native to northern Australia, closely related to cultivated rice and important for genetic diversity and crop improvement.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant species
ⓘ
wild rice ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | AA genome Oryza species ⓘ |
| chromosomeNumber | 2n=24 ⓘ |
| class | Liliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo | rice genetic diversity ⓘ |
| discoveredInRegion | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Poaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn | tropical Australia ⓘ |
| genus | Oryza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
floodplains
ⓘ
shallow freshwater areas ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | wild rice ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole | component of natural wetland vegetation in northern Australia ⓘ |
| hasGrowthForm | tufted grass ⓘ |
| hasLifeForm | annual grass ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
disease resistance genes (potential source)
ⓘ
tolerance to abiotic stress (relative to some cultivated rice lines) ⓘ |
| isGermplasmSourceFor |
Oryza sativa improvement
ⓘ
rice breeding programs ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
conservation of rice genetic resources
ⓘ
pre-breeding material for rice ⓘ |
| isMonocot | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Oryza genus primary gene pool ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
crop science
ⓘ
evolutionary biology ⓘ plant genetics ⓘ |
| isWildRelativeOf |
African cultivated rice
ⓘ
Asian cultivated rice ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
northern Australia ⓘ |
| order | Poales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Oryza sativa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cultivated rice ⓘ |
| reproductiveSystem | self-pollinating (predominantly) ⓘ |
| subfamily | Oryzoideae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tribe | Oryzeae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
crop improvement
ⓘ
genetic diversity in rice breeding ⓘ |
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