Staples are not considered an important source of minerals in the diet. However, because of
high staple consumption, any increase in mineral concentration might well have a …

Rice production needs to increase in the future in order to meet increasing demands. The
development of new improved and higher yielding varieties more quickly will be needed to …

Rice, with its wide geographic distribution extending from 50 N to 35 S , is expected to be
the most vulnerable cultivated crop to future changing climates. Among the different abiotic …

… The original population consisted of 276 F 8 RILs (Gregorio 1997), and a subset of 140 lines
was selected for the current study. The population was evaluated for seedling stage salinity …

Saline soils are characterized by an array of properties that are adverse to rice cultivation.
The problem of salinity is compounded by mineral deficiencies (Zn, P) and toxicities (Fe, Al, …

In 1992 the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) began to examine the effect of certain
soil characteristics on the iron content of rice grains. As part of the Consultative Group for …

The genetics of salinity tolerance in rice was investigated by a nine-parent complete diallel
including reciprocals. Test materials involved susceptible (IR28, IR29, and MI-48), …

Iron deficiency is endemic in much of the world, and food system–based approaches to
eradication may be viable with new plant breeding approaches to increase the micronutrient …

In order to identify the degree of salinity tolerance of the indica and japonica rice groups, 10
varieties were tested under saline and non-saline conditions. Twelve-day-old seedlings …

The genetic basis of salinity tolerance of the indica cross IR66946 (IR29-salt susceptible
improved variety x Pokkali-tolerant traditional tall variety) was determined through PCR-based …