Several physical and chemical attributes of rice were evaluated to determine which character would be best to use to assess multiple rice varieties for resistance to the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.). Laboratory tests were conducted on single varieties of long-, short-, and medium grain-rice to develop procedures and methodologies that could be used for large-scale screening stu...

Rice grains are the main crops consumed by more than half of world’s population. White rice contains carbohydrates, while pigmented varieties nutritious, with bioactive compounds that can potentially prevent pro-inflammatory diseases like diabetes and hypertension. Broken is produced in large quantities as a cheap by-product milling; however, its nutraceutical contents have not been identified....

Future increases in global surface temperature threaten those worldwide who depend on rice production for their livelihoods and food security. Past analyses of high-temperature stress on rice production have focused on paddy yield and have failed to account for the detrimental impact of high temperatures on milling quality outcomes, which ultimately determine edible (marketable) rice yield and ...

an experiment with randomized complete block design with 3 replications was carried out in the rice research institute of iran, rasht, during 2008 to study the effect of supplement foliar application of nitrogen (5% n) and potassium (3% k2o) at different growth stages (maximum tillering stage, booting stage, and both of them) on grain quality and nitrogen efficiency of hybrid rice, c.v. bahar-1...

Basmati is one of the most popular types of rice in the world, representing approximately 40% of the dry rice market. Being twice as expensive as non-Basmati rice, it is also often mixed with other types of rice. Approximately 46% of sold Basmati rice is adulterated. The term Basmati is a customer generic name for 15 varieties of rice produced exclusively in India and Pakistan. Nine of the 15 v...

Rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae, inflicts serious damage to global rice production. Due to high variability of this fungal pathogen, resistance of newly-released rice cultivars is easily broken down. To understand the population structure of M. oryzae, we analyzed the genetic diversity of the Korean population using multilocus microsatellite typing. Eleven microsatellite markers were appl...