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SUMMARY:Hidden wealth of wild Oryza species - Dr KK Jena
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DESCRIPTION:Rice is the staple food and economic lifeline of Asia. The gen
 us Oryza has two cultivated species and 22 wild species with 10 different 
 genome types. The cultivated rice\, Oryza sativa L.\, is a true diploid wi
 th 24 chromosomes but the wild species are either diploid or allo-tetraplo
 id. The wild species have numerous valuable traits such as resistance to b
 iotic stresses\, tolerance to abiotic and environmental stresses\, and inc
 reasing yield potential of rice. We have moved the genes from distantly re
 lated wild species into cultivated rice by using the tools of modern biote
 chnology and have enriched the gene pool of rice. We are beginning to unde
 rstand the functional characteristics of some key resistance genes. This w
 ill enhance our understanding on gene transfer mechanisms from wild specie
 s to cultivated rice. 
LOCATION:Large Lecture Theatre\, Department of Plant Sciences
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